US20060096002A1

US20060096002A1 - Versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat

Info

Publication number: US20060096002A1
Application number: US11/315,487
Authority: US
Inventors: Che-Wen Lin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-09-22
Filing date: 2005-12-23
Publication date: 2006-05-11

Abstract

A versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat includes a coat body, a pair of extension portions, pant coverings, fixing devices and retaining units. The fixing devices are respectively affixed to lower portions of the pant covering, and provide a margin for the pant coverings to displace and extend without affecting free movement of extending and retracting the legs when wearing the pant coverings. Furthermore, when walking along a street, the street surface will not cause damage to the structure of the pant coverings. When the pant coverings are not needed, it can be folded away and retained in the retaining units. Furthermore, the wind and raincoat and a rain-hat structure combination structure is formed within a collar interlayer of the coat body. The coat body is furnished with upper and lower adjoining members, which, after mutual adjoining, form holding space structures for storing the folded pant coverings, and so on.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat, and more particularly to a full length overcoat structure that provides complete wind and rainproof protection from head to foot, and includes a multiple of different functions and wearing modes to match different weather conditions. The present invention primarily embodies a coat body, pant covering structures and retaining units and a rain-hat structure and rain-hat retaining portion. The pant coverings and the rain-hat can be contained within the retaining units and the rain-hat retaining portion respectively. Moreover, the coat body can be completely folded within a covering unit for convenient carrying by a user.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
The inexpensive price, high mobility and convenience of bicycles and motorcycles have made them an indispensable means of transport for the general public in developing countries. However, when compared to automobiles or other general public means of transport, their main shortcoming is that although a raincoat and rain shoes can be worn to protect the rider from rain to a certain extent, they are not able to completely keep out the wind and rain. For example: when wearing a raincoat in a light rainfall and the light rain suddenly turns into a down-pour, if the rain shoes are not put on in time, not only are the shoes and socks of the person completely soaked, but also the rainwater collects in the shoes.
In order to resolve the aforementioned shortcomings, products have already been developed that consist of shoe coverings joined to a raincoat, as depicted in FIG. 1, which shows a prior art product including a cape raincoat 1, leg coverings 2, male and female fasteners 3, 4 and bottom layers 5, wherein function of the male and female fasteners 3, 4 is not only to join the cape raincoat 1 to the leg coverings 2, but also includes a function to pre-adjust positions of the leg coverings 2 for joining to the cape raincoat 1 according to leg length of the user. Moreover, the bottom layers 5 are used to fit over the shoes worn by the user, thereby providing the leg coverings 2 with a securing and supporting effect.
In addition, there are other prior art products wherein leg coverings are stitched directly to a lower hem of a raincoat (not shown in the drawings), and an elastic strip or belt is longitudinally attached to sides of each of the leg coverings, in replacement of the aforementioned male and female fasteners 3, 4, having function to adjust the length of the leg coverings. However, positions of the leg coverings still need to be pre-adjusted using the elastic strips or the belts according to leg length of the user before wearing, and need to further function together with the bottom layers 5 joined to bottom portions of the leg coverings to secure and provide support thereto.
Regardless of whether the aforementioned prior art products use the male and female fasteners 3, 4, the elastic strips or belts (not shown in the drawings) to vary the length of the leg coverings 2, all such methods require manual adjustment in advance of wearing, and are unable to achieve effectiveness of unhindered automatic adjustment in actual use. If the male and female fasteners 3, 4, elastic strips or belts (not shown in the drawings) are used to adjust the leg coverings 2 to an appropriate length when the user is in a standing position, because the legs of the user need to be bent when riding a bicycle or motorcycle, thus, length of the leg coverings 2 need to be relatively longer than when the user is in a standing position. Hence, when the legs are bent, a pulling effect occurs on the leg coverings 2 that have already been pre-adjusted to an appropriate length when the user was in a standing position, which causes the leg coverings 2 to assume a stretched taut state, and if elastic strips (not shown in the drawings) are longitudinally attached to the sides of the leg coverings 2 for adjusting length of the leg coverings 2 according to leg length of the user, then, if the user is relatively tall and has long legs, causing a stretched taut state in the elastic strips, thus, when the user gets on a motorcycle and bends his legs, the elastic strips and leg coverings 2 are further stretched to a more taut state, thereby causing discomfort to the user. In addition, regardless of what method the aforementioned prior art products use to adjust the length of the leg coverings 2; they all must function together with the bottom layers 5 of the leg coverings 2 that fit over the shoes to secure and support the entire structure. Furthermore, the bottom layers 5 will come in contact with the ground when walking along the road because of the way they are fitted over the shoes, and friction with the ground produced by the walking action results in wear and tear and separation of joins between the bottom layers 5 and the leg coverings 2.
Furthermore, conventional coats are not designed with an aesthetical and functional retaining unit for an attached rain-hat, thereby spoiling the aesthetics and multiformity of the collar and raincoat. Moreover, a prior art rain-hat is unsuitable for wearing over a sports cap worn by the user, which similarly results in a substantial shortcoming in use.
