Chef suit garment

• US 20060236440A1
• Filed: 04/22/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Todd T. Zahler
• Original Assignee: Todd T. Zahler
• Inventors: Zahler, Todd T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,836,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/02 Jackets
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/06 Trousers
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/002 with controlled internal environment
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/02 Overalls , e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls sweating suits A61H36/00
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/48 Carrying facilities
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/20 for working activities
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/28 Means for ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 29/00 Uniforms; Parts or accessories of uniforms

Abstract

A uniform-type chef suit garment that appears to have physically separate jacket and pants but that includes an upper torso jacket and liner which is attached to the pants to optimize comfort by eliminating a fitted waist, while improving serviceability during cleaning of the garment. The garment includes various means that enable the wearer to don and remove the chef suit. In various embodiments, the pants are further adapted to be adjustable in length or to have a length limiting feature to prevent undesirable wear and soiling of the cuffs. In various preferred configurations, the jacket may preferably also incorporate a jacket taper adjustment feature as well as various implement holding elements that can be adapted to retain towels, gloves, cooking utensils, and other implements. In various alternative modifications, reversible breast lapels are incorporated into the garment to prolong clean and professional appearance and serviceability in operational food service environments.

Claims

1. A chef suit garment, comprising:

an upper torso component formed with a lower waist free edge and having an inner liner joined to an outer jacket and being adapted with overlapping front right and left breast portions;

the inner liner generally conformally arranged within the outer jacket and joined to the inner liner about respective inset seams corresponding to the respective right and left breast edges;

a lower torso component joined about a proximate upper waist free edge to the lower waist free edge of the upper torso component, and formed with two leg portions;

wherein the lower waist free edge and the upper waist free edge together form a free hanging waist-less seam that enables air flow within the chef suit garment between the upper and lower torso components; and

wherein the right and left breast portions are configured to be releasably joined and reversibly overlapped when the chef suit garment is donned.

2. The chef suit according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one releasable fastener incorporated into the free hanging waist-less seam that enables a releasable but secure joint between the upper and lower torso portions.

3. The chef suit according to claim 1, wherein the two leg portions incorporate about a distal lower edge, respective bottom cuffs each formed with at least one fastener that enables adjustment of a respective distal lower edge of each cuff by folding up to fit the leg length of a wearer of the chef suit.

4. The chef suit according to claim 1, wherein the two leg portions each respectively incorporate about distal lower edges an elastic inner sleeve adapted to grasp an ankle area of the leg of a wearer of the chef suit to restrain the respective distal lower edges above a shoe of the wearer.

5. The chef suit according to claim 1, wherein the two leg portions incorporate a substantially stretchable material that joins the two leg portions about a seat seam area.

6. The chef suit according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one chef suit implement holder, adapted to releasably retain at least one chef implement, and incorporated on at least one of (1) an exterior surface of the jacket of the upper torso component and (2) the lower torso component proximate to the upper waist free edge.

7. The chef suit according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one jacket taper adjuster incorporated about an interior mid section of the outer jacket adapted to adjust the taper of the outer jacket.

8. A one-size fits all, uniform style executive chef suit, comprising:

an upper torso component formed with a lower waist free edge and having an inner liner joined to an outer jacket and being adapted with a left breast portion adapted to overlap a right breast portion;

the inner liner generally conformally arranged within the outer jacket and joined to the inner liner about a right liner seam along a right breast edge and about a left liner seam inset from a left breast edge of the jacket;

a lower torso component joined about a proximate upper waist free edge to the lower waist free edge of the upper torso component, and formed with two leg portions distally terminated with bottom cuff edges;

wherein the upper and lower waist free edges are joined to form a free hanging waist-less seam that enables air flow within the chef suit garment between the upper and lower torso components; and

wherein the right and left liner seams form an ingress and egress opening that enables easy donning and removal of the chef suit garment.

9. The chef suit according to claim 8, further comprising:

at least one releasable fastener incorporated into the free hanging waist-less seam that enables a releasable but secure joint between the upper and lower torso portions.

10. The chef suit according to claim 8, wherein the two leg portions incorporate about a distal lower edge, respective bottom cuffs each formed with at least one fastener that enables adjustment of a respective distal lower edge of each cuff by folding up to fit the leg length of a wearer of the chef suit.

11. The chef suit according to claim 8, wherein the two leg portions each respectively incorporate about distal lower edges an elastic inner sleeve adapted to grasp an ankle area of the leg of a wearer of the chef suit to restrain the respective distal lower edges above a shoe of the wearer.

12. The chef suit according to claim 8, wherein the two leg portions incorporate a substantially stretchable material that joins the two leg portions about a seat seam area.

13. The chef suit according to claim 8, further comprising:

at least one chef suit implement holder, adapted to releasably retain at least one chef implement, and incorporated on at least one of (1) an exterior surface of the jacket of the upper torso component and (2) the lower torso component proximate to the upper waist free edge.

14. The chef suit according to claim 8, further comprising:

at least one jacket taper adjuster incorporated about an interior mid section of the outer jacket adapted to adjust the taper of the outer jacket.

15. A one-size fits all, uniform style executive chef suit, comprising:

an upper torso component formed with an inner liner joined about at least one torso seam to an outer jacket, the inner liner having a neck edge and a lower free form waist edge and a quick release seam extending between the edges; and

a pants component joined about an upper waist free edge to the lower free form waist edge of the upper torso component, the pants component being formed with two leg portions each formed distally with lower cuff edges.

16. The chef suit according to claim 15, further comprising:

right and left breast portions incorporated about respective right and left portions of the outer jacket to be reversibly overlapped about one another and releasably joined when the chef suit garment is donned.

17. The chef suit according to claim 15, wherein the two leg portions each respectively incorporate about distal lower edges an elastic inner sleeve adapted to grasp an ankle area of the leg of a wearer of the chef suit to restrain the respective distal lower edges above a shoe of the wearer.

18. The chef suit according to claim 15, wherein the inner liner is joined to the outer jacket along at least one side seam extending upwards from a point proximate to the lower free form waist edge, and wherein the inner liner further incorporates sleeve portions extending into respective sleeve holes formed in the outer jacket.

19. The chef suit according to claim 15, further comprising:

at least one chef suit implement holder, adapted to releasably retain at least one chef implement, and incorporated on at least one of (1) an exterior surface of the jacket of the upper torso component and (2) the lower torso component proximate to the upper waist free edge.

20. The chef suit according to claim 15, further comprising:

at least one jacket taper adjuster incorporated about an interior mid section of the outer jacket adapted to adjust the taper of the outer jacket; and

wherein the two leg portions incorporate a substantially stretchable material that joins the two leg portions about a seat seam area.