The present invention relates to the technical field of the protection devices and, in particular, it refers to a slider designed to be fastened to a protective garment, preferably to a motorcycle garment as for example a one-piece motorcycle suit, in positions corresponding to the body parts most susceptible to abrasion during use of the protective garment, such as the knees, the elbows, the shoulders or the arms of the users.

Further, the present invention relates to a protective garment, preferably a motorcycle garment, comprising at least one pair of such sliders positioned at the knee areas and/ or at the elbow areas and/ or at the shoulder areas and/ or at the arm areas of the user. Even more preferably, the present invention relates to a one-piece motorcycle suit comprising such sliders.

As it is well known in the art, motorcycle garments, in particular one-piece motorcycle suits as sporting racing suits, are provided with protection devices for protecting the garment from abrasion or from impacts.

Such protection devices are also known as “sliders” in technical jargon and are generally positioned at the knee areas and/or at the elbow areas and/or at the arm area and/ or at the shoulder areas of the garment.

Generally, the sliders comprise at least one cover element or portion usually made of a rigid plastic material with low friction coefficient. The sliders, in particular the cover elements thereof, have the function of avoiding the direct contact with the asphalt of the area of the garment to which they are applied.

In particular, such sliders are useful when the user, upon curving, moves for example his/her knee on one side and makes the motorcycle to bend. In this way, the knee sliders protect the garment from abrasion.

The elbow sliders, the arm sliders and the shoulder sliders may also have a protection function against impacts in case of fall of the user.

In view of the above, the sliders, in particular the cover elements thereof, undergo a rapid wear and deterioration after repeated use, thus needing to be replaced very frequently.

In order to ease the replacement of the sliders, fastening or hooking means have been provided for removably fastening the sliders to the motorcycle suit.

Generally, such fastening or hooking means comprise a first patch (preferably made of micro-fiber) fastened to the slider and a second patch sewed on the suit and preferably made of micro-fiber as well, the patches comprising a Velcro coupling. Moreover, the slider is usually an element made of polyurethane and it is glued on the micro-fiber patch.

In order to replace the worn or deteriorated slider, the user has to remove the patch with the slider and to fasten a new patch with an integer slider to the patch sewed on the suit.

Despite the large use in the field of the protection devices, the above technical solutions are not devoid of drawbacks.

A first drawback is due to the fact that the provision of the Velcro coupling renders the manufacturing process of the suits particularly long-lasting and complex, thus increasing the costs of the suits.

Another drawback consists in that after several uses of the suit the user also needs to replace the patch on the suit, such an operation requiring a great expertise and ability.

Such latter drawback is worsened by the fact that the Velcro coupling is particularly strong, as it has to prevent the incidental detachment and the loss of the slider in highspeed conditions and in case of impacts; thus, the patches are particularly uncomfortable to be removed from the suit.

Also, the Velcro coupling may weaken after several uses of the suit, in particular in case it is exposed to water or to atmospheric agents.

This latter drawback may cause the incidental detachment of the slider from the suit, in particular in case of impact.

A further drawback is that only some specific sliders (e.g. made of polyurethane) may be glued on the micro-fiber of the patch, thus preventing the rider from using different sliders for different riding conditions.

Such different riding conditions may comprise, for example, the asphalt abrasion coefficient, the weather conditions etc.

In order to partially overcome the above drawbacks, sliders have been provided which use a support base fastened to the suit at a corresponding area thereof and on which in turn a cover element is removably fastened.

An example of such sliders, in particular knee sliders, is known from W002/21950 wherein the support base is sewed on the suit and the cover element is fastened to the support base by a sliding coupling, in particular by using an undersquare formed in the support base.

The knee slider of W002/21950 further comprises a tooth or projection which serves as locking means for locking the cover element in position once it has been fastened to the support base.

In order to unfasten and remove the cover element from the support base, the user needs to manually deform the support base in proximity of the projection, for example by using a screwdriver or a similar tool.

