Undergarment for use with protective vest
OwnerCraig Tymofyinventor
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Abstract
An undergarment to be worn beneath a protective vest or uniform permits escape of perspiration and heat, and ventilation so that the wearer can remain reasonably comfortable while wearing the vest. The undergarment has vertically elongated ribs or bars space the vest away from the torso to create ventilation channels. Heat and perspiration vapor escape at the neck of the vest. The ribs or bars can each comprise a cloth strip or pocket sewn onto the garment, to contain a lightweight rod of open-cell or closed-cell polyethylene foam. Three or more of these ribs can be sewn onto the front, and two or more sewn onto the back.
Claims14
Undergarment to be worn on the torso of a wearer beneath a protective vest or protective uniform, the undergarment consisting of:
- a fabric tee shirt having a front and back and extending from a lower hem up to a neck opening;
- and left, central and right elongated flexible vertical rib members, the rib members extending vertically from above the lower hem towards said neck opening and configured to create vertical open channels between the undergarment and the protective vest or uniform to allow body heat and moisture to escape out at a neck opening of the vest or uniform, wherein each said rib member is in the form of a closed-cell polyethylene foam rod of generally circular profile and a diameter of substantially five-eighths inch;
- and wherein the central rib member is adapted to align with the sternum of said wearer, and wherein the left and right rib members are positioned such that when the undergarment is worn the left and right rib members are disposed at respective positions between the wearer's neck and shoulders, such that the rib members define left and right open vent spaces between the central rib member and the respective left and right rib members.
Undergarment to be worn on the torso of a wearer beneath a protective vest or protective uniform, the undergarment consisting of:
- a fabric tee shirt having a front and back and extending from a lower hem up to a neck opening;
- left, central and right elongated flexible vertical rib members, the rib members extending vertically from above the lower hem towards said neck opening and configured to create vertical open channels between the undergarment and the protective vest or uniform to allow body heat and moisture to escape out at a neck opening of the vest or uniform, wherein each said rib member is in the form of a closed-cell polyethylene foam rod of generally circular profile and a diameter of substantially five-eighths inch;
- and wherein the central rib member is adapted to align with the sternum of said wearer, and wherein the left and right rib members are positioned such that when the undergarment is worn the left and right rib members are disposed at respective positions between the wearer's neck and shoulders, such that the rib members define left and right open vent spaces between the central rib member and the respective left and right rib members;
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- a left back vertical rib member and a right back vertical rib member disposed on the back of said fabric tee shirt at spaced locations on the back of the tee shirt and the left back vertical rib member and the right back vertical rib member being adapted to define therebetween an open vent area centered on the wearer's backbone.
In combination, a protective vest or uniform that is configured to be worn on the torso of a wearer and having a waist portion at a lower end of said protective vest or uniform, a neck opening for the wearer's neck, and openings for the wearer's arms;
- and an undergarment to be worn on the torso of the wearer beneath the protective vest or uniform, the undergarment consisting of:
- a fabric tee shirt having a front and back and extending from a lower hem up to a neck opening thereof;
- a left elongated rib member, a right elongated rib member, and a center elongated flexible rib member, each of said rib members being formed of an elongated rod of a polyethylene foam of circular profile and with a diameter of substantially five-eighths inch and extending vertically from above the lower hem towards said neck opening of said undergarment and creating vertical open channels between the fabric tee shirt and the protective vest or uniform to allow body heat and moisture to escape out at the neck opening of the protective vest or uniform, and wherein said central rib member is adapted to align with the sternum of said wearer, and said left and right rib members are each positioned so that when the undergarment is worn the left and right ribs are disposed at respective positions between the wearer's neck and shoulders, such that the rib members define left and right open vent spaces between the central rib member and the respective left and right rib members.
In combination, a protective vest or uniform that is configured to be worn on the torso of a wearer and having a waist portion at a lower end of said protective vest or uniform, a neck opening for the wearer's neck, and openings for the wearer's arms;
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- an undergarment to be worn on the torso of the wearer beneath the protective vest or uniform, the undergarment consisting of:
- a fabric tee shirt having a front and back and extending from a lower hem up to a neck opening thereof;
- a left front elongated rib member, a right front elongated rib member, and a center elongated flexible rib member, each of said rib members being formed of an elongated rod of a polyethylene foam of circular profile and with a diameter of substantially five-eighths inch and extending vertically from above the lower hem towards said neck opening of said undergarment and creating vertical open channels between the fabric tee shirt and the protective vest or uniform to allow body heat and moisture to escape out at the neck opening of the protective vest or uniform, and wherein said central rib member is adapted to align with the sternum of said wearer, and said left and right front rib members are each positioned so that when the undergarment is worn the left and right front rib members are disposed at respective positions between the wearer's neck and shoulders, such that the rib members define left and right open vent spaces between the central rib member and the respective left and right front rib members;
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- a left back vertical rib member and a right back vertical rib member at spaced locations on the back of the tee shirt and adapted to define therebetween an open vent area centered on the wearer's backbone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.