Hooded changing garment

Abstract

The changing garment protects the privacy of a wearer while removing or donning attire. The garment provides privacy by covering the wearer's body from view while the wearer changes his or her clothes underneath the garment. The garment includes a torso-covering portion, a lower portion covering the portion of the body not covered by the torso-covering portion, two sleeves attached to openings at the sides of the upper portion of the torso-covering portion. The sleeve openings at the torso are sufficiently large enough so that a person wearing the garment may retract their arms into the interior of the torso-covering portion. The sleeves are sufficiently long so that when a wearer's arms are pulled into the interior of the garment, the sleeves cover the sleeve openings so that the wearer's body is not visible to a prospective observer outside of the garment.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to apparel, and in particular to a garment suitable for wearing in a beach environment providing privacy for the changing of clothing underneath the garment. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Many people visit beaches in order to participate in a wide variety of water activities. Examples of popular beach activities include surfing, snorkeling, boogie boarding, scuba diving, and swimming. When engaging in water-based activities, it is common to wear clothing specifically designed for the water environment. [0005] Examples of clothing intended for wear in the water includes swimming suits such as swimming trunks, Speedos, and bikinis. In situations where the water is cold, protective suits such as wetsuits and drysuits are often worn to provide additional comfort and protection against hypothermia by insulating the wearer from the cold water. [0006] While the clothing descr...

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Benefits of technology

[0012] The hooded changing garment is a garment for protecting the privacy of a wearer while removing or donning attire. The garment protects privacy by covering the wearer's body from view while the wearer changes his clothes underneath the garment. The garment includes a torso-covering portion, a lower portion covering the portion of the body not covered by the torso-covering portion, two sleeves attached to openings at the sides of the upper portion of the torso-covering portion. The sleeve openings at the torso are sufficiently large enough so that when wearing the garment the wearer may retract his or her arms into the interior of the torso-covering portion. The sleeves are sufficiently long so that when a wearer's arms are pulled into the interior of the garment, the sleeves cover the sleeve openings so that the wearer's body is not visible to a prospective observer outside of the garment.

Problems solved by technology

For example, wearers of bikinis may find that their apparel is not deemed to be acceptable, or attracts undue attention in some settings away from the water.

While Speedos may be acceptable around the water or while swimming in competition, in some settings away from the beach or a pool, Speedos are viewed by some with derision or ridicule.

Swimmers wearing wetsuits and drysuits may find such garments to be uncomfortable upon leaving the water.

In some cases people may simply find wearing wet garments problematic.

For example, wet clothing may be damaging to the upholstery of furniture or the interior of a car.

In some cases, there may be no appropriate changing facilities near the water.

Changing garments while holding a towel around one's body may be particularly difficult to manage with tight fitting garments such as a wetsuit.

Wetsuits are often difficult to don or remove even with two free hands and the body motion required to remove the garment may tend to cause the body to become uncovered.

While this solution can be successfully used, the solution requires carrying around a fairly bulky item.

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