# US 4,390,996 A · Garment

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- Number: US 4,390,996 A
- Document ID: US4390996A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/293,673
- Filed: 1981-08-17
- Granted: 1983-07-05
- Earliest claimed: 1980-09-02
- Inventors: Stuart W. Read
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4390996A

## CPC

- A41D 15/00: Convertible garments
- A41D 3/06: with leg-protecting means
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A garment comprising a jacket part comprising a body having a lower edge at crotch level and two arms extending from the body and a trouser part comprising two legs a part of the upper edge of each leg being permanently attached to the lower edge of the body and the remainder of the upper edge being releasably attached to the lower edge of the body by fastening means thereby to provide said one piece suit, the jacket and trouser parts each having co-operable retaining means whereby, when the fastening means are released and the trouser part folded relative to the jacket part, the trouser part may be retained between the upper and lower edges of the body by said retaining means, whereby the garment may be worn as a jacket only.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A garment comprises a jacket and a trouser part, the jacket comprising a body having a lower edge at or above crotch level, two arms extending from the body, the trouser part comprising two legs, part of the upper edge of each leg being permanently attached to the lower edge of the body and the remainder of the upper edge being releasably attached to the lower edge of the body by fastening means thereby to provide a one piece suit, the jacket and trouser part each having co-operable retaining means whereby, when the fastening means are released and the trouser part folded relative to the jacket, the trouser part may be retained between the upper and lower edges of the body by said retaining means, whereby the garment may be worn as a jacket only.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A garment according to claim 1 wherein the jacket is provided with a pouch in which said trouser part may be received and retained by said retaining means.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A garment according to claim 2 wherein the pouch comprises a space between a main part of the jacket and a flexible flap attached to the jacket.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A garment according to claim 3 wherein the flap is attached to the inside of the jacket.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A garment according to claim 4 wherein the flap is attached to the jacket by buttons, zip fasteners, strip fasteners, or press studs.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3, 4, 5)

A garment according to claim 3, claim 4 or claim 5 wherein the flap is made of a waterproof material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

A garment according to claim 2 wherein the pouch comprises a space between a main part of the jacket and a part of the lining of the jacket.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A garment according to claim 7 wherein the lining part is made of a waterproof material.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A garment according to claim 1 wherein the jacket has an opening in the front thereof, closable by fastener means.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A garment according to claim 9 wherein the opening in the front of the jacket is closable by means of a zip fastener.