Garment with hydrophobic forearms

• US 20060048263A1
• Filed: 09/08/2004
• Published: 03/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Simms Fishing Products LLC (Vista Outdoor Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Simms Fishing Products LLC (Vista Outdoor Inc.)
• Inventors: Walsh, Kenneth C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,310,824 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/10 Sleeves; Armholes
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/12 Hygroscopic; Water retaining
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/305 using layered materials

Abstract

A garment comprising different portions having different performance characteristics. A preferred embodiment is a fishing shirt comprising: a body portion, said body portion being fabricated from a breathable, knitted fabric having a wicking finish; a collar portion and a yoke portion, said collar portion and said yoke portion being fabricated from a four-way stretch fabric having a wicking finish; a pair of lower sleeve portions, each of said lower sleeve portions being fabricated from a non-wicking, hydrophobic fabric; and a pair of underarm portions, each of said underarm portions being fabricated from a knit, anti-microbial fabric.

Claims

1. A fishing shirt comprising:

a body portion, said body portion being fabricated from a breathable, knitted fabric comprising polyester fibers and having a wicking finish;

a collar portion and a yoke portion, said collar portion and said yoke portion being fabricated from a four-way stretch fabric having a wicking finish;

a pair of lower sleeve portions, each of said lower sleeve portions being fabricated from a non-wicking, quick-drying hydrophobic fabric comprising about 88 percent polypropylene fibers and about 12 percent elastane fibers; and

a pair of underarm portions, each of said underarm portions being fabricated from a knit, anti-microbial fabric that comprises polyester fibers and silver-plated nylon fibers.

2. A garment comprising:

a body portion, said body portion being fabricated from a breathable fabric having a wicking finish;

a yoke portion, said yoke portion being fabricated from a four-way stretch fabric having a wicking finish;

a pair of lower sleeve portions, each of said lower sleeve portions being fabricated from a non-wicking, hydrophobic fabric; and

a pair of underarm portions, each of said underarm portions being fabricated from an anti-microbial fabric.

3. The garment of claim 2 wherein each of said fabrics is a knitted fabric or a woven fabric.

4. The garment of claim 3 wherein said breathable fabric comprises polyester fibers.

5. The garment of claim 3 wherein said non-wicking, hydrophobic fabric comprises polypropylene fibers and elastane fibers.

6. The garment of claim 3 wherein said anti-microbial fabric comprises a first, inner layer that is hydrophilic combined in a plaited construction with a second, outer layer that is moisture absorbent in a plaited construction, said second, outer layer preferably comprising fibers that are either embedded with silver or copper sulfide or coated with silver or copper sulfide.

7. The garment of claim 2 wherein said anti-microbial fabric comprises an anti-microbial agent that is applied to the fabric as a finish.

8. A garment comprising:

a torso portion having a neck opening, said torso portion being fabricated from a knitted fabric, a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric;

a pair of sleeve portions, each of said sleeve portions comprising an upper arm portion and a forearm portion, said forearm portion being fabricated from a non-wicking, hydrophobic fabric; and

a pair of underarm portions, each of said underarm portions being fabricated from a knit fabric that comprises silver-bonded fibers.

9. A composite garment comprising:

a body portion having a neck opening, said body portion being fabricated from a fabric that is capable of stretching in two directions;

a pair of sleeve portions, each of said sleeve portions comprising an upper arm portion and a cuff portion, said upper arm portion being capable of stretching along its length and said cuff portion being fabricated from a non-wicking, water-resistant fabric; and

a pair of underarm portions, each of said underarm portions being fabricated from a bi-component knit fabric that comprises silver-bonded fibers.

10. The composite garment of claim 9, further wherein the non-wicking, water-resistant fabric is comprised of polypropylene fibers and elastane fibers.

11. A shirt for a fisherman, said shirt comprising:

means for covering the torso of the fisherman, said means for covering the torso of the fisherman being breathable and wicking the fisherman'"'"'s perspiration away from his torso;

means for covering the shoulders, upper arms and a portion of the neck of the fisherman, said means for covering the shoulders, upper arms and a portion of the neck of the fisherman being stretchable in two dimensions and wicking the fisherman'"'"'s perspiration away from his shoulders upper arms and the portion of his neck; and

means for covering the lower arms of the fisherman, said means for covering the lower arms of the fisherman being hydrophobic and preventing water to which it is exposed from wicking into said means for covering the shoulders, upper arms and a portion of the neck of the fisherman; and

means for covering the underarms of the fisherman, said means for covering the underarms of the fisherman wicking the fisherman'"'"'s perspiration away from his underarms and neutralizing odor-causing bacteria to which it is exposed.

12. The shirt of claim 11 wherein said means for covering the torso of the fisherman comprises a breathable, knitted fabric comprising polyester fibers and having a wicking finish.

13. The shirt of claim 11 wherein said means for covering the shoulders, upper arms and a portion of the neck of the fisherman comprises a four-way stretch fabric having a wicking finish.

14. The shirt of claim 11 wherein said means for covering the underarms of the fisherman comprises a non-wicking, quick-drying hydrophobic fabric comprising about 88 percent polypropylene fibers and about 12 percent elastane fibers.

15. The shirt of claim 11 wherein said means for covering the underarms of the fisherman comprises a fabric comprising a fiber selected from the group consisting of:

a polyester fiber, a nylon fiber and a natural fiber treated with a durable water repellant.

16. The shirt of claim 11 wherein said means for covering the underarms of the fisherman comprises an anti-microbial fabric.

17. The shirt of claim 16 wherein said anti-microbial fabric comprises a first, inner layer that is hydrophilic combined in a plaited construction with a second, outer layer that is moisture absorbent in a plaited construction, said second, outer layer preferably comprising fibers that are either embedded with silver or copper sulfide or coated with silver or copper sulfide.

18. A garment comprising:

a body portion, said body portion being fabricated from a breathable fabric;

a yoke portion, said yoke portion being fabricated from a stretch fabric;

a pair of lower sleeve portions, each of said lower sleeve portions being fabricated from a hydrophobic fabric; and

a pair of underarm portions, each of said underarm portions being fabricated from an anti-microbial fabric.

19. The garment of claim 18 wherein each of said fabrics is a knitted fabric.

20. The garment of claim 19 wherein said breathable fabric comprises polyester fibers.

21. The garment of claim 19 wherein said hydrophobic fabric comprises polypropylene fibers and elastane fibers.

22. The garment of claim 19 wherein said anti-microbial fabric comprises a first, inner layer and a second, outer layer that is moisture absorbent, said second, outer layer preferably comprising fibers that are either embedded with silver or copper sulfide or coated with silver or copper sulfide.

23. The garment of claim 18 wherein said anti-microbial fabric comprises an anti-microbial agent that is applied to the fabric as a finish.