US20130139291A1

US20130139291A1 - Sportswear and outdoor clothing

Info

Publication number: US20130139291A1
Application number: US13/816,925
Authority: US
Inventors: Kwang-Seok Ko
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-09-16
Filing date: 2011-05-31
Publication date: 2013-06-06
Also published as: WO2012036369A2; WO2012036369A3; JP2013520582A; KR101011224B1; CN103108561A

Abstract

Disclosed are sportswear and outdoor clothing, which have a string. Said sportswear and outdoor clothing include a body unit which is put on an upper body of a wearer, a protection unit which is extended from an upper end of said body unit, and protects the face and neck areas of said wearer from the external environment, and a string which is connected to two upper spots of said protection unit, and is configured to cover a head area of said wearer.

Description

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field
The present inventive concept relates to sportswear and outdoor clothing having a string, and more particularly to sportswear and outdoor clothing capable of protecting face and neck areas in the outdoor activities.
2. Description of the Related Art
Currently, many people exercise on a regular basis for health. In particular, people who enjoy hiking, golf and biking on the weekends are increasing.
However, there is a problem such that the face (i.e., nose and mouth) and neck areas are exposed to ultraviolet light due to strong sunlight in golf rounding. Also, when hiking, biking and fishing in the season when the weather conditions are poor, the face (i.e., nose and mouth) and neck areas are exposed to the external environment such as snow and wind, and there is a problem such that it is impossible to protect the body from the cold.
Accordingly, people who enjoy outdoor activities (exercising, fishing, walking, etc.) should separately prepare protection products due to the change in weather which is difficult to predict, and it is burdensome.
Therefore, there is a need to provide a product that can remove the hassle caused when the user separately prepares a protection product in the outdoor activities.

SUMMARY

The present invention provides sportswear and outdoor clothing capable of protecting face and neck areas from the external environment such as ultraviolet (UV) rays, snow and wind in the outdoor activities.
The objects of the present invention are not limited thereto, and the other objects of the present invention will be described in or be apparent from the following description of the embodiments.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there are provided sportswear and outdoor clothing, comprising: a body unit which is put on an upper body of a wearer; a protection unit which is extended from an upper end of the body unit, and protects face and neck areas of the wearer from external environment; and a string which is connected to two upper spots of the protection unit, and is configured to cover a head area of the wearer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects and features of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of sportswear and outdoor clothing in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams showing sportswear and outdoor clothing in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention; and

FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing sportswear and outdoor clothing in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of accomplishing the same may be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the present invention will only be defined by the appended claims. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. Thus, for example, a first element, a first component or a first section discussed below could be termed a second element, a second component or a second section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It is noted that the use of any and all examples, or exemplary terms provided herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and is not a limitation on the scope of the invention unless otherwise specified. Further, unless defined otherwise, all terms defined in generally used dictionaries may not be overly interpreted.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing sportswear and outdoor clothing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows sportswear and outdoor clothing in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows sportswear and outdoor clothing in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
As illustrated, sportswear and outdoor clothing 100 (hereinafter, referred to as “clothing”) having a string may include a body unit 110, a protection unit 120, a string 130 and a holder 140.
The body unit 110 is put on an upper body of a wearer, and includes long sleeves 111 and a body surface 112. An upper side of the body surface 112 is connected to the protection unit 120 capable of protecting the face and neck areas of the wearer.
The protection unit 120 is configured to protect the face and neck areas from the external environment such as ultraviolet (UV) rays, snow and wind in the outdoor activities. The protection unit 120 is extended from the upper end of the body surface 112 of the body unit 110.
In addition, as a first embodiment, the protection unit 120 may have a circular form and the same height from the lower side to the upper side. Further, as a second embodiment, the protection unit 120 may have different heights from the lower side to the upper side and at least a portion of the protection unit 120 may be configured to cover the wearer's head.
For example, in the case of the protection unit 120 as in the first embodiment, the protection unit 120 may be fixed to the head with the string 130 while covering the face area of the wearer (see FIGS. 2 and 4). In the case of the protection unit 120 as in the second embodiment, the protection unit 120 may be fixed to the head with the string 130 while covering the side surfaces of the face including the ears of the wearer (see FIGS. 5 and 6).
The string 130 is connected to two upper spots of the protection unit 120 and configured to cover the face area of the wearer. In this case, the string 130 may be fixed to various positions (e.g., crown or rear portion) of the head of the wearer.
The holder 140 is provided on the string 130 to adjust the length of the string 130 in accordance with the wearer's head. In this case, the holder 140 includes holes 142 through which two lines of the string 130 pass, and an adjusting part 141 to tighten or release the string 130.
For example, the holder 140 prevents the protection unit 120 for covering the face and neck areas of the wearer from falling down by adjusting the length of the string 130 in accordance with the face of the wearer.
Meanwhile, the body unit 110 and the protection unit 120 of the clothing 100 are made of a fiber material such as polyester, spandex, polypropylene, polyamide, cotton, rayon, and acryl, but it is not necessarily limited thereto.
The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.
As shown in FIG. 2, the user (i.e., wearer) wearing the clothing 100 pulls the protection unit 120 of the clothing 100 toward the wearer's head to cover the nose, mouth and ears of the face. Then, the user tightens the string 130 in accordance with his/her face using the holder 140, and fixes the string 130 to a predetermined position of the head.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the user wearing the clothing 100 may cover only the mouth and ears of the face, or cover only the neck area of the user wearing the clothing 100 by pulling the protection unit 120 of the clothing 100 toward the wearer's head. In this case, the wearer may fix the string 130 to various positions (e.g., crown or rear portion) of the head.
The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. The user wearing the clothing 100 may pull the protection unit 120 of the clothing 100 toward the head of the wearer to cover the side surfaces of the face including the ears of the wearer, and fix the protection unit 120 to the head with the string 130. In this case, the wearer may cover the neck and ear areas, and the string 130 may be fixed to various positions (e.g., crown or rear portion) of the head of the wearer.
Thus, the user wearing the clothing 100 may cover only the mouth and ears of the face and expose the nose to avoid inconvenience in breathing when climbing a mountain, or cover the nose, mouth and ears except for the eyes of the face to protect the body from the cold in the cold weather in the winter by adjusting the length of the string 130. Further, at rest or meal, the string 130 may be located at the back of the neck such that all of the face is exposed for the comfortable rest and meal.
In addition, the user wearing the clothing 100 can cover the nose, mouth and ears except for the eyes of the face to protect most of the face in golf rounding, and comfortably enjoy the meal and chat by locating the string 130 at the back of the neck in the clubhouse or the like.
The sportswear and outdoor clothing according to the present invention as described above provide at least one of the following effects.
First, there is an advantage of protecting the face and neck areas from the external environment such as ultraviolet (UV) rays, snow and wind in the outdoor activities.
Second, there is an advantage that the user wearing the sportswear and outdoor clothing can selectively cover the user's body (i.e., face and neck) intended to be protected from the external environment.
Third, there is an advantage that the user can wear the sportswear and outdoor clothing in accordance with the face of the wearer while preventing the clothing from falling down by adjusting the length of the string, and it is possible to fix the string to various positions (e.g., crown or rear portion) of the head to avoid inconvenience when using a hat, bandana, glasses, or the like.
In concluding the detailed description, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and modifications can be made to the preferred embodiments without substantially departing from the principles of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed preferred embodiments of the invention are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. Sportswear and outdoor clothing, comprising:

a body unit which is put on an upper body of a wearer;

a protection unit which is extended from an upper end of the body unit, and protects face and neck areas of the wearer from external environment; and

a string which is connected to two upper spots of the protection unit, and is configured to cover a head area of the wearer.

2. The sportswear and outdoor clothing of claim 1, wherein the protection unit has a circular form and the same height.

3. The sportswear and outdoor clothing of claim 1, wherein the protection unit has different heights and at least a portion of the protection unit is configured to cover the head area of the wearer.

4. The sportswear and outdoor clothing of claim 1, wherein the protection unit can protect at least one of the face and neck areas of the wearer.

5. The sportswear and outdoor clothing of claim 1, further comprising a holder provided in the string to adjust a length of the string in accordance with the head area of the wearer.

6. The sportswear and outdoor clothing of claim 5, wherein the holder includes holes through which two lines of the string pass, and an adjusting part to tighten or release the string.

7. The sportswear and outdoor clothing of claim 1, wherein the body unit and the protection unit include at least one of polyester, spandex, polypropylene, polyamide, cotton, rayon, and acryl.