US4912860A
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Dual-height wader
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-30
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Granted: 1990-04-03
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Expires: 2009-05-30
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a wader for use in fishing and other activities having a body portion covering the lower body (including the legs, feet, hips, and waist of the wearer), and a chest portion normally folded inside the body portion but extendable upward about the chest, but not the shoulders of the wearer. The chest portion is preferably held about the chest by a drawstring, such as an elastic drawstring, and is advantageously biased into the lowered position inside the body portion by mans of a seam joining the two portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Keller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:57
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/02; A41D13/012; A41D15/00; A41D15/002; A41D27/00; A41D27/24; A41D27/245
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A waterproof wader system, adjustable as to provide varying degrees of user body protection, comprising: a first portion comprising a waist-high wader; and a second extendable chest protective portion connected to said first portion, said second portion adapted to be worn in both a first lowered position folded inside said first portion and a second extended position extending upwardly from said first portion over a user's upper chest area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A waterproof wader system, adjustable as to provide varying degrees of user body protection, comprising: a first portion comprising a waist-high wader; and a second extendable chest protective portion connected to said first portion, said second portion adapted to be worn in both a first lowered position folded inside said first portion and a second extended position extending upwardly from said first portion over a user's upper chest area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A waterproof wader garment, comprising: a body portion for covering the feet, legs and waist of a wearer; a chest portion, wherein said body portion is joined to said chest portion in a waterproof manner, and said chest portion is adapted to both hang downwardly in a lowered position inside said body portion and to extend upwardly from said body portion over a wearer's chest area in a raised position; and a means for securing said chest portion in said raised position without extending said securing means over the shoulders of a wearer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A waterproof wader garment, comprising: a body portion for covering the feet, legs and waist of a wearer; a chest portion, wherein said body portion is joined to said chest portion in a waterproof manner, and said chest portion is adapted to both hang downwardly in a lowered position inside said body portion and to extend upwardly from said body portion over a wearer's chest area in a raised position; and a means for securing said chest portion in said raised position without extending said securing means over the shoulders of a wearer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The wader of claim 2, wherein said securing means comprises a drawstring at the top of said chest portion that encircles a wearers chest under the armpits.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The wader of claim 3, wherein said drawstring is elastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The wader of claim 3, wherein said wader is made of foam neoprene and wherein the neoprene of said body portion is thicker than that of said chest portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wader of claim 3, further comprising means normally biasing said chest portion into said lowered position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The wader of claim 6, wherein said biasing means comprises a seam joining said chest portion to said body portion, wherein the material of which said wader is made reverses direction at said seam, thereby biasing said chest portion into said lowered position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
81 words
A waterproof wader garment, comprising: a body portion for covering the feet, legs and waist of a wearer; and a chest portion made of material thinner than that of said body portion, wherein said body portion is joined to said chest portion in a waterproof manner, and said chest portion is adapted to both hang downwardly in a lowered position inside said body portion and to extend upwardly from said body portion over a wearer's chest area in a raised position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
A waterproof wader garment, comprising: a body portion for covering the feet, legs and waist of a wearer; and a chest portion made of material thinner than that of said body portion, wherein said body portion is joined to said chest portion in a waterproof manner, and said chest portion is adapted to both hang downwardly in a lowered position inside said body portion and to extend upwardly from said body portion over a wearer's chest area in a raised position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wader of claim 8, wherein said wader is made of waterproof material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The wader of claim 9, wherein said waterproof material comprises foam neoprene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wader system of claim 9, wherein said neoprene is a lined neoprene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wader system of claim 11, wherein said lined neoprene is nylon-lined neoprene.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wader system of claim 9, wherein at least a portion of said waterproof material is air-permeable.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wader of claim 8, further comprising means for securing said chest portion in said raised position around the chest of a wearer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wader of claim 14, wherein said securing means comprises a drawstring extending around said chest portion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The wader of claim 8, wherein said body portion includes a pair of boots attached to the remainder of said body portion in a waterproof manner.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wader of claim 8, wherein said wader further comprises means for holding said wader up when said chest portion is in the lowered position.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The wader of claim 17, wherein said holding means comprises a belt.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wader of claim 18, wherein said belt is held to said wader by belt loops.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
105 words
A waterproof wader garment, comprising: a body portion for covering the feet, legs and waist of a wearer; and a chest portion, wherein said body portion is joined to said chest portion in a waterproof manner, and said chest portion is adapted to both hang downwardly in a lowered position inside said body portion and to extend upwardly from said body portion over a wearer's chest area in a raised position, wherein said chest portion is joined to the body portion by a seam in such a manner that the chest portion is biased downwardly by said seam into the inside of said body portion.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
105 words
A waterproof wader garment, comprising: a body portion for covering the feet, legs and waist of a wearer; and a chest portion, wherein said body portion is joined to said chest portion in a waterproof manner, and said chest portion is adapted to both hang downwardly in a lowered position inside said body portion and to extend upwardly from said body portion over a wearer's chest area in a raised position, wherein said chest portion is joined to the body portion by a seam in such a manner that the chest portion is biased downwardly by said seam into the inside of said body portion.
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