WEATHER-RESISTANT-AND-INSULATED APPAREL

Abstract

A weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel, including a torso portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a chest, a torso, and a back of a user, a collar to cover at least a portion of at least one of a neck and a chin of the user, the collar including a hood connected to the collar to cover at least a portion of a head of the user, and a face shield removably connected to at least a portion of the hood to prevent at least one of air and precipitation from entering the hood, a plurality of arm portions to cover at least a portion of at least one of an arm and a shoulder of the user, a pelvic portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a waist, a hip, a crotch and buttocks of the user, and a plurality of leg portions to cover at least a portion at least one of a leg and a knee of the user.

Description

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a type of apparel, and particularly, to a weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel.

2. Description of the Related Art

Many people venture from an indoor location to an outdoor location, which poses a risk of exposure to inclement weather. In particular, many outdoor sporting events are held regardless of weather, such as rain or snow. As such, athletes tend to have experience playing in various weather conditions.

Unfortunately, a guest watching an outdoor sporting event during inclement weather will not have an enjoyable experience.

Therefore, there is a need for apparel that can protect the guest during the outdoor sporting event, such that the guest is not affected by inclement weather.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides a weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel.

Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel, including a torso portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a chest, a torso, and a back of a user, a collar to cover at least a portion of at least one of a neck and a chin of the user, the collar including a hood connected to the collar to cover at least a portion of a head of the user, and a face shield removably connected to at least a portion of the hood to prevent at least one of air and precipitation from entering the hood, a plurality of arm portions to cover at least a portion of at least one of an arm and a shoulder of the user, a pelvic portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a waist, a hip, a crotch and buttocks of the user, and a plurality of leg portions to cover at least a portion at least one of a leg and a knee of the user.

The torso portion may include a torso fastener disposed on at least a portion of the torso portion to move from at least partially open in a first position to closed in a second position, such that the torso fastener prevents at least one of air and precipitation from entering the torso portion.

The face shield may include a respirator disposed on at least a portion of the face shield to facilitate breathing by the user.

The face shield may be transparent to allow the user to view outside of the hood.

The face shield may be tinted to prevent at least one of UV radiation rays and light rays from interfering with a vision of the user.

The plurality of arm portions may include a wrist portion disposed on at least a portion of an end of each of the plurality of arm portions.

The wrist portion may include a glove to cover at least a portion of at least one of a hand and a wrist of the user, and a glove-storing compartment disposed within at least an interior portion of the wrist portion to store the glove therein.

The wrist portion may further include a wrist fastener disposed on at least a portion of the wrist portion to move from closed in a first position to at least partially open in a second position, such that the glove is extracted from the glove-storing compartment.

The plurality of leg portions may further include a plurality of leg fasteners disposed on at least a bottom end of each of the plurality of leg portions to move from at least partially open in a first position to closed in a second position, such that the plurality of leg fasteners prevents at least one of air and precipitation from entering the plurality of leg portions.

The weather-resistant-and-insulated may further include a heating system disposed within at least a portion of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel to at least partially increase a temperature within at least a portion of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel.

The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel may further include a control unit disposed on at least a portion of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel to activate at least a portion of the heating system, such that the heating system at least partially heats up in response to a command from the control unit.

The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel may further include an insulation layer disposed on an interior surface of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel to keep the user warm.

The collar may further include a hood-storing compartment disposed within at least an interior portion of the collar to store the hood therein.

The collar may further include a collar fastener disposed on at least a portion of the collar to move from closed in a first position to at least partially open in a second position, such that the hood is extracted from the hood-storing compartment.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may also be achieved by providing a weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel, including a torso portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a chest, a torso, and a back of a user, a collar to cover at least a portion of at least one of a neck and a chin of the user, the collar including a hood connected to the collar to cover at least a portion of a head of the user, and a hood-storing compartment disposed within at least an interior portion of the collar to store the hood therein, a plurality of arm portions to cover at least a portion of at least one of an arm and a shoulder of the user, a pelvic portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a waist, a hip, a crotch and buttocks of the user, and a plurality of leg portions to cover at least a portion at least one of a leg and a knee of the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of a weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.

