Patent ID: 8032948

Claim:
A self-packable upper body garment for a person, comprising: an upper body garment having a front portion and a back portion with lateral sides proximate the sides of a wearer, the garment having a yoke panel on said back portion and sleeve openings wherein said sleeve openings are proximate a respective intersection of said front portion, said back portion, and said yoke panel, said back portion comprising: an exterior outer shell layer; an outer shell layer; an inner lining layer generally overlain by said exterior outer shell layer; a circumscribing seam joining said exterior outer shell layer to said inner lining layer in a circumscribed pattern to form a first pocket therein of confined space between said exterior outer layer and said inner layer; an elongate, generally vertical pocket opening through said exterior outer shell layer and proximate one of said lateral sides for hand access to said first pocket; closure means for opening and closing said vertical pocket opening; and two elongate backpack straps positioned within said first pocket and having strap ends opposedly attached to said circumscribing seam; wherein said first pocket spans a portion of said back portion between said lateral sides of said back.