Garment assembly

Abstract

A garment comprises an outer shell ( 4 ) and an inner liner ( 2 ). The inner liner is a liquid-water-resistant and water-vapour-permeable material (particularly coated expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane) which has a discontinuous pattern of abrasion-resisting polymeric material on the side which faces the outer shell. The pattern may be a pattern of dots ( 26 ) of abrasion-resisting polymer. The outer shell may be removable from the inner liner.

1 . A garment which comprises: 
 an outer shell surrounding an inner liner;    the inner liner comprising a water-resistant water-vapour-permeable material having a first side and a second side;    the first side facing the outer shell, and a discontinuous pattern of abrasion-resisting polymeric material being provided over said first side.    
     
     
         2 . A garment according to  claim 1 , which further comprises attachment means for removably attaching the outer shell to the inner liner.  
     
     
         3 . A garment according to any preceding claim wherein the water-resistant water-vapour-permeable material comprises an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene substrate coated with a hydrophilic coating.  
     
     
         4 . A garment according to any preceding claim wherein the discontinuous pattern of abrasion-resisting polymeric material is in the form of a pattern of dots.  
     
     
         5 . A garment according to  claim 4 , wherein each dot approximates a truncated square pyramid.  
     
     
         6 . A garment according to  claim 5  wherein each dot has a maximum diameter of 500 to 1000 microns.  
     
     
         7 . A garment according to  claim 5  or  6  wherein each dot has a height of 100 to 400 microns.  
     
     
         8 . A garment according to any of  claims 4  to  7  wherein the discontinuous pattern of abrasion-resisting material is in the form of continuous lines, grids or unconnected bodies of material.  
     
     
         9 . A garment according to  claim 5 ,  6  or  7  wherein the abrasion-resisting material covers 50 to 70% of the first side of the inner liner material.  
     
     
         10 . A garment according to any preceding claim wherein the abrasion-resisting polymeric material is a polyurethane.  
     
     
         11 . An inner liner for a garment, which is formed of a water-resistant water-vapour-permeable material having a first side and a second side; a discontinuous pattern of abrasion-resisting polymeric material being provided over the first side; and which comprises attachment means for removably attaching the inner liner to an outer garment shell such that said first side having the pattern of abrasion-resisting polymeric material faces the outer garment shell.  
     
     
         12 . A liner according to  claim 11  wherein the discontinuous pattern of abrasion-resisting material is in the form of continuous lines, grids or unconnected bodies of material.