Also this latter knee slider is not devoid of drawbacks.

A first drawback is that the removal of the cover element is particularly critical, since it is carried out by the user acting on the support base with a rigid tool.

As a matter of fact, the force exerted by the user with the tool, in particular if repeated several times, may damage the support base and/or the cover element, thereby rendering the slider useless.

Further, the fastening between the support base and the cover element is not particularly stable, with the risk of incidental detachment of the cover element, in particular in case of an impact.

Another drawback is that the locking means may undergo breakages in case of impacts. Since the locking means are integral with the slider, in case of breakages of the locking means, the slider has to be replaced as well.

From the Italian patent application IT102016000083111 a knee slider similar to that disclosed above is also known; in this case the slider comprises a bayonet coupling between the support base and the cover element. Also this type of slider does not allow to overcome the above drawbacks.

The main object of the present invention is therefore to provide a slider and a protective garment designed to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above.

More specifically, the main object of the present invention is to provide a slider wherein the cover element is stably fastened.

A further aim of the present invention is to provide a slider which allows easier replacement of the cover element.

Another aim of the present invention is to provide a slider which does not comprise sharp projecting parts which may be dangerous for the rider.

A further aim of the present invention is to provide a slider which allows to selectively using different cover elements having different features according to different riding conditions, maintaining the same support base.

Another aim of the present invention is to provide a slider which can be used many times before replacing all the components.

A further aim of the present invention is to provide a slider which allows to reduce the overall waste material in case of replacement of some of the components.

Another aim of the present invention is to provide a slider wherein the locking means may be replaced separately in case of breakages thereof.

A further aim of the present invention is to provide a protective garment, preferably a motorcycle garment, wherein the cover elements of the sliders are stably fastened and are easy to replace.

The above mentioned objects and aims, and other aims that will better appear in the following description, are achieved by a slider according to claim 1 and to a protective garment according to claim 24.

The advantages and the characteristic features of the invention will appear more clearly from the following description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the invention which refers to the accompanying figures in which:

- figure 1 is a perspective front view of a first embodiment of a slider according to the present invention in an assembled configuration;

- figure 2 is a perspective view of a patch of the slider of figure 1;

- figures 3a and 3b are, respectively, a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of a support base of the slider of figure 1;

- figure 4 is a perspective view of an assembly formed by the patch of figure 2 and the support base of figures 3a and 3b;

- figures 5a and 5b are, respectively, a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of a cover element of the slider of figure 1;

- figure 6 is a rear perspective view showing a first step of fastening the cover element of figures 5a and 5b to the support base of figures 3a and 3b;

- figure 7 is a rear perspective view showing a second step of fastening the cover element of figures 5a and 5b to the support base of figures 3a and 3b;

- figure 8 is a front perspective view showing the locking of the cover element of figures 5a and 5b to the support base of figures 3a and 3b;

- figure 9 is a rear perspective view of a second embodiment of a slider according to the present invention;

- figure 10 is a front perspective view of the slider of figure 9;

- figure 11 is a front exploded view of the slider of figure 9;

- figure 12 is an enlarged view of the detail of figure 10 identified by the letter I<;

- figure 13 is a rear view of figure 12;

- figure 14 is a rear exploded view of the detail of figure 9 identified by the letter J;

- figure 15 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of a slider according to the present invention;

- figure 16 is a front view of figure 15;

- figure 17 is a rear view of figure 15;

- figure 18 is an exploded view of a fourth embodiment of a slider according to the present invention; - figure 19 is a rear view of figure 18;

- figure 20 is a schematic front view of a protective garment according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a slider 1 designed to be fastened or coupled to a protective garment 100, preferably to a motorcycle garment, in a position corresponding to a predefined body part of the rider.

In particular, the slider 1 of the present invention may be a knee slider designed to be fastened to the protective garment at an area corresponding to the knee of the user (see figures 1-8).

