EP0581186B1 - Waterproof clothing - Google Patents

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EP0581186B1
EP0581186B1 EP93111682A EP93111682A EP0581186B1 EP 0581186 B1 EP0581186 B1 EP 0581186B1 EP 93111682 A EP93111682 A EP 93111682A EP 93111682 A EP93111682 A EP 93111682A EP 0581186 B1 EP0581186 B1 EP 0581186B1
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  • the invention relates to a waterproof garment, in particular a jacket, anorak or a coat, with a textile outer material, a textile lining and a waterproof, water vapor-permeable functional layer arranged in between, and with a releasable closure device serving to open and close the garment with a transition and a step that can only be connected to one another by means of push buttons, which are preferably arranged in at least one parallel row of push buttons.
  • Waterproof garments for the front closure of which only snap fasteners are provided, which releasably hold together a lower step and a transition which overlaps them, are known in the form of rain jackets and raincoats with an outer skin made of rubber or waterproof plastic.
  • water for example rainwater
  • waterproof garments that have a waterproof but water vapor permeable functional layer between textile outer fabric and textile lining, which consist of water-permeable materials, for example made of stretched, microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • a problem area for waterproof garments are closure devices with which the garments can be opened and closed, for example zippers.
  • closure devices On the one hand water can penetrate between the individual teeth of zippers, on the other hand the textile side strips of zippers with which they are sewn onto the fabric of the respective garment are not waterproof.
  • cover strips In the case of waterproof articles of clothing which, when the article of clothing is closed, lie over the zipper or other closure device.
  • cover strips are usually constructed with the same textile material from which the outer material of the garment is made, to give the garment a pleasing look.
  • an intermediate strip can be used, which lies in the closed state of the garment between the closure device and cover strip.
  • FIG. 2 A known example of such a piece of clothing, for example an anorak-like jacket, is shown schematically and in sections in FIG. 2 .
  • the garment has a left garment part 11 and a right garment part 13. Mutually facing ends of the garment parts 11 and 13 can be connected to one another with the aid of a zipper 15 in order to be able to close and open the garment.
  • the zipper 15 is sewn with a left zipper seam 17 and a right zipper seam 19 on the left garment part 11 and right garment part 13, respectively.
  • the intermediate bar 23 has such a width that it covers the zipper 15 and the two zipper seams 17 and 19 in the closed state of the garment.
  • To the right of the right zipper seam 19 there is a cover strip seam 25, by means of which a cover strip 27 is sewn onto the right garment part 13.
  • the cover strip 27 covers the intermediate strip 23 when the item of clothing is closed
  • Textile materials that are used as outer fabrics for items of clothing of the type under consideration are not only water-permeable in their thickness direction, but also enable the water to crawl in its longitudinal direction. If water reaches the outer fabric of the left garment part 11 or the right garment part 13 to the left of the intermediate strip 23 or to the right of the cover strip 27, this can continue along the surface of the outer fabric up to the intermediate strip seam 21 or the cover strip seam 25 and from there to the zipper seams 17 and 19 and to the textile side stripe of the zipper 15 itself. There it can work through the seam holes and along the seam threads located therein through the waterproof, water vapor permeable functional layer located under the outer fabric on the side facing the lining. In order to prevent this at least for the intermediate strip seam 21 and the cover strip seam 25, these are sealed on the side of the functional layer that is remote from the outer fabric with welding tapes 29. The water cannot reach the feed at these points.
  • this known construction Apart from the fact that with this known construction there is still the possibility that water that has struck the outside of the garment penetrates to the lining, this known construction is relatively complex and correspondingly cost-intensive.
  • the closure according to the invention does not require a zipper or the cover and intermediate strips to be sewn on separately, so that the corresponding seams and the sweatbands used to seal them are also eliminated.
  • the cut ends of the upper step and lower step are appropriately sewn like a wrap, which also applies to corresponding parts of the known closure construction, no further seams are required in the solution according to the invention.
  • the upper step material and the lower step material only need to be folded in the desired manner and the folds fixed with the snap fasteners.
  • the closure structure according to the invention is thus obviously much less complex and much cheaper to manufacture than the known closure solution.
  • a transition 33 overlaps a step 35.
  • the material of the transition 33 is folded into a U-shaped pocket 37 which is open towards the step 35 and into which the step 35 extends.
  • An upper U-leg 39 and a lower U-leg 41 of the pocket 37 are each formed by a double layer of the transition material.
  • the transition material at a free transition end 43 directed towards the underflow 35 is initially kicked back in the opposite direction and then, with the formation of the U-web 45, is again pushed forward toward the free transition end 43. From this point, which is located at the free end 47 of the lower U-leg 41, the transition material is then pushed back towards the U-web 45.
  • the free, cut end of the transfer material facing away from the undercut 35 is formed by folding over several times to form a transfer wrap 49 and fixed in the wrap shape by means of a transfer wrap seam 51.
  • the underlay 35 is also formed in two layers by folding.
  • the underlay material is on itself at the free end facing the U-web 45 of the transition 33 struck back.
  • the double-layer underlay 35 is folded back onto itself in the form of a J from its free end directed towards the U-web 45.
  • the lower step 35 is thereby formed from four layers of the lower step material.
  • step wrap 53 The cut end of the step material lying away from the U-web 45 is folded over to form a step wrap 53 and fixed in this wrap shape by means of a step wrap seam 55.
  • each double push button 57 has two push button outer parts 59 and one push button middle part 61.
  • the two outer push button parts 59 are each connected to one of the two U-legs 39 and 41 of the transition 33.
  • the middle part of the push button 61 is connected to the area of the lower part 35 located between the two U-legs 39 and 41.
  • the push button middle part 31 is provided on both sides with a protruding locking element.
  • the two push button outer parts 59 are provided on their sides facing the push button middle part 31 with complementary receiving catch elements 65.
  • the free ends of the transfer material which are closed with the transfer wrap 49 or the underflow wrap 53 or the underlay material protrude so far from the row of press studs that they can be used as fastening tabs 67 or 69 for releasably fastening, for example, a winter lining (not shown) which can be removed from the garment.
  • fastening tabs 67 or 69 for releasably fastening, for example, a winter lining (not shown) which can be removed from the garment.
  • zip fastener parts, Velcro fastener parts, buttons, snap fasteners or other fastening elements can be arranged on the fastening tabs 67, 69.
  • the lower U-leg 41 is made in two layers in that the free end of the transition material, which forms the fastening tab 67, is knocked outside the U-opening of the U-shaped pocket 37.
  • the free end of the transition material is not required as a fastening tab, it can also be knocked into the U opening.
  • the folded layers of transition 33 and underflow 35 are held in their fold solely by the double push buttons 57. So no seams and seam holes are required to fix these folds.
  • the material of the transition 33 and the material of the bottom 35 each have three layers: a textile upper material, a textile lining and in between a waterproof, water vapor-permeable functional layer, for example made of stretched and thereby microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
  • PTFE microporous polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the functional layer perforated by them is watertight sealed. Water could therefore only get to the inside of the garment by moving along the surface of the upper of the transition 33 or the lower 35. This water would have to overcome a long creepage distance to get to the inside of the garment. Water coming from the upper material of the transition 33 would have to overcome twice the length of the upper U-leg 39 and the entire length of the lower U-leg 41. Water that crawls along the surface of the upper surface of the bottom 35 would have to overcome the length of the U-legs 39 and 41 and the additional length due to the J-shaped wedge.
  • this low residual risk of water creeping up to the inside of the garment is further considerably reduced by the fact that at least one of the two U-legs 39 and 41 on an inner layer and one each on the opposite side of the bottom 35 sealing strip (not shown in the drawing) is attached, the sealing strips running parallel to the row of press studs and preferably lying one above the other when the garment is closed. In this way, an overlap of water from the upper material of the transition 33 becomes the upper material of the lower step 35 and hindered in the opposite direction.
  • Such sealing strips are preferably formed by a two-layer sealing tape, one layer of which consists of PTFE and the other of which consists of an adhesive. Such sealing tapes are known per se.
  • the upper material, the functional layer and the lining can be loosely attached to one another.
  • two or all of these three material layers can also be connected to form a two-layer or three-layer laminate.

