Shirt with UV Protection Collar
OwnerAmy Morisch Hurst, Tom Hurstinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is a shirt having an ultraviolet (“UV”) protection collar. The UV protection collar of the shirt covers the majority of the back of the neck to protect it from harmful UV radiation and cool the back of the neck. The UV protection collar includes a collar is attached to a collar band, which is attached to the shirt. The collar is tallest at the center to cover the majority of the back of the neck and tapers towards the edges. The shirt and the UV protection collar is constructed of fabric having at least UPF 50+ rating, four-way stretch capabilities, and moisture wicking properties. The UV protection collar is made up of multiple layers of the fabric to enhance its UV protection and cooling properties.
Claims20
A UV protection collar shirt comprising:
- a shirt;
- and
- a UV protection collar attached to the shirt, wherein the UV protection collar comprises a collar attached to a collar band and the collar is folded over the collar band creating a right folded edge length, a left folded edge length, and a center back folded distance on the folded collar, wherein the center back folded distance is greater than the right folded edge length and the left folded edge length.
A UV protection collar shirt comprising:
- a shirt;
- and
- a UV protection collar configured to simultaneously prevent sunburn and cool a neck of a person attached to the shirt, wherein the UV protection collar comprises
- a top collar band attached to an under collar band creating a collar band having a collar band left edge length, a collar band right edge length, and a collar band center back distance, wherein the collar band center back distance is greater than the collar band left edge length and the collar band right edge length,
- an under collar attached to a top collar creating a collar attached to the collar band, said collar having a collar left edge length, a collar right edge length, and a collar center back distance, wherein the collar center back distance is greater than the collar left edge length and the collar right edge length, and
- wherein the collar is folded over the collar band creating a left folded edge length, a right folded edge length, and a center back folded distance on the folded collar, wherein the center back folded distance is greater than the left folded edge length and the right folded edge length.
A method of simultaneously preventing sunburn and cooling a back of a neck of a person, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a UV protection collar attached to a shirt, the UV protection collar comprises a collar attached to a collar band and the collar is folded over the collar band creating a right folded edge length, a left folded edge length, and a center back folded distance on the folded collar wherein the center back folded distance is greater than the right folded edge length and the left folded edge length, and wherein the UV protection collar is constructed of a material having at least UPF 50 rating and a moisture wicking capability;
- wearing the shirt with the attached UV protection collar on the person;
- positioning the center back folded distance on the folded collar at the center of the back of the neck of the person to cover a majority of the back of the neck of the person to block UV radiation from the back of the neck of the person;
- and
- placing the UV protection collar against the back of the neck of the person to provide evaporative cooling effects to the back of the neck of the person by absorbing and evaporating perspiration from the back of the neck of the person with the UV protection collar.
The method of simultaneously preventing sunburn and cooling a back of a neck of a person of claim 20, wherein the center back folded distance is 3 to 5 inches, the collar left edge length is 2 to 2.5 inches, and the collar right edge length equals the collar left edge length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.