Apparel with enhanced breathability

Abstract

The breathability of garments, for example, jackets, trousers, and the like, is enhanced by a novel ventilation device. This ventilation device is composed of one or more openings in the outer material over which a closable cover having a closure tab is located, which ensures a clearance from the opening. An opening facing downward is formed between the outer material and the cover, the cover being composed of an additional outer material. This downward-facing opening can be closed as required.

1 . A garment with enhanced breathability which has at least one ventilation device, comprising a ventilation opening in an outer material of the garment and a cover having a border, wherein 
 the cover extends on the outer material of the garment over the ventilation opening and forms with the outer material a further opening in at least one region;    the border of the cover is attached in the remaining regions of the border to the outer material, the cover between the regions in which the cover is attached to the outer material having a clearance relative to the outer material, and having a closure tab in at least one region in which the cover forms the further opening with the outer material, by which closure tab the further opening is closable; and    the closure tab in an opened state is movable inward into the cover such that the cover forms an arch stabilized by the closure tab.    
   
   
       2 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the garment is equipped with a waterproof, windproof and water-vapor-permeable membrane.  
   
   
       3 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the border of the cover of the ventilation device has four sides and is attached on at least two opposing said sides to the outer material, and at least one side forms the region which with the outer material forms the further opening.  
   
   
       4 . A garment according to  claim 3 , wherein the cover is attached to the outer material on three sides, and on a fourth side forms the further opening-with the outer material.  
   
   
       5 . A garment according to  claim 3 , wherein the cover is attached to the outer material at lateral and top borders, and forms with the outer material said further opening facing downward.  
   
   
       6 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the ventilation device has a longitudinal axis that is roughly parallel to a longitudinal axis of a body of a wearer of the garment.  
   
   
       7 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the ventilation device has a ratio length ventilation device /width ventilation device  that is greater than 1.  
   
   
       8 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the ventilation device is located in a region of the garment corresponding to a region of greater perspiration of a wearer of the garment.  
   
   
       9 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the ventilation opening of the ventilation device is located only in the outer material.  
   
   
       10 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the ventilation opening of the ventilation device is located in the outer material and in a lining of the garment.  
   
   
       11 . A garment according to  claim 2 , wherein the ventilation opening of the ventilation device is located in the outer material, in a lining of the garment, and in the membrane.