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Abstract

Waterproof clothing having a textile upper material, a textile lining and a waterproof functional layer arranged between them which is permeable to water vapour, having an upper flap (33) and a lower flap (35) which can be connected to one another detachably by means of snap fasteners (57). The upper flap (33) is folded into a cross-sectionally U-shaped pocket (37) which is open towards the lower flap (35). The lower flap (35) extends into the U-shaped pocket (37). The two U limbs (39, 41) of the upper flap (33) and the lower flap (35) can be connected to one another in a detachable manner by means of double snap fasteners. Of the double snap fasteners (57), a snap fastener central part (61) is attached to the lower flap (35) and two snap fastener outer parts (59) are attached in each case to one of the U-shaped limbs (39, 41) of the upper flap (33). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein wasserdichtes Kleidungsstück, insbesondere eine Jacke, einen Anorak oder einen Mantel, mit einem textilen Obermaterial, einem textilen Futter und einer dazwischen angeordneten wasserdichten, wasserdampfdurchlässigen Funktionsschicht, und mit einer dem Öffnen und Schließen des Kleidungsstücks dienenden lösbaren Verschlußeinrichtung mit einem Übertritt und einem Untertritt, die ausschließlich mittels Druckknöpfen miteinander verbindbar sind, die vorzugsweise in mindestens einer parallelen Druckknopfreihe angeordnet sind.The invention relates to a waterproof garment, in particular a jacket, anorak or a coat, with a textile outer material, a textile lining and a waterproof, water vapor-permeable functional layer arranged in between, and with a releasable closure device serving to open and close the garment with a transition and a step that can only be connected to one another by means of push buttons, which are preferably arranged in at least one parallel row of push buttons.

Wasserdichte Kleidungsstücke, für deren Frontverschluß als einzige Verschlußmittel Druckknöpfe vorgesehen sind, die einen Untertritt und einen diesen überlappenden Übertritt lösbar zusammenhalten, sind in Form von Regenjacken und Regenmäntel mit einer Außenhaut aus Gummi oder wasserdichtem Kunststoff bekannt. Bei derartigen Kleidungsstücken kann Wasser, beispielsweise Regenwasser, zwischen benachbarten Druckknöpfen leicht ins Innere des Kleidungsstückes dringen. Dies insbesondere dann, wenn sich der Benutzer eines solchen Kleidungsstückes in Sitzhaltung befindet, in welcher die zwischen den Druckknöpfen befindlichen Übertritt- und Untertrittbereiche zum Auseinanderklaffen neigen.Waterproof garments, for the front closure of which only snap fasteners are provided, which releasably hold together a lower step and a transition which overlaps them, are known in the form of rain jackets and raincoats with an outer skin made of rubber or waterproof plastic. In garments of this type, water, for example rainwater, can easily penetrate into the interior of the garment between adjacent snap fasteners. This is particularly the case when the user of such a garment is in a sitting position, in which the transition and between the push buttons Entrance areas tend to diverge.

