Garment vent

Abstract

A vent on any layer of clothing that may benefit from having a vent that allows the passage of air from the outer layer of the particular article of clothing to the inner layer of the article of clothing. The article of clothing has an outer surface layer and an inner surface layer with a channel formed between the inner surface layer and outer surface layer. There is at least one vent hole formed through the outer surface layer. A sliding closure is slidably positioned within the channel between the inner surface layer and the outer surface layer. The sliding closure is positionable between a blocked position where the sliding closure blocks the vent hole and an unblocked position where the sliding closure unblocks the vent hole to allow air to pass through the vent hole of the outer layer and into the channel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vent on an article of clothing comprising:
 an article of clothing having an outer surface layer and an inner surface layer;   a channel formed between the inner surface layer and the outer surface layer;   at least one vent hole formed through the outer surface layer; and   a sliding closure slidably positioned within the channel between the inner surface layer and the outer surface layer, said sliding closure being positioned to slide between a blocked position where the sliding closure blocks the at least one vent hole of the outer surface layer and an unblocked position where the sliding closure unblocks the at least one vent hole of the outer surface layer to allow air to pass through the at least one vent hole of the outer surface layer and into the channel.   
     
     
         2 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the inner surface layer is formed of mesh material having a plurality of holes to allow air to pass from the channel through the inner surface layer. 
     
     
         3 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 1  further comprising at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer, where sliding the sliding closure to the unblocked position allows air to pass through the at least one vent hole of the outer, through the channel and through the at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer. 
     
     
         4 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one vent hole on the outer surface layer and the at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer are aligned so that moving the sliding closure to the unblocked position allow air to pass directly through the at least one vent hole on the outer surface layer, through the channel and through the at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer. 
     
     
         5 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the sliding closure has two opposing ends with a cord connected to each of the two ends to permit the sliding closure to move between the unblocked position and the blocked position by using the cords at the ends of the sliding closure. 
     
     
         6 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 1  further comprising a flexible open loom formed on the sliding closure and defining an aperture through the sliding closure, said flexible open loom being formed of an elastic material that extends when the sliding closure is in the unblocked position to align and hold the aperture of the flexible open loom with the at least one vent hole so that air will pass though the at least one vent hold and the aperture of the sling closure. 
     
     
         7 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 6  further comprising a neck portion of the channel where the flexible open loom will bend to a retracted position when the flexible open loom slides through the neck, and when the sliding closure moves to the blocked position material of the sliding closure will block the at least one vent hold and the flexible open loom will expand and be held in place by the neck portion in the channel. 
     
     
         8 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 1  further comprising a flexible open loom and a flexible closed loom formed on opposing sides of the sliding closure, wherein the flexible closed loom has material of the sliding closure extending across the flexible closed loom, while the flexible open loom forms an aperture through the sliding closure, wherein the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom are both elastic and capable of moving between a contracted position and an expanded position. 
     
     
         9 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 8  further comprising an upper neck formed in the channel and a lower neck formed in the channel and the sliding closure is configured to slide within the channel, wherein the upper neck and the lower neck divide the channel into three regions designated as a upper channel region, a middle channel region, and a lower channel region, wherein the flexible closed loom of the sliding closure slides into the upper channel region when the sliding closure moves to the unblocked position and the flexible open loom will be positioned within the middle channel region, wherein the flexible open loom will slide into the lower channel region and the flexible closed loom will move into the middle channel region when the sliding closure is moved to the block position whereby the flexible closed loom will block the at least one vent hole in the outer layer. 
     
     
         10 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom each have a teardrop or snowshoe shape with a large diameter portion and a narrow diameter portion, where the large diameter portion of the flexible closed loom has material extending across the flexible closed loom to block the at least one vent hole in the outer surface when the sliding closure is in the closed position and the large diameter portion of the flexible open loom form the aperture that aligns with the at least one vent hole to hold the at least one vent hole in the open position, wherein each respective the narrow diameter portion of the tear drop of the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom cause the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom to flex more easily when the sliding closure slides in the channel. 
     
     
         11 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 8  wherein the flexible closed loom further comprises a layer of fur connected to the material of the sliding closure extending across the loom that aligns with and extends through the at least one vent hole when the sliding closure is in the blocked position. 
     
     
         12 . A vent on an article of clothing comprising:
 an article of clothing having an outer surface layer and an inner surface layer;   a channel formed between the inner surface layer and the outer surface layer;   at least one vent hole formed through the outer surface layer;   a sliding closure slidably positioned within the channel between the inner surface layer and the outer surface layer, said sliding closure being positioned to slide between a blocked position where the sliding closure blocks the at least one vent hole of the outer surface layer and an unblocked position where the sliding closure unblocks the at least one vent hole of the outer surface layer to allow air to pass through the at least one vent hole of the outer surface layer and into the channel, and   at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer, where sliding the sliding closure to the unblocked position allows air to pass through the at least one vent hole of the outer, through the channel and through the at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer.   
     
     
         13 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one vent hole on the outer surface layer and the at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer are aligned so that moving the sliding closure to the unblocked position allow air to pass directly through the at least one vent hole on the outer surface layer, through the channel and through the at least one vent hole on the inner surface layer. 
     
     
         14 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 12 , wherein the sliding closure has two opposing ends with a cord connected to each of the two ends to permit the sliding closure to move between the unblocked position and the blocked position by using the cords at the ends of the sliding closure. 
     
     
         15 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 12  further comprising an open loom formed on the sliding closure and defining anaperture through the sliding closure, said flexible open loom being formed of an elastic material that extends when the sliding closure is in the unblocked position to align and hold the aperture of the flexible open loom with the at least one vent hole so that air will pass though the at least one vent hold and the aperture of the sling closure. 
     
     
         16 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 15  further comprising a neck portion of the channel where the flexible open loom will bend to a retracted position when the flexible open loom slides through the neck, and when the sliding closure moves to the blocked position material of the sliding closure will block the at least one vent hold and the flexible open loom will expand and be held in place by the neck portion in the channel. 
     
     
         17 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 12  further comprising an open loom and a flexible closed loom formed on opposing sides of the sliding closure, wherein the flexible closed loom has material of the sliding closure extending across the loom, while the flexible open loom forms an aperture through the sliding closure, wherein the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom are both elastic and capable of moving between a contracted position and an expanded position. 
     
     
         18 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 17 , further comprising an upper neck formed in the channel and a lower neck formed in the channel and the sliding closure is configured to slide within the channel, wherein the upper neck and the lower neck divide the channel into three regions designated as a upper channel region, a middle channel region, and a lower channel region, wherein the flexible closed loom of the sliding closure slides into the upper channel region when the sliding closure moves to the unblocked position and the flexible open loom will be positioned within the middle channel region, wherein the flexible open loom will slide into the lower channel region and the flexible closed loom will move into the middle channel region when the sliding closure is moved to the block position whereby the flexible closed loom will block the at least one vent hole in the outer layer. 
     
     
         19 . The vent on an article of clothing of  claim 17 , wherein the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom each have a teardrop or snowshoe shape with a large diameter portion and a narrow diameter portion, where the large diameter portion of closed loom has material extending across the flexible closed loom to block the at least one vent hole in the outer surface when the sliding closure is in the closed position and the large diameter portion of the flexible open loom form the aperture that aligns with the at least one vent hole to hold the at least one vent hold in the open position, wherein each respective the narrow diameter portion of the tear drop of the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom cause the flexible closed loom and the flexible open loom to flex more easily when the sliding closure slides in the channel.