Adjustment system for rotatable hood of outerwear garment

Abstract

An outerwear garment comprises a body of water repellent material, a neck formed in the garment, and a hood secured to the neck. An opening is formed at the front of the hood so that the face of the wearer is exposed, and a resilient drawstring pulls the perimeter of the opening against the fact of the wearer. A brim projects forwardly from the hood at the upper end of the opening to protect the face of the wearer of the garment. A pocket is formed in the interior of the brim. The bill of a conventional athletic cap is inserted into the pocket when the cap is worn. Manual adjustment devices, at the rear of the hood, allow the wearer to draw the hood tightly about the head of the wearer. Resilient inserts may be secured between the hood and the neck of the garment. The hood and cap move in unison, without slipping and impairing one's field of vision when the wearer rotates or pivots his head.

1 . An outerwear garment comprising: 
 a) a body, a neck formed in said body, and a hood secured to said body about said neck;    b) an opening formed in said hood to receive the head of a wearer of said garment;    c) a brim extending forwardly of said hood at the top of said opening;    d) a guide formed in said hood about the perimeter of said opening;    e) a drawstring passing through said guide for drawing said hood tightly about the face of the wearer of said garment;    the invention being characterized by a pocket defined within said brim of said hood, said pocket adapted to receive the bill of a cap worn on the head of the wearer of the outerwear garment so that the hood and the cap are joined together.    
   
   
       2 . An outerwear garment as defined in  claim 1  wherein said hood employs a primary adjustment device and secondary adjustment device, located on the rear surface of said hood, to manually draw the hood into conformance with the head of the wearer in the vicinity of the cap.  
   
   
       3 . An outerwear garment as defined in  claim 2  wherein said primary adjustment device is disposed below, and perpendicular to, said secondary adjustment device.  
   
   
       4 . An outerwear garment as defined in  claim 2  wherein said primary adjustment device comprises a band extending horizontally about the hood on the exterior thereof, and a drawstring cooperating with said band for drawing the hood against the head of the wearer.  
   
   
       5 . An outerwear garment as defined in  claim 2  wherein said secondary adjustment device comprises a band extending vertically along said hood on the exterior thereof, and a drawstring cooperating with said band for drawing the hood against the head of the wearer.  
   
   
       6 . An outerwear garment as defined in  claim 4  wherein said horizontally extending band is located at the lower edge of a cap seated on the head of the wearer.  
   
   
       7 . An outerwear garment as defined in  claim 1  further characterized by resilient inserts disposed between said hood and said body of said garment to permit said hood to move in concert with the movement of the head of the wearer.