JPH10168613A - Rain outfit for bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rain outfit for a bicycle easy to put on when light cycling while protecting the whole body from rain. SOLUTION: This rain outfit comprises: a vertical cylindrical portion formed in the corner 1a of each inner sides of both the skirts of a rain coat 1 covering at least knees by stitching to the cover water-proof cloth applied to each inner thigh portion cloth 2 being horizontally a little longer than a half of a periphery length surrounding legs, and fixing the vertical rear end 2b of the cloth to the corner and mounting a fixing means 3 on the corner to fix the vertical front end 2a of the cloth; a slit portion formed by cutting vertically the coat just behind the rear end up to a higher position than the rear end and mounting fasteners 5 on both the cut ends 1b, 1c for opening and closing the slit; and a triangular gathered cloth interconnecting both the cut ends and having its base with a prescribed width along the skirt. It further comprises a cylindrical shoe cover 14 covering the top end of the shoe and being able to be opened and closed by Velcro (R) fastener 15 in a flexible range corresponding to that from a heel to a knee so that the top end 14d of the cover 14 and a front skirt 1d of the rain coat can be interconnected or released by a couple of a mutually interconnecting means 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to rain gear that is devised so as to be suitable for running on a bicycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Raincoats are originally worn when walking in the rain. If a rider straddles a bicycle or the like while wearing the raincoat, the movement of the legs is restricted to hinder the driving operation and the wind pressure is reduced. The hem flips, exposing the lower body to rain. Waterproof trouser rain gear is separately used to protect this lower body from getting wet. In addition, for the rain of shoes, a cylindrical vinyl
A shoe cover is provided in which upper and lower opening ends of the lure are formed with a string passing portion and a rubber cord is passed through the portion.

[0003] Usually, most people avoid wearing waterproof pants rainwear because it is very troublesome to wear the shoes while avoiding dirt on the shoes (usually after taking off the shoes). Is the actual situation. Also, shoe covers have been hardly worn in the past because it cannot be avoided that the shoe covers are soiled by the stains of the shoes and that the shoes are soiled by the stains of the shoe covers.

The inventor of the present invention has proposed a bicycle raincoat disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-60677, which does not require the wearing of waterproof trouser rain gear. This raincoat is a raincoat that can be transformed into a culotte when used on a bicycle, and as a result of actually implementing and using it, the following (a)
From (f) faced the problem.

(A) It is not possible to completely close the upper front crotch portion (the portion indicated by A in FIG. 7) by the fastener. (B) Torn the back of the raincoat is not good in design. (C) When the rain that falls on the back flows down, a drop is transmitted from the buttocks to the saddle, and the saddle gets wet. (D) Since the crotch portion is fixed when wearing the raincoat, the freedom of the torso is restricted. (E) Especially on a summer rainy day, both humidity and temperature are high, and the crotch portion is tightened, so that the ventilation condition in the raincoat becomes extremely bad and it becomes very humid. (F) The raincoat itself has no means to protect the feet from getting wet, so that the hem of the pants below the knees and the shoes cannot be avoided from getting wet.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to enable the present inventors to transform about one-third of the total length of the coat from the hem of the rain coat previously proposed to a culott shape through a fastener. An improved raincoat capable of solving the above-mentioned problems (a) to (f) of the culotte-transformable raincoat which can achieve the easiness of driving the bicycle and the prevention of rainwater, and a shoe cover dedicated to a bicycle used with the raincoat. -A bicycle rain gear comprising:

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a raincoat 1 having a hem reaching at least to the knee, and a thigh extending laterally at corners 1a on the inner sides of the hem. Backing the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2 slightly longer than about half the length of the circumference, fixing either the vertical edge of the front side 2a or the rear side 2b, and attaching the hem inner side to the vertical edge of the other side A vertical tubular portion is formed in the corner portion 1a by mounting the fastener 3 and a mounting portion of the vertical edge portion 2b on the rear side of the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2. Immediately after the height of the vertical edge portion 2b is cut vertically to cut both edges 1b, 1
c is a rain gear for bicycles which is provided with a fastener 5 attached thereto so as to be openable and closable, and which is connected between both edges 1b and 1c inside the fastener 5 by a triangular fold cloth 4 having a predetermined hem as a base.

Further, in the above construction, a pair of cylindrical leg covers 6 covering the space between the ankle and the knee are vertically cut off, and Velcro fasteners 7 are attached to the corresponding both edges 6a and 6b, and the upper edge 6c is attached. Raincoat 1 front zip fastener 1d-
5 The lower edge 6d is fixed to the front part from the mounting part, and the lower edge 6d side is folded up from the fixing part to the inside of the hem so as to overlap the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2, and the lower edge 6d corresponds to the inside of the hem. Fastener 8
It is designed to be able to be fixed to the inside of the hem in the folded state by attaching it.

