Outerwear for sports played on ice

Abstract

Disclosed is outerwear for sports played on ice. The outerwear having an outer shell and one or more gripper sections positioned on the outer shell. The one or more gripper sections being made from a material with a coefficient of kinetic friction on ice that is greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction between the outer shell and ice. Raised portions, in the form of three-dimensional geometric shapes, can be positioned on or integrated with the gripper sections to provide additional gripping ability. In the event of a fall on the ice, the gripper sections will come into contact with the ice surface to slow the wearer down compared to if the user fell without the gripper sections.

1 . Outerwear for sports played on ice, said outerwear comprising:
 an outer shell; and   one or more gripper sections positioned on the outer shell,   wherein the one or more gripper sections comprise a material with a coefficient of kinetic friction on ice that is greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction between the outer shell and ice.   
     
     
         2 . The outerwear of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more gripper sections comprise raised portions that project away from the outer shell. 
     
     
         3 . The outerwear of  claim 2 , wherein the raised portions are provided in geometric shapes. 
     
     
         4 . The outerwear of  claim 2 , wherein the raised portions are deformable when the one or more gripper sections come into contact with ice. 
     
     
         5 . The outerwear of  claim 4 , wherein the raised portions are provided as nubs, cones, cubes, ellipsoids, cylinders, cuboids, rhombohedrons, or combinations thereof 
     
     
         6 . The outerwear of  claim 1 , wherein the material is natural rubber or synthetic rubber. 
     
     
         7 . The outerwear of  claim 6 , wherein the synthetic rubber is natural rubber with silica; isoprene rubber; butadiene rubber; butyl rubber; chlorobutyl;
 styrene butadiene rubber; silicone rubber; ethylene acrylic; hydrogenated nitrile rubber;   polychloroprene; nitrile rubber; polyurethane rubber; chlorinated polyethylene;   epichlorhydrin; ethylene propylene rubber; polysulphide rubber; polynorbornene rubber;   tetra-fluoroethylene/propylene, or combinations of any two or more of these.   
     
     
         8 . The outerwear of  claim 2 , wherein the raised portions are natural rubber or synthetic rubber. 
     
     
         9 . The outerwear of  claim 8 , wherein the synthetic rubber is natural rubber with silica; isoprene rubber; butadiene rubber; butyl rubber; chlorobutyl; styrene butadiene rubber; silicone rubber; ethylene acrylic; hydrogenated nitrile rubber; polychloroprene; nitrile rubber; polyurethane rubber; chlorinated polyethylene; epichlorhydrin; ethylene propylene rubber; polysulphide rubber; polynorbornene rubber; tetra-fluoroethylene/propylene, or combinations of any two or more of these. 
     
     
         10 . The outerwear of  claim 1 , wherein the material has a coefficient of kinetic friction on ice of about 0.15. 
     
     
         11 . The outerwear of  claim 1 , wherein the sport is selected from hockey, speed skating, ringette, broomball, bandy and ice cross downhill. 
     
     
         12 .- 50 . (canceled) 
     
     
         51 . The outerwear of  claim 1 , wherein the outerwear is selected from a hockey jersey, hockey pants, hockey socks, and hockey gloves. 
     
     
         52 . The outerwear of  claim 51 , wherein the one or more gripper sections are positioned on the lateral sections of the hockey pants. 
     
     
         53 . The outerwear of  claim 51 , wherein the one or more gripper sections are positioned on a posterior region of the hockey pants. 
     
     
         54 . The outerwear of  claim 51 , wherein the one or more gripper sections are positioned on an anterior region of the hockey pants. 
     
     
         55 . The outerwear of  claim 51 , wherein the one or more gripper sections are provided on insignia on the hockey jersey. 
     
     
         56 . The outerwear of  claim 55 , wherein the insignia is a team logo, letters or numbers. 
     
     
         57 . The outerwear of  claim 51 , wherein the one or more gripper sections are provided on stripes or banding on the hockey jersey.