Cycling jacket

Abstract

Cycling jacket or vest (1) comprising an incorporated windproof panel (5) fixed internally; said panel is foldable inside a containing pocket (4) and, in position for use, is arranged substantially as an inner lining of the front part of the jacket or vest so as to protect the torso of the user.

Claims

1. A cycling jacket or vest comprising a windproof panel fixed inside said jacket or vest and foldable inside an inner containing pocket of said jacket or vest, the panel having a horizontal top terminal edge, a horizontal bottom terminal edge, and first and second longitudinal terminal edges, wherein said panel, when in position for use, extracted from said containing pocket and unfolded, is arranged substantially as an inner lining of the front part of the jacket or vest and is sized so as to be configured to cover only a front part of a user's torso, the horizontal top and bottom terminal edges configured to extend from one front side of the torso to the other front side of the torso, the first and second longitudinal terminal edges configured to extend from a bottom front of the torso to a top front of the torso, wherein only an upper corner edge portion of the windproof panel is permanently stitched inside the jacket or vest.

2. The cycling jacket or vest according to claim 1, the windproof panel being permanently stitched inside the jacket or vest solely in the region of said containing pocket.

3. The cycling jacket or vest according to claim 1, said panel being in the form of a sheet of windproof material.

4. The cycling jacket or vest according to claim 2, said material of the windproof panel having a weight of not more than 100 g/m.sup.2.

5. The cycling jacket or vest according to claim 3, said windproof panel being made of polyamide, polyester or mixtures thereof.

6. The cycling jacket or vest according to claim 1, having a front closing formed with a zip fastener.

7. The cycling jacket or vest according to claim 4, wherein said material of the windproof panel has a weight equal to about 50 g/m.sup.2.

Description

(1) The invention is now described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof.

(2) FIG. 1 shows a cycling vest 1 with short sleeves 2 and with a front zip fastener 3. The vest 1 is provided internally with a pocket 4 containing an additional protection panel 5, which is normally folded up inside the pocket 4. Said panel 5 is for example a thin sheet of windproof textile material, with low air permeability.

(3) The panel 5 has a top edge part fixed inside the vest 1, preferably close to the pocket 4 or inside the pocket 4 itself.

(4) FIG. 2 shows the panel 5, in position during use, extracted from the pocket 4. As shown, said panel 5 has an edge portion 6 stitched inside the vest 1, for example a portion of the top edge or a corner portion between the top edge and an adjacent side edge. The remaining side edges (shown in dotted lines in FIG. 2) and the bottom edge 7 are free.

(5) Once unfolded, the panel 5 substantially has the same surface area as the front part of the vest 1 and covers the user's torso. Once the vest 1 has been closed up again using the zip fastener 3, the panel 5 remains in position being retained by the vest itself against the user's body and acts as an inner windproof lining. Said lining, however, is used only when needed, for example along a downhill section. When no longer needed, the panel 5 may be folded up again and placed back inside the pocket 4.

(6) The invention thus achieves the objects mentioned above, providing a versatile garment, in particular suitable for cycling along roads of a mixed nature, i.e. with alternating uphill and downhill sections.