# US 10,244,804 B2 · Garment vent

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- Number: US 10,244,804 B2
- Document ID: US10244804B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/893,885
- Filed: 2013-05-14
- Published: 2013-12-19
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2012-05-14
- Assignees: Berghaus Limited
- Applicants: Berghaus Limited
- Inventors: James Hodgson; Marian Barnes; Gary Martin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244804B2

## CPC

- A41D 3/04: Raincoats
- A41D 27/28: Means for ventilation
- A41D 27/285: {with closure adjustment}
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A garment having a vent which has an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein the upper panel has a lower end portion and the lower panel has an upper end portion, and the lower end portion of the upper panel overlaps the upper end portion of the lower panel to form an opening, wherein the vent further has a gutter extending into the opening to trap rain travelling through the opening.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A garment comprising:
a vent path extending from an outside of the garment to an interior of the garment,
an upper outer panel having a lower end portion,
a lower inner panel having an upper end portion,
the lower end portion of the upper outer panel overlapping the upper end portion of the lower inner panel so as to form a vent opening between the lower end portion and the upper end portion,
a gutter formed as a downward fold from one of the panels, the gutter extending from the fold into the vent opening,
the vent opening being opened above the upper end portion of the lower inner panel,
an access opening from the vent opening into the interior of the garment, and
wherein the vent path is unobstructed from the outside of the garment, through the vent opening, around the gutter and through the entire access opening into the interior of the garment, wherein the upper outer panel and the lower inner panel are operatively engaged with each other at opposite ends of the access opening, such that an air flow with a continuous width equal to an entire width of the access opening between the opposite ends of the access opening can pass through the access opening into the interior of the garment.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein the gutter is on the upper end portion of the lower inner panel or the lower end portion of the upper outer panel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein the downward fold extends from the upper end portion of the lower inner panel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein at least one of the lower end portion of the upper outer panel and the upper end portion of the lower inner panel has a hem.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein the upper outer panel and the lower inner panel are attached at discrete, spaced apart points.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The garment of claim 5 wherein the gutter is only stitched or bonded at the discrete, spaced apart points where the upper outer panel and the lower inner panel are attached.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein the gutter extends partially or fully across a width of the vent opening.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein the overlap forming the vent opening between the upper outer panel and the lower inner panel has a length of at least 30 mm.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The garment claim 1 wherein a length of the fold forming the gutter is at least 10 mm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein the gutter forms an acute angle of less than 85°.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The garment of claim 1 wherein at least one of the upper outer panel and lower inner panel has a wicking barrier on a surface facing the vent opening, the wicking barrier configured to prevent the ingress of moisture through the vent opening.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The garment according to claim 1, comprising a series of vent openings arranged parallel and one above the other to form a gill-like arrangement.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The garment according to claim 1, including a second gutter formed as a downward fold on a lower part of the upper outer panel, and extending away from the upper panel into the vent opening to trap water traveling through the vent opening.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The garment according to claim 1, wherein the gutter fold forms an angle of less than 45° with the panel from which the gutter is folded downwardly.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The garment according to claim 1, wherein the gutter is formed as a downward fold from the lower end portion of the upper outer panel.