Counter-Thermal Garment

Abstract

A counter-thermal garment optimized for concealment, versatility, and comfort by making a volume around a wearer with a porous barrier. The garment structure and barrier initially retain the wearer's body heat, then cools and dissipates it through the barrier at a more ambient temperature. The counter-thermal garment has a cloak and hood with a veil, each of which has front openings with quiet magnet closures. The cloak also incorporates drawstring and channel systems in arm portions that are configured to adjust arm portion length. Various other concealing and camouflage features including-mimesis, color matching, disruptive coloration, and disruptive pattern—may also be incorporated.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A counter-thermal garment comprising:
 a cloak portion configured to generally cover a torso of a user, the cloak portion having one or more arm portions, each arm portion having a drawstring and channel system configured to adjust arm portion length; and   a head shroud portion attached to the cloak portion;   wherein the counter-thermal garment is generally constructed of a substantially porous material.   
     
     
         2 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the cloak portion and head shroud portion is configured to form a volume and barrier around a user that initially retains body heat, then cools and dissipates the body heat through the barrier at generally ambient temperature. 
     
     
         3 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 1 , the cloak portion further having a first front opening. 
     
     
         4 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 3 , further comprising a magnet closure adjacent the first front opening. 
     
     
         5 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 3 , wherein the first front opening is vertically oriented. 
     
     
         6 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 1 , the head shroud portion further having a face veil. 
     
     
         7 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 6 , the face veil having a first front opening. 
     
     
         8 . The counter thermal garment of  claim 7 , wherein the face veil front opening is vertically oriented. 
     
     
         9 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 7 , further comprising a magnet closure adjacent the face veil front opening. 
     
     
         10 . A counter-thermal garment comprising:
 a cloak portion configured to generally cover a torso of a user and a backpack that the user is wearing, the cloak portion having
 a head opening adjacent a top of the cloak portion; 
 a first front, vertically oriented opening with a magnet closure; 
 arm portions, each arm portion having a drawstring and channel system configured to adjust arm portion length; and 
 a head shroud portion with a face veil connected to and configured to overlay the cloak portion, the face veil having a front, vertically oriented opening with a magnet closure; 
 wherein the counter-thermal garment is generally constructed of a substantially porous material. 
   
     
     
         11 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 10 , wherein one or more of the cloak portion and head shroud portion with a face veil is configured to form a volume and barrier around a user that initially retains body heat, then cools and dissipates the body heat through the barrier at generally ambient temperature. 
     
     
         12 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 10 , the cloak portion further having a second front opening located above the cloak portion first front, vertically oriented opening with a magnet closure. 
     
     
         13 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 10 , the cloak portion further having an uneven bottom edge. 
     
     
         14 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 10 , wherein arm portion length is adjustable through the drawstring and channel system at an aperture in the drawstring and channel system that is located adjacent one or more of a distal arm portion end and a shoulder portion of the cloak portion. 
     
     
         15 . The counter-thermal garment of  claim 14 , further comprising one or more pockets for retaining excess drawstring adjacent to the aperture in the drawstring and channel system. 
     
     
         16 . A counter-thermal garment comprising:
 a cloak portion configured to generally cover a torso of a user and a backpack that the user is wearing, the cloak portion having
 a head opening adjacent a top of the cloak portion; 
 a first front, vertically oriented opening with a magnet closure; 
 a second front opening located above the first front, vertically oriented opening with a magnet closure; 
 arm portions, each arm portion having a drawstring and channel system configured to adjust arm portion length; 
 an uneven bottom edge; and 
   a head shroud portion with a face veil connected to and configured to overlay the cloak portion, the face veil having a front, vertically oriented opening with a magnet closure;   wherein the counter-thermal garment is generally constructed of a substantially porous material and one or more of the cloak portion and head shroud portion with a face veil is configured to form a volume and barrier around a user that initially captures body heat, then cools and dissipates the body heat through the barrier at generally ambient temperature.