Hybrid ventilated garment

• US 20040158910A1
• Filed: 02/13/2003
• Published: 08/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Incorporated (Harley-Davidson Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Robison's Incorporated
• Inventors: Bay, Marc A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,111,328 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0158 having ventilation features
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0581 with permanent fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/28 Means for ventilation
• 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: Y10S 2/01 Ventilated garment

Abstract

A hybrid, ventilated garment is provided. Another aspect of the present invention employs a jacket having a body portion with sleeves and a torso, and a removable shell portion having sleeve and a torso segments. A further aspect of the present invention provides wind resistant shoulder and sleeve segments which are permanently attached together, and an air permeable and/or perforated lower torso segment attached to at least the shoulder segment.

Claims

1. A garment comprising:

(a) a first garment portion comprising;

permanently attached sleeves each having a first section including an air flow deterring material and a second section including an air permeable material, the first and second sleeve sections being permanently attached together;

a torso including front and back sections including an air permeable material;

(b) a second garment portion comprising;

a sleeve cover including an air flow deterring material; and

a torso cover including an air flow deterring material;

(c) the second garment portion being removably attachable to the first garment portion in order to deter air flow through the air permeable sections of the first garment portion but allowing air to pass through the air permeable sections of the first garment portion when the second garment portion is removed.

2. The garment of claim 1 further comprising at least one attachment system disengagably attaching together the first and second garment portions substantially from an open distal end of each of the sleeves to a neck opening.

3. The garment of claim 2 wherein the attachment system includes an elongated zipper.

4. The garment of claim 2 further comprising:

a second attachment system vertically extending substantially adjacent to a front center of the garment, the second attachment system disengagably attaching together the first and second garment portions;

a third attachment system located at the front of the garment, the third attachment system disengagably attaching together left and right front torso areas of the second garment portion; and

a disengagably attachable flap locally extending across the top of the first attachment system from the torso of the first garment portion to the second garment portion but without obstructing at least one of the second and third attachment systems.

5. The garment of claim 1 wherein the torso of the first garment portion includes a shoulder segment having a wind resistant outer material.

6. The garment of claim 5 wherein each of the first sleeve sections is an upper and wind resistant sleeve section which substantially extends from an open distal end of the sleeve to the shoulder segment.

7. The garment of claim 6 wherein the air permeable, material at the torso is located in a substantially continuous manner along right and left lower front torso regions, right and left side regions, and right and left rear torso regions below the shoulder segment.

8. The garment of claim 1 wherein the air permeable material of each of the sleeves of the first garment portion is substantially continuously located between a cuff and an armpit seam.

9. The garment of claim 1 further comprising a cuff opening adjustment member entirely located on the first section.

10. The garment of claim 1 further comprising preformed body armor attached to the first garment portion.

11. The garment of claim 1 wherein the first garment portion is configured for use in motorcycle riding and the air flow deterring material has a density of about 400 to 800 denier.

12. The garment of claim 1 wherein the air permeable material is a perforated, polymeric mesh.

13. The garment of claim 1 wherein the air permeable material is a fleece material.

14. The garment of claim 1 wherein the second garment portion includes cold weather insulation.

15. A hybrid garment comprising:

a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and lower torso segments;

a shell including sleeve segments and a lower torso segment; and

at least one attachment operable to connect the shell to the body along at least the sleeve segments and the lower torso segments;

wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the lower torso segments and sections of the sleeve segments of the garment body when attached thereto;

wherein the shell is removable from the garment body to expose the otherwise underlying sleeve and lower torso segments of the garment body; and

wherein at least parts of both the sleeve and shoulder segments of the garment body are externally exposed even when the shell is attached to the garment body.

16. The garment of claim 15 wherein at least part of the lower torso and sleeve segments of the garment body include air permeable material.

17. The garment of claim 16 wherein at least part of the sleeve and shoulder segments of the garment body and the sleeve and lower torso segments of the shell include a wind resistant outer material.

18. The garment of claim 15 further comprising at least one attachment system disengagably attaching together the body and the shell substantially from an open end of each of the sleeve segments to a neck opening.

