Patent ID: 9380816
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A garment for enclosing a portion of a wheelchair-bound user comprising: a garment body configured to extend around a front of a user and to wrap around a seatback of a user's wheelchair and be secured together, and to extend down and substantially cover a torso of the user, the garment body comprising a top, a front, a back, opposing sides, an interior, and an exterior; an opening at the top of the garment body for a user's neck; and a pair of sleeves with a continuous opening therein for receiving arms of the user, the pair of sleeves being secured to the opposing sides of the garment body; and wherein at least one of the opposing sides of the garment body comprises fastening components which are removably secured together to secure the back of the garment body to the front of the garment body; and wherein when the fastening components are released and the at least one opposing side is opened, the back of the garment body can be separated from the front of the garment body; and wherein the back of the garment body is gathered with elastic and is configured of a size such that the garment body will fit tightly around the seatback of the user's wheelchair.