Multi-Configuration Item of Clothing

• US 20080216206A1
• Filed: 07/03/2006
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alpinestars Research Srl
• Original Assignee: Alpinestars Research Srl
• Inventors: Mazzarolo, Giovanni
• Granted Patent: US 7,823,220 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/85
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 15/00 Convertible garments
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 3/00 Overgarments fur garments A41D5/00; for children A41D11/00; professional or sporting protective garments A41D13/00

Abstract

Item of clothing convertible between different configurations, one of which envisages a vest (30) removably fixed onto a jacket (10) using fixing means (21, 35, 22, 36) different from those which are used to fix together the front portions (1, 12) of the jacket.

Claims

1. Convertible item of clothing comprising a first and a second garment (10, 30), each of which is able to be worn on its own, so as to form a first and a second configuration of said item of clothing, but also equally well on top of or underneath the other garment, so as to form a third and a fourth configuration, in which said garments (10, 30) comprise fixing parts (19, 20, 35, 36) of a first and a second fixing means for fixing together, respectively, the front portions (31, 32) of the first garment (10) and the front portions (31, 32) of the second garment (30) on the chest of the person wearing the item of clothing, the said item of clothing being characterized by further fixing parts (21, 22) on the outer side of the front portions (11, 12) of said first garment (10), which are able to co-operate with said fixing parts (35, 36) of the second garment (30) so as to form a third and a fourth fixing means for attaching the second garment (30) onto the first garment (10) and thus produce said third configuration of the item of clothing.

2. Convertible item of clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of said fixing means is a zip fastener or a sliding closure.

3. Convertible item of clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of said fixing means consists of buttons.

4. Convertible item of clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of said fixing means consists of automatic buttons.

5. Convertible item of clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of said fixing means consists of self-adhesive strips of the type known as Velcro®

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6. Convertible item of clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that said first garment is a jacket (10) or a bodysuit, for example for motorcyclists, and the second garment is a vest (30).

7. Convertible item of clothing according to claim 6, characterized in that said jacket (10) or bodysuit is made of materials which are heavier or stronger than the materials from which the vest (30) is made and is optionally provided with a removable internal padding.

8. Convertible item of clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that said first garment and second garment are able to be sold separately.