Systems for securing and retaining positions of layered outerwear

Abstract

There is provided a system for securing and retaining positions of layered outerwear, the system comprising a garment including a hood and a hood-securing element having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the hood-securing element affixed to the hood by the second side in a position on an inside of the hood proximate to a top of the hood, the hood-securing element having an aperture in the first side defining an opening to a cavity, the cavity defining a volume for engaging a hat button of a hat such that the cavity substantially encloses a hat button of a hat when the securing element is installed the hat, further comprising at least one retention element extending from an edge of the aperture towards a center of the aperture, the retention element for engaging the hood-securing element with the hat button of the hat.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a garment including a body section for substantially covering the torso of a user wearing the garment, two arms extending from the body section of the garment, and a hood for optionally covering a head of the user, wherein an upper edge of the body section of the garment and a border of the hood define an opening for the wearer's face when the hood is worn over the user's head, wherein the hood comprises a hood-securing element having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the hood-securing element affixed to the hood on an inside of the hood proximate to a top of the hood to securely fasten the hood to a hat worn by the user and secure the hood in a front-to-back position and a side-to-side position on the head of the user while the user participates in activities, the hood-securing element having an aperture in the first side defining an opening to a cavity, wherein a circumference of the aperture is greater than the circumference of a hat button of a hat, the cavity defining a volume for engaging the hat button of the hat such that the cavity substantially encloses the hat button of the hat when the hood-securing element is installed on the hat.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one retention element extending from an edge of the aperture towards a center of the aperture, the at least one retention element for engaging the hood-securing element with the hat button of the hat. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hood-securing element is configured to secure the hood laterally and allow rotation of the hat without at least one of moving, turning, dragging, displacing, and disarranging the hood. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the cavity extends at least part way through a height of the hood-securing element. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hood-securing element includes a track extending from a first edge of the hood-securing element through a portion of a depth of the hood securing element. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the track includes at least a retention element extending from a side of the track towards a center of the track. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hood-securing element comprises an upper mounting element proximate to the first side of the hood-securing element and a lower mounting element proximate to the lower side of the hood-securing element, the upper and lower mounting elements extending around an outer circumference of the hood-securing element and defining a mounting channel wherein the hood-securing element is retained in place by a material of the hood of the garment engaging the mounting channel and applying a retention force to the hood-securing element.