Garment having a vented hood and integrated hand coverings

Abstract

A garment has a hood including a shell for covering a wearer's head. The shell includes a solid portion, a vented portion, an interior surface, and an exterior surface. The hood further includes a cover connected to the exterior surface to overlap the vented portion and define a channel for air to flow past a wearer's head. The channel includes an air intake configured to direct air into the channel and an air outlet configured to discharge the air out of the channel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hood for use with a garment that is wearable by a wearer, the hood comprising:
 a shell configured to cover a wearer's head, the shell including a solid portion, a vented portion, an interior surface, and an exterior surface; and   a cover connected to the exterior surface to overlap the vented portion and define a channel for air to flow past the wearer's head, wherein the channel includes an air intake configured to direct the air into the channel and an air outlet configured to discharge the air out of the channel.   
     
     
         2 . The hood of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion further comprises a brim to at least partially define the channel, the brim including a stiffener configured to maintain a shape of the channel. 
     
     
         3 . The hood of  claim 2 , wherein the brim at least partially defines the air intake. 
     
     
         4 . The hood of  claim 1 , wherein the shell has a front portion defining an opening for a wearer's face and a back portion, wherein the air intake is located in the front portion and the air outlet is located in the back portion. 
     
     
         5 . The hood of  claim 1 , further comprising a cord that extends around an inner circumference of the shell. 
     
     
         6 . The hood of  claim 1 , wherein the vented portion is disposed along a center region of the shell. 
     
     
         7 . The hood of  claim 1 , wherein the vented portion partially defines the interior surface. 
     
     
         8 . The hood of  claim 1 , wherein the vented portion comprises an air permeable surface. 
     
     
         9 . The hood of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is oversized to increase flow of the air through the channel. 
     
     
         10 . The hood of  claim 1 , wherein the vented portion is elongate having a width, the vented portion tapering from a greater width near a front portion of the shell to a lesser width near a back portion of the shell. 
     
     
         11 . A garment comprising:
 a pair of sleeves for covering a wearer's arms, each of the sleeves comprising a sleeve inner surface, a sleeve outer surface, and a wrist portion; and   a pair of hand coverings, each of the hand coverings being connected to the wrist portion of a respective sleeve of the pair of sleeves, each of the hand coverings comprising:
 a first panel having a first surface and a second surface; and 
 a second panel connected to the first panel to form a pouch, the hand coverings being positionable between a first position where the first surface is in face-to-face engagement with the sleeve outer surface and a second position where at least a portion of the wearer's hand can be inserted inside the respective hand covering such that the first surface contacts the wearer's hand. 
   
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein each of the hand coverings further comprise an elastic portion that maintains the wrist portion over the wearer's wrist, the elastic portion folding back over the sleeve outer surface in the first position to maintain the hand covering in the first position. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein the garment is free of any fasteners for holding the hand coverings in the first position. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein the first panel and the second panel are made of different material, the first panel at least partially formed from an elastic material to allow the first panel to stretch over the wearer's hand. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein each of the hand coverings forms a pocket for storing items in the first position. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein each of the hand coverings is folded back against the sleeve outer surface in the first position and extends away from the sleeve in the second position. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein in the first position, the second surface is in a face-to-face engagement with the second panel. 
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein each of the hand coverings is positionable in a third position which is different than the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein, in the third position, the first panel is folded over the second panel such that at least a portion of the first surface is in face-to-face engagement with the second panel. 
     
     
         20 . A garment comprising:
 a hood for covering a wearer's head, the hood including a vented portion;   a cover connected to the hood to overlap the vented portion and define a channel for air to flow past the wearer's head, wherein the channel includes an air intake configured to direct air into the channel and an air outlet configured to discharge the air out of the channel;   a pair of sleeves connected to the hood for covering a wearer's arms, each of the sleeves comprising a sleeve surface and a wrist portion; and   a pair of hand coverings, each of the hand coverings being connected to the wrist portion of a respective sleeve of the pair of sleeves, each of the hand coverings comprising:
 a first panel having a first surface and a second surface; and 
 a second panel connected to the first panel to form a pouch, the hand coverings being positionable between a first position where the first surface is in face-to-face engagement with the sleeve surface and a second position where at least a portion of the wearer's hand can be inserted inside the respective hand covering such that the first surface contacts the wearer's hand.