Patent ID: 8468612

Claim:
A scarf system ( 100 ) comprising: (a) a rectangular scarf ( 101 ) having an inside layer ( 200 ), an outside layer ( 210 ), a top edge ( 118 ), a bottom edge ( 119 ), a first scarf end ( 110 ) and a second scarf end ( 112 ); wherein the scarf comprises a height ( 114 ) from the top edge ( 118 ) to the bottom edge ( 119 ) between 1 foot and 2 feet, and a width ( 115 ) from the first scarf end ( 110 ) to the second scarf end ( 112 ); and (b) a first aperture ( 120 ) disposed on the inside layer ( 200 ) of the scarf ( 101 ) toward the first scarf end ( 110 ), a second aperture ( 122 ) disposed on the inside layer ( 200 ) of the scarf ( 101 ) toward the second scarf end ( 112 ); wherein the first aperture ( 120 ) allows access to a permanently sealed first sleeve pocket ( 130 ) that is formed at the first scarf end ( 110 ), and the second aperture ( 122 ) allows access to a permanently sealed second sleeve pocket ( 132 ) that is formed at the second scarf end ( 112 ); wherein the first sleeve pocket ( 130 ) and second sleeve pocket ( 132 ) each has a depth ( 140 ) of at least 16 inches, and a width ( 142 ) of at least 17 inches, wherein the first sleeve pocket ( 130 ) and second sleeve pocket ( 132 ) can accommodate an insertion of a hand up to an elbow of a person wearing the scarf ( 101 ), wherein (i) the first aperture ( 120 ) and the second aperture ( 122 ) being the only two access opening into the scarf ( 101 ), (ii) the first aperture ( 120 ) and second aperture ( 122 ) are each independently formed through the inside layer ( 200 ), (iii) the first and second sleeve pockets are independently sealed from each other, (iv) the first ( 130 ) and second ( 132 ) sleeve pockets are independently located between the inside ( 200 ) and outside layer ( 210 ), and (v) the inside layer ( 200 ) forms the first ( 130 ) and second ( 132 ) sleeve pockets and the inside layer ( 200 ) also forms a non-pocket region of the scarf.