Patent ID: 7540037
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A protective garment for shielding a motorcycle driver from inclement weather conditions while allowing air to simultaneously pass through said garment, said protective garment comprising: a jacket having an exterior surface formed from water impermeable material, said jacket further having a pair of coextensively shaped and rectilinear interior edges removably coupled to each other, one of said interior edges including an elongated flap extending along an entire longitudinal length of said one interior edge such that said flap completely covers said interior edges while said interior edges are coupled to each other and thereby preventing rain and debris from passing through said interior edges, said jacket having an annular collar directly pressed against a neck of the driver in such a manner that rain and debris are prohibited from seeping underneath said collar; a trouser having an exterior surface formed from water impermeable material, said trouser further having an elastic waist band, said trouser further having elastic leg bands directly fitted about lower extremities of said trouser such that said elastic leg bands tightly wrap about ankles of the driver during riding conditions, said trouser further having a pair of elastic straps having opposed end portions directly coupled to said lower extremities and said leg bands respectively, each of said elastic straps having an apex centrally spaced below said leg band respectively such that said elastic straps tightly fit about both feet of the driver for preventing said lower extremities of said trouser from sliding up and away from the driver ankles during high speed riding conditions; and means for simultaneously storing articles within said jacket and said trouser while allowing air to flow through said jacket and said trouser for ventilating the driver during operating conditions without requiring the driver to detach said interior edges of said jacket or loosen said collar, said storing means being adaptable between open and closed positions wherein air is allowed to flow through said jacket and said trouser and the articles are removable from said jacket and said trouser when said storage means is adapted to the open position, said articles being protected from rain and debris and air being prohibited from passing through said jacket and said trouser when said storage means is adapted to the closed position; wherein said trouser comprises a plurality of coextensively shaped heat resistant pads directly attached to said exterior surface thereof, said heat resistant pads having a bottom end contiguously abutted against said lower extremities of said trouser, said heat resistant pads traveling up along said trouser wherein said heat resistant pads terminate at a knee region of the driver, said heat resistant pads being situated along a medial face of said lower extremities and traveling partially thereabout.