Patent ID: 7707651

Claim:
A wearable and convertible maternity outerwear garment, comprising: a coat having two sleeves and left front and right front portions, each attached to and extending from a back portion; a first fastener for securing the left front and right front portions together and for enabling the addition of a first panel or a second panel to the coat; wherein the first panel is wider at the top and tapered from the top to the bottom for wrapping around a baby and for accommodating growth of the baby, the first panel having first and second opposing sides and including a second fastener for securing the first panel to the coat, the second fastener comprising a first portion along the first side and a second portion along the second side; and wherein the first panel includes left upper, center upper, and right upper portions, the left and right upper portions comprising shoulder extensions extending from opposite sides of the center upper portion for wrapping over corresponding shoulders of the baby to cover a substantial portion of the neck of the baby; and wherein the second panel is wider at the bottom and tapered from the bottom to the top—for accommodating growth of a mother during pregnancy, the second panel having third and fourth opposing sides and including a third fastener for securing the second panel to the coat, the third fastener comprising a third portion along the third side and a fourth portion along the fourth side.