US 2026/0123705 A1Application

Hooded Garment Device

Publication Date:2026-05-07

•7 Claims

•7 Drawing Sheets

Abstract

A hooded garment device includes a hooded garment which has a hood that can be worn over a user's head when the user is wearing the hooded garment. The hooded garment has an aperture extending through the hood to facilitate the user's longer hair to be extended through the aperture when the hood is worn over the user's head thereby enhancing fitment of the hood on the user's head. An elastomeric band is integrated into the hood which is positioned to surround the aperture. The elastomeric band biases the aperture into a minimum diameter to limit the passage of air through the aperture when the hood is worn over the user's head to assist with keeping the user's head warm.

Metadata

Inventor

Julie Beezley

Application Information

Application Number:US 18/940,389

Filing Date:2024-11-07

Priority Date:2024-11-07

Classifications

IPC:

A42B1/04

Patent Drawings (7 sheets)

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT

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Statement Regarding Prior Disclosures by the Inventor or JOINT INVENTOR

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

[0006] The disclosure relates to hooded device and more particularly pertains to a new hooded device for facilitating a user's longer hair to be passed through a hood of a hooded garment when the hood is worn over the user's head. The device includes an aperture that extends through an apex of the hood through which the user's longer hair can be extended. The device includes an elastomeric band that is integrated into the hood for biasing the aperture into a minimum diameter thereby limiting the passage of air between the user's longer hair and the aperture.

[0007] (2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98.

[0008] The prior art relates to hooded devices including a variety of hooded garments that each at least includes a hood and horizontally elongated hole extending through the hood, including a mechanical fastener to open and close the horizontally elongated hole, to facilitate a user's longer hair to be extended through the horizontally elongated hole and plurality of articles of headwear that each at least includes an opening to facilitate a user's longer hair to be extended through the opening. In no instance does the prior art disclose a hooded garment that has an aperture extending through an apex of a hood of the hooded garment to facilitate a user's longer hair to be extended through the aperture and an elastomeric band integrated into the hood for biasing the aperture into a minimum diameter.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hooded garment which has a hood that can be worn over a user's head when the user is wearing the hooded garment. The hooded garment has an aperture extending through the hood to facilitate the user's longer hair to be extended through the aperture when the hood is worn over the user's head thereby enhancing fitment of the hood on the user's head. An elastomeric band is integrated into the hood which is positioned to surround the aperture. The elastomeric band biases the aperture into a minimum diameter to limit the passage of air through the aperture when the hood is worn over the user's head to assist with keeping the user's head warm.

[0010] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

[0011] The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

[0012] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0013] FIG. 1 is a front view of a hooded garment device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 3 is a right side in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 4 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a phantom in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 6 is a magnified detail view taken from circle 6 of FIG. 2 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new hooded device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

[0020] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the hooded garment device 10 generally comprises a hooded garment 12 that has a hood 14 which can be worn over a head 13 of a user 15 when the user 15 is wearing the hooded garment 12. The hooded garment 12 has an aperture 16 extending through the hood 14 to facilitate the user's longer hair 18 to be extended through the aperture 16 when the hood 14 is worn over the user's head 13 thereby enhancing fitment of the hood 14 on the user's head 13. The hooded garment 12 includes a torso 22 and a pair of sleeves 24 such that the torso 22 is worn over the user's torso 26 and each of the user's arms 28 is positioned in a respective one of the pair of sleeves 24. Furthermore, the hooded garment 12 may be comprised of thermally insulting material, including but not being limited to, an organic textile such as cotton or a synthetic textile such as a polyester blend.

[0021] The hood 14 has a front edge 30 which defines an opening 32 into the hood 14 and a rear wall 34 which extends between the front edge 30 and a neck 36 of the hooded garment 12. The rear wall 34 is concavely arcuate with respect to the front edge 30 to facilitate the hood 14 to conform to curvature of the user's head 13 when the hood 14 is worn over the user's head 13 having the opening 32 defined by the front edge 30 exposing the user's face 38. The aperture 16 extends through an inner surface 40 and an outer surface 42 of the rear wall 34. Additionally, the aperture 16 is centrally located on an apex 44 of the rear wall 34. In this way the aperture 16 is strategically located to facilitate the user's longer hair 18 to be comfortably extended through the aperture 16 when the hood 14 is worn over the user's head 13.

[0022] An elastomeric band 46 is integrated into the hood 14 and the elastomeric band 46 is positioned to surround the aperture 16. The elastomeric band 46 biases the aperture 16 into a minimum diameter thereby limiting the passage of air through the aperture 16 when the hood 14 is worn over the user's head 13 to assist with keeping the user's head 13 warm. The elastomeric band 46 is continuously arcuate such that the elastomeric band 46 forms a closed ring and the elastomeric band 46 is positioned between the inner surface 40 and the outer surface 42 of the hood 14. Furthermore, the elastomeric band 46 is aligned with a bounding edge 48 of the aperture 16 thereby facilitating the elastomeric band 46 to bias the bounding edge 48 inwardly toward a center 50 of the aperture 16 thereby defining a minimum diameter of the aperture 16.

[0023] The elastomeric band 46 is stretchable to facilitate the bounding edge 48 to be moved outwardly away from the center 50 of the aperture 16 thereby facilitating the aperture 16 to be widened into a maximum diameter. In this way the elastomeric band 46 can assist the user 15 with passing their longer hair 18 through the aperture 16. The elastomeric band 46 biases the bounding edge 48 to collapse around the user's longer hair 18 when the user's longer hair 18 is passed through the aperture 16. In this way the elastomeric band 46 can inhibit air from passing between the user's longer hair 18 and the bounding edge 48 of the aperture 16. The minimum diameter of the aperture 16 may range between approximately 1.3 cm and 2.5 cm and the maximum diameter of the aperture 16 may range between approximately 7.5 cm and 9.0 cm.

