Outer garment suitable for athletic activities

• US 5,138,717 A
• Filed: 05/31/1991
• Issued: 08/18/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Red Lion Manufacturing, Inc. (Summit Golf Brands, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Gary A. Tolton
• Inventors: Tolton, Gary A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schroeder, Werner H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): OLEKSA, DIANA LYNN
• Application Number:
  US07/708,169
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 2/82, 2/108, 2/123, 2/125, 2/269, 2/270
• US Class Current: 2/123
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/04 Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/10 Sleeves; Armholes

Abstract

An athletic garment with an outer shell which is lightweight, waterproof, and porous having a "piston and cylinder" cuff arrangement to insure unrestricted movement of the arms of the wearer. A resilient insert which serves as a return mechanism is sewn between the shell and a tubing wristlet. A non-resilient gusset serves as a cylinder cuff stop mechanism. The insert and gusset cooperate to furnish the wearer with an extra five to six inches of cuff extension without having the sleeve ride-up the arm of the wearer.

Claims

1. A garment suitable for wear during athletic activities comprising:

a) an outer shell formed of a material having sufficient porosity to allow perspiration vapor from the body of the wearer to escape therethrough,

b) said shell comprising a first front panel, a second front panel, a back secured to said first and second panels and extending therebetween, and a pair of sleeves,

c) each sleeve including a first and a second end, the first end being secured between one of said front panels and said back, the second end being a free end that hangs from said shell,

d) a cylinder of waterproof material secured to the free end of each sleeve,

e) a wristlet situated within said cylinder at the free end of each sleeve,

f) the improvement comprising a gusset that is fastened between the free end of said cylinder and the inner end of said wristlet, and

g) said gusset being turned inside out to permit unfettered travel as said wristlet move relative to said cylinder when the wearer of the garment moves his arms.

2. A garment as defined in claim 1 wherein the improvement further comprises a resilient bank secured between the free end of said sleeve and the inner end of said wristlet, said resilient bank urging said wristlet to a home position relative to said sleeve.

3. A garment as defined in claim 2 wherein said cylinder and said shell are formed of the same, light-weight material, and the invention is further characterized by forming said cylinder, said gusset, and said wristlet approximately equal in length.

4. A garment as defined in claim 2 wherein the invention is further characterized in that said gusset conceals said resilient band from view, said gusset being formed of a waterproof material.

5. A garment as defined in claim 1 wherein the invention is further characterized by said wristlet being formed of a ribbed fabric that securely grips the wrist of the wearer, and sets the sleeve in a fixed position.