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Research draft

jacket

vr.tr.jacket · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent identify jacket types by construction and use, explain materials and care, relay sizing, labelling and safety standards for protective jackets, and separate jackets from coats and from other senses of the word.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent identify jacket types by construction and use, explain materials and care, relay sizing, labelling and safety standards for protective jackets, and separate jackets from coats and from other senses of the word.

A garment for the upper body with sleeves that opens at the front, worn over other clothing for warmth, protection, work or formality, usually reaching the hips or waist; jackets range from suit and sports jackets to leather, denim, padded, waterproof and protective jackets, and the word is also used for outer coverings of other things.

What it is for: Warmth, protection and dress for the upper body.

It can be identify types and constructions; explain materials and care; relay standards for protective jackets; distinguish jackets from coats and other senses.

Distinguishing features

Front opening with sleeves

Short length compared with a coat

Wide range of purposes

Protective variants with standards

What it looks like

A sleeved outer garment opening at the front, waist to hip length, with buttons or a zip.

How it is recognised

Sleeved, front-opening, hip length or shorter

Types by cut and purpose

A coat is longer; a jacket on a book or a pipe is another sense

Related models

is a kind of - an outer garment

outerwear

is contrasted with - a longer garment

coat

is part of - the suit jacket

suit

is confused with - a flotation device

life jacket

In practice

Families and kinds

suit and sports jackets

casual jackets such as denim, leather and bomber

padded and insulated jackets

waterproof and shell jackets

protective jackets such as high-visibility and motorcycle jackets

historical and regional forms such as the doublet and kataginu

life jackets, a safety device with its own standards

Identifiers

garment size regional sizing systems

HS code 6103, 6104, 6203, 6204 trade classification with suits

Standards and regulation

Textile labelling rules

Sizing standards such as EN 13402

Protective clothing standards such as EN ISO 20471 for high visibility

Motorcycle protective clothing standards

Failure modes and hazards

Protective jackets used without certification

Sizing inconsistency

Confusing senses of jacket

Also called

doubletshrugbattle jacketbed jacketbunker jacketkataginudressing jacketcaracospencerpeplum jacketracing silksmagojacagoulebuff coatflak jacketsack coatleather jacketcutawaydinner jacketdown jacketPerfecto motorcycle jacketriding jackethunting jacketshirt jacketshooting jacketbush jacketblazer jacketUnion Jack jacketghlilaChore jacketNehru jacketFracketkaikuflight jacketLiistikdonkey jacketletter jacketjupetuxedo jacketMakout

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.jacket-food

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify What jacket this is.

Identity.

Type

Type and purpose.

Type

Type.

  1. What type of jacket is it, and for what purpose? definition
  2. Is the garment a jacket, a coat or a life jacket, or is jacket used in another sense? boundary

Construction

Construction and materials.

Construction

Construction.

  1. How is it constructed, and from what materials? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific type? action
Use Wear and care.

Practice.

Care

Care.

Care

Care.

  1. How are different jacket materials cleaned and stored? provenance
  2. Which entry fits textile care? action

Dress

Dress conventions.

Dress

Dress.

  1. What dress conventions apply to suit and formal jackets? provenance
  2. Which entry fits dress codes? action
Protect Protective jackets.

Safety.

Standards

Standards.

Standards

Standards.

  1. Which standards certify protective jackets, and what do they test? provenance
  2. Which entry fits protective clothing? action

Selection

Selecting protection.

Selection

Selection.

  1. How is a protective jacket selected for a hazard, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the question about a specific workplace, which needs its safety officer? boundary
History History and industry.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did jackets develop from doublets and coats to modern forms? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Industry

Industry and trade.

Industry

Industry.

  1. How are jackets classified in trade and produced? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the garment industry? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should protective jackets be a separate entry?
  • How should protective standards be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases for historical garments and a battle jacket; should they be split off?