Patent ID: 6052826
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
An outer garment suitable for wear during athletic activities under differing climatic conditions,a) said garment being formed of a waterproof material having sufficient porosity to allow perspiration vapor from the body of the wearer to escape therethrough,b) said garment comprising at least one front panel and a back panel,c) said back panel being secured to the at least one front panel along a seam line located on the shoulders of the wearer of said garment,d) pleats extending downwardly from said seam line, said pleats vanishing into the back panel of said garment below said seam line,e) the invention being characterized in that said pleats are formed by overlapped layers of said waterproof material being permanently joined together, with waterproof seam sealing tape being applied over the free ends of said overlapped layers to prevent moisture from entering the garment through said pleat.