Patent Application
20190208846
The present disclosure relates to an outdoor sportsman garment. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an outdoor sportsman garment for cold-weather hunting. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to an outdoor sportsman garment for cold-weather hunting including closable arm apertures.
Generally, cold-weather hunting exposes hunters to extremely cold temperatures. If the hunter is not adequately prepared for the cold-weather conditions, the hunter may experience a thermal injury, such as frostbite. As such, hunters typically wear garments designed to keep the hunter adequately warm. However, the garments available to hunters are typically bulky, heavy, or otherwise restrictive, which hinders a hunter's ability to hunt.
A need continues to exist for outdoor sportsmen garments. The outdoor sportsman garment of the present disclosure addresses the shortcomings of previously known outdoor sportsmen garments.
Advantageously, the present disclosure provides an outdoor sportsman garment having an upper body portion that is wider than the lower body portion. That is, most outdoor sportsmen garments either provide arm sleeves attached to the upper body portion, wherein the upper body portion and the lower body portion have essentially the same width, or provide no place for the arms within the upper body portion such that the upper body portion and the lower body portion are essentially the same width. In the present invention the construction of the garment is such that the upper body portion is wider than the lower body portion to provide additional room within the cavity of the garment for one to comfortably maintain one's arms within the upper body portion of the garment.
Also advantageously, a first arm aperture defined by a front surface of the upper body portion is provided wherein the first arm aperture begins at the top of a first shoulder region of the garment and extends vertically downward at a first angle α1 towards a lower portion of the upper body portion, and a second arm aperture defined by the front surface of the upper body portion wherein the second arm aperture begins at the top of a second shoulder region of the garment and extends vertically downward at a second angle α2 towards a lower portion of the upper body portion. Both the fact that the arm aperture begin at the top of the first shoulder region and the fact that the first and second apertures extend at greater than 90 degree angles allow for the user to extend his arms through the first and second arm aperture without causing the upper body portion to raise against the neck of the user when his arms are extended out of the garment, and to allow the chest portion of the upper body portion to lay flat against the user's chest without bunching, when the user's arms are extended. Thus, the garment remains comfortable whether the user's arms are in or out of the garment.
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a garment comprising: a body portion having a front surface; a first arm aperture defined by the front surface and a second arm aperture defined by the front surface, and wherein the first arm aperture and the second arm aperture are selectively closeable.
In another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment, as above, wherein the first arm aperture is selectively closable via a first selective opening and closing mechanism and the second arm aperture is closeable via a second selective opening and closing mechanism.
In a further embodiment, the present invention provides a garment, as above, wherein the body portion further includes a rear surface in a position parallel with said front surface.
In yet a further embodiment, the present invention provides a garment, as in one or more embodiments above, wherein the body portion includes an upper body portion and a lower body portion defining an interior cavity and wherein the first and second arm apertures are located on the upper body portion.
In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment, as in one or more embodiments above, wherein the upper body portion is defined by an upper first section and an upper second section and wherein the first arm aperture is located in the upper first section and the second arm aperture is located in the upper second section.
In still another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment, as in one or more embodiments above, wherein the upper first section includes a first boundary edge and the upper second section includes a second boundary edge and wherein the first boundary edge and the second boundary edge define a transverse direction between the front surface and the rear surface.
In still another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment, as in any one or more embodiments above, further including a head aperture located in the middle of the upper body portion between the first boundary edge and the second boundary edge.
In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment as in the embodiment directly above, further including a hood attached to the body portion adjacent the head aperture.
In a further embodiment, the present invention provides a garment as in any one or more embodiments above, wherein the first arm aperture begins at the first boundary edge adjacent the head aperture and extends vertically downward at a first angle α1 and the second arm aperture begins at the second boundary edge adjacent the head aperture and extends vertically downward at a second angle α2.
In still another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment as in any one or more embodiments above, wherein al is between about 91 degrees and about 110 degrees and wherein α2 is between about 91 degrees and about 110 degrees.
In at least another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment as in any one or more embodiments above, wherein the lower body portion further includes a first leg portion having a first boundary edge and a second leg portion having a second boundary edge and wherein the first boundary edge and the second boundary edge define the transverse direction between the front surface and the rear surface.
In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment as in any one or more embodiments above, wherein a widest distance between the first boundary edge of the upper first section and the second boundary edge of the upper second section is wider than a widest distance between the first boundary edge of the first leg portion and the second boundary edge of the second leg portion.
In a further embodiment, the present invention provides a garment as in any one or more embodiments above, further including a first foot portion secured to the first leg portion and a second foot portion secured to the second leg portion wherein the first foot portion is selectively detachable from the first leg portion and the second leg portion is selectively detachable from the second leg portion.
In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a garment as in any one or more embodiments above, wherein the upper body portion and optionally the lower body portion define a slit that allows access to the interior cavity and wherein the slit is selectively closable via a third selective opening and closing mechanism.
For a more complete understanding of the features and advantages of the present invention, reference is now made to the detailed description of the invention along with the accompanying figures in which:
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The garment 10 may include a top end 12 and a bottom end 14 defining a vertical direction therebetween, a first side 16 and a second side 18 defining a longitudinal direction therebetween such that first side 16 and second side 18 are generally parallel with one another, and a front surface 20 and a rear surface 22 (
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The upper body portion 24 may define a head aperture 36 adapted to receive a head 38 and a neck 40 of the wearer 30. In one embodiment, a hood 42 may be attached to the upper body portion 24 adjacent the head aperture 36 adapted to cover the wearer's head 38.
