Patent Application
20190380409
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This invention relates generally to new and useful improvements in a hooded-coat and overalls combination for protection from the elements.
There are a wide variety of garments designed to insulate wearers from adverse weather conditions. However, different uses of weather garments demand different designs and materials. Construction wear requires extraordinary attention to durability. Abrasive contact, such as prolonged kneeling on rough surfaces, or the lifting of heavy objects using body leverage, can easily tear normal garments, or precipitate a rapid deterioration of their integrity. Not only must construction garments hold up to high shear forces, they also must permit flexibility. Weather garments that insulate without permitting the worker the mobility to perform his job have no value. There is a need for weather gear for outdoor workers that not only holds up to heavy and rough environmental contact, but which provides ease of movement.
This invention is a garment comprising a hooded-coat and overalls, all made of waterproof and abrasion resistant material throughout, with the addition of Kevlar fabric and padding to zones subject to the greatest contact with external objects.
Specifically, Kevlar panels are positioned on the coat along the upper back and shoulders, along the outer aspect of the sleeves, around the front of the abdomen from sternum to waist, and around the hem. On the overalls, Kevlar fabric tines the front of each leg, from the waist to hem, and the seat.
Other features include padded knees, sealable underarm openings for ventilation, and light reflective strip-panels for high visibility at night.
Embodiments of the invention are discussed below with reference to the Figures. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the detailed description given herein with respect to these figures is for explanatory purposes as the invention extends beyond these limited embodiments. For example, it should be appreciated that those skilled in the art will, in light of the teachings of the present invention, recognize a multiplicity of alternate and suitable approaches, depending upon the needs of the particular application, to implement the functionality of any given detail beyond the particular implementation choices shown. That is, there are numerous modifications and variations of the invention that are too numerous to be listed, but that ail fit within the scope of the invention. Also, singular words should be read as plural, and vice versa, and masculine as feminine, and vice versa, where appropriate, and alternative embodiments do not necessarily imply that the two are mutually exclusive.
It is to be further understood that the present invention is not limited to the methodology, compounds, materials, manufacturing techniques, uses, and applications, described herein, as these may vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is used for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. As used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include the plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to “an element” is a reference to one or more elements and includes equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art. Similarly, for another example, a reference to “a step” or “a means” is a reference to one or more steps or means and may include sub-steps and subservient means. All conjunctions used are to be understood in the most inclusive sense possible. Thus, the word “or” should be understood as having the definition of a logical “or” rather than that of a logical “exclusive or,” unless the context clearly necessitates otherwise. Structures described herein are to be understood also to refer to functional equivalents of such structures. Language that may be construed to express approximation should be so understood unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Preferred methods, techniques, devices, and materials are described, although any methods, techniques, devices, or materials similar or equivalent to those described herein may be used in the practice or testing of the present invention. Structures described herein are to be understood also to refer to functional equivalents of such structures.
Although Claims have been formulated in this Application to particular combinations of features, it should be understood that the scope of the disclosure of the present invention also includes any novel feature, or any novel combination of features, whether or not it relates to the same invention as presently claimed in any Claim, and whether or not it mitigates any or all of the same technical problems as does the present invention.
Features which are described in the context of separate embodiments may also be provided in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features which are, for brevity, described in the context of a single embodiment may also be provided separately or in any suitable sub-combination. The Applicants hereby give notice that new Claims may be formulated to such features, or combinations of such features, during the prosecution of the present Application, or of any further Application derived therefrom.
References to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “example embodiment,” “various embodiments,” etc., may indicate that the embodiment(s) of the invention so described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Further, repeated use of the phrase “in one embodiment,” or “in an exemplary embodiment,” do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, although they may.
As is well known to those skilled in the art, many careful considerations and compromises typically must be made when designing for the optimal manufacture of a commercial implementation any system, and in particular, the embodiments of the present invention. A commercial implementation in accordance with the spirit and teachings of the present invention may be configured according to the needs of the particular application, whereby any aspect(s), feature(s), function(s), result(s), component(s), approach(es), or step(s) of the teachings related to any described embodiment of the present invention may be suitably omitted, included, adapted, mixed and matched, improved or optimized by those skilled in the art, using their average skills and known techniques, to achieve the desired implementation that addresses the needs of the particular application.
The invention is best understood by reference to the drawings.
