Patent ID: 6490734
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: A41D,Y10S

Abstract:
For a human wearer, a well styled, single layer shell jacket and detachable lining combination:(A) said shell jacket comprising: (a) a left anterior body section, a right anterior body section, a posterior body section, a left arm, a right arm, a yoke section, a waist section, and a collar, said yoke section extending across the wearer's shoulders from arm to arm, and over the wearer's shoulders about said collar, each pair of the contiguous edges of adjacent sections being stitched to each other joined by a seam of stitching; (b) said left anterior body section, said right anterior body section, said posterior body section, said left arm, and said right arm, each being composed of a waterproof, windproof laminate that includes an outer facing fabric layer, a medial membrane layer, and a backing fabric layer, said medial membrane layer being waterproof, windproof and vapor permeable; (c) a left patch stitched on said left sleeve along seams that encompass said left patch to form a left pocket, and a right patch stitched on said right sleeve along seams that encompass said right patch to form a right pocket, a closure in said left patch within said seams of said left patch for access to said left pocket, a closure in said right patch within said seams of said right patch for access to said right pocket; and (d) thermoplastic strips of waterproof tape bonded to said backing fabric layers along at least some of said seams; (B) said lining comprising, (e) a bodice having a collar and a waist, said bodice descending from said collar to said waist; (f) a pair of opposed extended fasteners that detachably connect the sides of said bodice to flanges at interior edges of said shell; and (g) sleeves that are inserted into and that generally are coextensive with the sleeves of the shell.