Patent ID: 8443464

Claim:
A chest wader with a wader retention system, comprising: (A) a chest wader having a unified pair of leg covering sections that are continuously connected in a manner that allows the chest wader to cover an operator's feet, legs and torso, the chest wader further comprising a front leg securing portion and a back leg securing portion; (B) the front leg securing portion attaches to an interior wall of at least one respective leg covering section; (C) the back leg securing portion comprises a belt, the belt having two ends, a first end that permanently connects to the front leg securing portion while a second end adjustably and reversibly connects to the front leg securing portion to allow the two portions to form a leg channel through which at least a portion of the operator's leg and foot may be reversibly passed through when inserted into the chest wader and through a respective leg covering section; wherein the placement of the belt upon the front leg securing portion adjusts the circumference of the leg channel to allow the portions to reversibly and securely envelope the leg of the operator as located within the leg channel to retain the chest wader upon the operator.