Ribbed ventilating undergarment for protective garments

Abstract

Abstract A garment and accessories formed substantially entirely of textile fabric having a series of parallel raised ribs at generally equally spaced intervals to form channels through which air may circulate and which also serves to maintain a distance when the garment is worn beneath a non-porous outergarment such as personal body armour worn by law enforcement and military personnel, asbestos clothing worn by foundry workers, rubberized garments for work and recreation, and the like. In one embodiment, the ribs are formed by stitching a fabric-enclosed fiberfill cord of substantial diameter, using a knit stitch formation which causes or allows the base fabric to enclose approximately seven eighths to three quarters of the circumference of the cord thereby eliminating any lateral shifting of the cords when the garment is worn under tension. When the wearer moves in any direction the undergarment maintains the supple, pliable and flexible properties of the base fabric which enclose the cords. In another embodiment, the cord is self-encased and appliqued to one surface of the fabric using a blind stitch which attaches the cords to the base fabric at spaced intervals. The cords do not shift and the properties remain the same as the fabric in the firstmentioned embodiment. The garments may be constructed or designed for the upper and/or lower torso in the form of vests, sleeved or sleeveless shirts, jackets, pants or trousers, and for the extremities as accessories such as mittens, leg coverings, cod pieces, hat liners and the like.

Inventors

• 👤 Debbie A. Gioello

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