[0024] In use, the user 15 wears the hooded garment 12 and the user 15 extends their longer hair 18, which may be styled into a ponytail or a bun, outwardly through the aperture 16 in the hood 14 and the user 15 positions the hood 14 over their head 13. In this way the fitment of the hood 14 on the user's head 13 is enhanced such that the neck 36 of the hooded garment 12 does not pull against the user's neck 52 as can occur with traditional hooded garments when the user's longer hair 18 is bunded beneath the hood of the traditional hooded garment. The elastomeric band 46 biases the aperture 16 to close around the user's longer hair 18 thereby limiting the passage of air between the user's longer hair 18 and the aperture 16. In this way the hood 14 can keep the user's head 13 warm while the user's longer hair 18 is extended through the aperture 16. The user's longer hair 18 is pulled inwardly through the aperture 16 in the hood 14 to facilitate the hood 14 to be removed from the user's head 13.

[0025] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, device and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0026] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A hooded garment device having an aperture extending through a hood for accommodating a ponytail or a bun of a user's hair to enhance fitment of said hood, said device comprising:

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein:

said hood has a front edge defining an opening into said hood and a rear wall extending between said front edge and a neck of said hooded garment;

said rear wall is concavely arcuate with respect to said front edge wherein said hood is configured to conform to curvature of the user's head when said hood is worn over the user's head having said opening defined by said front edge exposing the user's face;

said aperture extends through an inner surface and an outer surface of said rear wall; and

said aperture is centrally located on an apex of said rear wall wherein said aperture is configured to be strategically located to facilitate the user's hair to be comfortably extended through said aperture when said hood is worn over the user's head.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein:

said elastomeric band is continuously arcuate such that said elastomeric band forms a closed ring;

said elastomeric band is positioned between said inner surface and said outer surface of said hood; and

said elastomeric band is aligned with a bounding edge of said aperture thereby facilitating said elastomeric band to bias said bounding edge inwardly toward a center of said aperture thereby defining a minimum diameter of said aperture.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said elastomeric band is stretchable to facilitate said bounding edge to be moved outwardly away from said center of said aperture thereby facilitating said aperture to be widened into a maximum diameter wherein said elastomeric band is configured to assist the user with passing their hair through said aperture.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein said elastomeric band biases said bounding edge to collapse around the user's hair when the user's hair is passed through said aperture wherein said elastomeric band is configured to inhibit air from passing between the user's hair and said bounding edge of said aperture.

6. A hooded garment device having an aperture extending through a hood for accommodating a ponytail or a bun of a user's hair to enhance fitment of said hood, said device comprising:

a hooded garment configured for covering a torso and having a hood wherein said hood is configured to be worn over a user's head when the user is wearing said hooded garment, said hooded garment having an aperture extending through said hood wherein said aperture is configured to facilitate the user's hair to be extended through said aperture when said hood is worn over the user's head thereby enhancing fitment of said hood on the user's head, said hood having a front edge defining an opening into said hood and a rear wall extending between said front edge and a neck of said hooded garment, said rear wall being concavely arcuate with respect to said front edge wherein said hood is configured to conform to curvature of the user's head when said hood is worn over the user's head having said opening defined by said front edge exposing the user's face, said aperture extending through an inner surface and an outer surface of said rear wall, said aperture being centrally located on an apex of said rear wall wherein said aperture is configured to be strategically located to facilitate the user's hair to be comfortably extended through said aperture when said hood is worn over the user's head; and

an elastomeric band being integrated into said hood, said elastomeric band being positioned to surround said aperture, said elastomeric band biasing said aperture into a minimum diameter wherein said elastomeric band is configured to limit the passage of air through said aperture when said hood is worn over the user's head to assist with keeping the user's head warm, said elastomeric band being continuously arcuate such that said elastomeric band forms a closed ring, said elastomeric band being positioned between said inner surface and said outer surface of said hood, said elastomeric band being aligned with a bounding edge of said aperture thereby facilitating said elastomeric band to bias said bounding edge inwardly toward a center of said aperture thereby defining a minimum diameter of said aperture, said elastomeric band being stretchable to facilitate said bounding edge to be moved outwardly away from said center of said aperture thereby facilitating said aperture to be widened into a maximum diameter wherein said elastomeric band is configured to assist the user with passing their hair through said aperture, said elastomeric band biasing said bounding edge to collapse around the user's hair when the user's hair is passed through said aperture wherein said elastomeric band is configured to inhibit air from passing between the user's hair and said bounding edge of said aperture.

7. A method of modifying a hood of a hooded garment to accommodate a user's longer hair to be passed through said hood, the steps of the method comprising:

inserting pins through a hood of a hooded garment such that said pins are arranged to define a rectangle aligned with an apex of said hood;

positioning a cut disk on an apex of a hood of a hooded garment such that said cut disk is surrounded by said pins;

marking a cut line on said hood which extends around said cut disk;

removing said cut disk from said hood;

positioning a fold disk on said apex of said hood such that said fold disk covers said cut line;

marking a fold line on said hood which forms a concentric circle with said cut line such;

removing said fold disk from said hood;

cutting along said cut line such that an aperture is defined in said hood;

placing an elastomeric band on an inside surface of said hood such that said elastomeric band is positioned between said fold line and a bounding edge of said aperture;

inserting pins through said elastomeric band for retaining said elastomeric band on said outer surface of said hood;

folding said hood along said fold line such that said hood is folded over said elastomeric band to define a flap which covers said elastomeric band;

sewing said flap to said hood around a partial diameter of said flap;

stretching said aperture into its full diameter;

sewing ends of said elastomeric band together; and

completing sewing around said diameter of said flap.