Single-piece construction, full-body wader

Abstract

A full-body, single piece construction wader can include a torso portion with sleeves, a pants portion including two pants legs, and boots that are integrated into the bottom of the pants legs. Overlay pieces of material can be used to reinforce areas of the wader or decrease the chances of water penetration. The wader can include waterproof zippers and seams. The wader can include mostly vertical seams and no horizontal seams across a chest or waist area of the torso portion to decrease water penetration and reduce the risk of the fabric tearing at the seams. The wader can include cuffs, pockets, holders, and other components that provide versatility, warmth, and prevent water penetration into the full-body wader.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A full-body wader comprising:
 a torso portion, wherein the torso portion comprises an opening that converts from an open position to a closed position;   two sleeves attached to the torso portion;   a pants portion comprising two pants legs; and   two boots, wherein a bottom portion of the two pants legs are attached to an upper portion of the two boots,   wherein the full-body wader is made from a material that has a waterproof rating of at least 6,000 millimeters, and   wherein the full-body wader has a single-piece construction.   
     
     
         2 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the torso portion further comprises a collar, and wherein the collar extends from a neck opening of the torso portion. 
     
     
         3 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the torso portion further comprises a yoke, and wherein the yoke is a piece of material that is overlaid onto the torso portion. 
     
     
         4 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening of the torso portion comprises a zipper, a flap of material, or a zipper and a flap of material spanning the length of the opening. 
     
     
         5 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the two sleeves are permanently attached or removably attached to the torso portion. 
     
     
         6 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the two sleeves comprise a vent located near an armpit area of the two sleeves. 
     
     
         7 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the two sleeves comprise a cuff located at a bottom opening of each sleeve. 
     
     
         8 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the two sleeves comprise a wrist opening that vertically spans partially up from of a bottom of the two sleeves, wherein the wrist opening converts from an open position to a closed position, and wherein when the wrist opening is in the open position, the two sleeves are configured to be rolled up towards an elbow area of the two sleeves. 
     
     
         9 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the torso portion further comprises one or more pleats. 
     
     
         10 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the torso portion further comprises one or more pieces of overlay material that are located exterior to a material of the full-body wader, wherein the one or more pieces of overlay material form a component, and wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of hand warmers, pockets, mesh liners, drain holes, holders for equipment, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the torso portion further comprises two or more belt loops and a belt, and wherein the two or more belts loop are located adjacent to a waist area of the torso portion. 
     
     
         12 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the pants portion further comprises a pants leg overlay material, wherein the pants leg overlay material covers at least a portion of the two pants legs, wherein the pants leg overlay material is attached at a first end to an outside of the two pants legs, and wherein a second end of the pants leg overlay material covers a bottom of the two pants legs and a top portion of the two boots. 
     
     
         13 . The full-body wader according to  claim 12 , wherein the pants portion further comprises one or more drain holes located adjacent to the first end of the pants leg overlay material. 
     
     
         14 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcing overlay piece of material, wherein the reinforcing overlay piece of material is attached on top of the material of the full-body wader, and wherein the reinforcing overlay material reinforces one or more areas of the full-body wader. 
     
     
         15 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein a bottom portion of each of the two pants legs is integrated into a top portion of each of the two boots, wherein the top portion of each of the two boots comprises a material that is directly attached to bottom portion of each of the two pants legs via stitching, a heat-bonding process, or an adhesive. 
     
     
         16 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the material of the full-body wader is a fabric coated with a coating, and wherein the coating is selected from a durable water repellant, polyurethane, or a waterproof coating. 
     
     
         17 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the material of the full-body wader comprises one or more layers of fabric, wherein the one or more layers of fabric are selected from the group consisting of: a breathable, waterproof membrane; a waterproof coating; a laminate; neoprene; and combinations thereof, and wherein the breathable, waterproof membrane is made of a polyurethane laminate or an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. 
     
     
         18 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , wherein the material of the full-body wader has a waterproof rating of at least 10,000 millimeters. 
     
     
         19 . The full-body wader according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more seams. 
     
     
         20 . The full-body wader according to  claim 19 , wherein at least a portion of the one or more seams are configured to be waterproof.