Patent ID: 8549666

Claim:
A convertible garment, comprising: a textile material section having a leftmost terminal edge, and a rightmost terminal edge, a first upper corner at a top of the leftmost terminal edge, and a second opposed upper corner at a top of the rightmost terminal edge; a first panel having a first side and a second side, an entirety of the first side being attached to the leftmost terminal edge, the second side folded over on itself to define a first opening; a second panel having a first side and a second side, an entirety of the first side being attached to the rightmost terminal edge, the second side folded over on itself to define a second opening; a first strap having a first end connected to the first upper corner of the textile material section and a second end connected to the rightmost terminal edge; a second strap having a first end connected to the second upper corner of the textile material section and a second end connected to the leftmost terminal edge; a right sleeve attached to the first opening of the first panel; and a left sleeve attached to the second opening of the second panel, wherein the garment is configurable for wear as a sleeved top by wrapping the first panel from the left side of the wearer across a back of the wearer so as to position the right sleeve for covering at least a portion of a right arm of the wearer and wrapping the second panel from the right side of the wearer across the back of the wearer so as to position the left sleeve for covering at least a portion of a left arm of the wearer, the first and second panels being overlapped with one another; the textile material section, the first panel, the second panel, the right sleeve, and the left sleeve are attached so as to be integrally connected to form a unitary member; and the garment is alternately configurable as a sleeveless top by wrapping the first panel from the left side of the wearer around the rear side of the wearer so as to place right sleeve in front of the wearer and wrapping the second panel from the right side of the wearer around the rear side of the wearer so as to place the left sleeve in front of the wearer in such a manner that the left and right sleeves may be tied to one another in front of the wearer.