Patent ID: 6073282
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
An adjustable length sleeping bag suitable for use by persons of different height, comprising:an elongate insulated shell having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, a foot end and a head end; anda fastening system on said outer surface of the shell comprising one or more first fastener elements disposed around the shell generally transverse with respect to said longitudinal axis, and one or more second fastener elements disposed around the shell generally transverse with respect to said longitudinal axis at a location spaced longitudinally from said one or more first fastener elements;said one or more first fastener elements of said fastening system being selectively engageable with said one or more second fastener elements by collapsing a longitudinal portion of the shell between said one or more first fastener elements and said one or more second fastener elements to reduce the length of the shell to accommodate a person of lesser height, and said one or more first fastener elements being selectively disengageable from said one or more second fastener elements to allow said collapsed longitudinal portion to be lengthened to increase the length of the shell to accommodate a person of greater height.