Patent ID: 7395555

Claim:
A foldable protective garment comprising: an outer shell shaped to fit about the arms, chest, torso and legs of the body of a wearer, said outer shell being foldable into a compact position; and a pouch defining a generally closed shape having an inner volume and coupled to said outer shell, said pouch being shaped and sized to receive generally all of said outer shell in said inner volume when said outer shell is in said compact position, said pouch including an upper mouth and a lower mouth located on a generally opposite side of said pouch relative to said upper mouth, wherein said upper mouth and said lower mouth are both selectively openable and closable, and wherein said pouch is movable between an internal position wherein said pouch is generally located inside said outer shell and an external position wherein said pouch is generally located outside said outer shell, and wherein when said pouch is in said internal position said pouch has an inner surface formed in a generally closed loop tubular shape and an outer surface formed in a generally closed loop tubular shape, and wherein when said pouch is in said external position said pouch is located in an inverted configuration wherein said inner surface is located outside said outer surface.