Garment with hydrophobic forearms

Abstract

A garment comprising different portions having different performance characteristics. A preferred embodiment is a fishing shirt comprising: a body portion, said body portion being fabricated from a breathable, knitted fabric having a wicking finish; a collar portion and a yoke portion, said collar portion and said yoke portion being fabricated from a four-way stretch fabric having a wicking finish; a pair of lower sleeve portions, each of said lower sleeve portions being fabricated from a non-wicking, hydrophobic fabric; and an optional pair of underarm portions, each of said underarm portions being fabricated from a knit, anti-microbial fabric.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 936,334 filed on Sep. 8, 2004.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a garment that comprises a plurality of fabric types having different performance characteristics in different areas of the garment. In particular, the invention relates to a garment having a hydrophobic forearm. [0003] Fishing, and particularly fly fishing, imposes a wide variety of performance requirements on the garments of the fisherman. For example, a fly fishing shirt is most comfortable when moisture does not accumulate on the skin of the fisherman, when the shirt does not impede the movement of the fisherman's upper body and arms, when the shirt does not support the growth of odor-producing microorganisms, and when dipping a forearm into the water (e.g., to release a fish) does not result in the other parts of the garment becoming wet. Background art fly fishi...

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Benefits of technology

[0023] The purpose of the invention is to provide a comfortable garment to wear while fishing. One advantage of a preferred embodiment of the invention is that the body portion is breathable, wicks the fly fisherman's perspiration away from his or her torso and is capable of stretching in two directions to allow unimpeded movement during fishing. Yet another advantage of preferred embodiments of the invention is that the collar portion and the yoke portion are stretchable in two dimensions and wick the fisherman's perspiration away from his / her shoulders, upper arms and neck. Another advantage of preferred embodiments of the invention is that lower sleeve portions of the garment resist absorption of water to which they are exposed and resist transmission of any water that they do absorb to adjacent portions of the garment. Yet another advantage of preferred embodiments of the invention is that the material from which the underarm portions are fabricated wicks the fisherman's perspiration away from his / her underarms and neutralizes odor-causing bacteria to which it is exposed.

[0024] One object of preferred embodiments of the invention is to facilitate the movements of fly fishing. Another object of preferred embodiments of the invention is to prevent water into which the lower sleeves of the garment may be dipped from accumulating in the garment and being transmitted to other portions of the garment. Yet another object of preferred embodiments of the invention is to kill bacteria to which the underarm portions of the garment are exposed.

Problems solved by technology

Background art fly fishing garments have not adequately addressed these requirements.

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