Garment used for skateboard riding

Abstract

A garment having a sleeve, the sleeve including a cuff movable between a retracted position in which an end of the retracted cuff rests proximate the wrist of the user, and an extended position in which the end of the cuff extends over at least part of the hand of the user, the cuff including an attachment region for attaching a protective device thereto. The attachment region of the cuff is exposed when the cuff is in the extended position and allows a protective device, such as a puck, to be releasably attached to the cuff. The protective device facilitates sliding during skateboarding by placing the protective device into contact with the ground, the protective device slides over the ground while providing protection to the hand of the user. The cuff may be secured in place with a loop in the cuff that can be tightened.

1 . A garment comprising:
 a sleeve including a cuff movable between a retracted position in which an end of the retracted cuff rests proximate the wrist of the user, and an extended position in which the end of the extended cuff extends over at least part of the hand of the user;   said cuff further comprising an attachment region, said attachment region being positioned adjacent to the palm, inner wrist or heel of the hand of the user when the cuff is in the extended position; and   a protective device attachable to said attachment region.   
     
     
         2 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the cuff includes a thumb hole through which the thumb of a wearer can pass when the cuff is in the extended position. 
     
     
         3 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the cuff includes a loop for extending around one or more fingers of the user. 
     
     
         4 . A garment as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the loop is located in a distal region of the extended cuff. 
     
     
         5 . A garment as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the loop comprises a loop of elasticised material that extends around a periphery of the distal end of the cuff so that positioning the loop over a finger of the user also acts to tighten the loop around the periphery of the end of the cuff. 
     
     
         6 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the cuff has an adjustable size near the distal end of the cuff when the cuff is in the extended position. 
     
     
         7 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the distal end of the cuff comprises a tubular portion having an opening at an end thereof. 
     
     
         8 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the distal end of the cuff comprises a slit extending away from an opening towards the wrist of the user, and one or more closures for securing opposed sides or overlying sides of the slit to each other. 
     
     
         9 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the attachment region comprises a hook and loop type fastener on the cuff. 
     
     
         10 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the attachment region comprises an attachment means that is a fixed to the cuff. 
     
     
         11 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the protective device comprises a protective device useful for facilitating longer more controlled slides during skateboarding. 
     
     
         12 . A garment as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the protective device comprises a puck. 
     
     
         13 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the protective device includes a complementary attachment for attaching to the attachment region. 
     
     
         14 . A garment having a sleeve, the sleeve including a glove portion attached at or near a distal end thereof, the glove portion being movable between a retracted position in which the glove portion lies within the sleeve to an extended position in which the glove portion extends from the sleeve and covers at least part of the hand of a user, the glove portion including an attachment region for attaching a protective device thereto, the protective device facilitating sliding during skateboarding by placing the protective device into contact with the ground, the protective device sliding over the ground whilst also providing protection to the hand of the user, the attachment region being exposed when the glove portion is in the extended position, the attachment region being positioned adjacent to the palm, inner wrist or heel of the hand of the user when the glove portion is in the extended position. 
     
     
         15 . A garment as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the glove portion includes at least a thumb receiving region and one or more finger receiving regions. 
     
     
         16 . A garment as claimed in  claim 15  wherein the glove portion has a cut-off thumb and fingers so that the thumb and fingers of the user extend through openings in the glove portion. 
     
     
         17 . A garment as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the glove portion is attached to an inner part of the sleeve. 
     
     
         18 . A garment as claimed in  claim 17  wherein only a part of the distal end of the glove portion is attached to the inner part of the sleeve to thereby leave an opening through the sleeve past the glove portion when the glove portion is in the retracted position. 
     
     
         19 . A garment as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the garment further comprises one or more pockets to store the protective device when the protective device has been removed from the cuff or glove portion of the garment. 
     
     
         20 . A garment as claimed in  claim 14  having a protective device removably attached to the attachment region, the protective device facilitating sliding during skateboarding by placing the protective device into contact with the ground, the protective device sliding over the ground whilst also providing protection to the hand of the user. 
     
     
         21 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the garment further comprises one or more pockets to store the protective device when the protective device has been removed from the cuff or glove portion of the garment. 
     
     
         22 . A garment as claimed in  claim 1  having a protective device removably attached to the attachment region, the protective device facilitating sliding during skateboarding by placing the protective device into contact with the ground, the protective device sliding over the ground whilst also providing protection to the hand of the user. 
     
     
         23 . A garment having a sleeve, the sleeve including a cuff movable between a retracted position in which an end of the retracted cuff rests proximate the wrist of the user and an extended position in which the end of the cuff extends over at least part of the hand of the user, the cuff including an attachment region for attaching a protective device thereto, the protective device facilitating sliding during skateboarding by placing the protective device into contact with the ground, the protective device sliding over the ground whilst also providing protection to the hand of the user, the attachment region being exposed when the cuff is in the extended position, the attachment region being positioned adjacent to the palm, inner wrist or heel of the hand of the user when the cuff is in the extended position.