Patent ID: 6237152
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A garment to be worn by a user in an area of a body of the user between a neck and a waist of the user, the garment comprising:a front side and a back side attached to form a shirt-type covering worn by the user on the area of the body between the neck and the waist of the user wherein the front side and the back side are attached to form openings at each end wherein the front side is formed of a top ply and a bottom ply;an opening formed between the top ply and the bottom ply;a pocket having an interior compartment suspended in the opening between the top ply and the bottom ply;a fastener providing access to the interior compartment of the pocket, the fastener having a zipper having a set of teeth that interlock;a plurality of ends, each of the plurality of ends having a first side and a second side wherein the first side is attached to the teeth of the zipper and further wherein the second side is positioned between the pocket and the top ply; anda plurality of flaps wherein each of the plurality of flaps is attached to each of the plurality of ends and further wherein a portion of each of the plurality of flaps is positioned within the set of teeth to provide waterproofness to the pocket.