Further, in the above configuration, a pair of waterproof shoe covers 9 covering only the upper side of the shoe, a contraction cord 10 is attached to an ankle portion 9a opened to the upper portion thereof, and a left and right middle of a lower edge 9c on the open side of the shoe sole. A string 13 having a length approximately equal to the width of the sole of the shoe is wrapped around the portion, and a hard resin plate 12 having a sole sole shape is fixed to the tip of the shoe so that the shoe tip can be placed on the hard resin plate 12. As described above, the Velcro fastener 11 is attached to the heel portion 9b so that the shoe can be separated.

Further, a pair of tubular shoe covers 14 for covering the knees from the upper side of the shoe are vertically cut off from the heel thereof, and Velcro fasteners 15 are attached to the corresponding both edges 14a, 14b. A strap 17 having a length about the width of a shoe sole is stretched between the left and right middle portions of the lower end edge 14c on the open bottom side, and a hard resin plate 16 having a sole sole shape is fixed to the shoe tip portion. The tip is placed on the hard resin plate 16 and the fall prevention means 18 is mounted on the upper end 14d of the tubular shoe cover 14.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is at a corner portion 1a on the inner side of both skirts of the raincoat 1 whose skirt reaches at least the knee. In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an inner thigh waterproof cloth 2 slightly longer than about half the length around the thigh is lined up in the lateral direction, and the rear vertical edge 2b is covered with a raincoat 1 as shown in FIG. Stick to the inside side of the.

Then, a Velcro fastener-3a is attached to the front vertical edge 2a and a Velcro fastener-3b is attached to the inner corner 1a of the hem. A vertical tubular portion is formed in the corner portion 1a so that the thigh can be accommodated in the tubular portion. FIG. 1 shows a mode in which a rear vertical edge portion 2b on the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2 is fixed to a corner portion 1a on the inner side of both skirts of the incoat 1; A mode in which the portion 2a is fixed is also possible. In this case, the fasteners 3 corresponding to the inside of the hem are attached to the vertical edge portion 2 on the rear side, and the attachment and detachment is performed at a deep place in the crotch.

As shown in FIG. 1, a portion immediately after the mounting portion of the vertical edge portion 2b on the rear side of the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2 is cut vertically higher than the height of the vertical edge portion 2b, and both sides are cut. Edge 1b, 1
c to fastener 5 (front and back opposed fasteners 5a and 5b)
Is attached and opened and closed, and both edges 1b and 1c inside the fastener 5 are connected by a triangular fold cloth 4 having a predetermined bottom width as a base.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3A, a pair of cylindrical leg covers 6 for covering the space between the ankle and the knee are vertically cut off and the corresponding two edges 6a,
The Velcro fastener 7 (front and rear opposed Velcro fasteners 7a, 7b) is attached to 6b and the upper edge 6c is located forward of the fastener 5 (front fastener 5a) on the front hem 1d of the raincoat 1. The lower edge 6d of the cylindrical leg cover 6 is folded up from the fixing portion to the inside of the hem so as to overlap with the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2.
By attaching the fastener 8 (Velcro fastener 8a on the side of the cylindrical leg cover 6 and Velcro fastener 8b on the inside of the hem of the raincoat) to the inside of the hem on the d. It can be fixed to.

Further, there are two types of shoe covers used in combination with the above raincoat, as shown in FIG. 2 (b) and FIG. 3 (b). As shown in FIG. 2 (b), one of the forms is to vertically cut off a pair of tubular shoe covers 14 covering the knees from the upper side of the shoes upward from the heel thereof, and to form the corresponding two shoe covers. Velcro fasteners 15 (inner and outer opposed Velcro fasteners 15a, 15b) are mounted on the edges 14a, 14b, and the bottom edge 14c of the tubular shoe cover 14 on the open side of the sole of the shoe.
In the middle part of the left and right sides, a string 17 having a length about the sole of the shoe is hanged, and in the tip of the shoe, a hard resin plate 1 having only the tip of the sole is provided.
6. The shoe tip 6 is fixed so that the shoe tip can be placed on the hard resin plate 16, and the fall prevention means 18 is attached to the upper end 14d of the tubular shoe cover 14.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), a pair of waterproof shoe covers 9 covering only the upper side of the shoe is attached, and a rubber contraction cord 10 is attached to an ankle 9a which opens to the upper part. Then, a string 13 having a length approximately equal to the width of the sole is wrapped around the left and right intermediate portions of the lower edge 9c on the open side of the sole, and a hard resin plate 12 having only the sole of the sole is fixed to the sole part. The shoe tip can be placed on the hard resin plate 12 and the Velcro fastener 11 (the inner and outer opposed Velcro fasteners 11) is attached to the shoe heel 9b.
a, 11b) can be opened by attaching them. If the hard resin plates 12 and 16 are provided with a drain hole 19, the water that accumulates on the shoe tip when walking is immediately dropped, so that wetting of the shoe can be prevented.

