Patent ID: 6553578
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A protective garment worn about an appendage of a wearer comprising:rectangular facing and backing planar layers being coupled to one another and sized to extend around and partway along the appendage, with the coupled layers defining opposed free edges; a layer of insulating material is interposed between the planar layers that include a quilted pattern of closely spaced lines of stitching; a reinforced stitching is sewn over at least part of one of the lines of stitching; a stitched binding is sewn along an outer periphery of the garment; and fastening means for releasably joining the opposed free edges, after the garment is wrapped around the appendage; wherein first and second hook and loop fasteners include at least one first and second strip of material having hook and loop material thereon, that are substantially perpendicular to one another, with the first strip secured to one of the opposed edge at an inner surface while the second strip is adjacent to the other of the opposed free edges at an outer surface.