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Convertible Garment

a technology of convertible garments and garments, applied in the field of convertible garments, can solve the problems of garments not being available for later use, garments not being stored in the fanny pack, poor capacity of fanny pack designs,

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-01
WEINREB SARA
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"The present invention provides a belt pack that can be converted into a garment. It is designed to be secured around a person's mid-section and includes a front and back portion with external end portions. The belt pack has an elongate compartment with an elongate opening and inner front and back surfaces, and an outer front and back surface. A belt clasping assembly is attached to the external end portions of the belt pack and can be removably attached to a person's mid-section. The belt pack can be integrated with a garment that can be worn about a person's upper torso section and folded within the belt pack for storage. The belt pack and belt clasping assembly secure the garment around a person's mid-section when the garment is folded within the belt pack. The elongate compartment can be turned inside-out to form a pocket compartment for the garment and conceal the entire belt clasping assembly."

Problems solved by technology

However, people tend to dress according to the weather conditions at the start of an outdoor excursion, and do not always take the garment they need.
However, because of the bulk coats and jackets, fanny pack designs have a poor capability to accommodate them.
In addition to the above stated problem of utilizing fanny packs with existing coats or jackets, an individual user must remember to carry both the fanny pack and the garment.
As a result, if one inadvertently forgets to pack the fanny pack with an appropriate garment, obviously such garment is not available for later use.
Moreover, if one starts out wearing the garment, but forgets the fanny pack, or packs the fanny pack with other items without leaving sufficient storage room for the garment, the garment may not be stored in the fanny pack.

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[0022]Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1-4 illustrate the combination belt pack and garment, generally designated at 10 and fitted to a user 100, is disclosed and includes a pocket compartment 12 preferably having a single garment 14 integrally associated therewith. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-4, the garment 14 is a hooded jacket. However, it is to be appreciated that outwear garment 14 is not to be understood to be limited to a hooded jacket but rather the term “garment” shall be understood to include, among others, any upper torso garment, such as a jacket, a wind breaker, a coat, a raincoat, a poncho, and the like.

[0023]The pocket compartment 12 includes a main body portion 16 having opposing front 18 and a back surfaces 20 which together define an interior main compartment 22. The main body portion 16 may be constructed from a single sheet of material folded on itse...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a belt pack that is convertible to a garment. When the garment is extended from an interior portion of the belt pack, the belt pack is configurable to be turned inside-out and is adapted to house the entire belt assembly of the belt pack at a bottom end portion of the garment.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This Application claims benefit to Provisional Application No. 61 / 072,239 filed Mar. 28, 2008 and incorporates the same herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention generally relates to a convertible garment, and more particularly to a convertible garment that converts from a garment form to a stored form with integral storage compartment.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Rainwear, or more particularly, rain jackets have been used for many years. Typically, rain jackets are made of a waterproof material or made of a conventional material and layered with a waterproof coating. Common waterproof materials used to manufacture rain wear include rubber or state-of-the-art materials such as GORE-TEX® or similar alternative. Waterproof-coated rainwear is typically made of nylon or similar fabric and coated with an outer layer of waterproof coating such as poly-vinyl chloride (PVC).[0004]Rain jackets enable users to venture outdoors in t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D3/08A41D3/04A41D3/02A41F9/00A45F4/00
CPCA41D15/04A45F4/12A45F3/005A41D2400/424
Inventor WEINREB, ARYEH
Owner WEINREB SARA
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