Wearable motorcycle heat-shield

Abstract

A wearable motorcycle heat-shield, intended for use by a rider in order to prevent burns from the exhaust pipes of the motorcycle. The wearable motorcycle heat-shield is comprised of a planar central heat-shield with a planar fabric region disposed on either side. The planar fabric regions are temporarily attachable through the use of hook-and-loop fasteners, or other temporary fastening means. The planar central heat-shield is comprised of a heat-shield laminate covered with a heat-shield cover. The heat shield laminate contains at least one radiant-heat-reflecting layer, such as a foil, and at least one layer of thermally resistant material, such as woven or nonwoven thermally resistive felt.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A wearable motorcycle heat-shield device comprised of
 a planar central heat-shield having an inner and outer surface and being comprised of
 a heat-shield cover, having a top seam, a bottom seam, a first side seam, and a second side seam, the heat-shield cover being at least the outer surface of the planar central heat-shield, and 
 a heat-shield laminate; 
   a first planar fabric region with an outer surface and an inner surface;   a second planar fabric region with an outer surface and an inner surface;   wherein each planar fabric region has a top edge, a bottom edge, and an outer edge;   wherein the heat-shield cover is durably attached to the first planar fabric region at the first side seam and the heat-shield cover is durably attached to the second planar region at the second side seam and   wherein the wearable motorcycle heat-shield device has a means for temporarily attaching, together, the two planar fabric regions, so that the device may be temporarily worn by a user.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 1 , wherein the means of temporarily attaching, together, the two planar fabric regions are hook-and-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 2 , wherein the inner surface and outer surface of the two planar fabric regions have at least one strip of hook-and-loop fasteners 
     
     
         4 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 3 , wherein the hook-and-loop fasteners are arranged so that the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface of the first planar fabric region mates with the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface of the second planar fabric region. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 4 , wherein the hook-and-loop fasteners are further so arranged that, alternately, the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer surface of the second planar fabric region mates with the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner surface of the first planar fabric region. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 5 , wherein the configuration of the hook-and-loop fasteners on the first and second planar regions allows the wearable motorcycle heat-shield device to be adjusted to accommodate any sized user. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 1 , wherein the heat-shield cover is durably attached to an integral piece of fabric as a base layer so that the inner surface of the central heat-shield, the inner surface of the first planar fabric region, and the inner surface of the second planar fabric region are all a common surface of the integral piece of fabric base layer. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 7 , wherein the integral piece of fabric base layer is constructed from at least one of cotton, cotton-polyester blends, polyesters, rayon, polyester-polyurea co-polymer, nylon, fire-resistant polymers, fire-retardant polymers, and a combination of one or more of the above. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 8 , wherein the integral piece of fabric base layer is perforated in order to dissipate heat. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 9 , wherein the integral piece of fabric base layer is a two-ply fabric so that the inner surface of the base layer and the outer surface of the base layer are constructed from different plys. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 10 , wherein the heat-shield cover is durably attached to the first planar fabric region at the first side seam using at least one of adhesive, thermal bonding, and stitching. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 11 , wherein the heat-shield cover is durably attached to the second planar fabric region at the second side seam using at least one of adhesive, thermal bonding, and stitching. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 12 , wherein the heat-shield cover is fabricated from a material, wherein the material is at least one of cotton, cotton-polyester blends, polyesters, rayon, polyester-polyurea co-polymer, nylon, fire-resistant polymers, fire-retardant polymers, and a combination of one or more of the above. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 13 , wherein the heat-shield laminate is constructed from two layers of thermally resistive felt alternating with two layers of radiant-heat-reflecting foil, wherein a layer of the radiant-heat-reflecting foil is outer-most. 
     
     
         15 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 14 , wherein at least the inner surface of the central heat-shield region is treated with a high-friction material. 
     
     
         16 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 15 , wherein the high-friction material is an elastomer. 
     
     
         17 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 16 , wherein the elastomer is at least one of Polyisoprene, Polybutadiene, Chloroprene rubber, Polychloroprene, Neoprene, Butyl rubber, Styrene-butadiene Rubber, Nitrile rubber, Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber (HNBR), Ethylene Propylene Rubber, Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber, Epichlorohydrin rubber, Polyacrylic rubber, Silicone rubber, Fluorosilicone Rubber, Perfluoroelastomers (FFKM), Chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM), and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA). 
     
     
         18 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 1 , wherein the heat-shield laminate has at least one layer of radiant-heat-reflecting material and at least one layer of thermally resistive material.