Silhouette Distorting Hunting Garment

Abstract

A garment to be worn while hunting is provided that is formed with an exterior surface having a base layer and an additional layer formed with individual sections that project away from the base layer to provide a three dimensional appearance to the garment. The sections are each formed with an irregular edge shaped similarly to items found in a natural environment to obscure the silhouette of the individual wearing the garment. Also, the colors of some of the sections are selected from those having wave lengths of between 590 to 700 nm, which are readily discernible by humans, but which the animals being hunted are much less sensitive to, rendering the garment inconspicuous to the animals.

1 . A garment for hunting comprising:
 a body adapted to be worn by an individual, the body including an interior surface and an exterior surface;   wherein the exterior surface is formed at least partially of a base layer and at least one additional layer secured to the base layer, the at least one additional layer formed from a number of sections shaped and arranged to obscure a silhouette of a person wearing the garment and at least partially overlapping the base layer to form a three-dimensional exterior surface; and   wherein at least a portion of the sections on the at least one additional layer are formed with a color having a wavelength of between about  590  nm to about  700  nm.   
   
   
       2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface includes a first layer secured to the base layer, the first layer formed from a number of first sections shaped and arranged to obscure a silhouette of a person wearing the garment and at least partially overlapping the base layer, and a second layer secured to the base layer or the first layer and formed from a number of second sections shaped and arranged to obscure a silhouette of a person wearing the garment and at least partially overlapping the first layer to form a three-dimensional exterior surface. 
   
   
       3 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the first sections on the first layer have a color different from the second sections on the second layer. 
   
   
       4 . The garment of  claim 3 , wherein first and second sections on the first layer and second layer have different colors. 
   
   
       5 . The garment of  claim 2  wherein one of the first sections or the second sections are at least partially formed with a color having a wavelength of between about 590 nm to about 700 nm. 
   
   
       6 . The garment of  claim 2  wherein both the first sections and the second sections are at least partially formed with a color having a wavelength of between about 590 nm to about 700 nm. 
   
   
       7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the sections on the at least one additional layer are formed with an irregular edge. 
   
   
       8 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the sections on the at least one additional layer have a repeating and jagged exterior edge. 
   
   
       9 . The garment of  claim 8  wherein the irregular edge is formed to have a perimeter similar to a leaf. 
   
   
       10 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the sections on the at least one additional layer are orange. 
   
   
       11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the sections on the at least one additional layer are red. 
   
   
       12 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the different sections of the at least one additional layer are formed with different shades of the color. 
   
   
       13 . A method of concealing oneself from animals while identifying oneself to humans while hunting, the method comprising the step of wearing a garment that has a body adapted to be worn by an individual, the body including an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface is formed at least partially of a base layer and at least one additional layer secured to the base layer, the at least one additional layer formed from a number of sections shaped and arranged to obscure a silhouette of a person wearing the garment and at least partially overlapping the base layer to form a three-dimensional exterior surface, and wherein at least a portion of the sections on the at least one additional layer are formed with a color having a wavelength of between about 590 nm to about 700 nm.