Adjustment mechanism for a garment

Abstract

The invention concerns an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a garment 1 (e.g. motorcycle jacket 1, motorcycle trousers). The adjustment mechanism according to the invention uses a zipper 7, 8, 13 to adjust the garment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustment mechanism for adjusting a garment, said adjustment mechanism comprising a first zipper with a first slider which is displaceable along the first zipper and which is configured to adjust the garment as a function of a position of the first slider. 
     
     
         2 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 1 , wherein the first zipper is configured to close automatically in front of and behind the first slider so that the first zipper is always closed independently of the position of the first slider. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 1 , wherein the first slider is self-stopping and cannot be displaced in a stopped state. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 3 , wherein the first slider has a foldable handle, the foldable handle in a folded state is configured to block a displacement of the first slider in the first zipper and the foldable handle in an unfolded state is configured to allow the displacement of the first slider. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 4 , further comprising a pull element which is fastened at a first end to the first slider of the first zipper. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 5 , wherein
 a) the adjustment mechanism has a second zipper with a second slider, the second zipper is configured to close automatically in front of and behind the second slider so that the second zipper is always closed regardless of the position of the second slider, and   b) the first end of the pull element is fastened to the first slider of the first zipper and a second end of the pull element is fastened to the second slider of the second zipper.   
     
     
         7 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 5 , wherein the pull element is fixed with the first end to the first slider of the first zipper and with a second end of the pull element to a part of the garment. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 6 , wherein the pull element is laid in a guide channel formed by the first zipper and the second zipper. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 8 , wherein the pull element is guided around a deflection pulley, the deflection pulley being fixed to the garment. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 7 , wherein the part of the garment connected to the pull element is a protector which is displaceable in the garment according to the position of the first zipper. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustment mechanism according to  claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism adjusts at least one of the following garment dimensions of the garment:
 a) hip width,   b) waist width,   c) arm width,   d) arm opening width,   e) waist size,   f) leg width,   g) leg opening width,   h) opening width of an air inlet, and   i) position of a protector.   
     
     
         12 . A garment with an adjustment mechanism according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         13 . The garment according to  claim 12 , wherein the garment is a motorcycle jacket. 
     
     
         14 . The garment according to  claim 12 , wherein the garment is a pair of motorcycle trousers.