Protective Garment and Garment System

Abstract

A garment providing sun protection comprising one or more sleeve panels covering the top of the wearer's arm, but with straps under the arm, allowing for ventilation to the underside of the arm for the wearer, and optionally an undersleeve, that may be optionally worn to provide full surround coverage on the arm. A garment system with sleeves as described above, and an adjustable collar that can be adjusted to cover the wearer's neck and ears, or adjusted to not cover such areas, which may comprise multiple separable elements, which may include a right sleeve, a left sleeve, a torso piece, a collar, a cap or hat, and various other components. Such garment system may alternately be in the form of a jumpsuit with optional leg panels that cover either the exterior of the leg or the interior of the leg of the wearer, and straps.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A sun protective garment system comprising:
 a first sleeve, wherein said first sleeve comprises
 a first fabric panel with an outward surface and inward surface, said first fabric panel with a shoulder edge and a hand edge and a front longitudinal edge and back longitudinal edge, said outward surface generally defined as having a hand end, middle surface, and shoulder end, and 
 one or more straps extending from the front longitudinal edge of the fabric panel, and 
 one or more sleeve connectors, said sleeve connectors on the back longitudinal edge of the fabric panel; 
   a second sleeve, wherein said second sleeve comprises
 a second fabric panel, said second fabric panel with an outward surface and inward surface, said second fabric panel with a shoulder edge and a hand edge and a front longitudinal edge and back longitudinal edge, said outward surface generally defined as having a hand end, middle surface, and shoulder end, and one or more straps extending from the front longitudinal edge of the fabric panel, and 
 one or more sleeve connectors, said sleeve connectors on the back longitudinal edge of the fabric panel; 
   a back connective panel, said back connective panel attached to the shoulder edge of the first sleeve at or near the back longitudinal edge of the shoulder end of the first sleeve; and   wherein said back connective panel is also attached to the shoulder edge of the back sleeve at or near the back longitudinal edge of the shoulder end of the second sleeve.   
     
     
         2 . The garment system described in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a front connective panel, said front connective panel attached to the front side of the shoulder end of the first sleeve near the front longitudinal edge; and   a front shoulder connector on the front side of the second sleeve.   
     
     
         3 . The garment system described in  claim 1 , further comprising a first tubular fabric inner sleeve permanently attached to the front longitudinal edge and the back longitudinal edge of the first fabric panel via a longitudinal seam. 
     
     
         4 . The garment system described in  claim 1 ,
 defining a front edge midway point on the said front longitudinal edge as the point that is approximately half the distance from the shoulder end of the first panel to the wrist end of the first panel,   further defining a back edge midway point on the said back longitudinal edge as the point that is approximately half the distance from the shoulder end of the first panel to the wrist end of the first panel,   further comprising a first fabric inner sleeve panel permanently attached to the front longitudinal edge and the back longitudinal edge of the first fabric panel,   said first fabric inner sleeve being attached to the front longitudinal edge via a seam extending from at least the front midway point toward the wrist end of the front longitudinal edge of the first panel,   said first fabric inner sleeve being further attached to the back longitudinal edge via a seam extending at least 5 inches from at least the back midway point toward the wrist end of the back longitudinal edge of the first panel,   said first fabric inner sleeve and said first fabric panel thus defining a tubular shape that the wearer of said garment may slide an arm through.   
     
     
         5 . The garment system described in  claim 4 ,
 Further defining a front edge midway point on the said front longitudinal edge as the point that is approximately half the distance from the shoulder end of the second panel to the wrist end of the second panel,   further defining a back edge midway point on the said back longitudinal edge as the point that is approximately half the distance from the shoulder end of the second panel to the wrist end of the second panel,   further comprising a second fabric inner sleeve panel permanently attached to the front longitudinal edge and the back longitudinal edge of the second fabric panel,   said second fabric inner sleeve being attached to the front longitudinal edge via a seam extending from at least the front midway point toward the wrist end of the front longitudinal edge of the second panel,   said second fabric inner sleeve being further attached to the back longitudinal edge via a seam extending at least 5 inches from at least the back midway point toward the wrist end of the back longitudinal edge of the second panel,   said second fabric inner sleeve and said second fabric panel thus defining a tubular shape that the wearer of said garment may slide a second arm through.   
     
     
         6 . The garment system described in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a flexible collar piece, said flexible collar piece wrapping around the neck of the wearer of said garment system, said flexible collar piece comprising an outward collar surface and an inward collar surface, said outward collar surface further comprising a first front outward surface, a back outward surface, and a second front outward surface all along the outward collar surface, with said inward surface facing the skin of the garment wearer's neck,   said shoulder edge of the first sleeve and said shoulder edge of the second sleeve overlaying the outward.   
     
     
         7 . A sun protective garment system comprising:
 a first sleeve, wherein said first sleeve comprises
 a first fabric panel with an outward surface and inward surface, said first fabric panel with a hand edge opposite a neck edge  35 , a front longitudinal edge opposite a back longitudinal edge, and a front connector edge between the front longitudinal edge and the neck edge and a back connector edge between the back longitudinal edge and the neck edge, said outward surface generally defined as having a hand end, a forearm surface, an elbow surface, and a shoulder end comprising the front shoulder surface and the back shoulder surface, and one or more straps extending from the front longitudinal edge of the first fabric panel, and 
 one or more sleeve connectors, said sleeve connectors on the back longitudinal edge of the first fabric panel; 
   a second sleeve, wherein said second sleeve comprises
 a second fabric panel with an outward surface and inward surface, said second fabric panel with a hand edge opposite a second neck edge  36 , a front longitudinal edge opposite a back longitudinal edge, and a front connector edge between the front longitudinal edge and the neck edge and a back connector edge between the back longitudinal edge and the neck edge, said outward surface generally defined as having a hand end, a forearm surface, an elbow surface, and a shoulder end comprising the front shoulder surface and the back shoulder surface, and 
 one or more straps extending from the front longitudinal edge of the second fabric panel, and 
 one or more sleeve connectors, said sleeve connectors on the back longitudinal edge of the second fabric panel; 
   wherein the front connector edge of the first fabric panel and the front connector edge of the second fabric panel may be attached or detached along said edges, and   wherein the back connector edge of the first fabric panel and the back connector edge of the second fabric panel may be attached or detached along said back connector edges.   
     
     
         8 . The sun protective garment system of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a detachable collar, said detachable collar connecting to the first neck edge of the first fabric panel and the second neck edge of the second fabric panel.