Patent ID: 7353545
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A garment appendage comprising: (a) a cylindrical appendage composed of a fabric and having a free, distal end; (b) a cylindrical strip having an attached edge, a free edge, a width therebetween, said strip completely encircling said appendage and attached to said appendage at said attached edge to form a seam at least said width distance from said free end, said strip being a pleat in said appendage; (c) a reflective tape completely encircling said appendage; (d) said strip having a concealed position wherein said strip extends in a first direction along said appendage and wherein said reflective tape is hidden; and (e) said strip having a deployed position wherein said strip extends in a second direction generally opposite said first direction and along said appendage and wherein said reflective tape is exposed.