# US 2013/0239284 A1 · Motorcycle garment and relevant flap

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- Number: US 2013/0239284 A1
- Document ID: US20130239284A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/877,564
- Filed: 2011-10-17
- Published: 2013-09-19
- Earliest claimed: 2010-10-18
- Assignees: Pelletteria Ariston S.R.L.,
- Inventors: Simone Zamponi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130239284A1

## CPC

- A41D 13/0015: {Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088}
- A41D 13/00: Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches (helmets A42B3/00; clothing affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes A62B17/00; life-saving garments for use at sea, diving suits B63C; bulletproof or armoured clothing F41H; clothing affording protection against radiation G21F3/02)
- A41D 13/0156: {having projecting patterns}
- A41D 13/0543: {Legs (knee or foot A41D13/06; protectors for the legs of players or sportmen A63B71/1225)}
- A43B 3/0036: {characterised by a special shape or design}
- A43B 5/145: {Boots for motorcyclists}
- A41D 2400/80: Friction or grip reinforcement
- A41D 2600/102: Motorcycling
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

A motorcycle garment includes at least a leg guard adapted to cover at least partially one of the driver's legs. At least a flap is disposed on said leg guard in correspondence of the driver's lower half-leg. The flap projects from the driver's lower half-leg Cowards the motorcycle, in such a way to increase resistance with air flow and increase aerodynamic load of motorcycle when driver moves his leg away from the motorcycle to make curving easier.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A motorcycle garment comprising:
at least one leg guard adapted to cover at least partially one driver's leg; and
at least one flap disposed on said leg guard in correspondence of driver's lower half-leg,
characterized by the fact that
said flap protrudes from the driver's lower half-leg towards the motorcycle, in such a way to increase resistance with air flow caused by forward travel of motorcycle, and increase aerodynamic load of motorcycle, when driver moves his leg away from motorcycle to make curving easier.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A motorcycle garment of claim 1, wherein said flap is positioned on internal side of lower half-leg, in rear position towards driver's calf.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A motorcycle garment of claim 1, wherein said flap comprises a body shaped as plate or sheet and at least one flap protruding from said body towards the motorcycle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A motorcycle garment of claim 3, wherein said body of said flap is shaped in such a way to adapt to driver's calf.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A motorcycle garment of claim 3, wherein said at least one wing is disposed along an axis inclined downwards by an acute angle (β) with respect to axis of shinbone.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A motorcycle garment of claim 5, wherein said acute angle (β) is comprised between 30° and 60°.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

A motorcycle garment of claim 3, wherein it comprises a plurality of parallel wings between the driver's inside ankle and internal knee.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A motorcycle garment of claim 7, wherein said wings are equally spaced.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

A motorcycle garment of claim 3, wherein said at least one wing is disposed according to a plane inclined upwards by an angle (γ) higher than 90° with respect to said body.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A motorcycle garment of claim 1, wherein said flap comprises fast fastening-unfastening means adapted to be coupled with complementary fast fastening-unfastening means provided on said leg guard.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A motorcycle garment of claim 10, wherein said fast fastening-unfastening means are Velcro or zipper or snap fasteners or belts.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A motorcycle garment of claim 1, wherein it is a suit.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A motorcycle garment of claim 1, wherein is a boot.

### Claim 14

A method to favor curving of motorcycle, when driver extends one leg out, wherein it provides for using a flap disposed on a leg guard of a motorcycle garment, in correspondence of driver's lower half-leg, wherein said flap protrudes from driver's lower half-leg towards the motorcycle, in such a way to increase resistance to air flow generated by forward travel of motorcycle and increase aerodynamic load of motorcycle.