In light of the shortcomings in prior art products, the inventor of the present invention, based on years of actual experience riding a bicycle and motorcycle wearing a raincoat and shoe coverings attentively and circumspectly carried out extensive study, exploration and improvement to ultimately design a new improved structure for a versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat, which not only resolves the long-standing structural problem of a combination weatherproof coat and leg coverings being unable to freely extend, but has also improved the shortcomings and inconvenience of prior art weatherproof coat and rain-hat structures.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a structure for pant coverings connected to a wind and raincoat, structured to comprise a coat body, a pair of extension portions, pant coverings, fixing devices and retaining units, wherein the fixing devices are provided with fastening members to tightly secure the pant coverings to the legs of a user, thereby providing a securing function that prevents bottom open ends of the pant coverings from falling down and coming in contact with the ground. Furthermore, because of a structural configuration that includes top open ends of the pant coverings mutually connected to the extension portions, thus, when the user is bending and stretching his legs, the top open ends and the mutually connected extension portions accommodate bending and stretching movements of the legs to a certain extent by means of an automatic pulling adjustment configuration, without causing an uncomfortable pulling effect.
A second objective of the present invention is to provide the structure for pant coverings connected to a wind and raincoat with the pant coverings that further comprise a soft lining cloth and a hard waterproof cloth joined thereto. When the pant coverings are needed, the extension portions, the pant coverings and the fixing devices are removed from the retaining units and fitted to the legs of the user, thereby achieving the function to protect the body and legs from rain. Moreover, the soft lining cloth and the hard waterproof cloth joined thereto further provide allowances for bending and stretching movements of the legs of the user, thereby effectively achieving free extendibility of the pant coverings structure when the user is bending and stretching his legs.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide the structure for pant coverings connected to a wind and raincoat with a rain-hat, a retaining portion, a retaining opening and a cover, wherein one end of the rain-hat is joined to an inside of the retaining portion; and the retaining portion is formed within an interlayer of a collar of the coat body. When the rain-hat structure is not needed, the rain-hat can be folded and placed into the retaining portion. Moreover, outward appearance of the retained rain-hat structure does not affect aesthetics of the general collar. Function of the cover is to cover the retaining opening and prevent rainwater from entering therein.
A fourth objective of the present invention is to provide the wind and raincoat with a rain-hat structure able to cover a brim portion of a sports cap, whereby, when needed, the rain-hat is pulled out from the retaining opening of the retaining portion. The rain-hat further comprises a brim, a brim pocket, a brim opening and a brim cover. The brim is designed at the front of the rain-hat and assumes a circular-arc form having an interlayer, within which forms the brim pocket. The brim cover can be pulled out from the brim opening, and has the function to slip over a brim portion of a sports cap worn by the user.
A fifth objective of the present invention is to provide lower ends of the coat body of the wind and raincoat with the upper and lower adjoining members, which, after mutual adjoining, form the holding spaces that are used for storing the folded extension portions, pant coverings and fixing devices. The original coat body of knee-length forms a jacket of hip length after mutual adjoining of the upper and lower adjoining members, which can be worn as a casual coat to keep the body warm on cold, dry days.
A sixth objective of the present invention is to provide folding lower end extended portions that provide structures that enable using bottom edges or circumferences of the lower ends of the coat body to remove or retain structural members of the wind and raincoat. When storing away, the lower adjoining members attached to the lower end extended portions are juxtapositioned and adjoined to the corresponding upper adjoining members, thereby retaining the lower end extended portions together with the folded extension portions and pant coverings within the retaining units attached to the lower ends of the coat body by means of covering portions.
A seventh objective of the present invention is to provide the wind and raincoat with a covering unit joined to an inner side of the coat body corresponding to the back of a person, which is used to hold the entire folded coat body, the extension portions, the pant coverings, the fixing devices and the retaining units and the rain-hat structure. The covering unit is a pocket or a single sheet, and is able to completely cover the folded coat body, thereby achieving a function to conveniently carry and store the wind and raincoat.
To enable a further understanding of said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, brief description of the drawings is provided below followed by detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a structural schematic view of a prior art raincoat in use.
FIG. 2 shows a structural schematic view depicting a front portion longitudinal opening raincoat of the present invention being worn.
FIG. 3 shows an exploded structural view of an embodiment depicting joining of pant coverings to retaining units according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a structural schematic view depicting a raincoat longitudinally opening on two sides of the present invention being worn.