The upper body portion 24 may include an upper first section 44 and an upper second section 46. The upper first section 44 may include a first boundary edge 48 having a first edge portion 48a and a second edge portion 48b. The first edge portion 48a may extend from the hood 42 away from the central vertical axis X1 and generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis X2 to the second edge portion 48b. The second edge portion 48b may extend from the first edge portion 48a generally vertically downward in a generally arcuate manner towards the lower body portion 26. In one embodiment, the first edge portion 48a and the second edge portion 48b of the first boundary edge 48 may be adapted to conveniently accommodate at least the wearer's arm 32 and shoulder 34.
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In one embodiment, the first angle α1 may be 97 degrees. In another embodiment, the first angle α1 may be between approximately 95 degrees and approximately 100 degrees. In another embodiment, the first angle α1 may be greater than 90 degrees. In another embodiment, the first angle α1 may between approximately 91 degrees and approximately 110 degrees; however, the first angle α1 may be any suitable angle. Further, the first arm aperture 50 may be closable via a first selective opening and closing mechanism 52 such as a zipper 52a and a zipper pull 52b; however, it is envisioned that any suitable selective opening and closing mechanism may be utilized, such as a hook and loop fastener, magnets, MaxiGrip® quiet waterproof plastic zippers, or the like.
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In one embodiment, the second angle α2 may be 97 degrees. In another embodiment, the second angle α2 may be between approximately 95 degrees and approximately 100 degrees. In another embodiment, the second angle α2 may be greater than 90 degrees. In another embodiment, the second angle α2 may between approximately 91 degrees and approximately 110 degrees; however, the second angle α2 may be any suitable angle. Further, the second arm aperture 56 may be closable via a second selective opening and closing mechanism 58 such as a zipper 58a and a zipper pull 58b; however, it is envisioned that any suitable selective opening and closing mechanism may be utilized, such as a hook and loop fastener, magnets, MaxiGrip® quiet waterproof plastic zippers or the like.
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Although the slit 60 has been described as extending along the central vertical axis X1, it is envisioned that the slit 60 may extend along the upper body portion 24 and the lower body portion 26 in any suitable manner. Further, although the slit 60 has been described as extending from the upper body portion 24 into a portion of the lower body portion 26, it is envisioned that the slit 60 may extend only in the upper body portion 24 and not within any portion of the lower body portion 26.
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The portion of the upper first section 16 outside the first plane P1 and the portion of the upper second section 18 outside the second plane P2 allows for the top end 12 to be wider than the bottom end 14. Specifically, a widest distance between the first boundary edge 48 of the upper first section 16 and the second boundary edge 54 of the upper second section 18 is wider than a widest distance between the first boundary edge 64a of the first leg portion 64 and the second boundary edge 66a of the second leg portion 66.
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Suitable movement of the arms 32 of a wearer 30 is accomplished in part because both the first and second arm apertures 50, 56 begin at a position above the shoulders 34 of a wearer adjacent the head aperture 36. Arm apertures 50, 56 beginning at such a high position on the body of a wearer 30 so as to allow for the material that makes garment 10 to be able to get out of the way of the wearer 30 when wearer 30 is setting out to do various tasks, such as shooting a bow.
Also, various inventive concepts may be embodied as one or more methods, of which an embodiment has been provided. The acts performed as part of the method may be ordered in any suitable way. Accordingly, embodiments may be constructed in which acts are performed in an order different than illustrated, which may include performing some acts simultaneously, even though shown as sequential acts in illustrative embodiments.
While various inventive embodiments have been described and illustrated herein, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily envision a variety of other means and/or structures for performing the function and/or obtaining the results and/or one or more of the advantages described herein, and each of such variations and/or modifications is deemed to be within the scope of the inventive embodiments described herein. More generally, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that all parameters, dimensions, materials, and configurations described herein are meant to be exemplary and that the actual parameters, dimensions, materials, and/or configurations will depend upon the specific application or applications for which the inventive teachings is/are used. Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific inventive embodiments described herein. It is, therefore, to be understood that the foregoing embodiments are presented by way of example only and that, within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereto, inventive embodiments may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described and claimed. Inventive embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to each individual feature, system, article, material, kit, and/or method described herein. In addition, any combination of two or more such features, systems, articles, materials, kits, and/or methods, if such features, systems, articles, materials, kits, and/or methods are not mutually inconsistent, is included within the inventive scope of the present disclosure.
All definitions, as defined and used herein, should be understood to control over dictionary definitions, definitions in documents incorporated by reference, and/or ordinary meanings of the defined terms.
Additionally, any method of performing the present disclosure may occur in a sequence different than those described herein. Accordingly, no sequence of the method should be read as a limitation unless explicitly stated. It is recognizable that performing some of the steps of the method in a different order could achieve a similar result.
In the foregoing description, certain terms have been used for brevity, clearness, and understanding. No unnecessary limitations are to be implied therefrom beyond the requirement of the prior art because such terms are used for descriptive purposes and are intended to be broadly construed.
Moreover, the description and illustration of various embodiments of the disclosure are examples and the disclosure is not limited to the exact details shown or described.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/614,547 entitled “Outdoor Sportsman Garment” filed Jan. 8, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62614547 | Jan 2018 | US |
