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US 5,369,809 AGranted
Adjustable hood system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorRobyn Hall
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Abstract
An adjustable hood system including a pair of drawstrings extending from the two temple areas of the wearer to the area corresponding to the nape of the neck. The drawstrings provide both vertical and lateral adjustability around the head of the wearer to allow the wearer to customize the fit of the hood, regardless of the size of the wearer's head or the amount of layers of headgear under the hood. The drawstrings are contained by a single cordlock so that the desired fit is achieved and maintained around the wearer's head with one simple operation of the drawstrings.
Claims27
An adjustable hood system for outerwear, comprising:
- at least one panel of flexible material forming a hood in a shape for covering top, back and sides of a wearer's head, and having a face opening for leaving exposed the wearer's face;
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- a drawstring arrangement for simultaneously adjusting the fit of the hood in both lateral and vertical directions, comprising:
- a pair of enclosed arcuate passageways formed in said material and extending from a lower rear portion of the hood corresponding approximately to the nape of the neck of the wearer, to respective upper forward portions of the hood, on opposite sides of the face opening, corresponding approximately to the temple areas of the wearer;
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- a pair of drawstrings extending along said passageways and being secured at first ends thereof to said hood and extending externally of said passageways at second ends, whereby the fit of said hood may be adjusted by pulling on said second ends of said drawstrings and gathering said hood along said passageways to impart lateral and vertical adjustability.
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An adjustable hood system for outerwear, comprising:
- at least one panel of flexible material forming a hood in a shape for covering the top, back and sides of a wearer's head, and having a face opening for leaving exposed the wearer's face:
- and
- a drawstring arrangement for simultaneously adjusting the fit of the hood in both lateral and vertical directions, comprising:
- a pair of arcuate passageways formed in said material and extending from a lower rear portion of the hood corresponding approximately to the nape of the neck of the wearer, to respective upper forward portions of the hood, on opposite sides of the face opening, corresponding approximately to the temple areas of the wearer;
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- a pair of drawstrings extending along said passageways and being secured at first ends thereof to said hood at said upper forward portions thereof, and extending externally of said passageways at second ends thereof at said lower rear portion of the hood, and wherein said second ends of said drawstrings extend through apertures in said lower rear portion of the hood, from an inside to an outside thereof, and said apertures are covered by a protective flap, and whereby the fit of said hood may be adjusted by pulling on said second ends of said drawstrings.
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An adjustable hood system for outerwear comprising:
- a hood attached to a collar, said hood being made of flexible material forming a shape for covering the crown, back and sides of a wearer's head and having a face opening for leaving a portion of the wearer's face exposed;
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- adjusting means for adjusting the degree of peripheral vision at the temple areas of the hood while simultaneously adjusting the fit of said hood in both lateral and vertical directions, said adjusting means extending approximately from the nape of the neck area of the wearer to the temple areas of the wearer, wherein said adjusting means gathers said flexible material to impart lateral and vertical adjustability to the hood.
An adjustable hood system for outerwear comprising:
- a hood disposed on a collar, said hood being made of flexible material forming a shape for covering the crown, back and sides of a wearer's head and having a face opening for leaving a portion of the wearer's face exposed;
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- adjusting means for adjusting the degree of peripheral vision at the hood while simultaneously adjusting the fit of said hood in both lateral and vertical directions, said adjusting means extending approximately from the nape of the neck area of the wearer to the temple areas of the wearer, wherein said adjusting means comprises a drawstring arrangement including a pair of arcuate passageways formed in said material and extending from a lower rear portion of said hood corresponding approximately to the nape of the neck of the wearer, to respective upper forward portions of said hood, on opposite sides of said face opening, corresponding approximately to the temple areas of the wearer, and a pair of drawstrings extending along said passageways and being secured at first ends thereof to said hood at said upper forward portions thereof, and extending externally of said passageways at second ends thereof at said lower rear portion of the hood, and wherein said second ends of said drawstrings extend through apertures in said lower rear portion of said hood, from an inside to an outside thereof, and said apertures are covered by a protective flap, and whereby the degree of peripheral vision and the fit of said hood may be adjusted by pulling on said second ends of said drawstrings.
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