Garment having mobility-enhancing arm pleat
AssigneeVf Imagewear, Inc.
InventorsDavid Winfield Griffin, Dianne Marie Tatara
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a garment comprising a mobility-enhancing pleat positioned on the upper-arm portion of a sleeve. The pleat may be configured to move between a closed position, in which an outer layer lies substantially flat against the sleeve, and an open position, in which the outer layer is configured to provide the upper-arm portion of the sleeve with an increased surface area. Due to the increased surface area, the wearer is not restricted when reaching forward or upward and the sleeve is prevented from riding up so as to expose the wrists or lower arms of the wearer. Moreover, when the pleat is in an open position, the interior of the garment is not exposed. Accordingly, the pleat will not compromise a fire-resistant garment.
Claims17
A garment comprising a mobility-enhancing arm pleat, the garment comprising:
- a shirt portion comprising a sleeve, the sleeve comprising an upper-arm portion, a lower-arm portion, and an outer sleeve seam;
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- a mobility-enhancing pleat on the upper-arm portion of the sleeve, the pleat being located on the upper-arm portion of the sleeve and configured to move between a closed position, in which an outer layer of the pleat lies substantially flat against the sleeve, and an open position, in which the outer layer is configured to move away from the sleeve to provide the upper-arm portion of the sleeve with an increased exterior surface area;
- wherein the outer layer comprises an interior portion and an exterior portion, the interior portion and the exterior portion being divided by an outer edge;
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- wherein the outer edge is aligned with the outer sleeve seam when the pleat is in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.