Alternatively, the slider can be an arm slider (see figures 9-14) or an elbow slider (see figures 15-17) or a shoulder slider (see figures 18-19) designed respectively to be fastened to the protective garment 100 at an area corresponding to the middle portion of the arm, namely the portion comprised between the elbow and the shoulder, to the elbow or to the shoulder of the user (see figure 20).

In figure 20, for easy reference, the knee sliders, the elbow sliders, the arm sliders and the shoulder sliders are respectively indicated as 1A, IB, 1C and ID.

Advantageously, the slider 1 can be applied at any area of the garment which requires an improved abrasion protection with respect to that offered by the material forming the garment, usually leather or leather-like material.

The present invention also relates to a protective garment 100 (see figure 20) comprising at least one pair of the sliders 1 positioned at the knees and/or at the elbows and/ or at the middle portion of the arm and/ or at the shoulders of the user. Preferably, the protective garment 100 is a motorcycle garment and, more preferably, is a one-piece motorcycle suit.

Alternatively, the protective garment 100 can be a suit formed by a separate jacket and a separate motorcycle pants.

Advantageously, the protective garment 100 can be a pair of pants or a jacket/vest.

The slider 1 of the present invention comprises:

- a support base 2 designed to be fastened at an area of the protective garment or motorcycle garment 100, the support base 2 being also known as “slider holder” in technical jargon;

- at least one cover element 4 removably fastened to the support base 2 and designed to protect the corresponding area of the protective garment 100 from abrasion when the slider 1 comes into contact during use with a road surface;

- fastening means 6 for removably fastening the at least one cover element 4 to the support base 2 in an operative configuration; - locking means 8 for locking the at least one cover element 4 to the support base 2 in the operative configuration.

The above mentioned operative configuration corresponds to a configuration wherein the cover element 4 is able to protect the underlying area of the garment from abrasion, when the garment, and thus the cover element 4, comes into contact with the asphalt.

The cover element 4 is preferably made of a rigid polymeric material. Moreover, since the cover element 4 needs to slide over the asphalt without hindering the rider, the cover element 4 is also preferably made with a low-friction material. For example, the cover element 4 can be made of polyurethane, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or an aluminum alloy commercially known as ADC 12 (AlSillCu3).

Advantageously, different types of cover elements 4 with different features, namely made with different materials and/or having different sizes and/or shapes and/or hardness and/or thickness, may be removably fastened to the support base 2, depending on the riding conditions.

According to the embodiment of figures 1-8, the cover element 4 has shape and dimensions corresponding to shape and dimensions of the support base 2. In such an embodiment, designed to be used in case the slider is applied at the knee area, the cover element 4 substantially fully covers the support base 2 in the operative configuration.

Alternatively, as shown in figures 9-19, the cover element 4 has shape and dimensions different from the shape and dimensions of the support base 2. In particular, the cover element 4 can cover a limited portion of the support base 2, leaving exposed or not covered a portion of the support base 2. Such a latter embodiment, particularly useful in case the slider is applied at the elbow, at the middle portion of the arm or at the shoulder, allows the support base 2 to be properly shaped so as to match the anatomy of the body of the rider, offering at the same time a firm support for the cover element 4 which can be positioned in a limited portion of the support base 2.

According to the embodiments of figures 1-8 and 15-19, the slider comprises a single support base 2 and a single cover element 4.

According to an embodiment of figures 9-11, the slider 1 can also comprise a plurality of cover elements 4 separated to each other and designed to be fastened to a single support base 2.

Depending on the portion of the garment 100 to which the slider 1 has to be positioned, the support base 2 and the cover element 4 can extend along a longitudinal axis X which lies in a substantially flat plane (see figures 7 and 8). Such a configuration is particularly useful in case the slider 1 is applied at the knee area, so as to offer a flat support surface.