List of Components

Weather-Resistant-And-Insulated Apparel 100

Control Unit 101

Display Unit 101a

Input Unit 101b

Processor 101c

Communication Unit 101d

Power Source 102

Torso Portion 110

Torso Fastener 111

Sports Indicia 112

Collar 120

Hood-Storing Compartment 120a

Collar Fastener 120b

Hood 121

Hood Aperture 121a

Face Shield 122

Respirator 122a

Face Shield Fastener 123

Plurality of Arm Portions 130

Wrist Portion 131

Glove-Storing Compartment 131a

Wrist Fastener 131b

Glove 131c

Pelvic Portion 140

Plurality of Leg Portions 150

Plurality of Leg Fasteners 151

Heating System 160

Torso Heating Unit 161

Hood Heating Unit 162

Plurality of Arm Heating Units 163

Pelvic Heating Unit 164

Plurality of Leg Heating Units 165

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of a weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may be constructed from at least one of vinyl, canvas, fabric, cloth, rubber, latex, leather, plastic, yarn, thread, metal, wood, wool, polyester, polyurethane, silk, satin, velvet, velour, SPANDEX, LYCRA, etc., but is not limited thereto. As such, the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may be constructed from a stretchable material, such that the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may be form-fitted for wearers of various shapes and sizes. Also, the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may be constructed from a waterproof material, such that the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may protect a user from getting wet, such as from rain, sleet, and/or snow. Alternatively, the waterproof material may be a waterproof coating disposed on an outer surface of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100. Furthermore, the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may be constructed of an interior lining of canvas, polyester fleece, polyester fiberfill, down, and/or wool to keep the user warm while wearing the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100. In other words, an insulation layer may be disposed on an interior surface of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 to keep the user warm. Also, the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may be constructed to be weatherproof, such that the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may protect the user from any type of weather, such as precipitation and/or air.

The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may include a control unit 101, a power source 102, a torso portion 110, a collar 120, a plurality of arm portions 130, a pelvic portion 140, a plurality of leg portions 150, and a heating system 160, but is not limited thereto.

The control unit 101 may include an input unit 101a, a display unit 101b, a processor 101c, and a communication unit 101d, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1, the control unit 101 is illustrated to be disposed on at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of arm portions 130. However, the control unit 101 may be disposed on at least a portion of the torso portion 110, the collar 120, the pelvic portion 140, and/or the plurality of leg portions 150.

The input unit 101a may include a keyboard, a touchpad, a mouse, a trackball, a stylus, a voice recognition unit, a visual data reader, a camera, a wireless device reader, and a holographic input unit.

The display unit 101b may include a plasma screen, an LCD screen, a light emitting diode (LED) screen, an organic LED (OLED) screen, a computer monitor, a hologram output unit, a sound outputting unit, or any other type of device that visually or aurally displays data.

Also, the display unit 101b may be combined with the input unit 101 to be a touch-screen.

The processor 101c (or central processing unit, CPU) may include electronic circuitry to carry out instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. The processor 101c may include an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that performs arithmetic and logic operations, processor registers that supply operands to the ALU and store the results of ALU operations, and a control unit that fetches instructions from memory and “executes” them by directing the coordinated operations of the ALU, registers and other components. The processor 101c may also include a microprocessor and a microcontroller.

The communication unit 101d may include a device capable of wireless or wired communication between other wireless or wired devices via at least one of Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, infrared (IR) wireless communication, satellite communication, broadcast radio communication, Microwave radio communication, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, near field communication (NFC), and radio frequency (RF) communication, USB, Firewire, and Ethernet.

The power source 102 may include a battery, such as lithium-ion, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, alkaline, etc., but is not limited thereto. Additionally, the power source 102 may include at least one solar cell disposed on an outer surface of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100. The power source 102 may provide power to the control unit 101 and the heating system 160.

Referring to FIG. 1, the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 is illustrated to be a single piece of apparel. However, the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100 may be constructed of a plurality of pieces of apparel. Specifically, the torso portion 110, the collar 120, the plurality of arm portions 130, the pelvic portion 140, and/or the plurality of leg portions 150 may be removably connected thereto.

The torso portion 110 may include a torso fastener 111 and a sports indicia 112, but is not limited thereto.

The torso fastener 111 may include a zipper, a button, a snap, a clasp, a buckle, hooks and loops, etc., but is not limited thereto. The torso fastener 111 may be disposed on at least a portion of the torso portion 110. Additionally, the torso fastener 111 may be covered by at least a portion of the torso portion 110 to obscure the torso fastener 111. The torso fastener 111 may move in a first direction or a second direction from a first position (i.e. open) to a second position (i.e. closed) to prevent at least one of air and precipitation from entering the torso portion 110. Alternatively, the torso fastener 111 may move in the second direction or the first direction from the second position to the first position to release the torso portion 110, such that the torso portion 110 may be at least partially spread apart, such that the user may equip the torso portion 110.

The sports indicia 112 may include an emblem, a word, a phrase, a letter, and/or an image that represents a sports team based on the user's preference.

The torso portion 110 may cover at least a portion of a chest, a torso, and/or a back of the user.