Seit einigen Jahren gibt es wasserdichte Kleidungsstücke, die zwischen textilem Oberstoff und textilem Innenfutter, die aus wasserdurchlässigen Materialien bestehen, eine wasserdichte, aber wasserdampfdurchlässige Funktionsschicht aufweisen, beispielsweise aus gerecktem, mikroporösem Polytetrafluorethylen (PTFE). Problematisch für wasserdichte Kleidungsstücke sind Nähte, an welchen die wasserdichte Schicht durchlöchert wird und die Nahtfäden per Kapillar- oder Dochtwirkung auf das Obermaterial auftretendes Wasser durch die wasserdichte Schicht hindurch zum Innenfutter leiten. Da Futter normalerweise aus Materialien bestehen, die sehr saugfähig sind, dauert es bei solchen Bekleidungsstücken nicht sehr lange, bis das Futter merkbar feucht ist, wenn das Kleidungsstück im Regen getragen wird.For several years there have been waterproof garments that have a waterproof but water vapor permeable functional layer between textile outer fabric and textile lining, which consist of water-permeable materials, for example made of stretched, microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Seams are problematic for waterproof garments, at which the waterproof layer is perforated and the seam threads conduct water which occurs by capillary or wicking on the outer material through the waterproof layer through to the inner lining. Because linings are usually made of highly absorbent materials, it does not take long for such garments to become noticeably moist when the garment is worn in the rain.

Eine Problemstelle für wasserdichte Kleidungsstücke bilden Verschlußeinrichtungen, mit welchen die Kleidungsstücke geöffnet und geschlossen werden können, beispielsweise Reißverschlüsse. Einerseits kann zwischen den einzelnen Zähnen von Reißverschlüssen Wasser durchdringen, andererseits sind die textilen Seitenstreifen von Reißverschlüssen, mit welchen diese an den Stoff des jeweiligen Kleidungsstückes angenäht sind, nicht wasserdicht. Aus diesem Grund ist man dazu übergegangen, bei wasserdichten Kleidungsstücken Abdeckleisten vorzusehen, die bei geschlossenem Kleidungsstück über dem Reißverschluß oder der sonstigen Verschlußeinrichtung liegen. Solche Abdeckleisten sind üblicherweise mit dem gleichen textilen Material aufgebaut, aus dem auch das Obermaterial des Kleidungsstücks besteht, um dem Kleidungsstück ein gefälliges Aussehen zu geben. Um zu erschweren, daß Wasser bis zu der Verschlußeinrichtung vordringt, das zwischen das freie Ende der Abdeckleiste und den darunter befindlichen Bereich des Obermaterials gelangt ist, kann man eine Zwischenleiste verwenden, die im geschlossenen Zustand des Kleidungsstückes zwischen Verschlußeinrichtung und Abdeckleiste liegt.A problem area for waterproof garments are closure devices with which the garments can be opened and closed, for example zippers. On the one hand water can penetrate between the individual teeth of zippers, on the other hand the textile side strips of zippers with which they are sewn onto the fabric of the respective garment are not waterproof. For this reason, there has been a move towards providing cover strips in the case of waterproof articles of clothing which, when the article of clothing is closed, lie over the zipper or other closure device. Such cover strips are usually constructed with the same textile material from which the outer material of the garment is made, to give the garment a pleasing look. In order to make it difficult for water to penetrate to the closure device, which has got between the free end of the cover strip and the region of the upper material underneath, an intermediate strip can be used, which lies in the closed state of the garment between the closure device and cover strip.

Ein bekanntes Beispiel für ein derartiges Kleidungsstück, beispielsweise eine anorakähnliche Jacke, ist schematisch und ausschnittsweise in Fig. 2 gezeigt. Das Kleidungsstück weist einen linken Kleidungsstückteil 11 und einen rechten Kleidungsstückteil 13 auf. Zueinanderweisende Enden der Kleidungsstückteile 11 und 13 sind mit Hilfe eines Reißverschlusses 15 miteinander verbindbar, um das Kleidungsstück schließen und öffnen zu können. Der Reißverschluß 15 ist mit einer linken Reißverschlußnaht 17 und einer rechten Reißverschlußnaht 19 am linken Kleidungsstückteil 11 bzw. rechten Kleidungsstückteil 13 festgenäht. Links von der linken Reißverschlußnaht 17 befindet sich eine Zwischenleistennaht 21, mittels welcher eine Zwischenleiste 23 am linken Kleidungsstückteil 11 festgenäht ist. Die Zwischenleiste 23 weist eine solche Breite auf, daß sie im geschlossenen Zustand des Kleidungsstückes den Reißverschluß 15 und die beiden Reißverschlußnähte 17 und 19 abdeckt. Rechts von der rechten Reißverschlußnaht 19 befindet sich eine Abdeckleistennaht 25, mittels welcher eine Abdeckleiste 27 am rechten Kleidungsstückteil 13 festgenäht ist. Die Abdeckleiste 27 überdeckt im geschlossenen Zustand des Kleidungsstücks die Zwischenleiste 23.A known example of such a piece of clothing, for example an anorak-like jacket, is shown schematically and in sections in FIG. 2 . The garment has a left garment part 11 and a right garment part 13. Mutually facing ends of the garment parts 11 and 13 can be connected to one another with the aid of a zipper 15 in order to be able to close and open the garment. The zipper 15 is sewn with a left zipper seam 17 and a right zipper seam 19 on the left garment part 11 and right garment part 13, respectively. To the left of the left zipper seam 17 there is an intermediate bar seam 21, by means of which an intermediate bar 23 is sewn onto the left garment part 11. The intermediate bar 23 has such a width that it covers the zipper 15 and the two zipper seams 17 and 19 in the closed state of the garment. To the right of the right zipper seam 19 there is a cover strip seam 25, by means of which a cover strip 27 is sewn onto the right garment part 13. The cover strip 27 covers the intermediate strip 23 when the item of clothing is closed.

