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Outerwear garment with integral inflatable head and neck cushion

a technology of head and neck cushion and outerwear, which is applied in the field of outerwear garments, can solve the problems of user separation and bulky articles

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-10-11
IPPASA
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Benefits of technology

"The patent describes a collar accessory for outerwear garments that includes a hood, collar, and pullover garment. The collar accessory has a front and back region of material joined to the outerwear garment and an interior space that can change volume. The front region lies near the wearer's head when wearing the garment. An elongated inflatable air cushion is positioned within the interior space and can inflate to support the wearer's neck and head. The air cushion has a valve stem that allows the wearer to inflate or deflate it and a removable plug to maintain air pressure. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a comfortable and adjustable collar accessory for outerwear garments that can provide support and comfort to the wearer's neck and head."

Problems solved by technology

One disadvantage of the travel pillow is that it is a separate, bulky article the user must transport when it is not in use.

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[0014]FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 show a person 10 wearing, as a head supporting outerwear garment, a front-opening hooded sweatshirt 12 in which an elongated inflatable air cushion 14 is installed. FIGS. 1 and 2 show sweatshirt 12 with air cushion 14 in a non-inflated state. Sweatshirt 12 includes a sweatshirt body 16 to which a nondetachable hood 18 is attached along a neckline 20 by a sewn seam 22. FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 show that hood 18 has an opening 24 into which the head 26 and neck 28 of person 10 fits when he pulls hood 18 over the top and back of his head 26 to cover it. Hood 18 includes a front region or layer 30 and a back region or layer 32 of fabric material that are joined together by an outer hood seam 34 along a periphery 36 of opening 24 and by an inner hood seam 40 along neckline 20 of sweatshirt body 16. The confronting surfaces of fabric layers 30 and 32 form in hood 18 an interior space 42 characterized by a volume that changes in relation to changes in dis...

second embodiment

[0017]FIGS. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 show a person 10 wearing, as a neck supporting outerwear garment, front-opening jacket 12j having a turnover collar 60 in which air cushion 14 is installed. FIGS. 9 and 10 show jacket 12j with air cushion 14 of a shape shown in FIG. 8A in a non-inflated state. Jacket 12j includes a jacket body 16j to which collar 60 is attached along a neckline 20j. FIGS. 11, 12, 13, and 14 show collar 60 with air cushion 14 in an inflated state and resembling a large three dimensional letter “C” that cradles neck 28 and the lower part of head 26 of person 10. Collar 60 includes a front region or layer 30j and a back region or layer 32j of fabric material that are joined together by an outer seam 34j along a periphery 36j of collar 60 and by an inner seam 40j along neckline 20j of jacket body 16j. The confronting surfaces of fabric layers 30j and 32j form in collar 60 an interior space 42j characterized by a volume that changes in relation to changes in distance...

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Abstract

An outerwear garment composed of a body having a neckline and a collar includes a collar accessory that includes front and back regions of material joined to the body of the outerwear garment in proximity to the neckline. The collar accessory has an interior space of changeable volume between the front and back regions. An elongated inflatable air cushion is positioned within the interior space. The air cushion expands into the interior space and assumes a tubular shape to support at least one of the neck and head of the wearer when the air cushion is in an inflated state. The air cushion includes a valve stem through which the wearer can deliver pressurized air to inflate the air cushion to its inflated state or from which the wearer can expel air to flatten the air cushion to its non-inflated state.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE[0001]©2011 IPPASA, LLC. A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. 37 CFR §1.71(d).TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This disclosure relates to outerwear garments and, in particular, to an outerwear garment of closeable front-opening or pullover type having an integral inflatable air cushion that, when in an inflated state, supports at least one of the head and neck of a person wearing the garment.BACKGROUND INFORMATION[0003]U.S. Pat. No. 6,230,349 describes a travel pillow for cradling the head and neck of a user while sitting in repose in a high backed chair or seat. One disadvantage of the travel pillow is that it is a separate, bulky article the user must tr...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D3/00A41D27/00A41D1/02
CPCA41D27/18A41D13/0512
Inventor STERNBERG, AARON B.
Owner IPPASA