Patent ID: 8635712

Claim:
An article of clothing, comprising: a tandem wind breaker having a material construction for accommodating two people in tandem, said material construction comprising: a driver portion; a passenger portion; and a third portion; said driver portion including: a zipper corresponding to a first collar defining a first opening, said zipper providing entry into the article and also providing a ventilation point; an open back portion formed in said driver portion such that no material barrier exists between said driver portion and said passenger portion; a pair of sleeves attached to said driver portion; and a first adjustable waistband of said driver portion; said driver portion having material construction extending from said first adjustable waistband to said first collar, wherein said material construction is designed to only extend to said first adjustable waistband; said passenger portion including: a second collar defining a second opening; a second adjustable waistband of said passenger portion; and a first side of a hook and loop fastener; said passenger portion having material construction extending from said second adjustable waistband to said second collar, wherein said material construction is designed to only extend to said second adjustable waistband; and the third portion including: a wind breaker portion having material extending between said driver portion and said passenger portion and forming a front of said second passenger portion; said wind breaker portion forming a back of said driver portion and substantially enclosing said open back portion; said wind breaker portion including a second side of the hook and loop fastener; said hook and loop fastener forming a seam traversing an area bounded by the second adjustable waistband and the second collar; wherein said driver portion, said passenger portion and said third portion cooperate to form the tandem wind breaker when said first side of the hook and loop fastener and the second side of the hook and loop fastener are secured to one another to form a seam sealing an enclosure between the driver portion and the passenger portion, said enclosure being covered by material of the wind breaker portion and being devoid of material internal thereto such that access extending between the passenger portion and the driver portion is permitted via at least the open back portion formed in the driver portion.