19. The garment of claim 18 further comprising:

a second attachment system vertically extending substantially adjacent to a front center of the garment, the second attachment system disengagably attaching together the first and second garment portions;

a third attachment system located at the front of the garment, the third attachment system disengagably attaching together left and right front torso areas of the second garment portion; and

a disengagably attachable flap locally extending across the top of the first attachment system from the torso of the first garment portion to the second garment portion but without obstructing at least one of the second and third attachment systems.

20. The garment of claim 15 wherein the exposed parts of the sleeve and shoulder segments are upper sections that include an outer wind resistant material.

21. The garment of claim 20 wherein the wind resistant upper sections extend substantially continuously from open sleeve ends to a neck opening.

22. The garment of claim 15 further comprising an air permeable material of each of the sleeves of the first garment portion is substantially continuously located between a cuff and an armpit seam.

23. The garment of claim 15 further comprising a cuff opening adjustment member entirely located on the body.

24. The garment of claim 15 further comprising preformed body armor attached to the body.

25. The garment of claim 15 wherein the body is configured for use in motorcycle riding.

26. The garment of claim 15 wherein the sleeve and lower torso segments of the shell are permanently attached together and the shell is entirely removable from the body.

27. A motorcycle jacket comprising:

sleeve segments each having a wind resistant upper section;

shoulder segments being wind resistant, the sleeve segments being permanently attached to the shoulder segments;

a lower torso allowing air flow therethrough, the lower torso segment being permanently attached to at least one of the shoulder and sleeve segments; and

preformed protective elements coupled to the sleeve segments.

28. The jacket of claim 27 wherein each of the sleeve segments includes an air permeable section permanently attached to the wind resistant section.

29. The jacket of claim 27 further comprising a wind resistant shell removably attachable to externally cover the lower torso segment.

30. The jacket of claim 27 further comprising a wind resistant shell removably attachable to externally cover a section of the sleeve segments other than the wind resistant sections of the sleeve segments.

31. The jacket of claim 27 wherein the preformed element includes motorcycle body armor adjacent an elbow area.

32. A hybrid jacket comprising:

a first portion including sleeves and a torso, each of the sleeves having an ultraviolet light barrier section and a perforated section; and

a second portion being removably attachable to at least one of the sleeves to deter air flow through the perforated section.

33. The jacket of claim 32 further comprising a collar of the first portion, and a first zipper attaching an upper edge of the second portion to the first portion, the first zipper extending substantially from an end of one of the sleeves to the collar.

34. The jacket of claim 33 further comprising a second zipper attaching the first portion to the second portion, the second zipper substantially continuously extending from the end of one sleeve, across the back of the torso and to the end of the other sleeve.

35. The jacket of claim 32 wherein the perforated section of each of the sleeves is located substantially continuously between an end of the sleeve and an armpit area of the first portion.

36. The jacket of claim 32 wherein the second portion further includes a torso segment which externally covers at least a majority of the torso of the first portion when the first and second portions are attached together, the second portion including a wind resistant outer material and a substantially vertical front attachment system.

37. The jacket of claim 32 wherein a lower segment of the torso of the first portion is air permeable at at least the front and back.

38. The jacket of claim 32 wherein the first portion is adapted for motor sport use.

39. A garment comprising:

a substantially vertical main zipper located at a front torso region;

at least one supplemental zipper located in a front and upper torso region, the supplemental zipper being angled between about 30°

-150°

relative to the vertical main zipper;

a collar, upper ends of the main and supplemental zippers being located adjacent the collar;

a flap attachment located on one torso side of the supplemental zipper; and

a flap extending from the other side of the supplemental zipper, across the upper end of the supplemental zipper and disengagably attaching to the flap attachment but without covering the main zipper.

40. The garment of claim 39 further comprising a garment body and a totally removable garment shell, the supplemental zipper operably coupling a portion of the shell to the body.

41. The garment of claim 40 wherein:

the body includes a wind resistant shoulder segment, wind resistant upper sleeve segment, a ventilating torso segment and a ventilating sleeve segment; and

the supplemental zipper separating the shoulder segment from the ventilating torso segment.

42. The garment of claim 40 further comprising body armor coupled to the body.

43. The garment of claim 39 further comprising a second supplemental zipper located in a front and upper torso region on the other side of the main zipper from the first supplemental zipper.

44. The garment of claim 39 further comprising a back zipper extending from a first sleeve end, up a first sleeve, across an upper back portion, down a second sleeve and terminating at a second sleeve end.