Alternatively, the support base 2 and the cover element 4 can extend along longitudinal axes Y which lie in a curved plane (see figures 14, 15 and 19). Such a configuration is particularly useful in case the slider is applied at the arm, elbow or shoulder area, so as to better match the anatomy of the body of the user.

The slider 1 can further comprise a patch 10 designed to be fastened to the protective garment 100 (see figure 2).

Preferably, the patch 10 is rigidly fixed to the protective garment 100. For example, the patch can be fixed to the protective garment 100 by means of seams.

Advantageously, the patch 10 can be made of natural or synthetic fabric. Preferably, the patch 10 is made of synthetic fibers. More preferably, the patch 10 is made of a combination of a layer of micro-fiber and a layer of hook-and-loop fastening means, like for example Velcro®, such layers being stitched together.

In the embodiment shown in figure 2, the patch 10 has a multi-lobe outer profile; however, the patch 10 may also have a different outer profile without prejudice to the scope of protection of the present invention.

The support base 2 can be fastened indirectly to the protective garment 100 by means of the patch 10. In particular, the support base 2 can be rigidly fastened to the patch 10 (see figure 4). Preferably, the support base 2 is glued on the patch 10.

Alternatively, the support base 2 can be directly fastened to the protective garment 100.

For example, the support base 2 can be applied at an outer surface of the protective garment 100. In this case, once the cover element 4 is removed from the support base 2, the latter remains visible.

Alternatively, the support base 2 can be fastened at an inner surface of the protective garment 2. In this case, once the cover element 4 is removed from the support base 2, the latter is substantially covered by the protective garment (see figures 9-10). In this embodiment the area 101 of the protective garment 100 wherein the slider 1 is applied is sandwiched between the cover elements 4 and the support base 2.

The support base 2, made preferably of polyurethane, comprises advantageously a rear surface 2A, a front surface 2B and a peripheral edge 2C (see figures 3a and 3b).

In the context of the present specification, the rear surface 2A of the support base 2 is the surface facing the user’s body when the slider 1 is in use. In the embodiment of the slider 1 comprising the patch 10, the rear surface 2A of the support base 2 is the surface on which the patch 10 is glued. Similarly, the front surface 2B of the support base 2 is the surface facing outward. Namely, the front surface 2B is the surface facing the cover element 4.

Also, the at least one cover element 4 comprises a rear surface 4A, a front surface 4B and a peripheral edge 4C (see figures 5a and 5b).

The rear surface 4A of the cover element 4 faces the support base 2 in the assembled configuration and the front surface 4B of the cover element 4 faces outward and it is designed to come in contact with the asphalt.

The fastening means 6 may be formed on the at least one cover element 4 and/ or on the support base 2. As anticipated, the fastening means 6 have the function to removably fasten the cover element 4 to the support base 2.

Additionally, the fastening means 6 can also have a guide function for guiding the fastening of the at least one cover element 4 to the support base 2.

According to the embodiment shown in the enclosed figures, the fastening means 6 preferably comprise:

- at least one seat 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D provided on the support base 2 (see for example figures 3a and 3b or figure 14) or on the cover element 4 (see for example figures 15 and 19); and

- at least one projecting element 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D provided on the at least one cover element 4 (see for example figures 5b, 6 and 7 or figures 13 and 14) or on the support base 2 (see for example figures 15-17 or figures 18-19).

As shown in the enclosed figures, when the at least one seat 14A, 14B is provided on the support base 2, the at least one projecting element 20 A, 20B is provided on the cover element 4. Alternatively, when the at least one seat 14C, 14D is provided on the cover element 4, the at least one projecting element 20C, 20D is provided on the support base 2.

As can be seen from figures 3a-3b, 6, 7 and 14, the at least one seat 14A, 14B can be configured as a through opening formed in the support base 2.

Alternatively, as can be seen from figure 15, the at least one seat 14C, 14D can be configured as an elongated hole formed in the at least one cover element 4.

