Patent ID: 6868557
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: A41D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A garment panel comprising: A. an upper air impervious outer panel having two opposing side edges, a top edge extending between first ends of said side edges, and a bottom edge extending between second ends of said side edges; B. a lower air impervious outer panel having two opposing side edges, a top edge extending between first ends of said side edges, and a bottom edge extending between second ends of said side edges; C. an air permeable vent outer panel extending along a vent axis, and having a top edge and a bottom edge opposite thereto on either side of said vent axis, said top edge of said vent panel being continuously joined with said bottom edge of said upper panel, and said bottom edge of said vent panel being continuously joined with said top edge of said lower panel; D. an air impervious underlay panel underlying and spanning said vent outer panel, and having peripheral edges affixed to said vent panel, and being adapted to be adjacent to the body of a wearer of said garment, and wherein said underlay panel includes a slit extending in the general direction of said vent axis, said slit having a selectively operable closure assembly extending therealong.