Patent ID: 6966069
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A travel blanket for covering a person while in a seated position, the travel blanket comprising: a fibrous sheet having a top edge, bottom edge, and two opposing side edges, the fibrous sheet further including an axis extending between the opposing side edges, the axis being generally closer to the top edge than the bottom edge, the axis dividing the two opposing side edges into front opposing side edges and rear opposing side edges; an elastomeric opening positioned along the axis and surrounded by the fibrous sheet, the elastomeric opening adapted to be stretched to allow positioning of the elastomeric opening of the travel blanket over the head and around the neck of the person; a front portion defined by the bottom edge, the axis, and the front opposing side edges, the front portion having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the front portion of the fibrous sheet covers the arms and the upper portion of the legs of the person when in the seated position; a first interior pocket positioned on the interior surface of the front portion of the fibrous sheet and adapted to accept a first hand and a portion of the forearm of the person; a second interior pocket positioned on the interior surface of the front portion of the fibrous sheet, adjacent the first interior pocket and adapted to accept a second hand and a portion of the forearm of the person wherein the hands are adjacent the vertical centerline of the person and the forearms of the person are oriented substantially parallel to one another when the persons hands are inserted into the interior pockets, and a rear portion defined by the top edge of the fibrous sheet, the axis, and the rear opposing side edges, the rear portion extending a length from the axis suitable for trapping the rear portion between the person's upper back and a back portion of a seat when the person is in the seated position.