Patent ID: 9468240
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A maternity coat comprising: a jacket portion having first and second lateral sides adapted to be fastened to each other; a front panel portion having a wide end, a narrow end, an outer layer and an inner surface, the outer layer being laterally expandable between a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the inner surface having an inner lining, formed of a rib knit being at least laterally elastic between the first and second lateral sides, the front panel being fastenable to the jacket portion in at least a first configuration and a second configuration; in the first configuration a first side of the front panel being fastened with the first side of the jacket portion, a second side of the front panel being fastened with a second side of the jacket portion, and the wide end of the front panel aligning with a waist end of the jacket portion, the front panel further defining a bump in a first configuration proximate a waist area of the jacket and the inner lining being located about the waist area of the jacket; and in the second configuration the first side of the front panel being fastened with the second side of the jacket portion, the second side of the front panel being fastened with a first side of the jacket portion, and the narrow end of the front panel aligning with the waist end of the jacket portion, the front panel further defining the bump in a second configuration proximate a chest area of the jacket portion and the inner lining covering the chest area; wherein the outer layer of the front panel portion further comprises at least one pocket positioned at an intermediate distance between the wide end and the narrow end of the front panel and configured for receiving a hand of a wearer; wherein the inner surface of the front panel further comprises a drawstring, a first transverse elastic stitching positioned at a first intermediate position between the wide and narrow ends and corresponding to an upper lateral edge of the rib knit inner lining, the first transverse elastic stitching providing shirring to the outer layer of the front panel portion, and a second transverse elastic stitching positioned at a second intermediate position at the wide end and corresponding to a lower lateral ledge of the rib knit inner lining, the second transverse elastic stitching providing shirring to a portion of the outer layer of the front panel near the wide end; wherein the rib knit inner lining extends between the first and second lateral sides of the front panel and between the first and second transverse stitches; wherein the drawstring is positioned at an intermediate distance between the lower lateral edge and the upper lateral edge of the rib knit inner lining; and wherein the upper lateral edge of the rib knit inner lining substantially corresponds to a midpoint of the front panel's length between its wide and narrow ends; wherein the at least one pocket extends between the first and second lateral sides of the front panel portion; and wherein the at least one pocket is positioned at an intermediate distance between the lower lateral edge and the upper lateral edge of the rib knit inner lining.