Patent ID: 7574751
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A combined multi-person and wheelchair protective covering for allowing a user and a caretaker to employ an existing wheelchair in outdoor environments during inclement weather, said combined multi-person and wheelchair protective covering comprising: first and second ponchos; means for removably attaching said second poncho to said first poncho; means for adjusting each of said first and second ponchos about respective heads of the user and the caregiver; and means for simultaneously securing each of said first and second ponchos about respective bodies of the user and the caregiver and the existing wheelchair during operating conditions; wherein each of said first and second ponchos comprises a flexible body; an annular opening formed in a central region of a top surface of said body, said opening being suitably sized such that the user head and the caregiver head respectively penetrate therethrough during operating conditions, said body being draped about respective shoulders of the user and the caregiver such that said body extends downwardly and outwardly therefrom; and a flexible hooded portion monolithically formed with a rear edge of said annular opening, said hooded portion extending upwardly and away from said top surface of said body, said hooded portion being suitably shaped and sized such that the user and caregiver heads are introduced into an interior of said hooded portion, said hooded portion simultaneously contacting and surrounding a major portion of a top portion, side portions, and a back portion of the user head and the caregiver head respectively during operating conditions; wherein said removably attaching means and said adjusting means are independently and simultaneously adjustable.