In a further embodiment, shown in figure 19, the at least one seat 14C, 14D is configured as a hook which is arranged over a recession 15 formed in the cover element 4.

As shown for example in the embodiments of figures 6 and 14, the at least one projecting element 20A, 20B can project from the rear surface 4A of the cover element 4.

Alternatively, as shown in the embodiments of figures 15-17 and 18-19, the at least one projecting element 20C, 20D can project from the front surface 2B of the support base 2.

In all the embodiments the projecting elements 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D are arranged as cantilever members extending along a direction substantially parallel to the surface from which they project.

Similarly, the at least one seat 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D extend along a direction substantially parallel to the surface on which they are provided.

The projecting elements 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D are designed to be slidably inserted inside the corresponding seats 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D.

The mutual dimensions of the projecting elements 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D and the corresponding seats 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D are selected so as to assure that once the projecting elements 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D are inserted inside the corresponding seats 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D the cover element 4 is stably fastened, even if not locked, in its operative configuration.

Advantageously, the at least one projecting element 20A, 20B can be secured to the rear surface 4A of the cover element 4 by means of a projecting segment 22 which is perpendicular to the rear surface 4A of the cover element 4. The projecting segment 22 is visible in figures 6 and 13-14.

In a first embodiment, the projecting segment 22 can connect a medial line of the projecting element 20 to the cover element 4 so that the at least one projecting element 20 has a “T” profile (see figure 6).

Alternatively, the projecting segment 22 connects the top edge of the projecting element 20 to the cover element 4 so that the projecting element 20 has an “L” profile (see figure 14).

Advantageously, the at least one seat 14A, 14B can have an empty space 26A, 26B for the insertion of the at least one projecting element 20 A, 20B and at least one abutting wall 18 designed to block the projecting element 20A, 20B inside the seat 14A, 14B.

According to the first embodiment, the direction of insertion of the at least one projecting element 20A, 20B in the empty space 26A, 26B is indicated with the arrows in figure 6.

Preferably, the top surface of the abutting wall 18 is designed to come into contact with the projecting segment 22 once the L-shaped projecting element 20A, 20B is inserted inside the corresponding seat 14A.

Alternatively, the abutting wall 18 can be provided with a slit 19 designed to receive the projecting segment 22, in case the projecting element 20A, 20B is T-shaped (see figures 6 and 7). Advantageously, the thickness of the at least one seat 14A, 14B is bigger than the thickness of the abutting wall 18, so that the at least one projecting element 20A, 20B does not project outward from the rear surface 2A of the support base 2 when the projecting element 20A, 20B is inserted inside the seat 14A, 14B.

In case the support base 2 is applied at the inner surface of the protective garment (see figure 11), the thickness of the at least one seat 14A, 14B will be selected to take also into account the thickness of the portion of the protective garment sandwiched between the support base 2 and the cover element 4.

These arrangements allow the rear surface 2A of the support base 2 to be without projecting parts when the support base 2 and the cover element 4 are fastened so as not to cause discomfort to the user.

In the embodiments of figures 15-17 and 18-19, as anticipated, the projecting elements 20C, 20D consist of at least one cantilever element provided on the upper surface of the support base 2 and designed to be slidably inserted inside a corresponding seat or hole 14C, 14D provided in a perimetral edge 4C of the cover element 4.

The projecting elements 20C, 20D extend from a projecting edge 25 arranged over the upper surface 2B of the support base 2. Such an edge 25 defines an abutment suitable for abutting against the perimetral edge 4C of the cover element 4 when the cover element 4 is fastened to the support base 2.

In particular, the projecting edge 25 also delimits a recess area 27 on the upper surface 2B of the support base 2 suitable for receiving the at least one cover element 4 once the latter is fastened to the support base 2.

The depth of such a recess 27 is preferably selected so as to permit, once the cover element 4 is fastened to the support base 2, to have the upper surface of the support base 2 and the upper surface of the cover element 4 arranged on a same plane, without discontinuity.