The collar 120 may include a hood-storing compartment 120a, a collar fastener 120b, a hood 121, a face shield 122, and a face shield fastener 123, but is not limited thereto.

The collar fastener 120b may include a zipper, a button, a snap, a clasp, a buckle, hooks and loops, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The hood 121 may include a hood aperture 121a, but is not limited thereto.

The face shield 122 may include a respirator 122a, but is not limited thereto.

The collar 120 may cover at least a portion of a neck and/or a chin of the user. The hood-storing compartment 120a may be disposed within at least an interior portion of the collar 120. The hood 121 may be disposed within the hood-storing compartment 120a of the collar 120. In other words, the hood-storing compartment 120a of the collar 120 may store the hood 121, such that the hood 121 is not visible. The collar fastener 120b may be disposed on at least a portion of the collar 120. Moreover, the collar fastener 120b may be moved in a first direction or a second direction from at least partially in a first position (i.e. open) to a second position (i.e. closed) to seal the hood 121 inside the hood-storing compartment 120a of the collar 120. As such, the hood 121 may be inserted within the collar 120 to store the hood 121 when not in use.

Conversely, the collar fastener 120b may be moved in the second direction or the first direction from the second position to at least partially in the first position, such that the hood 121 may be extracted from the hood-storing compartment 120a of the collar 120 to cover at least a portion of a head of the user. The user's face may protrude through the hood aperture 121a to facilitate breathing.

Alternatively, the face shield 122 may be removably connected to at least a portion of the hood 121 around the hood aperture 121a to prevent air and/or precipitation from entering the hood 121. The face shield 122 may be removably affixed and/or adhered using the collar fastener 120b. The face shield 122 may be transparent to allow the user to view outside of the hood 121. Furthermore, the face shield 122 may be tinted to prevent ultraviolet (UV) radiation rays and/or light rays from interfering with a vision of the user.

The respirator 122a may be disposed on at least a portion of the face shield 122. Additionally, the respirator 122a may facilitate breathing by the user. Specifically, the respirator 122a may include an aperture to allow air to move in and/or out of the hood 121 while the face shield 122 is connected thereto.

Each of the plurality of arm portions 130 may include a wrist portion 131, but is not limited thereto.

Each of the plurality of arm portions 130 may cover at least a portion of an arm and/or a shoulder of the user.

The wrist portion 131 may include a glove-storing compartment 131a, a wrist fastener 131b, and a glove 131c, but is not limited thereto.

The wrist fastener 131b may include a zipper, a button, a snap, a clasp, a buckle, hooks and loops, etc., but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1, the glove 131c is illustrated to be a mitten. However, the glove 131c may be a fingered glove, a fingerless glove, a plastic handle to slide a hand inside that wraps between a pink and any pointer finger, etc., but is not limited thereto. The glove 131c may be of any predetermined size, such as small, medium, large, and/or one size fits all.

The wrist portion 131 may be disposed on at least a portion of an end of each of the plurality of arm portions 130. The glove-storing compartment 131a may be disposed within at least an interior portion of the wrist portion 131. The glove 131c may be disposed within the glove-storing compartment 131a of the wrist portion 131. Specifically, the glove-storing compartment 131a of the wrist portion 131 may store the glove 131c, such that the glove 131c is not visible. The wrist fastener 131b may be disposed on at least a portion of the wrist portion 131. Moreover, the wrist fastener 131b may be moved in a first direction or a second direction from at least partially in a first position (i.e. open) to a second position (i.e. closed) to seal the glove 131c inside the glove-storing compartment 131a of the wrist portion 131. As such, the glove 131c may be inserted within the wrist portion 131 to store the glove 131c when not in use.

Conversely, the wrist fastener 131b may be moved in the second direction or the first direction from the second position to at least partially in the first position, such that the glove 131c may be extracted from the glove-storing compartment 131a of the wrist portion 131 to cover at least a portion of a hand and/or a wrist of the user.

The pelvic portion 140 may cover at least a portion of a waist, a hip, a crotch and/or buttocks of the user.

The plurality of leg portions 150 may include a plurality of leg fasteners 151, but is not limited thereto.

The plurality of leg fasteners 151 may include a zipper, a button, a snap, a clasp, a buckle, hooks and loops, etc., but is not limited thereto.

Each of the plurality of leg portions 150 may cover at least a portion of a leg and/or a knee of the user. The plurality of leg fasteners 151 may be disposed on at least a bottom end of each of the plurality of leg portions 150. At least one of the plurality of leg fasteners 151 may be pushed and/or pulled toward another of the plurality of leg fasteners 151 from a first orientation (i.e. open) to a second orientation (i.e. closed), such that the plurality of leg fasteners 151 snap together. As such, the plurality of leg fasteners 151 may prevent at least one of air and precipitation from entering the plurality of leg portions 150.

