Insect protective garment

Claim 2

An insect protective garment for covering the head, arms and torso of a wearer, said garment comprising: an upper body portion sized to correspond to a wearer's torso, said upper body portion having a head opening sized such wearer's head may easily pass therethrough, said upper body portion also having a torso opening sized such that a wearer's torso may easily pass therethrough; a pair of sleeves, permanently attached to said upper body portion, said sleeves sized such that a wearer's arms may easily be inserted therein; and a hood which can completely enclose a wearer's head, said hood being permanently attached to said upper body portion; wherein said hood comprises a face cover having a top, left and right sides and a bottom and a rear portion having a top, left and right sides and a bottom, and wherein said face cover further comprises a plurality of trianaular shaped folds adjacent to the top of said face cover; and wherein said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood are formed from a single layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh; said mesh of said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood being a color that is reflective of radiant heat from the sun and said mesh of said face cover being a color that is substantially darker than said mesh used for the remaining garment such that greater visibility through said mesh of said front panel is provided.

Claim 3

The insect protective garment of claim 1 wherein said rear portion further comprises a dart extending from the top of said rear portion toward the bottom, substantially equidistant between the left and right sides of said rear portion.

Claim 4

The insect protective garment of claim 1 wherein the left and right sides and said top of said face cover are releasably attached, respectively to the left, right sides and top of said rear portion.

Claim 5

The insect protective garment of claim 3 wherein said face cover is releasably attached to said rear portion via a zipper.

Claim 6

The insect protective garment of claim 4 wherein said zipper comprises two zipper sliders with each zipper slider having its own zipper pull.

Claim 7

The insect protective garment of claim 1 further comprising: a reversible pouch attached to said upper body portion such that said garment can be folded into said pouch for storage when said garment is not being worn.

Claim 8

The insect protective garment of claim 6 wherein said pouch has zipper with a slider having two pulls, one on either side of the slider so that said pouch can be closed from either side of said pouch.

Claim 9

The insect protective garment of claim 6 wherein said pouch further comprises a loop so that said pouch with said garment folded therein can be carried by said loop.

Claim 10

The insect protective garment of claim 1 wherein each of said sleeves further comprises elasticized cuffs so that said sleeves will be securely fastened about a wearer's wrists to prevent the entry of insects.

Claim 11

The insect protective garment of claim 1 wherein said torso opening is fitted with an elasticized band such that said upper body portion may be securely fastened about the wearer's torso to prevent the entry of insects.

Claim 12

An insect protective garment for covering the head, arms and torso of a wearer, said garment comprising: an upper body portion sized to correspond to a wearer's torso, said upper body portion having a head opening sized such a wearer's head may easily pass therethrough, said upper body portion also having a torso opening sized such that a wearer's torso may easily pass therethrough; a pair of sleeves, permanently attached to said upper body portion, said sleeves sized such that a wearer's arms may easily be inserted therein; and a hood which can completely enclose the wearer's head, said hood being permanently attached to said upper body portion; wherein said hood comprises a face cover and a rear portion, each having a top, left and right sides and a bottom, said rear portion further comprising a dart extending from the top of said rear portion toward the bottom, substantially equidistant between the left and right sides of said rear portion; and wherein said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood are formed from a single layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh having a color that is reflective of radiant heat from the sun, and wherein said face cover is formed from a layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh having a color that is substantially darker than said mesh of said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood such that greater visibility through said mesh of said face cover is provided.

Claim 13

An insect protective garment for covering the head, arms and torso of a wearer, said garment comprising: an upper body portion sized to correspond to a wearer's torso, said upper body portion having a head opening sized such a wearer's head may easily pass therethrough, said upper body portion also having a torso opening sized such that a wearer's torso may easily pass therethrough; a pair of sleeves, permanently attached to said upper body portion, said sleeves sized such that a wearer's arms may easily be inserted therein; and a hood which can completely enclose the wearer's head, said hood being permanently attached to said upper body portion; wherein said hood comprises a face cover and a rear portion, each having a top, left and right sides and a bottom, said rear portion further comprising a dart extending from the top of said rear portion toward the bottom, substantially equidistant between the left and right sides of said rear portion; and wherein said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood are formed from a single layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh having a color that is reflective of radiant heat from the sun, and wherein said face cover is formed from a layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh having a color that is substantially darker than said mesh of said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood such that greater visibility through said mesh of said face cover is provided.