[0017]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, when not riding a bicycle, the raincoat 1 surrounds the entire legs of the thigh L as shown in FIG. There is no transformation. When riding a bicycle, first, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 8 (b), the thigh is fixed by the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2 attached to the corner portions 1 a on the inner sides of both hem. By enclosing in a tubular shape, the inside of the thigh can be prevented from getting wet. Further, the sliders 20 of the fasteners 5 on both sides of the raincoat 1 are pulled up, and both edges 1
When b and 1c are opened, the triangular fold cloth 4 spreads ((c) in FIG. 8).
Shown). Then, when riding the bicycle, as shown in FIG. 5, when sitting on the saddle, the fold width of the triangular fold cloth 4 is widened and the circumference of the waist is cleared, and the back of the raincoat is forcibly pulled from both sides. Will not be done.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, (a), (b) and (c) of the conventional raincoat, the crotch portion is fixed by the slider of the fastener. The freedom of the body is restrained, and a force acts in a direction against the restraint (a direction in which the slider is lowered and the fastener is opened), so that the crotch portion at the upper end of the fastener (portion A in FIG. 7) rotates the pedal of the bicycle. Repeatedly, it gradually opens and the blockade against rainwater cannot be completely done. In addition, when raindrops dropped on the back flowed down, the back of the raincoat was connected to the crotch, so it was in a state of riding on the saddle, the droplets propagated from the buttocks to the saddle, and the saddle was wet.

However, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 8C, the crotch portion is not restrained, so that the freedom of the torso is largely ensured. Further, as shown in FIG. The bag falls after the saddle. As a result, the rain falling on the back flows down after the bicycle saddle, so that the saddle does not get wet. In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the Velcro fasteners 8a and 8b are removed, the cylindrical leg cover 6 is hung in front of the shin of the leg, and the shin is further covered with the cylindrical leg cover.
6. Velcro fastener 7 on one edge 6a, 6b
When a and 7b are fastened, the shin is cylindrically covered as shown in FIG.

In the case of the shoe cover used in combination with the above-mentioned raincoat, the upper part of the shoe is covered from the upper side to the knee in the case of FIG. 2B, and the shoe cover in the case of FIG. Cover the area from the top of the shoe to the ankle, avoiding raindrops. And the wearing is each Velcro fastener -1
1a, 11b, 15a, 15b are opened, the shoes are passed over the strings 13, 17 and placed on the hard resin plates 12, 16 so as to fit the shoe tips, and the Velcro fastener 11 is opened.
a, 11b, 15a, 15b are closed and mounted. In this manner, the foot is not put through the cylindrical body, but is put on the foot and fastened.

In the case of FIG. 2B, the upper end 14d of the tubular shoe cover 14 and the front hem 1b of the raincoat are provided.
Can be attached and connected by Velcro fasteners 18a and 18b, so that the tubular shoe cover 14 does not fall down. As the descent prevention means 18 of the tubular shoe cover 14, besides the form shown in FIG. 2B, an adhering connection by a button, a hook, a clip, a pin or the like is possible.

[0022]

As described above, the present invention has solved all of the problems (a) to (f) of the above-mentioned prior art. That is, with respect to the problems (a) and (e), the hem front can be opened and the inner thigh can be prevented from being wet by the inner thigh waterproof cloth 2,
In addition, the ventilation condition was secured, and it became hard to get stuffy. Regarding the problem (b), the back of the raincoat is not changed in design, so that it can be used as a normal raincoat even when the bicycle is not used. Regarding the problems (c) and (d), the spread of the triangular fold 4 causes room around the waist, and the crotch portion is open so that there is no restraint, so that the freedom of the body is largely secured. Since the back of the raincoat 1 hangs down after the saddle, the raindrops falling on the back fall on the rear part of the bicycle saddle, so that the saddle does not get wet.

Regarding the problem (f), Rainco
Combined with shoe cover, the shoe cover can be easily attached, so it will be used without resistance,
Many children's trouser hem and shoes are no longer wet, so they are expected to be free from routine shoe polishing and washing after the housewife rains. In particular, the attachment / detachment method to the body by one-touch opening / closing of the Velcro fastener and the fastener is very easy to attach, and the shoe can be attached / detached without passing through the inside of the shoe cover, so that it can be used with almost no contamination. Another great advantage is that it can be mass-produced relatively inexpensively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a worn state.

FIG. 5 is a side view when worn and traveling on a bicycle.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a worn state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional wearing state.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a case (a) according to the present invention when a bicycle is not used;
(B) Before unfastening fastener-5 when using a bicycle,
(C) is a schematic end view showing the wearing state after the fastener is released when using the bicycle.