Also in these embodiments the mutual dimensions of the projecting elements 20C, 20D and of the seats 14C, 14D are chosen so as to have a firm fastening between the cover element 4 and the support base 2 once these components are fastened to each other.

In the embodiment of the slider 1 shown in the figures 3a-3b, 4, 5a-5b and 6-7, the fastening means 6 comprise two seats 14A, 14B and two projecting elements, as plates 20A, 20B, with respective projecting segments 22.

As better illustrated in figures 3a-3b, 4 and 6-7, one of the seats 14A is formed in the lower part of the support base 2 and the other one seat 14B is formed in the upper part of the support base 2, in proximity of the edge 2C thereof.

This latter seat 14B has an opening 29 formed in the edge 2C of the support base 2 which put the corresponding empty space 26B in communication with the outside for easing the insertion of the respective projecting element 20B in the seat 14B.

The projecting elements 20 A, 20B, namely the plates, are formed in the rear surface 4A of the cover element 4 in facing positions with respect to the seats 14A, 14B formed in the support base 2.

The positions of the seats 14A, 14B and of the plates 20A, 20B may be also different from those illustrated in the attached figures without prejudice to the scope of protection of the present invention.

In the embodiment of figures 9-11 comprising a plurality of cover elements 4, three spaced apart seats 14A are arranged on the support base 2, while a single projecting element 20A is provided on each cover element 4 of the above mentioned plurality, as shown in figures 13 and 14.

Preferably, the projecting element 20A is arranged close to a first end of the rear surface 4A of the cover element 4.

According to the embodiments shown in figures 15-19, the support base 2 is provided with two projecting elements 20C, 20D which extend substantially parallel from the abutting edge 25 for engaging two corresponding seats 14C, 14D provided in the perimetral edge 4C of the cover element 4.

The slider 1 further comprises locking means 8 for locking the cover element 4 to the support base 2 in the operative configuration, namely once the cover element 4 is fastened to the support base 2, for avoiding that the cover element 4 in use can be unintentionally detached from its support base 2.

According to the present invention, the locking means 8 comprise at least one fastening seat 30A, 30B, extending in the support base 2 and in the at least one cover element 4, and at least one fastening element 32 designed to be inserted inside the at least one fastening seat 30A, 30B (see figures 3b, 5b, 6, 8, 11, 14-15 and 18-19).

Advantageously, the at least one fastening element 32 is an element separated and independent from the support base 2 and from the at least one cover element 4, i.e. the fastening element 32 is not integral with the two elements 2, 4. Such an arrangement allows an easy replacement of the fastening element 32 in case of breakage thereof.

Advantageously, the locking means 8 comprise a first fastening seat 30B being formed in the support base 2 and a second fastening seat 30A formed in the cover element 4 in reciprocally facing positions. The fastening seats 30A, 30B are designed to be aligned with each other when the cover element 4 is fastened to the support base 2, so as to permit the insertion of the fastening element 32 through the fastening seats 30A, 30B.

Preferably, the fastening seat 30A of the cover element 4 is formed at the peripheral edge 4C of the cover element 4.

Advantageously, in the first embodiment shown in figures 1-8, the fastening seat 30A of the cover element 4 is formed on a portion 34 projecting from the rear surface 4A thereof (see figures 5b and 6).

The fastening seat 30B of the support base 2 can be formed in a recess 36 arranged on the perimetral edge 2C of the support base 2 (see figures 3b and 6).

In the assembled configuration of the slider 1, the projecting portion 34 is positioned in the recess 36 with the corresponding fastening seats 30A, 30B aligned with each other and the at least one fastening element 32 engaging both fastening seats 30A, 30B.

In this regard, the projecting portion 34 and the recess 36 have complementary shape and dimensions for allowing correct positioning of the projecting portion 34 in the recess 36 and correct alignment of the fastening seats 30A, 30B before inserting the fastening element 32.