Textile Materialien, die als Oberstoffe für Bekleidungsstücke der betrachteten Art verwendet werden, sind nicht nur in ihrer Dickenrichtung wasserdurchlässig, sondern ermöglichen es dem Wasser auch, in ihrer Längserstreckung zu kriechen. Gelangt links von der Zwischenleiste 23 bzw. rechts von der Abdeckleiste 27 Wasser auf den Oberstoff des linken Kleidungsstückteils 11 bzw. des rechten Kleidungsstückteils 13, kann dieses längs der Oberfläche des Oberstoffes bis zu der Zwischenleistennaht 21 bzw. der Abdeckleistennaht 25 und von da aus weiter bis zu den Reißverschlußnähten 17 und 19 und bis zu dem textilen Seitenstreifen des Reißverschlusses 15 selbst gelangen. Dort kann es sich durch die Nahtlöcher hindurch und entlang der darin befindlichen Nahtfäden durch die unter dem Oberstoff befindliche wasserdichte, wasserdampfdurchlässige Funktionsschicht hindurch auf deren zum Futter weisende Seite vorarbeiten. Um dies wenigstens für die Zwischenleistennaht 21 und die Abdeckleistennaht 25 zu verhindern, sind diese auf der vom Oberstoff abliegenden Seite der Funktionsschicht mit Schweißbändern 29 abgedichtet. An diesen Stellen kann das Wasser nicht bis zum Futter vordringen.Textile materials that are used as outer fabrics for items of clothing of the type under consideration are not only water-permeable in their thickness direction, but also enable the water to crawl in its longitudinal direction. If water reaches the outer fabric of the left garment part 11 or the right garment part 13 to the left of the intermediate strip 23 or to the right of the cover strip 27, this can continue along the surface of the outer fabric up to the intermediate strip seam 21 or the cover strip seam 25 and from there to the zipper seams 17 and 19 and to the textile side stripe of the zipper 15 itself. There it can work through the seam holes and along the seam threads located therein through the waterproof, water vapor permeable functional layer located under the outer fabric on the side facing the lining. In order to prevent this at least for the intermediate strip seam 21 and the cover strip seam 25, these are sealed on the side of the functional layer that is remote from the outer fabric with welding tapes 29. The water cannot reach the feed at these points.

Wasser, das entlang der Oberfläche des Oberstoffes vom linken Kleidungsstückteil 11 und rechten Kleidungsstückteil 13 etwas weiter kriecht als bis zu den Nähten 21 und 25, gelangt bis zu den Reißverschlußnähten 17 und 19 und möglicherweise bis zu den textilen Seitenstreifen des Reißverschlußes 15, von wo aus es durch die Reißverschlußnähte 17 und 19 und durch das textile Seitenmaterial des Reißverschlußes 15 hindurch bis zum Futter gelangen kann. Trotz Zwischenleiste 23 und Abdeckleiste 27 und trotz Abdichtung der Nähte 21 und 25 kann es daher zum Naßwerden des Futters eines solchen Kleidungsstückes kommen.Water that creeps a little further along the surface of the outer fabric from the left garment 11 and right garment 13 than to the seams 21 and 25 reaches the zipper seams 17 and 19 and possibly to the textile side strips of the zipper 15, from where it can pass through the zipper seams 17 and 19 and through the textile side material of the zipper 15 to the lining. Despite the intermediate strip 23 and cover strip 27 and despite the sealing of the seams 21 and 25, it can therefore, the lining of such a garment becomes wet.

Hieran hindern auch nicht Druckknöpfe 31, mit denen bei geschlossenem Kleidungsstück die Abdeckleiste 27 und die Zwischenleiste 23 aneinander befestigt werden.This also does not prevent snap fasteners 31, with which the cover strip 27 and the intermediate strip 23 are fastened to one another when the garment is closed.

Abgesehen davon, daß bei dieser bekannten Konstruktion immer noch die Möglichkeit besteht, daß auf die Außenseite des Kleidungsstückes aufgetroffenes Wasser bis zum Futter vordringt, ist diese bekannte Konstruktion relativ aufwendig und entsprechend kostenintensiv.Apart from the fact that with this known construction there is still the possibility that water that has struck the outside of the garment penetrates to the lining, this known construction is relatively complex and correspondingly cost-intensive.

Mit der vorliegenden Erfindung wird ein im wesentlichen wasserdichtes Kleidungsstück der eingangs gegebenen Art verfügbar gemacht,
das dadurch gekennzeichnet ist,

