Breathable waders with interchangeable insulated linings
AssigneeStearns Inc.
InventorGerald Clayton Walton
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Abstract
An improved liner system for uninsulated waders is disclosed. Pant-like liners of various weights and insulating properties are configured for operative insertion within a lightweight uninsulated wader shell, particularly of the breathable type. The wearer can select that liner having the proper insulating properties for the use to which the waders will be put. A simple fastening system allows the liners to be rapidly installed and/or replaced in the waders. The liner fasteners are preferably placed adjacent the upper peripheral edge and the lower legging edges of the liner and mate with corresponding fasteners secured to the inside of the wader shell.
Claims21
A lining system for uninsulated waterproof waders of the type having an outer pant-shaped shell with integrally connected socks, comprising:
- a. a liner of insulating material configured in pants-like shape and sized to matingly cooperatively fit within the outer wader shell, said liner having an upper portion terminating at an upper peripheral edge and sized to encircle the upper torso of a person, and a pair of leg portions downwardly depending from said upper portion and terminating at lower edges and configured to extend to the lower legs or ankles of a person;
- b. an upper fastener having one part thereof connected to said liner adjacent said upper peripheral edge, and a second mating part thereof mounted to an inside surface of said outer shell, for detachably securing the upper portion of said liner to said outer shell;
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- c. a lower fastener having one part thereof connected to each of said leg portions adjacent said lower edges thereof, and a second mating part mounted to an inside surface of said outer shell for operatively detachably securing said leg portions to said outer shell.
A pair of waders, comprising:
- a. an outer waterproof shell of unlined material, configured in pants-like shape;
- b. a pair of sock members sealingly connected to lower extremities of leg portions of the outer shell;
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- c. a pants-like liner configured for removable insertion within the outer shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.