FIG. 5 shows a structural view of an embodiment depicting the pant coverings joined to the retaining units using upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows an exploded structural view depicting joining of the pant coverings to the retaining units using upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows a structural schematic view of FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 depicting the pant coverings in a contained state according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting one of the folded pant covering contained within the retaining unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting use of one of the pant coverings after being removed from the retaining unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 shows a structural schematic view of another embodiment depicting the pant coverings joined to retaining units adopting upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 shows a structural schematic view of another embodiment depicting the pant coverings joined to the retaining units adopting the upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 shows an exploded structural view of another embodiment depicting the pant coverings joined to the retaining units adopting the upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 13 shows a structural schematic view of FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 depicting the retaining unit in a retained state according to the present invention.
FIG. 14 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting a rain-hat after removal from a retaining portion of a rain-hat structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 15 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting the folded rain-hat contained within the retaining portion of the rain-hat structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 16 shows a structural cutaway view depicting the rain-hat structure of the present invention in use.
FIG. 17 shows a structural cutaway view depicting a brim cover of the rain-hat after being pulled out from a brim pocket and fitted over a brim of a sports cap worm by a user according to the present invention.
FIG. 18 shows a schematic view depicting outward appearance of a jacket formed after fastening together of the upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 19 shows a structural schematic view depicting the pocket covering unit, retaining units and the upper and lower adjoining members used to contain extension portions and pant coverings according to the present invention.
FIG. 20 shows a structural schematic view after the extension portions and the pant coverings have been contained using the retaining units and the upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 21 shows a schematic view depicting the procedure for folding and covering up the coat body using the pocket covering unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 22 shows a schematic view depicting outward appearance of a sheet covering unit and a jacket formed after fastening together the upper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.
FIG. 23 shows a schematic view depicting the procedure for folding and covering up the coat body using the sheet covering unit according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 3, which shows a versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat of the present invention structured to comprise a coat body 10, a pair of extension portions 11, pant coverings 12, fixing devices 13 and retaining units 14. The front of the coat body 10 longitudinally opens to form left and right front portions 101. The extension portions 11 are sheet forms, sides of which are attached fixing members 111 to correspond to fixing members 112 attached to inner sides of lower ends of the front portions 101. When using the pant coverings 12, the fixing members 111 are adjusted and adjoined to the fixing members 112 according to height and leg length of the user. Embodiments of the fixing members 111 and 112 can use male and female hook and loop fastening strips or other alternative methods. The pant coverings 12 assume hollow tubular forms provided with top and bottom open ends 121, 122. The top open ends 121 respectively join to the extension portions 11, and the bottom open ends 122 naturally hang down and cover the legs of the user. The fixing devices 13 provided with fastening members 131 are attached to outer surfaces of the pant coverings 12, and the fastening function of the fastening members 131 is used to tighten the pant coverings 12 to the legs of the user. Because the fixing devices 13 are provided with fastening members 131 to tighten the pant coverings 12 to the legs of the user, thus, the bottom open ends 122 of the pant coverings 12 will not fall down and come in contact with the ground. Furthermore, because of a structure whereby the pant coverings 12 are provided with top open ends 121 that mutually connect to the extension portions 11, thus, when the user is bending and stretching his legs, the top open ends and the mutually connected extension portions accommodate bending and stretching movements of the legs to a certain extent by means of an automatic pulling adjustment configuration, without causing an uncomfortable pulling effect. In addition, the retaining units 14 are pockets having openings 114 that are respectively affixed to the inner sides of the lower ends of the front portions 101 so as to correspond to positions of the extension portions 11. The openings 114 facilitate placing the folded pant coverings 12 into the retaining units 14.
Referring to FIG. 4, the coat body 10 can be longitudinally opened from left and right sides by means of open crossover portions 15, thereby forming two front and rear portions. When needed, the lower end of the front portion 101 is lifted open, and the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12 can be removed from pockets 140 attached to inner sides of the lower ends.
Embodiments of the retaining units 14 include not only the aforementioned pockets with openings 114, but also upper adjoining members 141 and lower adjoining members 142 attached to the lower ends of the front portions 101 of the coat body 10.
Referring to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, which show one of the embodiments, wherein the lower ends of the coat body 10 are inwardly folded, and after the lower adjoining members 142 are affixed to the corresponding upper adjoining members 141, holding spaces 144 are formed between the lower ends of the front portions 101 and a superimposition of the folded upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142, which are used to hold the folded extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12. Longitudinal openings are formed at each of the holding spaces 144 after the upper and lower adjoining members 141,142 have been folded together, and the lower ends of the front portions 101 of the coat body 10 are superimposed to form the holding spaces 144 positioned at the lower ends of the longitudinally opening coat body 10. And the longitudinal openings are covered with covers 145 in order for the present invention to be more aesthetically appealing. Embodiments of the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142 include the use of zippers (slide fasteners), but other alternative members can be used to achieve a similar fastening effect. In addition, embodiments of the extension portions 11 include using a plurality of strips, the fixing members 111 are a plurality of button holes, and the fixing members 112 of the coat body 10 are buttons. When using the pant coverings 12, the fixing members 111 are adjusted and adjoined to the fixing members 112 according to height and leg length of the user.
Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6, each of the tubular pant coverings 12 consist of a soft lining cloth 124 joined to a hard waterproof cloth 123, and an allowance for displacement and extension of the pant coverings 12 is enabled between the soft lining cloth 124 joined to the hard waterproof cloth 123. Referring again to FIGS. 5 and 6, in order to facilitate the user in putting on the pant coverings 12, each of the pant coverings 12 can be designed with one end having a relatively large inside diameter, as depicted in FIG. 4. Furthermore, longitudinal adjustment members 125, 126 can be respectively attached to peripheries of each of the pant coverings 12. Embodiments of the longitudinal adjustment members 125, 126 include the use of zippers. Referring again to FIG. 5, when using the pant coverings 12, the longitudinal adjusting members 125, 126 are first opened, and after the user has passed his legs into the pant coverings 12, the longitudinal adjusting members 125, 126 are pulled together to form a peripheral end of relatively smaller diameter.
Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, in actual use, the pant coverings 12 are first detached from the extension portions 11 and taken out from the retaining units 14, then the user upwardly pulls the pant coverings 12 over his legs to an appropriable length that achieves complete covering of the legs while preventing the bottom open ends 122 of the pant coverings 12 from coming in contact with the ground. The fixing devices 13 are then used to secure the pant coverings 12 to the legs of the user. Because of the securing function of the fixing devices 13, thus, regardless of whether the user is sitting or walking, the bottom open ends 122 of the pant coverings 12 maintain complete covering of the legs, thereby achieving effectiveness of protecting the legs against rain. Furthermore, the fixing devices 13 attached to lower portions of the soft lining cloth 124 are not only used to secure the pant coverings 12 to the legs of the user, moreover, the different material properties of the soft lining cloth 124 and the hard waterproof cloth 123 are felicitously utilized to function together with the securing effect of the fixing devices 13 to accommodate the needs of actual movement of the legs of the user and achieve comfort and flexibility. When the legs of the user are in an extended position, for example, when the user is sitting astride a motorcycle waiting at the traffic lights with both his legs extended and the feet touching the road surface, the legs are in an over-stretched state which affects the extension portions 11, thereby causing the soft lining cloths 124 between the hard waterproof cloths 123 to similarly assume extended states. When the user is standing, the securing function of the fixing devices 13 attached to the lower portions of the soft lining cloths 124 and gravitation cause the soft lining cloth 124 to fold and naturally hang down. Moreover, because the hardness and weight of the hard waterproof cloths 123 joined to the soft lining cloths 124 are sufficiently greater than those of the soft lining cloths 124, thus, the hard waterproof cloths 123 similarly naturally hang down and slightly cover outer sides of the soft lining cloths 124. Because of the light feature of the soft lining cloths 124, thus, during actual movement of the legs, the user is completely unaware of movement and change in the structure of the pant coverings 12, thereby achieving comfort and flexibility regardless of whether the legs are in an extended or contracted state. In addition, because the bottom open ends 122 of the pant coverings 12 are not designed to cover the soles of the shoes of the user, thus the user can wear the wind and rainproof coat of the present invention and walk unhindered along the street, the soles of the shoes coming in direct contact with the road surface, thereby achieving a structural design that prevents frictional wear of the pant coverings 12. Other embodiments of the present invention further comprising the retaining units 14 used together with the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142 to change length of the lower ends of the coat body 10, and a method for folding and retaining the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12 are depicted in FIGS. 10, 11, 12 and 13.
Each of the retaining units 14 of the present embodiment comprise the upper adjoining member 141, the lower adjoining member 142, a folding portion 103, a lower end extended portion 102 and a covering portion 105. An upper edge of the folding portion 103 is affixed to the coat body 10 close to the upper adjoining member 141, and a lower side of the folding portion 103 connects to the lower end extended portion 102, and the lower adjoining member 142 is affixed to an upper side of the lower end extended portion 102. When storing away, the lower adjoining members 142 affixed to the lower rend extended portions 102 are juxtapositioned and adjoined to the corresponding upper adjoining members 141, thereby enabling the lower end extended portions 102 together with the folded extension portions 11 and pant coverings 12 be retained within the retaining units 14 of the lower ends of the coat body 10 by means of the covering portions 105.
Openings of the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142 are formed on bottom edges or circumferences of the lower ends of the coat body 10, which are further configured with closing devices 104. The closing devices 104 enable removing or disposing of the lower end extended portions 102, the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12. The closing devices 104 are designed with large U-shaped openings to provide for the most convenient removing and retaining of the structural portions.
