Patent ID: 8438665

Claim:
A garment configured to be worn by a wearer, the garment comprising: a torso portion, the torso portion having a neck opening that is adapted and configured to encircle the wearer's neck; a hood, the hood having a top portion, a rear portion, and opposite side portions, the top portion of the hood being adapted and configured to at least partially cover the top surface of the wearer's head, the rear portion being attached to the top portion and to the neck opening of the torso portion of the garment, the side portions being attached to the rear portion and the top portion of the hood, each side portion having a lower margin that is releaseably attachable to the neck opening in a manner allowing the side portion to be adjustable between retracted and extended configurations, each side portion being attached to the neck opening and adapted to cover one of the wearer's ears when the side portion is in its extended configuration, each side portion being detached from the neck opening and folded upward and rearward when the side portion is in its retracted configuration in manner such that the wearer's respective ear can be exposed while the top portion of the hood covers the top surface of the wearer's head and remains attached to the torso portion of the garment via the rear portion of the hood.