PANT AND SHIRT FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Abstract

A pant for outdoor activities has inner sleeves sown inside the pant legs which inner sleeves have a tightening means for tightly wearing the inner sleeves over socks. A shirt for outdoor activities has inner sleeves sown inside the shirt sleeves which inner sleeves have a tightening means for tightly wearing the inner sleeves over gloves. The inner sleeves thereby reduce ingress of unwanted small animals and plant matter such as ticks, chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, ants, spiders, hornets, wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, and thorns. The inner sleeves are not visible in normal use so that the pant and the shirt for outdoor activities look like a common dress pant and a common dress shirt, respectively. The pant and the shirt for outdoor activities may be made of light-colored materials for better visibility of the unwanted small animals and plant matter to facilitate their removal.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to articles of clothing for outdoor activities, especially to pants and shirts for reducing ingress of small animals and plant matter in clothing that can cause harm to a human body.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Outdoor activists like wildlife photographers and gardening enthusiasts sometimes wear their pant legs inside their socks and their shirt sleeves inside their gloves trying to keep unwanted small animals and plant matter such as ticks, chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, ants, spiders, hornets, wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, and thorns, out of their clothing.

[0003] However, some of the small animals and plant matter may still go inside their clothing and cause harm to the body of the outdoor activist.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The present invention reduces the ingress of small animals and plant matter in pants and shirts.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a pant for outdoor activities, comprising:

[0006] a pant member having a pair of pant legs;

[0007] each pant leg having an inner sleeve;

[0008] the inner sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end;

[0009] the proximal end of the inner sleeve sown to the inside of the pant leg;

[0010] the distal end of the inner sleeve for wearing over a sock;

[0011] the distal end of the inner sleeve having a tightening means for tightly wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve over the sock, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant matter in the pant for outdoor activities;

[0012] whereby the inner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that the pant for outdoor activities looks like a common dress pant.

[0013] According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a shirt for outdoor activities, comprising:

[0014] a shirt member having a pair of shirt sleeves;

[0015] each shirt sleeve having an inner sleeve;

[0016] the inner sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end;

[0017] the proximal end of the inner sleeve sown to the inside of the shirt sleeve;

[0018] the distal end of the inner sleeve for wearing over a glove;

[0019] the distal end of the inner sleeve having a tightening means for tightly wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve over the glove, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant matter in the shirt for outdoor activities;

[0020] whereby the inner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that the shirt for outdoor activities looks like a common dress shirt.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The drawings illustrate the preferred embodiments of the invention by way of example only.

[0022] FIG. 1 shows a pant according a first aspect of the invention;

[0023] FIG. 1A shows an inner sleeve of the pant having a choker type of tightening means;

[0024] FIG. 1B shows an inner sleeve of the pant having a hook-and-loop type of tightening means;

[0025] FIG. 1C shows an inner sleeve of the pant having an elastic band type of tightening means;

[0026] FIG. 1 D shows an inner sleeve of the pant having drawstring type of tightening means;

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a shirt according to the second aspect of the invention;

[0028] FIG. 2A shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having a choker type of tightening means;

[0029] FIG. 2B shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having a hook-and-loop type of tightening means;

[0030] FIG. 2C shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having an elastic band type of tightening means; and

[0031] FIG. 2 D shows an inner sleeve of the shirt having drawstring type of tightening means.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0032] The following descriptions describe the preferred embodiments of the invention by way of example only.

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a pant 100 according to a first aspect of the invention. A pant member 102 has a pair of pant legs 104. Each pant leg 104 has an inner sleeve 106. The inner sleeve 106 has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the inner sleeve 106 is sown to the inside of the pant leg 104 as indicated by the seam 108 shown on one of the pant legs 104. The other pant leg 104 is shown folded over to show the inner sleeve 106. The distal end of the inner sleeve 106 is for wearing over a sock. The distal end of the inner sleeve 106 has a tightening means 110 for wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 tightly over the sock, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant matter in the pant 100.

[0034] Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises a choker type of tightening means shown in FIG. 1A, the choker type of tightening means having a spring-loaded button 112 and a string 114. In use, a user squeezes the spring-loaded button 112, pulls the string 114 through the spring-loaded button 112, and releases the spring-loaded button 112 to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

[0035] Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises a hook-and-loop type of tightening means shown in FIG. 1B, the hook-and-loop type of tightening means having hook-and-loop strips 116, 118. In use, a user pulls strip 118 over strip 116 and attaches strip 118 to strip 116 to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

[0036] Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises an elastic band 120 shown in FIG. 1C. In use, a user pulls the elastic band 120 over the sock to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

[0037] Preferably, the tightening means 110 comprises drawstrings 122 shown in FIG. 1D. In use, a user ties a knot with the drawstrings 122 to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 106 over the sock.

