Garment with structural vent

A ventilated garment comprising:

• A. at least one substantially non-stretchable outer panel, said outer panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and having a vent region including n openings therein, where n is an integer, said outer panel including substantially non-stretchable, air permeable vent material spanning said openings,
• B. an air impermeable lining sheet having an outer peripheral boundary defining the outer bounds of said sheet and having an inner peripheral boundary defining a central void region substantially corresponding in shape to said vent region and having a surround region extending omnidirectionally from said central void region to said outer peripheral boundary, said surround region being affixed along said outer peripheral boundary to said inner surface of said outer panel whereby said central void region is substantially in registration with said vent region,
• C. a cover element defined by a periphery and having a shape substantially corresponding to at least a portion of said vent region, and including means for affixing a first portion of said cover element periphery to said air impermeable lining sheet substantially along a first portion of said inner peripheral boundary, and a first adjustable closure element adjustably coupling a second portion of said cover element periphery to said air impermeable lining sheet substantially along a second portion of said inner peripheral boundary, and a second adjustable closure element adjustably coupling a third portion of said cover element periphery to said air impermeable lining sheet substantially along a third portion of said inner peripheral boundary, wherein said second portion and said third portion of said cover element periphery extend substantially from opposite ends of said first portion of said cover element periphery and wherein said second portion and said third portion of said inner peripheral boundary extend substantially from opposite ends of said first portion of said inner peripheral boundary, and
• D. coupling means for coupling said inner peripheral boundary of said air impermeable lining sheet to correspondingly positioned portions of said inner surface of said outer panel.