Arm protective knitted articles of clothing

Abstract

Arm protective knitted articles of clothing that are constructed with a component of a protective ruched barrier that prevents wind from entering the gap that forms in the sleeve opening at the bottom of a coat or jacket sleeve. The protective knitted articles of clothing are constructed of a palm or hand cover at the bottom end, an elongated sleeve that is ruched and tacked at the middle of the garment and a rib at the top end. The construction of the finished article of clothing is a one-piece knitting operation consisting of palm/hand covering, elongated sleeve and ribbed top end. The ruching and tacking of the elongated sleeve are additional sewing operations. The protective ruched barrier located above the palm/handing covering and below the ribbed top end fills the space between the hand covering and the coat or jacket sleeve opening.

1 . A wind blocking arm protective garment, consisting essentially of:
 a one-piece garment consisting of an elongated tubular sleeve of knitted material that has been evenly ruched with a thread and tacked to remain stationary after ruching, said sleeve having a pair of opposite ends the bottom end for slipping over a hand and arm of a person and for receiving and enclosing the arm in said ruched sleeve up to the opposite and top end which is knitted ribbing.   b) the end for slopping over a hand and arm is constructed as a knitted palm covering rib, a fingerless glove, a fingered glove or a mitten.   c) the opposite and top end is knitted ribbing, the ribbing providing elasticity to hug the arm at the opposite/top end.   
   
   
       2 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the ruched portion of said one-piece garment is capable, of blocking wind that would enter the gap between a coat or jacket sleeve opening and the arm.