Vented apparel, vent systems and associated methods

A vented apparel, comprising:

• an outer shell;
• an inner liner disposed adjacent at least a portion of an inside of the outer shell;
• a vent through the outer shell, wherein the vent is substantially covered by a screen;
• a zipper on the inner liner;
• and
• an adjusting mechanism on the outer shell;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is connected to the zipper in order to move the zipper between a closed position and an open position;
• wherein the zipper, in the open position, permits air to flow through the vent and the screen between an outside of the outer shell and an inside of the inner liner;
• wherein the zipper, in the closed position, substantially prohibits air from flowing through the vent and the screen between the outside of the outer shell and the inside of the inner liner;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is configured to be actuated to move the zipper between the closed position and the open position without the adjusting mechanism creating an opening in the outer shell;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is a second zipper comprising a slide, a first row of teeth and a second row of teeth, wherein the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth are substantially all interconnected when the slide is at a first end of the second zipper, wherein the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth are substantially all interconnected when the slide is at a second end of the second zipper, and wherein movement of the slide along the length of the second zipper from one side to the other results in the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth remaining substantially all interconnected;
• and
• wherein the screen is at least partially exposed regardless of whether the zipper is in the open position or the closed position and regardless of a position of the adjusting mechanism.

A vent system, comprising:

• a vent through an outer shell of an item incorporating the vent system, wherein the vent is substantially covered by a screen;
• a zipper on an inner liner of the item, wherein the inner liner is disposed adjacent at least a portion of an inside of the outer shell;
• and
• an adjusting mechanism on the outer shell;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is connected to the zipper in order to move the zipper between a closed position and an open position;
• wherein the zipper, in the open position, permits air to flow through the vent and the screen between an outside of the outer shell and an inside of the inner liner;
• wherein the zipper, in the closed position, substantially prohibits air from flowing through the vent and the screen between the outside of the outer shell and the inside of the inner liner;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is configured to be actuated to move the zipper between the closed position and the open position;
• wherein the zipper moves between the closed position and the open position without creating an opening in the outer shell;
• and
• wherein the screen is at least partially exposed regardless of whether the zipper is in the open position or the closed position and regardless of a position of the adjusting mechanism.

A vent system, comprising:

• a vent through an outer shell of an item incorporating the vent system, wherein the vent is substantially covered by a screen;
• a zipper on an inner liner of the item, wherein the inner liner is disposed adjacent at least a portion of an inside of the outer shell;
• and
• an adjusting mechanism on the outer shell;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is connected to the zipper in order to move the zipper between a closed position and an open position;
• wherein the zipper, in the open position, permits air to flow through the vent and the screen between an outside of the outer shell and an inside of the inner liner;
• wherein the zipper, in the closed position, substantially prohibits air from flowing through the vent and the screen between the outside of the outer shell and the inside of the inner liner;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is configured to be actuated to move the zipper between the closed position and the open position without the adjusting mechanism creating an opening in the outer shell;
• wherein the adjusting mechanism is a second zipper comprising a slide, a first row of teeth and a second row of teeth, wherein the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth are substantially all interconnected when the slide is at a first end of the second zipper, wherein the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth are substantially all interconnected when the slide is at a second end of the second zipper, and wherein movement of the slide along the length of the second zipper from one side to the other results in the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth remaining substantially all interconnected;
• and
• wherein the screen is at least partially exposed regardless of whether the zipper is in the open position or the closed position and regardless of a position of the adjusting mechanism.