Because the folding portions 103 can adopt flexible soft lining cloth, thus, the lower adjoining members 142 affixed to the lower end extended portions 102 can be easily folded upwards, juxtaposed and adjoined to the corresponding upper adjoining members 141. In addition, because size of the lower end extended portions 102 is slightly smaller Do than that of the upper adjoining members 141 covering the circumference of the closing devices 104, thus, the lower end extended portions 102 can be easily disposed within the covering range of the covering portion 105. Moreover, the closing devices 104 enable the lower end extended portions 102together with the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12 to be retained within the retaining units 14 by means of the folding portions 103.
When needed, the large U-shaped openings of the closing devices 104 are opened, and the covering portions 105 are lifted up, then the lower end extended portions 102 together with the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12 are removed and fitted to the legs. When the lower end extended portions 102 are in a removed state and the pant coverings 12 are not needed, the extension portions 11 and pant coverings are folded and disposed within the pockets 140 attached to the lower end extended portions 102.
The covering portions 105 are configured with fixing members 112 corresponding to positions of position fixing members 111 affixed to the extension portions 11, which enable adjustment to a height suitable for the leg length of the user.
Apart from the aforementioned structural differences of the present embodiment, other structures, principles and operational modes are all similar to the other embodiments, and are thus not described further hereinafter.
Referring to FIGS. 14 and 15, the present invention achieves effectiveness of multifunction head-to-foot weatherproofing, and is further designed with an attached rain-hat structure 20 comprising a rain-hat 23, a retaining portion 21, a retaining opening 24 and a cover 22, wherein one end of the rain-hat 23 is joined to an inside of the retaining portion 21. The retaining portion 21 is formed within an interlayer of a collar 100 of the coat body 10. When the rain-hat 23 is not needed, it can be folded and placed into the retaining portion 21 through the retaining opening 24 defined at a rear of the collar 100. The cover 22 is designed with a fixed side 221 and an open side 222. The fixed side 221 is affixed to an upper portion of the retaining opening 24, and the open side 222 openably covers the retaining opening 21 to prevent rainwater from entering therein.
Referring to FIGS. 16 and 17, the rain-hat 23 is pulled out of the retaining portion 21 through the retaining opening 24 when needed. The rain-hat 23 further comprises a brim 25, a brim pocket 27, a brim opening 26 and a brim cover 28. The brim 25 is designed at the front portion of the rain-hat 23 and assumes a circular-arc form, and is further provided with an interlayer, within which forms the brim pocket 27 that is designed with the brim opening 26. The brim cover 28 has a fixed end 281 and a retaining end 282. The fixed end 281 is affixed to an inside of the brim pocket 27, and the retaining end 282 can be pulled out from the brim opening 26 and slipped over a brim portion of a sports cap worn by the user. An embodiment of the retaining end 282 can be a stitched elastic strip.
Referring to FIG. 18, the wind and raincoat of the present invention includes not only the ability to protect against wind and rain, but can also be ordinarily used as a jacket to keep warm on cold, dry days, embodiments of which are depicted in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13. After folding and placing the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12 into the holding spaces 144 between the lower ends of the front portions 101 and the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142, the coat body 10 is thus converted into a hip-length jacket from the original knee-length overcoat.
Referring to FIG. 19, a covering unit 30 is joined to an inner side of the coat body 10 corresponding to the back of a person, which is used to hold the entire folded coat body 10, the extension portions 11, the pant coverings 12, the fixing devices 13 and the retaining units 14. The covering unit 30 is a pocket 31 that is joined to an inner side surface of the coat body 10. The pocket 31 includes a pocket opening 32, an upper pocket surface 33 and a lower pocket surface 34. When using the covering unit 30, the extension portions 11, the pant coverings 12 and the fixing devices 13 are first folded and disposed within the retaining units 14, and then the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142 are folded inwards and fastened together, whereafter the folded rain-hat 23 is placed within the retaining portion 21 of the rain-hat structure 20, as depicted in FIGS. 18, 19 and 20. Referring to FIG. 21, apart from the coat body 10 having the function to be converted into the style of a jacket, moreover, the coat body 10 can be folded back towards a rear side of the covering unit 30 to a size approximately the same size as the pocket 31 of the covering unit 30, thereby exposing the pocket 31 on the folded coat body 10. Finally, the upper pocket surface 33 and the lower pocket surface 34 are turned back over the pocket opening 32 of the pocket 31, thereby containing and covering the coat body 10 within the pocket 31, and creating a flat and easily carried small-sized form.
Referring to FIGS. 22 and 23, which shows another embodiment of the covering unit 30 of the present invention, wherein the covering unit 30 is a single sheet 35, upon which is formed a fixed end 36 and a corresponding open end 37. The fixed end 36 is affixed to an inside surface of the coat body 10, and male and female fastening members 38, 39 are affixed to the sheet 35. Referring to FIG. 23, when using the covering unit 30, the coat body 10 is folded back towards a rear side of the sheet 35 and rolled up to a size suitable for easy covering by the sheet 35, thereby exposing the sheet 35 on the folded coat body 10, whereafter the sheet 35 is folded round the coat body 10, thereby covering the coat body 10 within the sheet 35 and forming a rolled-up state of easily carryable size. The male and female fastening members 38, 39 are then fastened together to secure the rolled-up state.
Advantages and effectiveness of the present invention are as follows:

