Patent ID: 8424114
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A41D,A47C

Abstract:
1. A convertible jacket comprising: a jacket body having a shell and a lining, said lining having a front portion and a back portion, said back portion defining an opening; a jacket storage pocket disposed between said shell and said lining, said jacket storage pocket defining a pocket opening, said jacket storage pocket secured to said back portion with said back portion opening aligned with said pocket opening, said jacket storage pocket being a U-shaped hanging bag pocket that is adapted to be removed from between said shell and said lining by pulling said U-shaped pocket out through said opening in said back portion, said U-shaped pocket including a pair of spaced apart leg portions adapted for placement on opposite sides of a wearer's neck joined by a cross portion, the spaced apart leg portions and the cross portion defining a central neck opening for receipt of a wearer's neck, said pocket opening being defined in said cross portion; and a closure for said pocket opening and said back portion opening, whereby actuation of said closure simultaneously opens and closes said pocket opening and said back portion opening; wherein said jacket storage pocket includes a generally U-shaped top panel and a generally U-shaped bottom panel joined by a side panel assembly; wherein said top panel and said bottom panel are substantially parallel to one another and said side panel assembly is substantially perpendicular to said top panel and said bottom panel; wherein said side panel assembly includes a rear panel configured to face away from a wearer when the convertible jacket is in use as a neck pillow, said closure disposed in said rear panel; wherein said jacket storage pocket has a capacity that is substantially equivalent to a compressed volume of said jacket body when said jacket body is stuffed into said jacket storage pocket, wherein said jacket body fills out said jacket storage pocket to provide a neck pillow of sufficient firmness to provide substantial support for a neck; wherein said jacket storage pocket includes a durable shell and a soft lining material; and wherein said side panel assembly includes a left side panel, a left front panel, an inside panel, a right front panel and a right side panel.