Patent ID: 11896066
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An article of clothing, comprising:
a bottom garment, comprising a front side having an upper area ending in a top, waistline edge;
a cover assembly, provided on the front side of the bottom garment, the cover assembly pivotably affixed to the bottom garment along a hinge portion, the hinge portion arranged oppositely to a free edge of the cover assembly and vertically spaced apart from and below the waistline edge of the upper area of the bottom garment; and
at least one fastener; and
a bottom pocket provided on the bottom garment, the bottom pocket accessible through a bottom pocket opening; wherein
the article of clothing is configured to selectively adopt:
a first configuration, in which the cover assembly is folded upward about the hinge portion, with the free edge of the cover assembly arranged above the hinge portion and generally at the waistline edge of the bottom garment, and in which the cover assembly covers the upper area of the bottom garment and is secured in place by the at least one fastener, and further in which a top pocket is defined between the cover assembly and the upper area of the bottom garment, the top pocket ending in a top opening formed between the free edge of the cover assembly and the bottom garment, the top opening arranged generally at the waistline edge of the upper area of the bottom garment, the top opening and the top pocket configured to receive a pair of hands of a wearer of the article of clothing, the pair of hands arranged generally flat and in side-by-side relationship with one another, and further in which the bottom pocket is arranged below the top pocket and the bottom pocket opening is accessible through the top pocket defined between the cover assembly and the upper area of the bottom garment, and
a second configuration, in which the cover assembly is folded downward about the hinge portion, with the free edge of the cover assembly arranged below the hinge portion, and further in which the upper area of the bottom garment is exposed.