[0038] Preferably, the pant 100 is made of light-colored materials for better visibility of unwanted small animals and plant matter such as ticks, chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, ants, spiders, hornets, wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, and thorns, on the pant 100 thereby facilitating their removal from the pant 100.

[0039] Advantageously, the inner sleeve 106 is not visible in normal use so that the pant 100 looks like a common dress pant.

[0040] FIG. 2 shows a shirt 200 according to a second aspect of the invention. A shirt member 202 has a pair of shirt sleeves 204. Each shirt sleeve 204 has an inner sleeve 206. The inner sleeve 206 has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the inner sleeve 206 is sown to the inside of the shirt sleeve 204 as indicated by the seam 208 shown on one of the shirt sleeves 204. The other shirt sleeve 204 is shown folded over to show the inner sleeve 206. The distal end of the inner sleeve 206 is for wearing over a glove. The distal end of the inner sleeve 206 has a tightening means 210 for wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve 206 tightly over the glove, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant matter in the shirt 200.

[0041] Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises a choker type of tightening means shown in FIG. 2A, the choker type of tightening means having a spring-loaded button 212 and a string 214. In use, a user squeezes the spring-loaded button 212, pulls the string 114 through the spring-loaded button 112, and releases the spring-loaded button 121 to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 206 over the glove.

[0042] Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises a hook-and-loop type of tightening means shown in FIG. 2B, the hook-and-loop type of tightening means having hook-and-loop strips 216, 218. In use, a user pulls strip 218 over strip 216 and attaches strip 218 to strip 216 to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 216 over the glove.

[0043] Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises an elastic band 220 shown in FIG. 2C. In use, a user pulls the elastic band 220 over the glove to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 206 over the glove.

[0044] Preferably, the tightening means 210 comprises drawstrings 222 shown in FIG. 2D. In use, a user ties a knot with the drawstrings 222 to tightly wear the distal end of the inner sleeve 206 over the glove.

[0045] Preferably, the shirt 200 is made of light-colored materials for better visibility of unwanted small animals and plant matter such as ticks, chiggers, mosquitos, black flies, deer flies, ants, spiders, hornets, wasps, bees, allergenic pollen, saps, and thorns, on the shirt 200 thereby facilitating their removal from the shirt 200.

[0046] Advantageously, the inner sleeve 206 is not visible in normal use so that the shirt 200 looks like a common dress shirt.

[0047] A person skilled in the art will have by now appreciated the full scope of the invention. In particular, the scope of the invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described by way of example in the above.

Claims

1. A pant for outdoor activities, comprising: a pant member having a pair of pant legs; each pant leg having an inner sleeve; the inner sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end of the inner sleeve sown to the inside of the pant leg; the distal end of the inner sleeve for wearing over a sock; the distal end of the inner sleeve having a tightening means for tightly wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve over the sock, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant matter in the pant for outdoor activities; whereby the inner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that the pant for outdoor activities looks like a common dress pant.

2. A pant for outdoor activities as defined in claim 1, wherein the tightening means comprises a choker type of tightening means.

3. A pant for outdoor activities as defined in claim 1, wherein the tightening means comprises a hook-and-loop type of tightening means.

4. A pant for outdoor activities as defined in claim 1, wherein the tightening means comprises an elastic band.

5. A pant for outdoor activities as defined in claim 1, wherein the tightening means comprises drawstrings.

6. A pant for outdoor activities as defined in claim 1, made of light-colored materials.

7. A shirt for outdoor activities, comprising: a shirt member having a pair of shirt sleeves; each shirt sleeve having an inner sleeve; the inner sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end of the inner sleeve sown to the inside of the shirt sleeve; the distal end of the inner sleeve for wearing over a glove; the distal end of the inner sleeve having a tightening means for tightly wearing the distal end of the inner sleeve over the glove, thereby reducing the ingress of small animals and plant matter in the shirt for outdoor activities; whereby the inner sleeve is not visible in normal use so that the shirt for outdoor activities looks like a common dress shirt.

8. A shirt for outdoor activities as defined in claim 7, wherein the tightening means comprises a choker type of tightening means.

9. A shirt for outdoor activities as defined in claim 7, wherein the tightening means comprises a hook-and-loop type of tightening means.

10. A shirt for outdoor activities as defined in claim 7, wherein the tightening means comprises an elastic band.

11. A shirt for outdoor activities as defined in claim 7, wherein the tightening means comprises drawstrings.

12. A shirt for outdoor activities as defined in claim 7, made of light-colored materials.