Patent ID: 7181774

Claim:
An article of safety outerwear comprising: a main body piece including: a trunks outerwear part, adapted to receive in encompassing relation the lower region of the torso of a wearer in use and having apertures through which the legs of said wearer protrude in use; and a pair of tubular leg parts, each adapted to receive therethrough a respective protruding leg of said wearer in use and extending between a respective upper end, connected to said trunks outerwear part and a respective lower end disposed adjacent to the ankle of said respective protruding leg, wherein the trunks outerwear part is substantially opaque, to conceal the pelvic region of said wearer in use; each leg part includes a tubular vent portion, extending, with respect to the respective protruding leg received in said each leg part in use, from about mid leg to about the ankle, said vent portion being constructed substantially from mesh, said mesh having a substantially open texture for high breathability, presenting a substantially smooth surface to said legs in use and being adapted to provide the wearer protection against abrasion in normal activity selected from the group consisting of working activity and athletic activity; wherein the mesh is formed at least in part from a petrochemically-based manufactured fiber so as to provide the wearer with adequate protection against abrasion in the workplace; said main body piece includes a pocket means for temporarily storing items during a normal activity selected from the group consisting of workplace activities and athletic activities; and such pocket means comprises at least one pocket that is sized to receive and store a pair of tubular leg shells which are detachably securable to said main body piece for covering said leg parts.