  • daß das Übertrittmaterial zur Bildung einer den Untertritt aufnehmenden Tasche, an dem zum Untertritt gerichteten freien Übertrittende aus beginnend, zunächst zurückgeschlagen und dann wieder zum freien Übertrittende hin nach vorne geschlagen ist, derart, daß mindestens drei übereinanderliegende Lagen des Übertrittmaterials mit im Querschnitt gesehen U-förmiger Faltung gebildet sind, wobei das offene Ende des U zum Untertritt gerichtet und mindestens einer der Schenkel des U doppellagig ist,
  • daß sich der Untertritt bei geschlossenem Kleidungsstück zwischen die die Schenkel des U bildenden Lagen des Übertrittmaterials erstreckt,
  • daß die Druckknöpfe je als wasserdichte Doppeldruckknöpfe ausgebildet sind mit einem beidseits mit Rastelementen versehenen Druckknopfmittelteil und mit zwei damit zusammenwirkenden Druckknopfaußenteilen, die je auf einer zum Druckknopfmittelteil weisenden Seite mit einem komplementären Gegenrastelement versehen sind,
  • und daß in dem zwischen den U-Schenkeln befindlichen Bereich des Untertritts die Druckknopfmittelteile und an entsprechenden Stellen eines jeden U-Schenkels des Übertritts die je zugehörigen Druckknopfaußenteile angeordnet sind.
With the present invention an essentially waterproof garment of the type given at the beginning is made available,
which is characterized by
  • that the transfer material for forming a pocket receiving the undercutting, starting at the free transferring end directed towards the undercutting, is first of all turned back and then flipped forward again towards the free transferring end, in such a way that at least three layers of the transfer material lying one above the other, with a U-section seen in cross section shaped fold are formed, wherein the open end of the U is directed towards the step and at least one of the legs of the U is double-layered,
  • that the underlap with the garment closed between the legs of the U extending layers of the transfer material,
  • that the snap fasteners are each designed as watertight double snap fasteners with a push-button middle part provided on both sides with locking elements and with two push-button outer parts cooperating therewith, each of which is provided with a complementary counter-locking element on a side facing the push button middle part,
  • and that in the area of the undercutting located between the U-legs, the push-button middle parts and at corresponding locations of each U-leg of the transition, the corresponding push-button outer parts are arranged.

Im Vergleich zu dem bekannten Verschluß kommt der erfindungsgemäße Verschluß sowohl ohne Reißverschluß als auch ohne die extra aufzunähenden Abdeck- und Zwischenleisten aus, so daß auch die entsprechenden Nähte und die zu deren Abdichtung dienenden Schweißbänder wegfallen. Abgesehen davon, daß man zweckmäßigerweise die Schnittenden von Obertritt und Untertritt wickelartig vernäht, was auch für entsprechende Teile der bekannten Verschlußkonstruktion gilt, sind bei der erfindungsgemäßen Lösung keinerlei weitere Nähte erforderlich. Das Obertrittmaterial und das Untertrittmaterial brauchen lediglich in der gewünschten Weise gefaltet und die Falten mit den Druckknöpfen fixiert zu werden. Die erfindungsgemäße Verschlußstruktur ist somit offensichtlich wesentlich weniger aufwendig und wesentlich billiger herzustellen als die bekannte Verschlußlösung.Compared to the known closure, the closure according to the invention does not require a zipper or the cover and intermediate strips to be sewn on separately, so that the corresponding seams and the sweatbands used to seal them are also eliminated. Apart from the fact that the cut ends of the upper step and lower step are appropriately sewn like a wrap, which also applies to corresponding parts of the known closure construction, no further seams are required in the solution according to the invention. The upper step material and the lower step material only need to be folded in the desired manner and the folds fixed with the snap fasteners. The closure structure according to the invention is thus obviously much less complex and much cheaper to manufacture than the known closure solution.

Dadurch, daß sich der Untertritt bei geschlossenem Kleidungsstück in eine U-förmig gefaltete Tasche des Übertritts hinein erstreckt, ist für Wasser, das auf das Obermaterial des Kleidungsstückes gelangt ist und an dessen Oberfläche entlang kriecht, ein sehr wirksames Labyrinth mit gegenüber der bekannten Verschlußkonstruktion recht langen Kriechstrecken geschaffen worden. Da es für Wasser, das auf das Obermaterial des Kleidungsstückes gelangt ist, sehr schwer ist, diese langen Labyrinth-Kriechstrecken zu überwinden, ist mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verschluß ein hoher Grad an Wasserundurchlässigkeit erreicht, mit erheblicher Aufwands- und Kostenreduzierung. Wenn man dann noch bedenkt, daß die für das Obermaterial derartiger Kleidungsstücke verwendeten Textilien üblicherweise eine wasserabweisende Imprägnierung (meist "wasserdichte Ausrüstung" genannt) aufweisen, ist kaum vorstellbar, daß bei einem mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Verschlußeinrichtung versehenen Kleidungsstück noch Wasser im Bereich der Verschlußeinrichtung in das Innere des Kleidungsstückes gelangen kann.The fact that the undertreat extends into a U-shaped pocket of the transition when the garment is closed is a very effective labyrinth for water that has got onto the outer material of the garment and crawls along its surface, compared to the known closure construction long creepage distances have been created. Since it is very difficult for water that has got onto the outer material of the garment to overcome these long labyrinthine creepage distances, a high degree of water impermeability is achieved with the closure according to the invention, with considerable effort and cost reduction. If one then also considers that the textiles used for the outer material of such garments usually have a water-repellent impregnation (usually called "waterproof equipment"), it is hardly conceivable that in the case of a garment provided with a closure device according to the invention there is still water in the region of the closure device Inside of the garment.

Vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen und Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben, deren Gegenstände hiermit durch ausdrückliche Bezugnahme zum Inhalt dieser Beschreibung gemacht werden.Advantageous embodiments and refinements of the invention are specified in the subclaims, the subject matter of which is hereby made the content of this description by express reference.

Die Erfindung wird nun anhand einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform näher erläutert. In den Zeichnungen zeigen:

Fig. 1
schematisch und ausschnittsweise ein Kleidungsstück mit erfindungsgemäßem Frontverschluß; und
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die bereits beschriebene bekannte Verschlußlösung mit Reißverschluß.
The invention will now be explained in more detail using a preferred embodiment. The drawings show:
Fig. 1
schematically and in detail a piece of clothing with a front closure according to the invention; and
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the already known closure solution with zipper.

