ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A GARMENT

Abstract

The invention concerns an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a garment 1 (e.g. motorcycle jacket 1, motorcycle trousers). The adjustment mechanism according to the invention uses a zipper 7, 8, 13 to adjust the garment.

Claims

1. An adjustment mechanism for adjusting a garment, said adjustment mechanism comprising a first zipper with a first slider which is displaceable along the first zipper and which is configured to adjust the garment as a function of a position of the first slider.

2. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first zipper is configured to close automatically in front of and behind the first slider so that the first zipper is always closed independently of the position of the first slider.

3. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first slider is self-stopping and cannot be displaced in a stopped state.

4. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the first slider has a foldable handle, the foldable handle in a folded state is configured to block a displacement of the first slider in the first zipper and the foldable handle in an unfolded state is configured to allow the displacement of the first slider.

5. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 4, further comprising a pull element which is fastened at a first end to the first slider of the first zipper.

6. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 5, wherein a) the adjustment mechanism has a second zipper with a second slider, the second zipper is configured to close automatically in front of and behind the second slider so that the second zipper is always closed regardless of the position of the second slider, and b) the first end of the pull element is fastened to the first slider of the first zipper and a second end of the pull element is fastened to the second slider of the second zipper.

7. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the pull element is fixed with the first end to the first slider of the first zipper and with a second end of the pull element to a part of the garment.

8. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the pull element is laid in a guide channel formed by the first zipper and the second zipper.

9. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the pull element is guided around a deflection pulley, the deflection pulley being fixed to the garment.

10. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 7, wherein the part of the garment connected to the pull element is a protector which is displaceable in the garment according to the position of the first zipper.

11. The adjustment mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment mechanism adjusts at least one of the following garment dimensions of the garment: a) hip width, b) waist width, c) arm width, d) arm opening width, e) waist size, f) leg width, g) leg opening width, h) opening width of an air inlet, and i) position of a protector.

12. A garment with an adjustment mechanism according to claim 1.

13. The garment according to claim 12, wherein the garment is a motorcycle jacket.

14. The garment according to claim 12, wherein the garment is a pair of motorcycle trousers.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Other advantageous modifications of the invention are explained in more detail below together with the description of the preferred embodiments of the invention using the figures which show the following:

[0025] FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a motorcycle jacket according to the invention with several adjustment mechanisms according to the invention,

[0026] FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a pair of motorcycle trousers according to the invention with several adjustment mechanisms according to the invention,

[0027] FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of the adjustment mechanism according to the invention,

[0028] FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of a modification of an adjustment mechanism according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0029] FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a motorcycle jacket 1 according to the invention, which is constructed conventionally to a large extent and has a conventional zipper 2 with a slider 3 and a handle 4 to open and close the motorcycle jacket 1.

[0030] In addition, the motorcycle jacket 1 has two conventional sleeves 5, 6, each equipped with an adjustment mechanism according to the invention to adjust the sleeve width of the sleeve 5 and 6 respectively.

[0031] The two adjustment mechanisms each have a zipper 7, 8 with a slider 9, 10 and a slider handle 11, 12. A displacement of the slider 9 or 10 then leads to a corresponding adjustment of the arm width. The exact structure and function of the two adjustment mechanisms are described in detail below with reference to FIG. 3.

[0032] In addition, the motorcycle jacket 1 has a further adjustment mechanism for adjusting the waist width. This adjustment mechanism also includes a zipper 13 with a slider 14 and a slider 15. Moving the slider 14 by means of the slider 15 also leads to a corresponding adjustment of the waist size. The structure and function of this adjustment mechanism are also described below with reference to the schematic illustration in FIG. 3.

[0033] FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a pair of motorcycle trousers 16 according to the invention with two trouser legs 17, 18, whereby the two trouser legs 17, 18 are each equipped with two adjustment mechanisms.

[0034] Thus in the upper area of the two trouser legs 17, 18 there are two zippers 19, 20 each with a slider 21, 22 and a slider handle 23, 24 arranged. Moving the slides 21 and 22 then leads to a corresponding adjustment of the leg width of the trouser legs 17 and 18 respectively.

[0035] At the lower end of the two trouser legs 17, 18 there are also two zippers 25, 26 with one slider 27, 28 each and one slider handle 29, 30 each. Moving the slider handles 27, 28 then leads to a corresponding adjustment of the leg opening width of the two trouser legs 17, 18.

[0036] It should be mentioned that the zippers 7, 8, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26 are self-stopping. This means that the zippers 7, 8, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26 lock automatically between two operations and thus maintain their position. This is achieved by the fact that the associated push handles 11, 12, 15, 23, 24, 29, 30 lock the respective zipper 7, 8, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26 without an active operation, which is known in itself from the state of the art and therefore does not need to be described in more detail.

[0037] In the following, with reference to FIG. 3, the function of the zippers 7, 8, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26 is described. To simplify matters, only the reference signs for the zipper 7 are shown in FIG. 3. Basically the other zippers 8, 13, 19, 20, 25 and 26 work in the same or similar way.

[0038] The slider 9 is connected at a fastening point 31 to a draw cord 32, which is guided around a deflection pulley 33 and fastened with its other end to the motorcycle jacket. A displacement of the slider 9 in the direction of the double arrow F thus leads to a corresponding gathering of the motorcycle jacket in the area of the arm opening of sleeve 5.

[0039] FIG. 4 shows a variation of the adjustment mechanism according to the invention in a cross-sectional representation through the motorcycle jacket 1. Here also a body 34 and an outer material 35 of the motorcycle jacket 1 are shown.

[0040] Here the adjustment mechanism includes two zippers 36, 37, which are shown in the drawing in a fictitious folded state for illustration. In fact, the zippers 36 and 37 are located on the outside of the outer material 35 of the motorcycle jacket 1.

[0041] The two zippers 36, 37 each comprise a slider 38, 39, which can be moved in the direction of a double arrow 40, 41.

[0042] The two sliders 38, 39 are connected with a draw cord 42, which is led around two deflection rollers 43, 44, whereby the draw cord 42 is connected at a fixation point 45 with the outer material 35 of the motorcycle jacket 1. A displacement of the two sliders 38, 39 thus leads to a corresponding gathering of the motorcycle jacket 21 and thus to a corresponding adjustment of the width of the motorcycle jacket 1.

[0043] The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments of the invention described above. In particular, the invention also claims protection for the subject-matter and the features of the dependent claims independently of the claims referred to in each case and in particular also without the features of the main claim.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0044] 1 Motorcycle jacket [0045] 2 Zipper [0046] 3 Slider [0047] 4 Push handle [0048] 5, 6 Sleeves [0049] 7, 8 Zipper [0050] 9, 10 Sliders [0051] 11, 12 Push handle [0052] 13 Zipper [0053] 14 Slider [0054] 15 Push handle [0055] 16 Motorcycle trousers [0056] 17, 18 Trouser legs [0057] 19, 20 Zipper [0058] 21, 22 Slider [0059] 23, 24 Push handle [0060] 25, 26 Zipper [0061] 27, 28 Slider [0062] 29, 30 Push handle [0063] 31 Fixing point [0064] 32 Draw cord [0065] 33 Deflection pulley [0066] 34 Body of the motorcycle jacket [0067] 35 Motorcycle jacket outer material [0068] 36, 37 Zippers [0069] 38, 39 Sliders [0070] 40, 41 Double arrow [0071] 42 Draw cord [0072] 43, 44 Deflection pulleys [0073] 45 Fixing point of the draw cord on the outer material of the motorcycle jacket