Article of clothing

Abstract

An article of clothing having at least one portion covering a limb (arm or leg) or the torso of a user. The article of clothing, such as a jacket or pants, provided with a lower edge and at least one annular impervious skirt provided with an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the skirt being attached to the lower edge of the portion of the article of clothing, and the upper end of the skirt being provided with an arrangement to tighten about the user's limb / torso.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is based upon French Patent Application No. 03.04908, filed Apr. 22, 2003, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference thereto in its entirety and the priority of which is hereby claimed under 35 U.S.C. §119.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to an article of clothing, such as a coat or jacket, or other similar garment, such as one adapted to be worn during sporting activities, provided with an arrangement to prevent penetration of foreign matter into the jacket from the bottom. [0004] 2. Description of Background and Relevant Information [0005] Coats and jackets of the aforementioned type are particularly designed for sporting activities such as siding, snowboarding, etc., in an environment such as snow. [0006] During a sporting activity, particularly in the event of powdery snow, or during a fall, snow can penetrate inside a garment from the bottom....

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Benefits of technology

[0017] An object of the invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks / problems and to provide an improved impervious system for garments, which is particularly more reliable and more pleasant to wear.

[0022] As a result, the user does not run the risk of losing imperviousness, and the garment is more pleasant to wear because the user does not feel the skirt moving along his / her body.

Problems solved by technology

A drawback of these known sports jackets with impervious skirts lies in that the skirt follows the movements of the jacket, and that its bottom portion tends to rise along the user's body during use and during the sporting activity, especially when lifting the arms.

Consequently, there is a risk of inadequate imperviousness.

Furthermore, the garment is less comfortable to wear, as the skirt constitutes a constant “presence” which the user feels moving on his / her body.

The effect felt is particularly unpleasant when the tightened portion of the skirt rises up to the waist, as it tends to stay there and the user must open the jacket to position the skirt.

Furthermore, the problem of imperviousness involving the ends of a garment also arises for other types of garments, particularly for the ends of jacket sleeves and the ends of trouser legs.

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