The heating system 160 may be constructed from a mesh of heating coils dispersed within and throughout the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100.

The heating system 160 may include a torso heating unit 161, a hood heating unit 162, a plurality of arm heating units 163, a pelvic heating unit 164, and a plurality of leg heating units 165 (collectively, heating units), but is not limited thereto.

The control unit 101 may control the heating system 160. The display unit 101b may display an image of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100, and the user may use the input unit 101a to turn on the heating system 160 as displayed on the display unit 101b, and/or touch various portions of the heating system 160 as displayed on the display unit 101b to activate at least a portion of the heating system 160. Specifically, the processor 101c may send a signal to the communication unit 101d in response to a command from the input unit 101a. As such, the communication unit 101d may send the signal to at least one of the heating units and/or all of the heating units to heat up in response to receipt of the signal from the processor 101c. In other words, the user may at least partially increase a temperature within the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel 100. As such, the user may receive heat to reduce a feeling of chilliness due to cold air.

Furthermore, the user may use input unit 101a to change a level of heat based on a predetermined setting and/or a programmed setting based on the user's preferences.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel, comprising:

a torso portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a chest, a torso, and a back of a user;

a collar to cover at least a portion of at least one of a neck and a chin of the user, the collar comprising: a hood connected to the collar to cover at least a portion of a head of the user, and a face shield removably connected to at least a portion of the hood to prevent at least one of air and precipitation from entering the hood;

a plurality of arm portions to cover at least a portion of at least one of an arm and a shoulder of the user;

a pelvic portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a waist, a hip, a crotch and buttocks of the user; and

a plurality of leg portions to cover at least a portion at least one of a leg and a knee of the user.

2. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, wherein the torso portion comprises:

a torso fastener disposed on at least a portion of the torso portion to move from at least partially open in a first position to closed in a second position, such that the torso fastener prevents at least one of air and precipitation from entering the torso portion.

3. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, wherein the face shield comprises:

a respirator disposed on at least a portion of the face shield to facilitate breathing by the user.

4. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, wherein the face shield is transparent to allow the user to view outside of the hood.

5. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, wherein the face shield is tinted to prevent at least one of UV radiation rays and light rays from interfering with a vision of the user.

6. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of arm portions comprises:

a wrist portion disposed on at least a portion of an end of each of the plurality of arm portions.

7. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 6, wherein the wrist portion comprises:

a glove to cover at least a portion of at least one of a hand and a wrist of the user; and

a glove-storing compartment disposed within at least an interior portion of the wrist portion to store the glove therein.

8. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 7, wherein the wrist portion further comprises:

a wrist fastener disposed on at least a portion of the wrist portion to move from closed in a first position to at least partially open in a second position, such that the glove is extracted from the glove-storing compartment.

9. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of leg portions comprises:

a plurality of leg fasteners disposed on at least a bottom end of each of the plurality of leg portions to move from at least partially open in a first position to closed in a second position, such that the plurality of leg fasteners prevents at least one of air and precipitation from entering the plurality of leg portions.

10. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, further comprising:

a heating system disposed within at least a portion of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel to at least partially increase a temperature within at least a portion of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel.

11. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 10, further comprising:

a control unit disposed on at least a portion of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel to activate at least a portion of the heating system, such that the heating system at least partially heats up in response to a command from the control unit.

12. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, further comprising:

an insulation layer disposed on an interior surface of the weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel to keep the user warm.

13. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 1, wherein the collar further comprises:

a hood-storing compartment disposed within at least an interior portion of the collar to store the hood therein.

14. The weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel of claim 13, wherein the collar further comprises:

a collar fastener disposed on at least a portion of the collar to move from closed in a first position to at least partially open in a second position, such that the hood is extracted from the hood-storing compartment.

15. A weather-resistant-and-insulated apparel, comprising:

a torso portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a chest, a torso, and a back of a user;

a collar to cover at least a portion of at least one of a neck and a chin of the user, the collar comprising: a hood connected to the collar to cover at least a portion of a head of the user, and a hood-storing compartment disposed within at least an interior portion of the collar to store the hood therein;

a plurality of arm portions to cover at least a portion of at least one of an arm and a shoulder of the user;

a pelvic portion to cover at least a portion of at least one of a waist, a hip, a crotch and buttocks of the user; and

a plurality of leg portions to cover at least a portion at least one of a leg and a knee of the user.