Patent ID: 8553919

Claim:
A combination of a hooded garment and an audio source system which are together configured for safety comprising: a garment comprising: a hood portion and a body portion and absent any lanyard or other means for cinching the hood; the hood having an outside panel and a lining panel the lining panel having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface facing the outside panel and at least a partial hood inner space being defined between the outside panel and the lining panel; the hood portion being sewn to the body portion to define a line of joinder; a pocket in the body portion which pocket is open exteriorly of the garment; a tube extending from a top end proximate the line of joinder to a bottom end proximate the pocket and the tube being sewn into the inside of the body portion and the top end being openly sewn with the line of joinder to form a closed path from the hood inner space into the tube; an audio source system comprising: a pair of speakers with one speaker placed on a right side of the hood and one speaker on a left side of the hood at a place selected for listening when the hood is worn the speakers each secured in a pocket; a wire extending from each speaker to a point of coming together proximate the line of joinder and the wires confined in the hood inner space; the wires extending together from the hood inner space into the tube at the tube top end and then exiting the tube at the tube bottom end and extending into the pocket and having a connection end with a connection means exteriorly available by way of the pocket to connect to an audio source device; a first securing tab attached to the wires where they are together proximate the line of joinder and the securing tab being attached to the hood; whereby two safety features are present one by the wires being fully enclosed from the speakers through to the bottom of the tube and second by the securing tab preventing any cinching of the hood upon pulling of the end of the wires such as at the connection end.