Further, in such an embodiment the fastening element 32 is preferably a screw or spine with a threaded end portion 32A. The fastening element 32 is preferably made of metal.

Advantageously, the fastening element 32 can be inserted in the fastening seats 30A, 30B along a direction of insertion D which lies on a plane parallel to the plane on which the support base 2 lies (see figure 8).

This arrangement allows to avoid sharped projecting parts on the slider 1 which could damage the rider during the use of the protective garment or motorcycle garment and to reduce the risk of breakage of the fastening element 32 in case of impact.

In the second embodiment shown in figures 9-11 and comprising a plurality of cover elements 4, each cover element 4 comprises a respective second fastening seat 30A designed to be aligned with a corresponding first fastening seat 30B formed in the support base 2.

Advantageously, in all the embodiments of the slider 1, the fastening seat 30B of the support base 2 can be arranged in a cavity or protuberance 37 formed in the support base 2.

Preferably, a reinforcing block 35 can be positioned in said cavity or protuberance 37; the fastening seat 30B extending inside the reinforcing block 35. In the embodiments shown in figures 13-14, 15-17 and 18-19 the protuberance 37 formed in the support base 2 is designed to be inserted inside a corresponding cavity 39 provided in the cover element 4.

Preferably, the cavity 39 has shape and dimensions corresponding to shape and dimensions of the protuberance 37 formed in the support base 2.

In the second embodiment wherein the support base 2 is applied at the inner surface of the protective garment, the protuberance 37 before being housed in the corresponding cavity 39 also engages a corresponding hole 41 arranged in the portion 101 of the protective garment 100 (see figures 11 and 14).

Further, in the first embodiment of figures 1-8, the support base 2 comprises a protruding element 38 formed on the front surface 2B thereof in proximity of the recess 36 and the at least one cover element 4 comprises a guide element 40 formed on the rear surface 4A thereof in proximity of and underneath the projecting portion 34 for allowing sliding on the protruding element 38.

By resuming, in the assembled configuration of the slider 1 and once the support base 2 and the at least one cover element 4 have been fastened and locked, the following conditions occur:

- the at least one projecting element 20 A, 20B, 20C, 20D is inserted inside a corresponding seat 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D so as to fasten the cover element 4 to the support base 2;

- the first fastening seat 30B arranged in the support base 2 is aligned with the second fastening seat 30A arranged in the cover element 4;

- the fastening element 32 is inserted inside the first and second fastening seats 30A, 30B so as to lock the cover element 4 to the support base 2; if the fastening element 32 is a screw, it is screwed inside a corresponding thread provided in the fastening seats 30A, 30B.

It is clear now how the present invention allows to achieve the predefined objects.

As can be seen from the above description, the above disclosed configuration of the fastening means and of the locking means allows:

- to rapidly and easily replace the worn or deteriorated cover element 4 or fastening element 32 without removing the other components of the slider from the garment, as for example the support base or the patch 10;

- to stably hold the cover element 4 on the support base 2 even in case of impact or in case of high-speed conditions;

- to avoid sharped projecting parts in the slider 1 which could damage the rider which wears the motorcycle garment. Further, the mechanical fastening of the cover element 4 on the support base 2 by means of the fastening means 6 and of the locking means 8 allows to use various types of cover elements 4 which differ there between in terms of material and/or sizes and/ or shape and/ or hardness and/ or thickness.

With the slider of the present invention, the use of various and different types of cover elements 4 in different riding conditions does not alter the stability of the fastening of the cover element 4 on the support base 2.

For example, if the user wants to use the motorcycle garment with wet conditions rather than in dry conditions, he/she may easily replace the original cover element with a thicker cover element.

With regard to the embodiments of the slider described above, the person skilled in the art may, in order to satisfy specific requirements, make modifications to and/or replace elements described with equivalent elements, without thereby departing from the scope of the accompanying claims.