Vented Garment

Abstract

The technology described herein relates to breathable, vented, and insulating garments. More particularly, the technology described herein relates to garments with chambers to retain an insulating fill material. Openings along seams between the insulating chambers may achieve evaporative moisture or air transfer from the inside (proximal to the body of a wearer) of the garment to the outside environment. In an aspect, the openings along the seams are offset with interior openings, wherein the interior openings are connected to the exterior openings by a passage between garment layers.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vented garment comprising
 an interior panel having a plurality of interior openings; and   an exterior panel having a plurality of exterior openings located within a seam area, the exterior panel being attached to the interior panel at a location that causes individual exterior openings to be offset from individual interior openings.   
     
     
         2 . The vented garment of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior panel and the interior panel comprise a textile that weighs 89 g/m 2  or less. 
     
     
         3 . The vented garment of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a middle panel located between the interior panel and the exterior panel;   a chamber defined by the middle panel and the exterior panel; and   a thermally-insulating fill material contained within the chamber.   
     
     
         4 . The vented garment of  claim 3 , wherein the thermally-insulating fill material comprises one or more of synthetic fiber and down. 
     
     
         5 . The vented garment of  claim 3 , wherein the middle panel and the exterior panel are attached at least at the seam area. 
     
     
         7 . The vented garment of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of interior openings are not located within the seam area. 
     
     
         8 . A vented garment comprising:
 a vented-insulation section that comprises:
 an interior panel having a plurality of interior openings; and 
 an exterior panel having a plurality of exterior openings located within a seam area, the exterior panel being attached to the interior panel at a location that causes individual exterior openings not to overlap with individual interior openings. 
   
     
     
         9 . The vented garment of  claim 8 , wherein the interior panel and the exterior panel comprise a fabric/textile that weighs 89 g/m2 or less. 
     
     
         10 . The vented garment of  claim 8 , the vented insulation section further comprising
 a middle panel located between the interior panel and the exterior panel;   a chamber defined by a middle panel and the exterior panel; and   a thermally-insulating fill material contained within the chamber.   
     
     
         11 . The vented garment of  claim 10 , wherein the middle panel is attached to the exterior panel at least at the seam area. 
     
     
         12 . The vented garment of  claim 8 , wherein the vented-insulation section comprises less than 50% of the vented garment's exterior surface. 
     
     
         13 . A vented garment comprising:
 an exterior panel;   a middle panel attached to the exterior panel at one or more seam areas; wherein a plurality of exterior openings are located within at least one of the one or more seam areas;   an interior panel having a plurality of interior openings, the interior panel attached to one or more of the middle panel and the exterior panel at a location that causes individual exterior openings to be offset from individual interior openings.   
     
     
         14 . The vented garment of  claim 13 , further comprising one or more chambers having exterior boundaries defined by the one or more seam areas. 
     
     
         15 . The vented garment of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more chambers contain one or more of synthetic fill and down. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the exterior panel, the middle panel, and the interior panel comprise a knitted or woven construction. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the exterior openings are positioned intermittently along the one or more seam areas. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of exterior openings or one of the plurality of interior openings have different sizes. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of exterior openings or one of the plurality of interior openings have different shapes.