Patent ID: 7222371

Claim:
An improved shawl comprising: a sheet of fabric comprising an inner surface and an outer surface defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, a right side edge and a left side edge, wherein said sheet of fabric is dimensioned to allow a right hand and a left hand of a human user to each extend beyond said right edge and said left edge of said sheet of fabric when said top edge of said sheet of fabric is draped over a pair of shoulders of the human user; a right arm closure extending from said inner surface of said sheet of fabric proximate to said right edge, said right arm closure comprises a width that is less than a width of a human forearm and defines an opening dimensioned to allow said right hand to pass therethrough; a left arm closure extending from said inner surface of said sheet of fabric proximate to said left edge, wherein said left arm closure comprises a width that is less than a width of a human forearm and defines an opening dimensioned to allow said left hand to pass therethrough; a right side weight secured to said inner surface of said sheet proximate to said right arm closure; and a left side weight secured to said inner surface of said sheet proximate to said left arm closure.