Claim 14

The insect protective garment of claim 11 wherein said face cover is releasably attached to said rear portion via a zipper.

Claim 15

The insect protective garment of claim 12 wherein said zipper further comprises two zipper sliders with each zipper slider having a corresponding zipper pull.

Claim 16

The insect protective garment of claim 11 further comprising a reversible pouch attached to said upper body portion such that said garment can be folded into said pouch for storage when said garment is not being worn.

Claim 17

The insect protective garment of claim 14, wherein said pouch comprises a zipper with a slider having two ends and a pull disposed at each end such that said pouch may be closed from either end of said pouch.

Claim 18

The insect protective garment of claim 11 wherein each of said sleeves further comprises elasticized cuffs so that said sleeves will be securely fastened about a wearer's wrists and wherein said torso opening is fitted with an elasticized band such that insects are prevented from entering through said sleeves and said torso opening.

Claim 19

An insect protective garment for covering the head, arms and torso of a wearer, said garment comprising: an upper body portion sized to correspond to a wearer's torso, said upper body portion having a head opening sized such a wearer's head may easily pass therethrough, said upper body portion also having a torso opening sized such that a wearer's torso may easily pass therethrough; a pair of sleeves, permanently attached to said upper body portion, said sleeves sized such that a wearer's arms may easily be inserted therein; and a hood which can completely enclose a wearer's head, said hood being permanently attached to said upper body portion; wherein said hood comprises a face cover and a rear portion, each having a top, left and right sides and a bottom; wherein said face cover is releasably attached to said rear portion via a zipper, said zipper comprising two zipper sliders with each zipper slider having its own zipper pull, and wherein said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood are formed from a single layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh having a color that is reflective of radiant heat from the sun, and wherein said face cover is formed from another layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh, having a color that is substantially darker than said mesh of said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood, such that greater visibility through said mesh of said face cover is provided.

Claim 20

An insect protective garment for covering the head, arms and torso of a wearer, said garment comprising: an upper body portion sized to correspond to a wearer's torso, said upper body portion having a head opening sized such a wearer's head may easily pass therethrough, said upper body portion also having a torso opening sized such that a wearer's torso may easily pass therethrough; a pair of sleeves, permanently attached to said upper body portion, said sleeves sized such that a wearer's arms may easily be inserted therein; and a hood which can completely enclose a wearer's head, said hood being permanently attached to said upper body portion; wherein said hood comprises a face cover and a rear portion, each having a top, left and right sides and a bottom; wherein said face cover is releasably attached to said rear portion via a zipper, said zipper comprising two zipper sliders with each zipper slider having its own zipper pull, and wherein said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood are formed from a single layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh having a color that is reflective of radiant heat from the sun, and wherein said face cover is formed from another layer of semi-rigid insect excluding mesh, having a color that is substantially darker than said mesh of said upper body portion and said rear portion of said hood, such that greater visibility through said mesh of said face cover is provided.

Claim 21

The insect protective garment of claim 17 further comprising: a reversible pouch attached to said upper body portion such that said garment can be folded into said pouch for storage when said garment is not being worn.

Claim 22

The insect protective garment of claim 18, wherein said pouch comprises a zipper with a slider having two ends and a pull disposed at each end such that said pouch may be closed from either end of said pouch.

Claim 23

The insect protective garment of claim 17 wherein each of said sleeves further comprises elasticized cuffs so that said sleeves will be securely fastened about a wearer's wrists and wherein said torso opening is fitted with an elasticized band such that insects are prevented from entering through said sleeves and said torso opening.