Patent ID: 6760921
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A unitary moisture-absorbing and element-protective article comprisinga) a poncho-shaped sheet comprising at least one layer, the sheet including an opening having a front edge and a back edge and being approximately centered on the sheet, the opening permitting the head and neck of the person to extend therethrough, wherein said sheet is drapable over a person in a standing position and has a front with front borders and a back with back borders, with reference to the body of the person, and further having an interior surface and an exterior sure with reference to the body of the person; and b) a hood shaped to cover the head, neck and hair of the person when positioned thereon, comprising at least one layer, connected nondetachably to the sheet at or near the back edge of the opening thereof, the hood having an interior surface and an exterior surface with reference to the body of the person; wherein at least the interior surface of the sheet and the interior surface of the hood comprise a moisture-absorbing fabric.