Patent ID: 8955165
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. An article of clothing comprising: a coat having a collar; a scarf having a first and a second end; a sleeve incorporated into the collar area for storing and deploying the scarf, the sleeve comprising pair of flaps defining a sleeve channel, the sleeve channel having a first and second open end and a length therebetween; means for attaching the scarf to an interior of the sleeve channel so the scarf cannot be pulled through the sleeve channel when the scarf is deployed in a earing position; a closure mechanism for engaging and disengaging edges of the flaps to one another so as to open and close the sleeve channel; wherein the flaps are openable to receive a portion of a deployed scarf during use or a folded stowed scarf during storage and wherein the flaps are closeable to retain a portion of the deployed scarf during use or the folded, stowed scarf during storage; and wherein the scarf is deployed for use in a wearing position when a portion of the deployed scarf is retained within the sleeve channel and the ends of the scarf are not retained within the sleeve channel and are configured to be wrapped around the neck of the user as with standard scarf use, while the scarf cannot be pulled through the sleeve channel due to the means for attaching the scarf to the interior of the sleeve channel, and wherein the scarf is stored or stowed when the ends of the scarf are held within the sleeve body channel.