Hybrid ventilated garment
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1. A hybrid motorcycle garment comprising:
- a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and at least one torso segment;
a fabric shell including sleeve segments and a torso segment; and
at least one attachment operable to connect the shell to the body;
wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the torso segment of the garment body when attached thereto;
wherein the shell is removable from the garment body to expose the otherwise underlying torso segment of the garment body; and
wherein at least part of the sleeve and shoulder segments of the garment body and at least a majority of the sleeve and torso segments of the shell include a wind resistant outer material, and 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.
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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.
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1. A hybrid motorcycle garment comprising:
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a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and at least one torso segment; a fabric shell including sleeve segments and a torso segment; and at least one attachment operable to connect the shell to the body; wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the torso segment of the garment body when attached thereto; wherein the shell is removable from the garment body to expose the otherwise underlying torso segment of the garment body; and wherein at least part of the sleeve and shoulder segments of the garment body and at least a majority of the sleeve and torso segments of the shell include a wind resistant outer material, and 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A motorcycle jacket comprising:
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(a) a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and torso segments; (b) an air permeable material located on the body; (c) a shell including sleeve segments and a torso segment; (d) a back zipper system operable to continuously connect the shell to the body along at least the sleeve segments and the shoulder segment; (e) a front zipper system disengagably attaching together the body and the shell substantially from an open end of each of the sleeve segments to a neck opening; and (f) a third zipper system vertically extending substantially adjacent to a front center of the garment; (g) wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the torso segments and sections of the sleeve segments of the garment body when attached thereto; (h) wherein the shell is removable from the garment body to expose the otherwise underlying sleeve and torso segments of the garment body; (i) 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; (j) wherein the sleeve and torso segments of the shell are permanently attached together and the shell is entirely removable from the body; and (k) wherein the body is configured for use in motorcycle riding. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A garment comprising:
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(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; wherein the torso of the first garment portion includes a shoulder segment having a wind resistant material; wherein each of the first sleeve sections has an upper and wind resistant sleeve section which substantially extends from an open distal end of the sleeve to the shoulder segment; (b) a second garment portion comprising; a sleeve section including an air flow deterring material; and a torso section 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. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A hybrid motorcycle garment comprising:
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a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and at least one torso segment; a fabric shell; at least one attachment operable to connect the shell to the body; and a back zipper extending from a location substantially adjacent a first sleeve end, up a first of the sleeve segments, across an upper back portion, down a second of the sleeve segments and terminating at a location substantially adjacent a second sleeve end; wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the torso segment of the garment body when attached thereto; and wherein the shell is removable from the garment body to expose the otherwise underlying torso segment of the garment body. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A hybrid garment comprising:
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a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and torso segments; a shell including sleeve segments and a torso segment; and at least one attachment disengageably attaching together the body and the shell substantially from an open end of each of the sleeve segments to a neck opening; wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the torso segments and sections of the sleeve segments of the garment body when attached thereto; and wherein the shell is removable from the garment body to expose the otherwise underlying sleeve and torso segments of the garment body. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A hybrid garment comprising:
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a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and torso segments; a shell including sleeve segments and a torso segment; and at least one attachment operable to connect the shell to the body along at least the sleeve segments and the torso segments; wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the 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 torso segments of the garment body; 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; and wherein the exposed parts of the sleeve and shoulder segments are upper sections that include an outer wind resistant material. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A hybrid garment comprising:
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a garment body having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and torso segments; a shell including sleeve segments and a torso segment; and at least one attachment operable to connect the shell to the body along at least the sleeve segments and the torso segments; wherein the shell externally covers at least a majority of the 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 torso segments of the garment body; 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; and wherein the sleeve and torso segments of the shell are permanently attached together and the shell is entirely removable from the body. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. A motorcycle garment comprising:
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a first garment portion having sleeve segments, a shoulder segment and at least one torso segment, at least one of the segments including an open mesh material; a second garment portion; and a back zipper extending from a location substantially adjacent a first sleeve end, up a first of the sleeve segments, across an upper back portion, down a second of the sleeve segments and terminating at a location substantially adjacent a second sleeve end, the back zipper being operable to connect together the first and second garment positions; wherein the second garment portion is at least partially removable from the first garment portion to allow airflow through the mesh material. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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