Outdoor jacket

Abstract

In one aspect, the invention provides a hood drawstring arrangement that may be adapted to allow a single adjustment to exert tension along the vertical sides of the front face opening of the hood, which will tend to vertically compress the hood, as well as simultaneously exerting a circumferential tensioning of the top portion of the hood.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A hood having a head covering and a face opening, the hood comprising an adjustable drawstring arrangement providing for simultaneous circumferential tensioning of the head covering and vertical temporal tensioning of the face opening, wherein the drawstring arrangement comprises one or more cranial cord segments encircling the head covering connected to left and right temporal cord segments on each lateral side of the face opening, so that: 
 (a) manual tensioning of the cranial cord segment acts to tension the temporal cord segments; or, (b) manual tensioning of either the left or right temporal cord segment acts to tension a cranial cord segment.    
     
     
         2 . The hood of  claim 1  wherein the cranial cord segments are generally horizontal and temporal cord segments are generally vertical.  
     
     
         3 . The hood of  claim 1  wherein the wherein at least one of the cord segments is elasticated.  
     
     
         4 . The hood of  claim 1  wherein the hood comprises a material and the drawstring runs in a channel formed in the material.  
     
     
         5 . The hood of  claim 1  wherein the hood further comprises a brim, and the brim comprises an inner cranial cord segment flexibly connected to an outer brim reinforcing member.  
     
     
         6 . A jacket comprising the hood of  claim 1 .  
     
     
         7 . A jacket adapted to cover a person's chest having a collar adapted to cover a persons neck, wherein a front opening of the jacket is closable with a curved slide fastener is disposed vertically along the anterior midline of the jacket and the slide fastener curves laterally so that the slide fastener is offset from the anterior midline of the collar.  
     
     
         8 . The jacket of  claim 7 , wherein the curved slide fastener is coated with a thermoplastic polymer.  
     
     
         9 . The jacket of  claim 7  further comprising a windowed shoulder pocket.  
     
     
         10 . The jacket of  claim 8  further comprising a windowed shoulder pocket.