Garment with detachable drop cloth

A vest/jacket for painters. It includes detachable sleeves, pockets and loops to hold various types of tools and supplies used by painters. It also includes a detachable drop cloth attached to the inside of the vest/jacket.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
This invention relates, in general, to vest/jackets, and, in particular, to 
a vest/jacket which can be worn by a painter and which has a built in drop 
cloth. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART 
In the prior art various types of vests for workmen have been proposed. For 
example. U.S. Pat. Nos. Des. 257,910 and Des. 261,447 disclose vests which 
have pockets which can be folded into a use or non-use position. 
U.S. Pat. No. 4,369,526 discloses a utility vest having plurality of 
detachable pouches for carrying various types of tools or supplies. 
U.S. Pat. No. 5,487,190 discloses a vest having a series of horizontally 
disposed open ended sleeves for carrying caulking containers. 
While various types of vest for workmen have been proposed, none have been 
designed to be used specifically by painters. The present invention is 
designed with a painter's needs in mind, and includes not only means for 
carrying various types of tools, but also a detachable drop cloth. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention comprises a vest/jacket for painters. It includes 
detachable sleeves, pockets and loops to hold various types of tools and 
supplies used by painters. It also includes a detachable drop cloth 
attached to the inside of the vest/jacket. 
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new workmen's 
vest/jacket for painters. 
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new workmen's 
vest/jacket for painters which includes a detachable drop cloth. 
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be 
fully apparent from the following description, when taken in connection 
with the annexed drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring now to the drawings in greater detail, FIG. 1 shows the present 
invention 1 designed to be used by painters and which comprises a 
vest/jacket 2 which has detachable sleeves 3 (only one of which is shown 
in FIG. 1). The sleeves 3 can be attached to the arm holes 5 in the body 
of the vest/jacket by zippers 4, however, it should be understood that any 
type of fastener such as, but not limited to, Velcro could also be used to 
attach the sleeves to the vest/jacket. 
The vest/jacket also has a zipper 7 to secure the vest/jacket on a person. 
Again, any conventional fastener could be used instead of the zipper 
without departing from the scope of the invention. Attached to the 
vest/jacket 2 is a plurality of pockets or pouches 6, 8 which could be 
used to hold various tools that a painter might use. The number and 
position of the pockets or pouches 6, 8 could be varied without departing 
from the scope of the invention. Attached to the sides of the vest/jacket 
2 are loops 9 which will hold tools such as a paint brush or spackle 
knife. Again, the number and position of the loops 9 could be varied. 
Preferably, the vest/jacket would be made from 100% cotton, however, other 
material could be used. In addition the vest/jacket would come in 
different sizes, such as small, medium and large, to fit everyone. 
FIG. 2 shows the inside of the vest/jacket 2 with a drop cloth 10 in a 
folded condition. Normally, the drop cloth could be stored in this 
position until it is needed by the user. In the stored position the drop 
cloth would be out of the way, and would not interfere with a painter's 
normal activities while he/she is wearing the vest/jacket. The drop cloth 
could be made from a canvas-like material and sprayed with a polyurethane 
to prevent paint or other liquids from soaking through the drop cloth. The 
drop cloth could be made from other materials without departing from the 
scope of the invention. 
FIGS. 3-6 show the steps taken to unfold the drop cloth 10 in order to use 
it. The first step is shown in FIG. 3, where the drop cloth is unfolder, 
about a fold line 17, in a vertical direction from the position shown in 
FIG. 2. This will position the drop cloth into two side-by-side portions 
15, 16 which are folded and unfolded along a fold line 17. The VELCRO hook 
and loop fasteners 11, 12, 13, 14 which hold the drop cloth in the folder 
position, shown in FIG. 2, are shown in FIG. 3. Obviously other fastening 
means can be substituted for the The VELCRO hook and loop fasteners if 
desired. 
The next step is to unfold the drop cloth in a horizontal direction so the 
two portions 15, 16 are outside the area of the vest/jacket 2 as shown in 
FIG. 4. In this figure the snaps 19, which cooperate with complimentary 
snaps 20, shown in FIG. 6, and which hold the drop cloth to the 
vest/jacket are shown. 
The next unfolding step is shown in FIG. 5, in which the portions 15, 16 
are again unfolded in a horizontal direction to expose portions 21, 22. 
The dotted lines 23, shown in FIG. 5, are fold lines which are double 
seamed to allow the cloth to be folded and unfolded perfectly each time. 
The final step is shown in FIG. 6, which shows the drop cloth after it has 
been unsnapped from the vest/jacket and positioned in a vertical downward 
direction from the vest/jacket. The drop cloth is now ready to be used by 
a painter. In order to place the drop cloth back in the vest/jacket, the 
above steps would be performed in the reverse order. 
Although the Painter's Pal and the method of using the same according to 
the present invention has been described in the foregoing specification 
with considerable details, it is to be understood that modifications may 
be made to the invention which do not exceed the scope of the appended 
claims and modified forms of the present invention done by others skilled 
in the art to which the invention pertains will be considered 
infringements of this invention when those modified forms fall within the 
claimed scope of this invention.