Patent ID: 7908669

Claim:
A scarf for protecting clothing while dining or engaging in other activities that may result in spillage on, or soiling of clothing, comprising: a first elongated fabric member having a first side and a second side, having a first edge and a second edge, and having a first end and a second end; a second elongated fabric member having a first side and a second side, having a first edge and a second edge, and having a first end and a second end, the second fabric member being attached to the first fabric member such that the second fabric member substantially covers the second side of the first fabric member and the first fabric member substantially covers the second side of the second fabric member such that the first end of the first fabric member is approximately opposite to the first end of the second fabric member and second end of the first fabric member is approximately opposite to the second end of the second fabric member; a first plurality of fastening devices attached to the first side of the first fabric member, each of the first plurality of fastening devices being substantially flush with the first edge of the first elongated fabric member; and a second plurality of fastening devices attached to the first side of the second fabric member, each of the second plurality of fastening devices being substantially flush with the first edge of the second elongated fabric member, such that the first plurality of fastening devices on the first side of the first fabric member are able to be connected to the second plurality of fastening devices on the first side of the second fabric member such that the first fabric member and the second fabric member form a loop, wherein the loop is of a sufficient size to be worn around the neck of a person, and the first and second ends of the first fabric form a continuous surface protective garment, and wherein the scarf is configured to be wearable as a decorative accessory when the first plurality of fastening devices is not connected to the second plurality of fastening devices, and wherein the first elongated fabric member and the second elongated fabric member are approximately hour glass shaped, such that the ratio of the first end and the second end of the first elongated fabric member and the first end and the second end of the second elongated fabric member to the width of the center of the first elongated fabric member and the second elongated fabric member is approximately 8 to 3.