Chaps for wading and wader protection

Abstract

Chaps style outerwear worn by fishermen, hunters and others while wearing waders, especially breathable-style fishing waders. Used to protect waders and the person wearing them from damage cause by briars, thorns, fishhooks, general wear-tear and abrasions. Formed of two elongated leg portions covering the legs from the ankle to the hips and made of tear, puncture, cut, and abrasion resistant materials.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to an outerwear worn for wading while fishing, duck hunting, or otherwise working in a stream or lake. Particularly to Chaps style outerwear worn by fishermen, duck hunters and others while wearing waders, especially breathable-style fishing waders. Used to protect waders and the person wearing them from damage cause by blackberry, thorns, brush, fishhooks, general wear-tear and abrasion.[0003]2. Background of the Invention[0004]Chaps are sturdy coverings for the legs and the garments beneath them. Consisting of leggings and held up with a belt, generally having no seat and are usually not joined at the crotch. They are designed to provide protection for the legs and the garments beneath them.[0005]Waders are sportswears that are used by individuals to protect against water penetration while fishing, duck hunting, or otherwise working in a stream or lake. Waders are traditionally rubb...

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Benefits of technology

[0041]In accordance with the above and the other objects of the present invention, a simplified chaps style outerwear for wader protection is provided. The chaps have a w

Problems solved by technology

There are no chaps, past or presently available, made for fisherman or hunters to protect themselves and their waders from damage while wading in rivers, streams or lakes.

These products are not designed for, and will not work for fisherman and hunters while wearing waders they have a number of disadvantages:

(a) They can retain water in the legs while wading, making walking and wading difficult and dangerous.

For example, hunting chaps when used while wading will fill with so much water that that the legs actually balloon outwards from the weight of the water even though they are open at the bottom.

This phenomenon is caused by water pressure against chaps, below the waterline, forcing the fabric against the legs and not allowing water to escape through the bottom of the chaps.

(c) The bottom part of the legs (cuffs) have a tendency to ride or float up the legs while wading, as they don't have a means of securing the bottom of the chaps to wading boots.

They don't address the needs of fishermen or hunters wearing waders.

They only cover the front parts of a person's legs in selected areas, which means they won't protect the equally important backs section of the legs from damage form thorns, brush, fish hooks and the like.

They won't protect waders or the people wearing them while submerged and don't have a means of keeping the cuff or bottom of the chaps from riding up the leg.

At first glance these chaps appear to be in the same general form as chaps for waders but they have several different features making them different from and unsuitable for wading.

They're made of materials having specific snakebite protective qualities and not materials suitable for wading.

They don't have a specific means of allowing water to flow into and out of the underside of the chaps, nor do they have a means of keeping the cuff or bottom of the chaps from riding up the leg.

This fact on it's own makes them very different from wader chaps and again they don't address the needs of fishermen or hunters wearing waders.

They're not made of materials suitable for wading, don't have a means of allowing water to flow into and out of the underside of the chaps, don't have a means of keeping the cuff or bottom of the chaps from riding up the leg, and aren't designed and made to fit over waders.

This fact on it's own makes them very different from wader chaps and again they don't address the needs of fishermen or hunters wearing waders.

They're not made of materials suitable for wading, don't have a means of allowing water to flow into and out of the underside of the chaps, don't have a means of keeping the cuff or bottom of the chaps from riding up the leg, and aren't designed and made to fit over waders.

The Apron protectors do not have a means of attaching the bottom of the legs to a person's footwear.

Solving the problem of water being trapped behind the chaps making it difficult and dangerous to wade.

This phenomenon is caused by water pressure against chaps below the waterline, forcing the fabric against the legs and not allowing water to escape through the bottom leg opening.

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