Multi-use wader system having a tear-away insulated liner providing improved versatility and leakage prevention in a wide variety of harsh and wet outdoor environments

Abstract

A multi-use wader system for keeping a wearer dry in a wide variety of harsh and wet outdoor environments is disclosed. The multi-use wader system includes a base wader, a tear-away insulated liner and a removable outer bib. The tear-away insulated liner is used for covering a wearer and retaining the wearer's body heat. The wearer wears the base wader over the tear-away insulated liner. The base wader includes a waterproof and breathable fabric. An outer protective cover positioned outside the base wader waterproof and breathable fabric provides a plurality of sewn or welded seams features that allow water to pass through, but the base wader fabric prevents leaking water from leaking to the inner side of the base wader. The removable outer bib/pant is placed over the upper portion of the base wader. The tear-away insulated liner is configured for permitting the wearer to tear away and remove the tear-away insulated liner while wearing the base wader and the removable outer bib/pant without having to remove the base wader and the removable outer bib/pant while standing in the body of standing or slowly moving water.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multi-use wader system for keeping a wearer dry in a wide variety of harsh and wet outdoor environments, said multi-use wader system comprising:
 a base wader for permitting a wearer to remain dry in a body of water, said base wader comprising a waterproof and breathable fabric and plurality of seams, said plurality of seams comprising tapes covering over said plurality of seams for preventing water from flowing or leaking through said plurality of seams; and   a removable outer bib/pant, comprising alternatively a removable outer bib or protective pant comprising an outer protective cover positioned outside said base wader for providing a plurality of sewn or welded seams features;   said removable outer protective cover comprising an outer surface for protecting the base wader fabric from encountering fabric-damaging objects in said body of water; and   a wearer-separable means for permitting the wearer to separate and remove said removable outer bib/pant from said base wader.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-use wader system of  claim 1 , further comprising a tear-away insulated liner configured for wearing beneath said base wader and comprising a height not higher than the top of said base wader, and configured for covering the wearer and retaining the wearer's body heat while the wearer wears said base wader, and further configured for permitting the wearer to tear away and remove said tear-away insulated liner while wearing said base wader and said removable outer bib/pant without having to remove said base wader and said removable outer bib/pant; and
 said base wader, said tear-away insulated liner and said removable outer bib/pant may selectively form (a) an insulated configuration when associating said base wader with said tear-away insulated liner and said removable outer bib/pant (b) an uninsulated configuration when associating said base wader only with said removable outer bib; (c) an insulated configuration when associating said base wader only with said tear-away insulated liner; and/or (d) an uninsulated configuration when associating said base wader with neither said tear-away insulated liner nor said removable bib.   
     
     
         3 . The multi-use wader system of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of hook and loop attachment pads affixed to said tear-away insulated liner for removably securing said tear-away insulated liner to the wearer's body and inner walls of said base wader. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-use wader system of  claim 1 , wherein said tear-away insulated liner comprises body-mapped insulation for covering the front portion and the rear portion of the wearer's body to permit optimal mobility and to permit optimal warmth to the wearer's body in an outdoor environment. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-use wader system of  claim 1 , wherein said outer protective cover for protecting said wader from wear and tear arising from exposure to outdoor environments. 
     
     
         6 . The multi-use wader system of  claim 1 , further said base wader comprises alternatively a base chest wader or a base waist-high wader, said base chest wader comprising a chest high configuration having a height of approximately the chest region of the wearer, and said base waist-high wader comprising a waist-high configuration having a height of approximately the waist region of the wearer. 
     
