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Water-sport garment with breathable fabric panels

a technology of fabric panels and water-sport garments, applied in the field of water-sport garments, can solve the problems of not allowing heat to be effectively dissipated through the material, the body temperature of the person wearing the form-fitting garment may rise to uncomfortable levels, etc., and achieves the effects of reducing muscle fatigue, improving stretchiness, and reducing muscle fatigu

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-02-02
FISCHER MICHAEL
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"The present invention provides a garment for water-sports that combines a waterproof, breathable fabric with a durable water repellant coating and conventional heat retention waterproof material. This garment offers improved stretchiness, flexibility, and decreased muscle fatigue while maintaining desirable heat retention properties. Additionally, a method of manufacturing a garment for water-sports is also provided."

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Maintaining a comfortable body temperature while participating in water-sport activities is a challenge.
However, many water-sports only require the participant to be submerged in the water infrequently, spending a significant amount of time with their body at least partially out of the water.
In these situations the body temperature of the person wearing the form-fitted garment may rise to uncomfortable levels because of physical exertion, high ambient temperatures, direct exposure to sunlight, or some combination of the three.
This material is rapid-drying and substantially impermeable to water, but does not allow for heat to be effectively dissipated through the material.

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[0027]FIGS. 1-4 illustrate a novel waterproof, breathable fabric for use in the construction of water-sport garments. Although this waterproof, breathable fabric is principally shown and described in conjunction with a full-body wetsuit, many of the inventive aspects can readily be adapted to other styles, such as spring suits, hoods, gloves, sleeves, booties, vests, shorts and bibs.

[0028]Certain prior art garments for water sports are constructed from a plurality of panels of foam rubber, preferably Neoprene, having at least an inner layer of laminate of nylon for strength, some of the panels being more pliable than others. The nylon laminate is formed by a weave of long nylon strands and is characterized by a particular density, or denier number, according to industry standards. The denier number is a unit of fineness denoting the weight (or mass) of a specified length of nylon strand. One industry standard used is the gram weight of the nylon per 9000 meters of strand. A conventi...

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Abstract

A water-sport garment constructed with waterproof, breathable fabric panels and waterproof, non-breathable fabric panels. The waterproof, breathable fabric is constructed of one layer of a waterproof, breathable membrane with an inner and outer layer of synthetic knit fabric. The synthetic knit fabric is treated with a durable water repellant coating to prevent water absorption yet retain heat dissipation properties. The waterproof, breathable fabric is affixed to a conventional waterproof, non-breathable fabric used in the construction of water-sport garments. Construction of garments using panels of the waterproof, breathable fabric results in greater flexibility for the wearer, due to the waterproof, breathable fabric's improved stretchiness, as well as improved comfort for the wearer due to heat dissipation from areas of high heat generation during highly aerobic water-sports activities.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 369,643 filed on Jul. 30, 2010, entitled “WATER-SPORT GARMENT WITH BREATHABLE FABRIC PANELS,” which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference as if fully set forth herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]Embodiments of the present disclosure are generally related to garments suitable for water-sports activity, and more particularly to an improved water-sport garment having one or more panels of waterproof, breathable fabric allowing the wearer to maintain a comfortable body temperature and enjoy increased freedom of movement.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Maintaining a comfortable body temperature while participating in water-sport activities is a challenge. Wetsuits and other similar form-fitted garments have been developed that allow the wearer to spend more time in cold wa...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B63C11/04A41D7/00
CPCA41D13/012A41D31/0038A41D2400/22B63C2011/046B63B2231/50B63C11/04B63B2231/00A41D31/065A41D31/102
Inventor FISCHER, MICHAEL
Owner FISCHER MICHAEL
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