Item of Clothing

Abstract

An item of clothing (in this case is shown as a hat) 10 comprises wall 30 having formed of netting 10. There is also a silvered layer 50 in proximity to the wall 30. In use, heat rays from the Sun are reflected from the wearer's body by the silvered layer 50 while walls 30 allow heat to be vented away from the wearer's body. Optionally, gel layer 60 is present which results in evaporation of liquid away from the body, so further cooling the wearer.

Description

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the hat of the present invention; and,

FIG. 2 is a cross section of the hat shown in FIG. 1 along line A-A.

Claims

1. An item of clothing comprising a first area of clothing material associated with a reflective material to reflect beat incident on the item of clothing when worn by a person, away from the person, wherein said item of clothing also includes a second area of clothing material having vents through which air can pass towards the person and into proximity with the first area, said air being reflected towards the person by the reflective material.

2. An item of clothing according to claim 1, including an area of cooling material in proximity to said vents.

3. An item of clothing according to claim 1, wherein a cooling member is provided as a layer of material between the reflective material and a layer of clothing material in proximity to the body of the person.

4. An item of clothing according to claim 3, wherein the cooling member comprises gel polymer crystals which when in contact with water absorbs said water and releases said water by evaporation thereby cooling a wearer of the item of clothing.

5. An item of clothing according to claim 4, wherein the cooling member is provided in a bag, incorporated in the item of clothing.

6. An item of clothing according to claim 5, including a flap, through which the bag can be removed.

7. An item of clothing according to claim 1, wherein the reflective material is provided as a layer beneath an outer layer of clothing material.

8. An item of clothing according to claim 7, wherein the reflective material is a sheet of silvered material.

9. An item of clothing according to claim 1, further including moisture absorbing means for absorbing sweat released from a person's body within the confines of the item of clothing.

10. An item of clothing according to claim 9, wherein the moisture absorbing means includes odour-absorbing particles.

11. An item of clothing according to claim 9, wherein the moisture absorbing means includes an antibacterial material.

12. An item of clothing according to claim 1, wherein the vents comprise an area of material having apertures to form a net.

13. An item of clothing according to claim 12, wherein the vents comprise a double layer of netting.

14. An item of clothing according to claim 13, wherein said double layer of netting comprises an outer coarse netting and an inner fine netting.

15. An item of clothing according to claim 1, in a form of an item of headgear.

16. An item of clothing according to claim 15, wherein, when the item of clothing is headgear, the vents are formed as part of a side wall of the headgear.

17. An item of clothing according to claim 16, wherein the vents are a continuous layer of netting extending around a circumference of the headgear.

18. An item of clothing according to claim 16, wherein the vents are provided as discrete areas in the side wall of the item of headgear.

19. An item of clothing according to claim 9, wherein the moisture absorbing means is located in proximity to the vents and under the reflective material.

20. An item of clothing according to claim 2, wherein a cooling member is provided as a layer of material between the reflective material and a layer of clothing material in proximity to the body of the person