Bei der in Fig. 1 gezeigten Ausführungsform überlappt ein Übertritt 33 einen Untertritt 35. Das Material des Übertritts 33 ist in eine U-förmige Tasche 37 gefaltet, die zu dem Untertritt 35 hin offen ist und in die hinein sich der Untertritt 35 erstreckt. Ein oberer U-Schenkel 39 und ein unterer U-Schenkel 41 der Tasche 37 sind je durch eine Doppellage des Übertrittmaterials gebildet. Zu diesem Zweck ist das Übertrittmaterial an einem zum Untertritt 35 gerichteten freien Übertrittende 43 aus beginnend zunächst in entgegengesetzte Richtung zurückgeschlagen und dann unter Bildung des U-Steges 45 wieder zum freien Übertrittsende 43 hin nach vorne geschlagen. Von dieser Stelle, die sich am freien Ende 47 des unteren U-Schenkels 41 befindet, ist das Übertrittmaterial dann wieder zum U-Steg 45 hin zurückgeschlagen. Das vom Untertritt 35 weggerichtete freie, abgeschnittene Ende des Übertrittmaterials ist durch mehrfaches Umfalten zu einem Übertrittwickel 49 geformt und mittels einer Übertrittwickelnaht 51 in der Wickelform fixiert.In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , a transition 33 overlaps a step 35. The material of the transition 33 is folded into a U-shaped pocket 37 which is open towards the step 35 and into which the step 35 extends. An upper U-leg 39 and a lower U-leg 41 of the pocket 37 are each formed by a double layer of the transition material. For this purpose, the transition material at a free transition end 43 directed towards the underflow 35 is initially kicked back in the opposite direction and then, with the formation of the U-web 45, is again pushed forward toward the free transition end 43. From this point, which is located at the free end 47 of the lower U-leg 41, the transition material is then pushed back towards the U-web 45. The free, cut end of the transfer material facing away from the undercut 35 is formed by folding over several times to form a transfer wrap 49 and fixed in the wrap shape by means of a transfer wrap seam 51.

Der Untertritt 35 ist durch Umfalten ebenfalls zweilagig ausgebildet. Zu diesem Zweck ist das Untertrittmaterial an dem zum U-Steg 45 des Übertritts 33 gerichteten freien Ende auf sich selbst zurückgeschlagen. Bei der in Fig. 1 gezeigten Ausführungsform ist der doppellagige Untertritt 35 von seinem zum U-Steg 45 gerichteten freien Ende aus in der Form eines J auf sich selbst zurückgefaltet. In dem dem U-Steg 45 benachbarten Bereich ist der Untertritt 35 dadurch aus vier Lagen des Untertrittmaterials gebildet.The underlay 35 is also formed in two layers by folding. For this purpose, the underlay material is on itself at the free end facing the U-web 45 of the transition 33 struck back. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , the double-layer underlay 35 is folded back onto itself in the form of a J from its free end directed towards the U-web 45. In the area adjacent to the U-web 45, the lower step 35 is thereby formed from four layers of the lower step material.

Das vom U-Steg 45 abliegende abgeschnittene Ende des Untertrittmaterials ist zu einem Untertrittwickel 53 umgefaltet und mittels einer Untertrittwickelnaht 55 in dieser Wickelform fixiert.The cut end of the step material lying away from the U-web 45 is folded over to form a step wrap 53 and fixed in this wrap shape by means of a step wrap seam 55.

Im geschlossenen Zustand des erfindungsgemäßen Verschlußes werden die beiden U-Schenkel 39 und 41 des Übertritts 33 mit dem sich zwischen die U-Schenkel erstreckenden Bereich des Untertritts 35 mittels einer zum Übertrittende 43 parallel verlaufenden Reihe von wasserdichten Doppeldruckknöpfen 57 in lösbarer Weise verbunden. Derartige Doppeldruckknöpfe sind an sich bekannt. Jeder Doppeldruckknopf 57 weist zwei Druckknopfaußenteile 59 und einen Druckknopfmittelteil 61 auf. Die beiden Druckknopfaußenteile 59 sind mit je einem der beiden U-Schenkel 39 und 41 des Übertritts 33 verbunden. Das Druckknopfmittelteil 61 ist mit dem zwischen den beiden U-Schenkeln 39 und 41 befindlichen Bereich des Untertritts 35 verbunden. Bei der in Fig. 1 gezeigten Ausführungsform ist das Druckknopfmittelteil 31 auf beiden Seiten mit je einem vorstehenden Rastelement versehen. Die beiden Druckknopfaußenteile 59 sind auf ihren zum Druckknopfmittelteil 31 weisenden Seiten mit komplementären aufnehmenden Rastelementen 65 versehen.In the closed state of the closure according to the invention, the two U-legs 39 and 41 of the transition 33 are connected in a detachable manner to the region of the bottom 35 extending between the U-legs by means of a row of waterproof double push buttons 57 running parallel to the end 43 of the transition. Such double push buttons are known per se. Each double push button 57 has two push button outer parts 59 and one push button middle part 61. The two outer push button parts 59 are each connected to one of the two U-legs 39 and 41 of the transition 33. The middle part of the push button 61 is connected to the area of the lower part 35 located between the two U-legs 39 and 41. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 , the push button middle part 31 is provided on both sides with a protruding locking element. The two push button outer parts 59 are provided on their sides facing the push button middle part 31 with complementary receiving catch elements 65.

