# US 5,343,565 A · Clothing, in particular for cooks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,343,565 A - Document ID: US5343565A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 07/809,284 - Filed: 1991-11-29 - Granted: 1994-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 1990-03-29 - Inventors: Bruno Berni - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5343565A ## CPC - A41D 13/02: Overalls {, e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls} (sweating suits A61H36/00) - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES ## Abstract To protect cooks, who work alternately in hot and cold rooms, from catching colds, to prevent clothing from slipping during work, to allow clothes to be donned simply and easily, and to preserve a well-groomed appearance, the clothing consists of trousers (8) and a jacket (1), which together form an overall or a jump suit. A zip fastener (7) extends from the fly (8') of the trousers up to the collar of the jacket (1). The clothing is associated with an apron (11) with fiat strip fastener parts (9') and a neck band (13) with a tie knot (14). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A jump suit comprising a jacket portion having a collar; a trouser portion having a fly; a waist band in the area of a waist and sewn onto the jacket portion in an area of the waist; a zip fastener attached to the trouser portion wherein the zip fastener closes and opens an opening in the trouser portion, and wherein the zip fastener extends from the fly over the waist band of the trouser portion toward the collar of the jacket portion; hook and loop fasteners disposed at least at two sides, located opposite to each other, at the waist band of the portion; an apron, wherein the apron includes the hook and loop fastener counter parts disposed in a waist band region, and disposed opposite to the waist band of the trouser portion, on the left and right side of the apron and further comprising a hem wherein the hem is folded upside down to cover the hook and loop fasteners and the hook and loop fastener counter parts disposed on one side of the apron, wherein the hem can be fixed for remaining in a covering position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, wherein the jacket portion is white. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, wherein the hem of the apron is fixable in the covering position at narrow edges located at the apron. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, wherein the hem of the apron is fixable in the covering position by attachment elements. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, wherein the hem of the apron is fixed in the covering position by attachment elements furnished at the apron. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The jump suit according to claim 5, wherein the hem of the apron is fixed in the covering position by dome snap fasteners at the apron. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, wherein the trouser portion is furnished with a white/black checker pattern and wherein the jacket portion comprises a white fabric. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, further comprising a tie knot having a rear side and having its rear side formed of an elastic band, wherein the tie knot is separate and not permanently attached to the jacket portion; a neck band having two ends and coordinated to the jacket portion but not permanently attached to the jacket portion, wherein the ends of the neck band are pulled through the separate tie knot. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, wherein the zip fastener is running upwardly in the area of the fly up to about the navel area of the person wearing the jump suit, and wherein the zip fastener is used as a closure to an opening and wherein the zip fastener is running at an angle to from about the navel area to one side of the neck of the person. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The jump suit according to claim 9, wherein a chest part of the jacket portion is furnished with a shirt part extending from the zip fastener substantially symmetrical in front of the person covered with a jacket section; further comprising buttons disposed in two vertical rows and attached to the shirt part and adorning said shirt part. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The jump suit according to claim 10, wherein the covering jacket section is lined vertically in the middle and is furnished with slits for the buttons attached to the shirt part, and wherein the buttons engage the slits on the covering jacket section. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The jump suit according to claim 1, further comprising pockets formed at the trouser portion, wherein hook and loop fasteners are furnished at the pockets of the trouser portion. ### Claim 13 Clothing for cooks or other workers, comprising a trouser portion, (8) wherein a first longitudinal edge of a waste band is sewn onto a jacket portion (1), in the area of the waist, wherein a second longitudinal edge of the waste band is sewn onto the trouser portion thereby forming a jump suit, where the trouser portion (8) is furnished with a zip fastener (7), extending from a fly (8') over a waist region of the jump suit toward a collar (3) of the jacket portion (1), wherein the zip fastener closes and opens an opening, and wherein hook and loop fasteners (9) are disposed at least at two sides opposite to each other at the waist band of the jump suit, where an apron (11) is detachably attached at said hook and loop fasteners wherein the apron (11) has the hook and loop fasteners (9') in a waist region of the apron spaced such on two sides of the waist region of the apron (11) as to be disposed opposite to the hook and loop fasteners (9) at the waist band of the trouser portion, and wherein a hem or cuff is furnished in the waist region of the apron, wherein the hem has folding positions, a first folding position for covering the hook and loop fasteners (9') and a second folding position for uncovering the hook and loop fasteners (9') such that the hook and loop fasteners (9') of the apron (11) can engage the hook and loop fasteners (9) of the waist band of the jump suit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) Clothing according to claim 13, wherein the hem of the apron (11) is fixable in the folding positions at narrow edges of the hem at the apron. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) Clothing according to claim 14, wherein the hem of the apron is fixable in the folding positions by attachment elements, in particular dome snap fasteners, at the apron. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) Clothing according to claim 13, wherein the trouser portion (8) is furnished with a white/black checker pattern and wherein the jacket portion (1) comprises a white fabric. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) Clothing according to claim 13, wherein a neck band (13) is coordinated to the jacket portion (1) independent of the jacket portion (1), where the ends of the neck band (13) are pulled through a separate tie knot (14), where the rear side of the tie knot (14) is comprised of an elastic band. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) Clothing according to claim 13, wherein hook and loop fasteners are furnished at the pockets (12) of the trouser portion (8). ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) Clothing according to claim 13, wherein the jacket portion (1) includes a chest part, wherein the chest part is furnished with a shirt part (100), extending from the zip fastener substantially symmetrical in front of the person covered with a jacket section; further comprising buttons disposed in two vertical rows and attached to the shirt part and adorning said shirt part.