Patent ID: 11589626

Abstract:
The present invention is directed to upper-body apparel having integrated gloves, wherein the gloves can easily switch between a stowed position and a donned position. The apparel comprises a pair of sleeves, each sleeve having an opening configured for extending a hand, the sleeve having an upper portion and a lower portion, the sleeve opening having an upper segment and a lower segment each extending along circumference of the sleeve opening, the upper segment extends along the upper portion of the sleeve and the lower segment extends along the lower portion of the sleeve. A glove having a palm side, a rear side, and a glove opening, a palm segment of the periphery of the glove opening extends along the palm side of the glove, and a rear segment of the periphery of the glove opening extends along the rear side of the glove. A flap having a front edge and an opposite rear edge, the rear edge having two opposite corners, the flap is made of stretchable material. The upper segment of the sleeve opening is coupled to the rear segment of the glove opening. The palm segment of the glove opening is coupled to the front edge of the flap, the two opposite corners of the rear edge of the flap coupled to the upper portion of the sleeve. The glove is sandwiched between the upper portion of the sleeve and the flap.