Patent ID: 11925224
Assignee: KJUS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A ski jacket configured to be worn when skiing, comprising:
a torso region, including a collar and a central zipper;
wherein the ski jacket is configured for a varying physical activity level of a skier wearing the ski jacket and for a varying demand of heat dissipation over time,
the ski jacket further comprising:
two sleeves connected to the torso region, each of the two sleeves having a top connected to the torso region, a bottom opposite the top, and two sides provided between the top and the bottom, wherein each of the two sleeves is configured such that the skier's forearm is located in a lower portion of the sleeve toward the bottom when the skier's arm is placed within the sleeve,
wherein each of the two sleeves is provided with only one vent,
the vent being openable from a closed state into an open state and closeable from the open state to the closed state, the vent forming an opening that is framed by spring-loaded profiles, wherein each side of the opening is provided with a spring-loaded profile comprising a material capable of elastic bending, wherein the spring-loaded profiles in an untensioned state keep the opening closed, and
the vent being provided in the lower portion of each of the two sleeves and on a side of the sleeves which is configured to lie adjacent to one or more inner sides of the skier's forearms when the skier's arms are placed within the sleeves, to allow air to stream across the vent to a greater or lesser extent depending on how far the vent is opened, thereby effectively releasing body heat to ambient air via the vent,
wherein the vent provided on each of the two sleeves is configured to not extend into the torso region of the jacket to avoid heat release from one or more sides of the skier's torso, and
wherein a cuff is provided at the bottom of each sleeve and where the vent provided on each of the two sleeves is arranged at a distance from the cuff; and
a turn-lock fastener with pulling cables arranged on opposing portions of the turn-lock fastener, wherein the turn-lock fastener is configured to activate or engage the pulling cables when twisted to bring one or more top ends of the spring-loaded profiles and one or more bottom ends of the spring-loaded profiles closer together against a spring force of the spring-loaded profiles, thereby forcing open the opening framed by the spring-loaded profiles.