Patent ID: 9474312
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A garment comprising at least one layer of fabric ( 303 ), air vents ( 103 ), and tubes ( 202 ) and which is further characterized in that the tubes ( 202 ) run at least substantially vertically from an upper part of the garment down to a lower part of the garment ( 101 ), the tubes ( 202 ) being spaced apart so as to define channels ( 301 ) therebetween, the channels communicating with the air vents, the tubes ( 202 ) are at least partially filled with an insulating material, and are elongated and run continuously at least most of the length of the garment, and that the air vents can be selectively closed to trap air in the channels to provide an insulating function or selectively opened, partially or fully, to govern airflow through the garment; wherein the garment is a jacket and the at least substantially vertically-disposed tubes ( wherein at least some of the air vents are disposed in a neck area of the jacket, wherein the tubes form a part of an innermost layer of the garment, wherein the channels defined between the tubes are configured to allow warm, moist air to rise upwardly and to be transported out through at least some of the air vents (