Patent ID: 9295291
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A garment for warming a first arm and shoulder of a wearer, the garment comprising: a sleeve configured to receive the first arm of the wearer and substantially cover the first arm of the wearer, the garment void of an opposing sleeve configured to receive a second arm of the wearer, the sleeve including a first releasable seam and a second releasable seam; a torso portion connected to the sleeve, the torso portion configured to at least partially cover the shoulder of the wearer; a zipper arrangement provided on the sleeve, wherein the zipper arrangement is configured to move between a zipped state and an unzipped state, wherein a level of compression provided by the sleeve is changed when the zipper arrangement is moved between the zipped state and the unzipped state, the zipper arrangement including a first zipper provided along the first releasable seam and a second zipper provided along the second releasable seam, the first zipper including first zipper elements and second zipper elements; and a backing layer positioned inside of the first zipper elements and the second zipper elements of the first zipper, wherein the backing layer limits a distance the first zipper elements may be separated from the second zipper elements, and wherein no backing layer is positioned inside of the second zipper on the sleeve.