Wearable motorcycle heat-shield

Abstract

A one-size-fits-all wearable motorcycle heat-shield, intended for use by a rider in order to prevent burns from the exhaust pipes of the motorcycle is disclosed. The wearable motorcycle heat-shield is comprised of a planar centered heat-shield with planar regions disposed on either side. The planar regions are temporarily attachable through the use of hook-and-loop fasteners, or other temporary fastening means. The heat-shield is comprised of an outer cover fabricated from a woven water-, flame-, and heat-resistant fabric covering an inner heat-resistant layer.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A wearable motorcycle heat-shield device comprised of
 a planar integral base layer fabricated from a blend of styrene butadiene rubber (“SBR”) and chloroprene, and having an outer surface and an inner surface,   a planar heat-shield durably attached to the outer surface of the integral base layer, the planar heat-shield having an outer cover and an inner, heat resistant layer,
 where the outer cover of the heat-shield is fabricated from a woven blend of oxidized polyacrylonitrile (“Oxidized PAN”) and aramid fibers; and 
 the inner, heat resistant layer is fabricated from 15 shore durometer volcanized silicon; 
   the planar heat-shield defining a first region and a second region of the integral base layer, the first region having at least one adjustable fastener on its inner surface and at least one adjustable fastener on its outer surface and the second region having at least one adjustable fastener on its inner surface and at least one adjustable fastener on its outer surface,
 wherein the adjustable fasteners of the first region are so configured as to securely attach to the adjustable fastener of the second region so that a user, having a leg, may temporarily wear the wearable motorcycle heat-shield device on the user's leg. 
   
     
     
         2 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 1 , wherein the inner, heat resistant layer is more than ½″. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 2 , wherein the inner, heat resistant layer is ¾″. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 3 , wherein the adjustable fasteners are strips of hook-and-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 4 , wherein the strips of hook-and-loop fasteners are arranged lengthwise with respect to the integral base layer. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 4 , wherein the strips of hook-and-loop fasteners are arranged widthwise with respect to the integral base layer. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 4 , wherein the strips of 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. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 4 , wherein the strips of hook-and-loop fasteners are so arranged that 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. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 4 , 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. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable motorcycle heat-shield device of  claim 4 , wherein the integral base layer is perforated in order to dissipate heat.