     
         7 . A method for keeping a wearer dry in a wide variety of harsh and wet outdoor environments, comprising the steps of:
 providing a base wader for permitting a wearer to remain dry in a body of water, said base wader comprising a waterproof and breathable fabric and plurality of seams, said plurality of seams comprising tapes covering over said plurality of seams for preventing water from flowing or leaking through said plurality of seams; and   providing a removable outer bib/pant, comprising alternatively a removable outer bib or protective pant comprising an outer protective cover positioned outside said base wader for providing a plurality of sewn or welded seams features;   providing said removable outer protective cover to comprise an outer surface for protecting the base wader fabric from encountering fabric-damaging objects in said body of water; and   providing a wearer-separable means for permitting said wearer to separate and remove said removable outer bib/pant from said base wader.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the steps of providing a tear-away insulated liner configured for wearing beneath said base wader and comprising a height not higher than the top of said base wader, and configuring said tear-away insulated liner for covering the wearer and retaining the wearer's body heat while the wearer wears said base wader, and further configured for permitting the wearer to tear away and remove said tear-away insulated liner while wearing said base wader and said removable outer bib/pant without having to remove said base wader and said removable outer bib/pant; and
 providing said base wader, said tear-away insulated liner and said removable outer bib/pant to selectively form (a) an insulated configuration when associating said base wader with said tear-away insulated liner and said removable outer bib/pant (b) an uninsulated configuration when associating said base wader only with said removable outer bib; (c) an insulated configuration when associating said base wader only with said tear-away insulated liner; and/or (d) an uninsulated configuration when associating said base wader with neither said tear-away insulated liner nor said removable bib.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of placing a plurality of hook and loop attachment pads on said tear-away insulated liner for permitting a wearer to removably secure said tear-away insulated liner to the wearer's body and to inner walls of said base wader. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of providing on said tear-away insulated liner a body-mapped insulation for covering the front portion and the rear portion of the wearer's body to permit optimal mobility and to permit optimal warmth to the wearer's body in an outdoor environment. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising reducing the seams and associated openings by placing said seams and associated openings on said outer protective layer. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of providing said outer protective bib/pant for protecting said base wader from wear and tear arising from exposure to outdoor environments. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of forming said tear-away insulated liner having a height of not higher than the top of the chest region for the chest high wader or not higher than the top of the waist for the waist high wader. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of forming said tear-away insulated liner as a chest high configuration having a height of approximately the chest region of the wearer. 
     
     
         15 . A method for manufacturing a multi-use wader system for keeping a wearer dry in a wide variety of harsh and wet outdoor environments, said multi-use wader system comprising:
 making a base wader for permitting a wearer to remain dry in a body of water, said base wader comprising a waterproof and breathable fabric and plurality of seams, said plurality of seams comprising tapes covering over said plurality of seams for preventing water from flowing or leaking through said plurality of seams; and   making a removable outer bib/pant, comprising alternatively a removable outer bib or protective pant comprising an outer protective cover positioned outside said base wader for providing a plurality of sewn or welded seams features;   making said removable outer protective cover to comprise an outer surface for protecting the base wader fabric from encountering fabric-damaging objects in said body of water; and   further making a wearer-separable means for permitting the wearer to separate and remove said removable outer bib/pant from said base wader.   
     
     
         16 . The manufacturing method for a multi-use wader system of  claim 15 , further comprising a tear-away insulated liner configured for wearing beneath said base wader and comprising a height not higher than the top of said base wader, and configured for covering the wearer and retaining the wearer's body heat while the wearer wears said base wader, and further configured for permitting the wearer to tear away and remove said tear-away insulated liner while wearing said base wader and said removable outer bib/pant without having to remove said base wader and said removable outer bib/pant; and
 making said base wader, said tear-away insulated liner and said removable outer bib/pant to selectively form (a) an insulated configuration when associating said base wader with said tear-away insulated liner and said removable outer bib/pant (b) an uninsulated configuration when associating said base wader only with said removable outer bib; (c) an insulated configuration when associating said base wader only with said tear-away insulated liner; and/or (d) an uninsulated configuration when associating said base wader with neither said tear-away insulated liner nor said removable bib.   
     
     
         17 . The manufacturing method for a multi-use wader system of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of manufacturing a plurality of hook and loop attachment pads affixed to said tear-away insulated liner for removably securing said tear-away insulated liner to the wearer's body and said base wader and inner walls of said base wader. 
     
     
         18 . The manufacturing method for a multi-use wader system of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of manufacturing said tear-away insulated liner to comprise body-mapped insulation for covering the front portion and the rear portion of the wearer's body to permit optimal mobility and to permit optimal warmth to the wearer's body in an outdoor environment. 
     
     
         19 . The manufacturing method for a multi-use wader system of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of manufacturing said outer protective cover for protecting said base wader from wear and tear arising from exposure to outdoor environments.