Patent ID: 7467422

Claim:
A one-piece hooded scarf, unattached to any garment, comprising: a tubular neckpiece of variable height having a top end and a bottom peripheral end, not formed by connecting two lateral ends of an elongated rectangular strip, the neckpiece hugging and conforming with the shape of the neck having openings or channels for breathing produced from a woven, knitted or crocheted material elastically deformable in two axes; a hood connected at the bottom peripheral end of the neckpiece at a position placing the hood outside of the neckpiece allowing free movement of the hood into and out of the head without affecting the neckpiece, and leaving the top end of the neckpiece open thereby allowing free introduction of the neckpiece by pulling the tubular neckpiece over the head of a wearer; and, a longitudinally directed tail extending from the bottom peripheral end of the neckpiece, the tail having a length of at least approximately twice the length of the neckpiece when the neckpiece is fully extended.