Patent ID: 6175976
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A sleeping bag having a compact foot space configuration for user warmth in cold ambient temperatures and an expanded foot space configuration for user comfort in mild to warm ambient temperatures, the sleeping bag comprising:an elongate shell defining a volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein, the shell having an outer surface, a head end portion, a foot end portion, left and right lateral sides, and an opening extending generally along at least one of the lateral sides generally in the foot end portion;a pocket made of limp material and associated with the shell generally in the opening, in the expanded configuration of the sleeping bag the pocket and shell defining a first foot space volume of the sleeping bag extending through the opening in the shell to a location spaced from the outer surface of the shell, in the compact configuration of the sleeping bag the shell defining a second foot space volume and the pocket defining no volume outwardly of the shell opening, the first foot space volume being greater than the second foot space volume; anda fastener associated with the shell for closing the shell opening in the compact configuration of the sleeping bag.