MULTI-USE GARMENT
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1. A multi-use garment, comprising:
- a generally rectangular body of fabric material having a front face and an opposed rear face, the body of fabric material having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a pair of opposed side edges each extending between the upper and lower edges, a horizontal center line being defined midway between the upper and lower edges and a vertical center line being defined midway between the side edges;
a first and a second arm hole defined through the body of fabric material, the arm holes being generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line;
a first and a second pocket element each attached to the front face of the body of fabric material so as to define a respective first and second pocket each having a pocket opening, the first and second pocket elements being generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line and being disposed above the horizontal center line, the pocket openings each being directed toward the vertical center line of the body of fabric material;
a first pair of connecting elements disposed on the front face of the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line;
a second pair of connecting elements disposed on the rear face of the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line;
wherein the multi-use garment may be worn by a user in various configurations by folding the body of fabric material and/or orienting the body of fabric material on the user'"'"'s body and/or interconnecting connecting elements.
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A multi-use garment includes a generally rectangular body of fabric material, a first and second arm hole defined through the body of fabric material and symmetrically disposed side to side. A first and a second pocket may be provided as well as a plurality of connecting elements and/or sleeve fastening elements.
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1. A multi-use garment, comprising:
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a generally rectangular body of fabric material having a front face and an opposed rear face, the body of fabric material having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a pair of opposed side edges each extending between the upper and lower edges, a horizontal center line being defined midway between the upper and lower edges and a vertical center line being defined midway between the side edges; a first and a second arm hole defined through the body of fabric material, the arm holes being generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; a first and a second pocket element each attached to the front face of the body of fabric material so as to define a respective first and second pocket each having a pocket opening, the first and second pocket elements being generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line and being disposed above the horizontal center line, the pocket openings each being directed toward the vertical center line of the body of fabric material; a first pair of connecting elements disposed on the front face of the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; a second pair of connecting elements disposed on the rear face of the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; wherein the multi-use garment may be worn by a user in various configurations by folding the body of fabric material and/or orienting the body of fabric material on the user'"'"'s body and/or interconnecting connecting elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multi-use garment, comprising:
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a generally rectangular body of fabric material having a front face and an opposed rear face, the body of fabric material having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a pair of opposed side edges each extending between the upper and lower edges, a horizontal center line being defined midway between the upper and lower edges and a vertical center line being defined midway between the side edges; a first pair of connecting elements disposed on the front face of the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; a second pair of connecting elements disposed on the rear face of the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; a first pair of sleeve fastening elements disposed adjacent one of the side edges of the body of fabric material, the first pair of sleeve fastening elements being spaced apart from each other with one disposed above the horizontal center line and one disposed below the horizontal center line; a second pair of sleeve fastening elements disposed adjacent the other of the side edges of the body of fabric material, the second pair of sleeve fastening elements being spaced apart from each other with one disposed above the horizontal center line and one disposed below the horizontal center line; wherein connecting the first pair of sleeve fastening elements to each other and connecting the second pair of sleeve fastening elements to each other configures the multi-use garment to form two sleeve-like portions for receiving arms of a user when the multi-use garment is wrapped about the user'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A multi-use garment, comprising:
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a generally rectangular body of fabric material having a front face and an opposed rear face, the body of fabric material having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a pair of opposed side edges each extending between the upper and lower edges, a horizontal center line being defined midway between the upper and lower edges and a vertical center line being defined midway between the side edges; a first and a second arm hole defined through the body of fabric material, the arm holes being above the horizontal center line and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; a pocket element attached to the front face of the body of fabric material so as to define a pocket having a pocket opening, the pocket element being disposed above the horizontal center line, the pocket opening being directed toward the vertical center line of the body of fabric material; a first pair of connecting elements disposed on the front face of the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; an additional pair of connecting elements disposed on the body of fabric material and generally symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the vertical center line; wherein the multi-use garment may be worn by a user in various configurations by folding the body of fabric material and/or orienting the body of fabric material on the user'"'"'s body and/or interconnecting connecting elements.
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