Multifunctional hood system for hooded hunting garments

• US 10,455,878 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph Robert Rickle
• Original Assignee: Joseph Robert Rickle
• Inventors: Rickle, Joseph Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Colilla, Daniel J
• Application Number:
  US15/841,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20190174853A1
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• Field of Search: D2825, D2758, D2831
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0015 Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2200/20 Hoods
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/004 Decorative arrangements or effects
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/04 Soft caps; Hoods
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/048 Detachable hoods
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 3/00 Camouflage, i.e. means or methods for concealment or disguise for vessels B63G8/34, B63G13/02 ; sound camouflage, i.e. simulating gun fire noise, F41A33/04; dummy or decoy targets F41J; chaff per se F41J2/00; ammunition for dispensing chaff F42B5/15, F42B12/70; radar absorbing fabrics H01Q17/005

Abstract

A system of hoods built into hooded hunting garments, which makes the hunting garment multifunctional for concealment, or for high visibility safety. The hood system consists of an outer hood that is drab or camouflage, matching the garment itself, for the purpose of concealment, and an inner hood that is blaze color or blaze camouflage, for the purpose of high visibility safety. The hunter can quickly, easily, and quietly alternate on demand in the field, between functions of concealment or safety by selecting how the hoods are worn and exposed, without having to remove the entire garment from the body, or detach/reattach components, to do so. The hoods and garment'"'"'s functions can be altered with one hand, and without removing hand coverings. The system of hoods creates a single multifunctional hunting garment that replaces the need for two distinct garments for specific hunting applications.

Claims

1. A multifunctional hood system built into a hooded hunting garment, comprising of two hoods, each with an independent drab color or camouflage pattern drawstring, where an outer hood is drab color or camouflage pattern, matching the garment in appearance and material, for the function of concealment from a hunter'"'"'s prey, while an inner hood is blaze orange, blaze orange camouflage, blaze pink, or blaze pink camouflage, for the function of high visibility safety, allowing a hunter to readily alternate, on demand, between said functions of concealment or safety in the field by selecting how the said hoods are worn or exposed, without having to remove the entire garment from their body, or detach/reattach components, to do so.

2. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, in which both said hoods are sewn into a collar of the garment, the said inner hood fitting out of view inside the said outer hood, making an integral hooded garment such that said hoods are permanently connected, cannot be forgotten, misplaced or lost, do not need to be stored, or do not require special fasteners or pockets to alternate between said functions of said hoods.

3. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, where each said independent drab or camouflage drawstring is to tighten the said hood around the perimeter of the hunter'"'"'s face.

4. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, such that when the garment is worn for concealment, the said outer drab/camouflage hood is worn over or off the head, while the said inner blaze hood lies out of view inside the said outer hood, tucked around the neck and back of the hunter.

5. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, such that when the garment is worn for high visibility safety, the said inner blaze hood is worn over or off the head, not tucked into the said outer drab/camouflage hood which lies around the neck and back of the hunter.

6. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, in which the said garment being singular, replaces the need for two distinct, separate garments specific to either concealed hunting, or high visibility safety hunting.

7. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, where alternating between said functions of concealment or high visibility safety, by hood orientation, is capable with one hand such that gear does not have to be set down.

8. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, where alternating between said functions of concealment or high visibility safety, by hood orientation, is capable without needing to remove hand coverings like gloves or mittens.

9. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, where alternating between said functions of concealment or high visibility safety, by hood orientation, is capable of being done quietly.

10. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, in which the second said hood material provides additional warmth and weather protection around the neck and back of the hunter, in all modes of wear.

11. The multifunctional hood system according to claim 1, such that when the garment is worn for concealment, both said hoods are worn over the head at the same time, for additional warmth and weather protection around the head of the hunter.