- 1. A single head-to-foot design comprising the rain-hat 23, the coat body 10 and the pant coverings 12, which is conveniently carried by the user and achieves head to foot all-round weatherproof effectiveness.
- 2. Provided with a unique design that enables containing the rain-hat 23 within the interlayer of the collar 100, making external appearance of the coat body 10 no different from a general overcoat, and thus does not affect its aesthetic appeal.
- 3. The rain-hat 23 is provided with the brim cover 28 that can be used to cover the brim portion of a sports cap worn by the user, thereby preventing the sports cap from getting soaked by rainwater when wearing the coat body 10.
- 4. The pant coverings 12 felicitously utilize the different specific weight and material properties of the soft lining cloths 124 and the hard waterproof cloths 123 to function together with the securing effect of the fixing devices 13 to enable the user to walk unhindered when wearing the wind and raincoat of the present invention without discomforting the legs or affecting flexibility. Moreover, the pant coverings 12 are not designed with bottom layers, thereby enabling the shoes of the user to come in direct contact with the ground, and thus preventing damage to the structure of the pant coverings 12.
- 5. The retaining units 14 adopt transverse adjoining devices installed on the lower ends of the coat body 10, wherein structures comprising the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142 on lower ends of the coat body 10 form the holding spaces 144 that hold the folded extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12. Hence, after fastening together the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142, the coat body 10 is thus converted into a hip-length jacket from the original knee-length overcoat, thereby facilitating different functional use of the coat body of the present invention in different weather conditions.
- 6. The covering unit 30 attached to the inside of the coat body 10 corresponding to the back of a person provides an easy folding and covering method to contain the folded rain-hat structure 20, the coat body 10, the extension portions 11, the pant coverings 12, the fixing devices 13 and the retaining units 14, thereby facilitating easy carrying of the folded structure by the user.

