Deployable umbrella hood garment

• US 9,498,012 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2015
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andronica Handie
• Original Assignee: Andronica Handie
• Inventors: Handie, Andronica
• Primary Examiner(s): Muromoto, Jr., Bobby
• Application Number:
  US14/698,161
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0051 Heated garments heated divers' suits B63C11/28
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 15/00 Convertible garments
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2200/20 Hoods
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/14 inflatable
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 3/00 Overgarments fur garments A41D5/00; for children A41D11/00; professional or sporting protective garments A41D13/00
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/048 Detachable hoods
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/201 Collapsible or foldable

Abstract

A deployable umbrella hood garment that includes a waterproof umbrella hood moveable between a folded position, furled within a pack member dorsally dispositional upon said garment, and a deployed position, extended to encapsulate the head of a user and securable in said deployed position by means of a support member disposed interior to the hood, whereby automated and expedient deployment of said umbrella hood is effective between said stowed and deployed positions to prevent contact of rainfall with a user'"'"'s head.

Claims

1. A deployable umbrella hood garment comprising:

a pack member wearable upon a dorsal side of a user, said pack member dispositional in a position with an upper end proximal a nape of a user'"'"'s neck;

a waterproof umbrella hood housed in the pack member, said waterproof umbrella hood moveable between a folded position interior to the pack member and a deployed position disposed overlying a head of the wearer;

an inflatable support member disposed interior to the hood in operational communication with a pump member, said support member comprising;

an inflatable base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface;

an inflatable outer frame member disposed arcuately to support around the hood opening when said outer frame member is inflated; and

an inflatable plurality of arcuate frame members disposed between the base portion upper surface and the outer frame member, each of said plurality of arcuate frame members supportive of the hood when the hood is moved to a deployed position;

wherein deployment of the hood effects opening of the pack member, actuation of the pump member to effect rapid, sequential inflation of the base portion, then each of the arcuate frame members and subsequently the outer frame member to effect sequential deployment of the hood member and maintain support of the hood in the deployed position overlying and surrounding the head whereby expedient covering during a inclement weather is enabled to keep a user'"'"'s head and hair dry.

2. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 1 wherein depression of a button effects deployment of the umbrella hood.

3. The deployable umbrella hood pack of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of arcuate frame members includes a spring member therein wherein inflation of the support member effects tensioning of the spring member whereby deflation of the support member enables recoil of the spring member to return the hood to the folded position.

4. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 1 wherein the garment further comprises a heating pad disposed throughout the garment whereby heat is producible from resistance of electrical energy applied through a bostrophedonic coil of wires disposed within said garment.

5. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 3 wherein deflation of the support member and return of the hood to the folded position is effective by depression of another button.

6. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 5 wherein the pack member is directly attachable to an item of clothing.

7. A deployable umbrella hood garment comprising:

a garment wearable upon a torso of a user;

a pack member dispositional upon a dorsal side of the garment, said pack member disposed in a position to present an upper end proximal a nape of a user'"'"'s neck;

a waterproof umbrella hood housed in the pack member, said waterproof umbrella hood moveable between a folded position and a deployed position;

an inflatable support member disposed within the hood, said support member effective to deploy the hood between the folded position and the deployed position, said support member including;

an inflatable base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface;

an inflatable outer frame member disposed arcuately to support around the hood opening when said outer frame member is inflated; and

an inflatable plurality of arcuate frame members disposed between the base portion upper surface and the outer frame member, each of said plurality of arcuate frame members supportive of the hood when the hood is moved to the deployed position;

a motorized pump member disposed in fluid communication with the support member, said pump member actionable to pressurize air from the ambient surrounding and effect sequential inflation of the support member;

wherein action effected to open the pack member effects movement of the hood to the deployed position overlying and surrounding the head of a user wearing the garment, whereby expedient covering during a precipitation event is enabled to keep a user'"'"'s head and hair dry.

8. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 7 wherein sequential inflation of the support member effects inflation of the base portion before inflation of the outer frame member and each of the plurality of arcuate frame members, and the outer frame member and each of the plurality of arcuate frame members is filled in sequence to move the umbrella hood from the folded position to the deployed position in a series of discrete steps.

9. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 8 wherein sequential inflation of the support member is controlled effective through each of a plurality of apertures disposed between the base portion and the outer frame member and each of the plurality of arcuate frame members, whereby inflation of the base portion occurs first and subsequently inflation of the outer frame member and each of the plurality of arcuate frame members follows once pressure in the base portion reaches a maximum pressure.

10. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 9 wherein deployment of the hood and action of the pump member is effective by depression of a button.

11. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 10 wherein the pump member is disposed to effect deflation of the support member when selected by a user.

12. The deployable umbrella hood garment of claim 11 wherein the support member includes a spring member disposed interior to at least one of the plurality of arcuate members, whereby deflation of the support member releases pressure enabling retraction of the spring member to return the hood to the folded position interior to the pack member.

13. A deployable umbrella hood garment comprising:

a garment wearable upon a torso of a user;

a pack member dispositional upon a dorsal side of the garment, said pack member disposed in a position to present an upper end proximal a nape of a user'"'"'s neck;

a waterproof umbrella hood housed in the pack member, said waterproof umbrella hood moveable between a folded position and a deployed position;

an inflatable support member disposed within the hood, said support member effective to deploy the hood between the folded position and the deployed position, said support member including;

an inflatable base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface;

an inflatable outer frame member disposed arcuately to support around the hood opening when said outer frame member is inflated;

an inflatable plurality of arcuate frame members disposed between the base portion upper surface and the outer frame member, each of said plurality of arcuate frame members supportive of the hood when the hood is moved to the deployed position;

a motorized pump member disposed in fluid communication with the support member, said pump member actionable to pressurize air from the ambient surrounding and effect sequential inflation of the support member;

a plurality of apertures disposed between the base portion and the outer frame member and each of the plurality of arcuate frame members; and

at least one spring member disposed interior to at least one of the plurality of arcuate frame members, said spring member tensioned against the action of air pressure when the support member is inflated;

wherein expedient deployment of the hood from the pack member is effected by inflation of the support member in sequence of the base portion followed by the outer frame member and each of the plurality of arcuate frame members, said sequence effected by air pressure determining inflation of the support member controlled through each of the plurality of apertures, whereby movement of the hood to the deployed position is effective to overlie and surround the head and shoulders of a user wearing the garment and deflation of the support member subsequently effects return of the umbrella hood to the folded position by recoiled action of the spring member absent air pressure.