FIG. 9 is (a) in the prior art when the bicycle is not used,
(B) Before unfastening the fastener when using a bicycle, (c)
FIG. 2 is a schematic end view showing a wearing state after unfastening a fastener when using a bicycle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Raincoat 1a Corner part of both sides of raincoat 1b Front edge of incision of raincoat 1c Rear edge of incision of raincoat 1d Front hem of raincoat 2 Thigh waterproof cloth 2a Front side of inner thigh waterproof cloth 2b Rear side of inner thigh waterproof cloth 3 Corresponding fastener 3a Velcro fastener at front edge 3b Velcro fastener at corner inner side corner part 4 Triangular fold cloth 5 Fastener 5a Opposite fastener 5a Front fastener 5b Opposite fastener 6 after 6 cylindrical leg cover 6a one edge corresponding to separation of cylindrical leg cover 6b one edge corresponding to separation of cylindrical leg cover 6c upper edge of cylindrical leg cover 6d Lower edge portion of cylindrical leg cover 7 Velcro fastener 7a Opposite Velcro fastener 7b Opposite Velcro fastener after 7 8 Corresponding fastener 8a Velcro fastener 8c of cylindrical leg cover 8b Hem side of raincoat Velcro inside 9 fastener 9 waterproof shoe cover 9a ankle portion of waterproof shoe cover 9b heel portion of waterproof shoe cover 9c lower edge of waterproof shoe cover 10 shrinkable string 11 Velcro fastener 11a Velcro fastener inside 11a Velcro fastener outside 12 Hard resin plate 13 String 14 Cylindrical shoe cover 14a One edge corresponding to separation of cylindrical shoe cover 14b One edge corresponding to separation of cylindrical shoe cover 14c Lower edge of cylindrical shoe cover 14d Upper end portion 15 Velcro fastener 15a Velcro fastener 15a Inside Velcro fastener 15b Outside Velcro fastener 16 Hard resin plate 17 String 18 Prevention means for falling down 19 Drain hole 20 Slider

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A raincoat (1) whose hem reaches at least to the knee, and the inner thigh is slightly longer than about half the length of the circumference of the thigh at the corners (1a) on the inner sides of both hem. The front waterproof cloth (2) is backed, and one of the front edge (2a) and the rear side (2b) is fixed to the vertical edge, and the other vertical edge is a fastener for the inside of the hem. By attaching (3), a vertical cylindrical portion is formed in the corner portion (1a), and a vertical edge portion (2b) on the rear side of the inner thigh waterproof cloth (2). Is cut vertically above the height of the vertical edge portion (2b) of the portion immediately after the mounting portion, and both edges (1b) and (1c) are cut.
A zipper (5) is attached to the zipper (5) so that the zipper can be opened and closed, and both edges (1b) and (1c) on the inner side of the zipper (5) are connected by a triangular fold cloth (4) having a predetermined hem as a base. Bicycle rain gear. 2. A pair of cylindrical leg covers for covering between an ankle and a knee.
(6) is vertically separated and its corresponding edges (6a), (6b)
A Velcro fastener (7) is attached to the front end (6c) of the raincoat (1), and the upper edge (6c) of the front coat (1d) is fixed to the front part of the fastener (5). The (6d) side is folded up from the fixing portion to the inside of the hem so as to overlap the thigh waterproof cloth (2), and the lower edge (6d) is fitted with the fastener (8) corresponding to the inside of the hem. The bicycle rain gear according to claim 1, wherein the rain gear can be fixed to the inside of the hem in a folded state. 3. A pair of waterproof shoe covers covering only the upper side of the shoe.
(9) is attached to the ankle part (9a) which opens to the upper part by the contraction cord (1).
0) is attached, a string (13) having a length about the sole width is wrapped around the left and right middle parts of the lower edge (9c) on the open side of the sole, and the sole part is formed in the sole part. The hard resin plate (12) is fixed so that the shoe tip can be placed on the hard resin plate (12), and a Velcro fastener is attached to the heel portion (9b).
(2) The detachable by attaching (11).
Bicycle rain gear for use. 4. A pair of tubular shoe covers (14) covering the knees from the upper side of the shoes are vertically cut away from their heels, and Velcro fasteners are attached to their corresponding edges (14a) and (14b).
(15), a strap (17) about the width of the sole is wrapped around the lower end edge (14c) on the open side of the sole at the left and right intermediate parts, and only the sole of the sole is placed on the tip of the sole A hard resin plate (16) having the shape of (1) is fixed so that the shoe tip can be mounted on the hard resin plate (16), and falls down to the upper end (14d) of the tubular shoe cover (14). The bicycle rain gear according to claim 1, further comprising a prevention means (18).