In conclusion, the versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat of the present invention clearly achieves the described functionalities using the aforementioned disclosed structures, Furthermore, contents of the present invention have not been publicly disclosed prior to this application, and practicability and advancement of the present invention clearly comply with essential elements as required for a new patent application. Accordingly, a new patent application is proposed herein.
It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

1. A versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat comprising a coat body, a pair of extension portions, pant coverings, fixing devices and retaining units, wherein fixing members are affixed to inner sides of lower ends of the coat body; position fixing members are respectively attached to sides of the extension portions, the position fixing members are adjusted and adjoined to the corresponding fixing members according to height and leg length of the user; the pant coverings assume hollow tubular forms provided with top and bottom open ends, the top open ends join to the extension portions, and the bottom open ends naturally hang down and cover the feet of the user; the fixing devices comprise fastening members attached to outer surfaces of the pant coverings, and the fastening function of the fastening members is used to tighten the pant coverings to the legs of the user; the retaining units are affixed to the lower ends of the coat body and used to retain the extension portions and the pant coverings after folding.

2. A versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat comprising a coat body, a pair of extension portions, pant coverings, fixing devices and retaining units, wherein fixing members are affixed to inner sides of lower ends of the coat body; position fixing members are respectively attached to sides of the extension portions, the position fixing members are adjusted and adjoined to the corresponding fixing members according to height and leg length of the user; the pant coverings assume hollow tubular forms provided with top and bottom open ends, the top open ends join to the extension portions, and the bottom open ends naturally hang down and cover the feet of the user; the fixing devices comprise fastening members attached to outer surfaces of the pant coverings, and the fastening function of the fastening members is used to tighten the pant coverings to the legs of the user; each of the retaining units are affixed to the lower ends of the coat body and comprise an upper adjoining member and a lower adjoining member, the upper adjoining members and the lower adjoining members are used to change the length of the lower ends of the coat body and to retain the extension portions and the pant coverings after folding.

3. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein a front of the lower ends of the coat body longitudinally open to form left and right front portions, the fixing members are respectively affixed to inner sides of the two front portions.

4. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the lower ends of the coat body respectively comprise left and right side longitudinally opening crossover portions, which open up to form front and rear portions, the fixing members are affixed to inner sides of the front portion.

5. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the retaining unit comprises at least one pocket attached to an inner side of the front portion of the lower end of the coat body corresponding to the extension portion.

6. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the retaining unit comprises at least one covering portion attached to an inner side of the front portion of the lower end of the coat body corresponding to the extension portion.

7. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the retaining unit comprises the upper adjoining member and the lower adjoining member, which are used to change the length of the lower ends of the coat body and to retain the extension portions and the pant coverings after folding.

8. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the retaining unit comprises the upper adjoining member, the lower adjoining member, a folding portion, a lower end extended portion and a covering portion; an upper side of the folding portion is affixed to the coat body close to position of the upper adjoining member, a lower side of the folding portion is affixed to the lower end extended portion; when storing away, the lower adjoining members are juxtapositioned and adjoined to the corresponding upper adjoining members, thereby retaining the lower end extended portions together with the folded extension portions and pant coverings within the retaining units by means of the covering portions.

9. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, wherein each of the lower end extended portion is designed with a pocket, when the pant coverings are not needed, the folded extension portions and pant coverings are disposed within the pockets.

10. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, wherein the fixing members are affixed to the covering portion corresponding to position of the position fixing members affixed to the extension portion, which are used to adjust height when adjoining the two.

11. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, wherein openings of the upper and lower adjoining members are defined on bottom edges of the lower ends of the coat body in addition to closing devices, the lower end extended portions, the extension portions and the pant coverings can be removed and retained through the bottom edge openings.

12. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, wherein the openings of the upper and lower adjoining members are defined on U-shaped circumferences of the lower ends of the coat body in addition to the closing devices, the lower end extended portions, the extension portions and the pant coverings can be removed and retained through the U-shaped circumference openings.

13. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 7, wherein, after inwardly folding the lower ends of the coat body and mutually adjoining the upper and lower adjoining members, the superimposed lower ends of the coat body form holding spaces that are used to retain the folded extension portions and pant coverings.

14. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to the claim 1, wherein the pant coverings are respectively fabricated from tubular soft lining cloth joined to hard waterproof cloth; an allowance for displacement and extension of the pant coverings is enabled between the soft lining cloth joined to the hard waterproof cloth.

15. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the pant coverings comprise at least one longitudinal adjusting member, which is used to adjust size of the shoe coverings.

16. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein a covering unit is joined to an inner side of the coat body corresponding to the back of a person, which is used to hold the entire folded coat body, the extension portions, the pant coverings, the fixing devices and the retaining units.

17. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 16, wherein the covering unit is a single sheet, upon which is formed a fixed end and an open end, the fixed end is affixed to an inside surface of the coat body, and female fastening members are affixed to the fixed end, and male fastening members are affixed to the open end, position of the female fastening members corresponds to position of the male fastening members when folded together, thereby achieving object of securing the entire folded raincoat therein.

18. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the covering unit is a pocket, which is affixed to the inside surface of the coat body and is designed with a pocket opening that is folded back to achieve object of covering and retaining the entire folded raincoat therein.

19. An attached rain-hat structure comprising a rain-hat, a retaining portion, a retaining opening and a cover, wherein one end of the rain-hat is joined to an inside of the retaining portion; the retaining portion is formed within an interlayer of a collar of a versatile wind and raincoat; the rain-hat can be folded and placed into the retaining portion through the retaining opening defined at a rear of the collar; the cover is designed with a fixed side and an open side, the fixed side is affixed to an upper portion of the retaining opening, and the open side openably covers the retaining opening to prevent rainwater from entering therein.

20. The attached rain-hat structure according to claim 19, wherein the rain-hat further comprises a brim, a brim pocket, a brim opening and a brim cover, the brim is designed at the front of the rain-hat and assumes a circular-arc form having an interlayer, within which forms the brim pocket that is designed with the brim opening, the brim cover has a fixed end and a retaining end, the fixed end is affixed to an inside of the brim pocket, and the retaining end can be pulled out from the brim opening and slipped over a brim portion of a sports cap worn by the user.