Garment with adjustable features

Abstract

Aspects herein are directed to an all-weather garment that includes a set of features that can be adjusted or manipulated to provide varying levels of warmth and/or protection from the elements enabling the garment to be worn over a wide range of weather and/or temperature conditions. In one example aspect, the garment may include one or more removable thermal insulation inserts. The inserts may be positioned within pockets positioned on the inner-facing surface of the garment when additional warmth and/or insulation is needed. When no longer needed, the inserts can be removed, folded, and stowed within, for instance, a detachable pocket structure located on the garment until needed again.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A thermal insulation insert comprising:
 a first textile layer;   a second textile layer secured to the first textile layer to form the thermal insulation insert, the thermal insulation insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;   a thermally insulating fill material contained within a space between the first textile layer and the second textile layer; and   a closure mechanism positioned at one of the first end or the second end of the thermal insulation insert, the closure mechanism comprising a male component, a female component, and a strap extending between the male component and the female component.   
     
     
         2 . The thermal insulation insert of  claim 1 , wherein the male component comprises a stud of a snap, and wherein the female component comprises a socket of the snap. 
     
     
         3 . The thermal insulation insert of  claim 1 , wherein the male component comprises a hook component of a hook-and-loop system, and wherein the female component comprises a loop component of the hook-and-loop system. 
     
     
         4 . The thermal insulation insert of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first side extending between the first end and the second end; and   a second side extending between the first end and the second end, wherein a length of the first side and the second side is greater than a length of the first end and the second end.   
     
     
         5 . The thermal insulation insert of  claim 1 , wherein the thermally insulating fill material comprises one or more of synthetic fill and down. 
     
     
         6 . The thermal insulation insert of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first textile layer and the second textile layer comprise a woven construction. 
     
     
         7 . A garment comprising:
 a pocket positioned on the garment; and   a thermal insulation insert removably positioned within the pocket, the thermal insulation insert comprising:
 a first textile layer; 
 a second textile layer secured to the first textile layer to form the thermal insulation insert, the thermal insulation insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; 
 a thermally insulating fill material contained within a space between the first textile layer and the second textile layer; and 
 a closure mechanism positioned at one of the first end or the second end of the thermal insulation insert, the closure mechanism comprising a male component, a female component, and a strap extending between the male component and the female component. 
   
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 7 , wherein the pocket is located on an inner-facing surface of the garment. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 8 , wherein an innermost-facing layer of the pocket is formed from a mesh material. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 7 , wherein a pocket opening of the pocket includes a loop structure to which the closure mechanism of the thermal insulation insert is adapted to be removably coupled. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 7 , wherein the garment comprises an upper-body garment, and wherein the pocket is located on a torso portion of the upper-body garment. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein the pocket is located on an inner-facing surface of the torso portion of the upper-body garment. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the upper-body garment further comprises:
 two or more additional pockets located on the inner-facing surface of the torso portion of the upper-body garment; and   two or more additional thermal insulation inserts each removably positioned within a respective pocket of the two or more additional pockets.   
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein a pocket opening of the pocket is positioned adjacent to a neck opening of the upper-body garment, and wherein the pocket extends in a vertical direction toward a waist opening of the upper-body garment. 
     
     
         15 . A method of using the garment of  claim 7 , the method comprising:
 removing the thermal insulation insert from the pocket of the garment;   folding the thermal insulation insert so that the first end of the thermal insulation insert is positioned adjacent to the second end of the thermal insulation insert;   positioning the strap of the closure mechanism so that it encircles the folded thermal insulation insert; and   securing the male component to the female component of the closure mechanism.   
     
     
         16 . The method of using the garment of  claim 15 , further comprising stowing the folded thermal insulation insert within a second pocket located on the garment. 
     
     
         17 . The method of using the garment of  claim 16 , wherein the second pocket is removably attached to the garment. 
     
     
         18 . The method of using the garment of  claim 16 , wherein the second pocket includes a reversible closure mechanism adapted to reversibly close a pocket opening of the second pocket. 
     
     
         19 . The method of using the garment of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 releasing the male component from the female component of the closure mechanism;   unfolding the thermal insulation insert such that the first end of the thermal insulation insert is spaced apart from the second end of the thermal insulation insert by an entire length of the thermal insulation insert; and   removably positioning the unfolded thermal insulation insert within the pocket of the garment.   
     
     
         20 . The method of using the garment of  claim 19 , further comprising removably coupling the closure mechanism to a loop structure located at a pocket opening of the pocket once the thermal insulation insert is removably positioned within the pocket of the garment.