Die mit dem Übertrittwickel 49 bzw. dem Untertrittwickel 53 abgeschlossenen freien Enden des Übertrittmaterials bzw. des Untertrittmaterials ragen so weit von der Druckknopfreihe ab, daß sie als Befestigungslaschen 67 bzw. 69 für das lösbare Befestigen beispielsweise eines aus dem Kleidungsstück herausnehmbaren Winterfutters (nicht dargestellt) verwendbar sind. Zu diesem Zweck können an den Befestigungslaschen 67, 69 Reißverschlußteile, Klettverschlußteile, Knöpfe, Druckknöpfe oder andere Befestigungselemente (nicht dargestellt) angeordnet sein.The free ends of the transfer material which are closed with the transfer wrap 49 or the underflow wrap 53 or the underlay material protrude so far from the row of press studs that they can be used as fastening tabs 67 or 69 for releasably fastening, for example, a winter lining (not shown) which can be removed from the garment. For this purpose, zip fastener parts, Velcro fastener parts, buttons, snap fasteners or other fastening elements (not shown) can be arranged on the fastening tabs 67, 69.

Bei der in Fig. 1 gezeigten Ausführungsform ist der untere U-Schenkel 41 dadurch zweilagig gemacht, daß das freie, die Befestigungslasche 67 bildende Ende des Übertrittmaterials nach außerhalb der U-Öffnung der U-förmigen Tasche 37 geschlagen ist. Insbesondere für den Fall, daß das freie Ende des Übertrittmaterials nicht als Befestigungslasche benötigt wird, kann es auch in die U-Öffnung hineingeschlagen sein.In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , the lower U-leg 41 is made in two layers in that the free end of the transition material, which forms the fastening tab 67, is knocked outside the U-opening of the U-shaped pocket 37. In particular, in the event that the free end of the transition material is not required as a fastening tab, it can also be knocked into the U opening.

Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, den unteren U-Schenkel 41 nur aus einer Lage des Übertrittmaterials zu bilden.There is also the possibility of forming the lower U-leg 41 from only one layer of the transition material.

Wie aus Fig. 1 zu entnehmen ist, sind die gefalteten Lagen von Übertritt 33 und Untertritt 35 einzig und allein durch die Doppeldruckknöpfe 57 in ihrer Faltung gehalten. Somit sind keinerlei Nähte und Nahtlöcher erforderlich, um diese Faltungen zu fixieren.As can be seen from FIG. 1 , the folded layers of transition 33 and underflow 35 are held in their fold solely by the double push buttons 57. So no seams and seam holes are required to fix these folds.

Das Material des Übertritts 33 und das Material des Untertritts 35 weisen je drei Schichten auf: Ein textiles Obermaterial, ein textiles Futter und dazwischen eine wasserdichte, wasserdampfdurchlässige Funktionsschicht, beispielsweise aus gerecktem und dadurch mikroporösem Polytetrafluorethlyen (PTFE). Diese drei Schichten können entweder lose aneinander befestigt sein, es können aber auch zwei dieser Schichten zu einem Zwei-Lagen-Laminat oder auch alle drei Schichten zu einem Drei-Lagen-Laminat verbunden sein.The material of the transition 33 and the material of the bottom 35 each have three layers: a textile upper material, a textile lining and in between a waterproof, water vapor-permeable functional layer, for example made of stretched and thereby microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). These three layers can either be loosely attached to one another, but two of these layers can also be connected to form a two-layer laminate or all three layers can be joined to form a three-layer laminate.

Da die Doppeldruckknöpfe 57 wasserdicht sind, wird mit ihnen die von ihnen durchlöcherte Funktionsschicht wasserdicht abgedichtet. Wasser könnte daher nur dadurch zur Innenseite des Kleidungsstückes gelangen, daß es an der Oberfläche des Obermaterials des Übertritts 33 oder des Untertritts 35 entlang wandert. Dieses Wasser müßte eine weite Kriechstrecke überwinden, um zur Innenseite des Kleidungsstückes zu gelangen. Wasser, das vom Obermaterial des Übertritts 33 her kommt, müßte die doppelte Länge des oberen U-Schenkels 39 und die gesamte Länge des unteren U-Schenkels 41 überwinden. Wasser, das entlang der Oberfläche des Obermaterials des Untertritts 35 kriecht, müßte die Länge der U-Schenkel 39 und 41 und die durch den J-förmigen Einschlag zusätzliche Länge überwinden.Since the double push buttons 57 are watertight, the functional layer perforated by them is watertight sealed. Water could therefore only get to the inside of the garment by moving along the surface of the upper of the transition 33 or the lower 35. This water would have to overcome a long creepage distance to get to the inside of the garment. Water coming from the upper material of the transition 33 would have to overcome twice the length of the upper U-leg 39 and the entire length of the lower U-leg 41. Water that crawls along the surface of the upper surface of the bottom 35 would have to overcome the length of the U-legs 39 and 41 and the additional length due to the J-shaped wedge.

