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Wader having removable insulation

a technology of removable insulation and waders, which is applied in the field of waders having removable insulation, can solve the problems of affecting the performance of waders, and affecting the performance of waders, and achieves the effect of convenient and convenient change of the amount of thermal insulation

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-02
DAVID STEVE
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[0004] The present invention overcomes the inadequacies and deficiencies of the prior art as discussed hereinbefore. Generally, the present invention provides a wader that enables a user to easily and conveniently change the amount of thermal insulation provided to his or her legs.
[0005] A wader in accordance with the present invention includes a wader leg and a leg insulator. The leg insulator is placed in contact with the wader leg and provides thermal insulation for a user's leg when the user is wearing the wader. However, the leg insulator can be easily and conveniently removed from the wader leg while the user's leg is positioned within the wader leg. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to remove the wader in order to reduce the amount of thermal insulation provided to his or her leg.
[0006] The present invention can also be viewed as providing a method for enabling a user to easily and conveniently change the amount of thermal insulation provided to his or her legs. The method can be broadly conceptualized by the following steps: providing a wader, the wader having a wader leg, contacting the wader with a leg insulator, inserting a user's leg into the wader leg; positioning the leg insulator such that the leg insulator thermally insulates the user's leg when the user's leg is inserted into the wader leg; and removing the leg insulator from the wader leg while the user's leg is inserted into the wader leg.

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Waders are typically compromised of waterproof material and isolate the user from surrounding water in order to keep the user dry as he or she wades through the water.
Unfortunately, waders are relatively burdensome to remove and don.
Thus, a user often must choose between enduring uncomfortable temperatures or enduring the burdens of removing and donning the wader that he or she is wearing.

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[0016]FIG. 1 depicts a conventional wader 15. The wader 15 shown by FIG. 1 covers a user's body from his or her chest to his or her feet and is supported by a pair of suspenders 17. Furthermore, the wader 15 is comprised of waterproof material. Therefore, the user may wade into water up to his or her chest with the wader 15 isolating the user's body from the water.

[0017] The water that the user wades through is typically cold, and the user may desire to have his or her legs thermally insulated, to a degree, from the cold water. The portions of the wader 15 covering the user's legs provide some thermal insulation. Note that the portions of the wader 15 covering the user's legs will be referred to hereafter as “wader legs 19.” However, the amount of thermal insulation desired may change depending on environmental conditions, which often vary. Thus, the wader legs 19 are not typically designed to provide significant thermal insulation allowing the user to control the amount of thermal...

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Abstract

A wader includes a wader leg and a leg insulator. The leg insulator is placed in contact with the wader leg and provides thermal insulation for a user's leg when the user is wearing the wader. However, the leg insulator can be easily and conveniently removed from the wader leg while the user's leg is positioned within the wader leg. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to remove the wader in order to reduce the amount of thermal insulation provided to his or her leg.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 820,405, filed on Apr. 8, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference. Application Ser. No. 10 / 820,405 is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority to U.S. Pat. No. 6,745,401, which is incorporated herein by reference.RELATED ART [0002] Waders are typically used to enable fishermen, hunters, and the like to wade through water, such as streams or rivers, for example. A wader is a garment that is worn around a user's feet and legs. Many waders also cover the user's waist and a portion of the user's chest. Waders are typically compromised of waterproof material and isolate the user from surrounding water in order to keep the user dry as he or she wades through the water. [0003] Although waders provide some thermal insulation, user's typically must wear additional garments in order to stay warm especially during early morning hours before...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/012A41D13/02
CPCA41D13/012A41D13/02A41D2400/70A41D2400/10A41D2300/20
Inventor DAVID, STEVE
Owner DAVID STEVE
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