Bei einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird auch dieses geringe Restrisiko des Kriechens von Wasser bis hin zur Innenseite des Kleidungsstückes dadurch nochmals erheblich verringert, daß auf einer Innenlage mindestens eines der beiden U-Schenkel 39 und 41 und auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite des Untertritts 35 je ein (in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellter) Dichtstreifen angebracht ist, wobei die Dichtstreifen parallel zur Druckknopfreihe verlaufen und vorzugsweise bei geschlossenem Kleidungsstück übereinanderliegen. Auf diese Weise wird ein Übergreifen von Wasser von dem Obermaterial des Übertritts 33 zum Obermaterial des Untertritts 35 und in entgegengesetzter Richtung behindert. Solche Dichtstreifen sind vorzugsweise durch ein zweilagiges Dichtband gebildet, dessen eine Lage aus PTFE und dessen andere Lage aus einem Kleber besteht. Solche Dichtbänder sind an sich bekannt.In a particularly preferred embodiment, this low residual risk of water creeping up to the inside of the garment is further considerably reduced by the fact that at least one of the two U-legs 39 and 41 on an inner layer and one each on the opposite side of the bottom 35 sealing strip (not shown in the drawing) is attached, the sealing strips running parallel to the row of press studs and preferably lying one above the other when the garment is closed. In this way, an overlap of water from the upper material of the transition 33 becomes the upper material of the lower step 35 and hindered in the opposite direction. Such sealing strips are preferably formed by a two-layer sealing tape, one layer of which consists of PTFE and the other of which consists of an adhesive. Such sealing tapes are known per se.

Bei dem gesamten Kleidungsstück einschließlich Übertritt 33 und Untertritt 35 können das Obermaterial, die Funktionsschicht und das Futter lose aneinander befestigt sein.For the entire garment, including the step 33 and step 35, the upper material, the functional layer and the lining can be loosely attached to one another.

Zwei oder alle dieser drei Materialschichten können aber auch zu einem Zweilagen- bzw. Dreilagenlaminat verbunden sein.However, two or all of these three material layers can also be connected to form a two-layer or three-layer laminate.

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  1. A waterproof garment, in particular a jacket, anorak or coat,
    - comprising a textile face material, a textile lining and a waterproof, water-vapour permeable functional layer interposed therebetween,
    - and comprising a releasable closure means serving for opening and closing the garment and having an upper extension (33) and a lower extension (35) adapted to be connected to each other by press fasteners (57) arranged preferably in at least one parallel press fastener row,
    characterized in
    - that the upper extension material, for forming a pocket (38) receiving the lower extension (35), is at first folded back beginning from the free upper extension end (43) directed towards lower extension (35) and then is folded forwardly again towards the free upper extension end (43), such that at least three stacked layers of the upper extension material are formed that are folded in U-shaped manner as seen in cross-section, with the open end of the U-shape (37) being directed towards the lower extension (35) and at least one of the legs of the U-shape (39, 41) being double-layered,
    - that the lower extension (35), when the garment is closed, extends between the layers of the upper extension material constituting the U-legs (39, 41),
    - that the press fasteners (57) are each in the form of waterproof double press fasteners having a press fastener central part (61), which is provided with latching members (63) on both sides thereof, and having two press fastener outer parts (59) cooperating therewith and each being provided with a complementary counter-latching member (65) on a side facing the press fastener central part (61),
    - and in that the press fastener central parts (61) are arranged in the portion of lower extension (35) located between the U-legs (39, 41) and the respectively associated press fastener outer parts (59) are arranged at corresponding locations of each U-leg (39, 41) of the upper extension (33).
  2. A garment according to claim 1,
    characterized in that the upper extension material is first folded back from the outer layer remotest from the wearer of the garment.
  3. A garment according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterized in that both U-legs (39, 41) of upper extension (33) are double-layered, with the upper extension material, from the free end of the layer that has been folded fowardly again and whose free end faces lower extension (35), being folded back again to this end.
  4. A garment according to claim 3,
    characterized in that the again folded back layer is folded to the outside of the U-opening of the upper extension material.
  5. A garment according to claim 3,
    characterized in that the again folded back layer is folded into the U-opening of the upper extension material.
  6. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
    characterized in that the lower extension material is folded back upon itself at the free end directed toward the U-web (45) of upper extension (35) so as to form an at least double-layered lower extension (35).
  7. A garment according to claim 6,
    characterized in that the double-layered lower extension (35) is folded back upon itself from its free end directed towards the U-web (45) of upper extension (33), such that a four-layered lower extension portion is provided between the U-web (45) and the press fastener row.
  8. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
    characterized in that the layers of the upper extension (33) constituting said U-legs (39, 41) are held in their folded condition solely by the press fastener outer parts (59) piercing said layers.
  9. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
    characterized in that the lower extension (35) is held in its double-layer configuration solely by the press fastener central part (61) piercing the same.
  10. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
    characterized in that the cut free end of the upper extension material and/or the lower extension material is in the form of a multi-layer coil and is fixed in the form of a coil (49 and 53, respectively).
  11. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
    characterized in that the cut or coiled free end of the upper extension material and/or of the lower extension material forms a mounting flap (67, 69) which projects beyond the press fastener row and is directed away from the lower extension (35) and the upper extension (33), respectively, and on which is disposed a mounting means for releasably attaching, for example, a winter lining that is removable from the garment.
  12. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
    characterized in that the functional layer comprises a membrane of expanded, microporous PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene).
  13. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
    characterized in that the face material, the functional layer and the lining are loosely attached to each other.
  14. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
    characterized in that at least two of the layers constituted by face material, functional layer and lining are joined together to form a laminate.
  15. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
    characterized in that at least on the outside of the lower extension (35) facing away from the body of the wearer of the garment and on the inside of the U-leg (39) of the lower extension (33) remote from the body of the wearer, there is adhered one sealing band each which extends substantially parallel to the press fastener row and impedes creeping of water along the textile surface carrying the sealing band.
  16. A garment according to claim 14,
    characterized in that the sealing bands of upper extension (33) and lower extension (35) meet with each other when the garment is closed, so as to prevent the passage of water from upper extension (33) to lower extension (35) and vice versa.
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