Convertible garment

• US 4,689,831 A
• Filed: 06/27/1986
• Issued: 09/01/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Homebodies Incorporated 350 Greens Farms Road Westport Fairfield Connecticut
• Original Assignee: Homebodies, Inc.
• Inventors: Greenberger, Susan, Horwich, Kate B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Troutman, Doris L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Olds, Judith L.
• Application Number:
  US06/879,452
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• Field of Search: 2/94, 2/108, 2/114, 2/95, 2/115, 2/93
• US Class Current: 2/93
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 15/04 Garments convertible into other articles
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/422 into a pocket
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 4/12 into coats or capes

Abstract

A garment which is converted into a carrying pack to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back. The invention comprises a garment, a pocket on the side of the garment, and straps on the inside of the garment, the pocket being invertible such that the garment may be folded therein, forming a carrying bag and exposing straps which enable the carrying bag to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back.

Claims

1. A convertible garment comprising a garment and a pocket on a side of the garment, the pocket being invertible such that the garment may be folded therein, thereby forming a carrying bag adapted to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back.

2. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment is a jacket.

3. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment is a jacket with straps fastened to the inside, such that when the jacket is folded into the carrying bag, the straps are disposed on the outside of the bag and enable the bag to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back.

4. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment is a one piece pajama.

5. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment is a one-piece pajama having straps fastened to the inside, such that when the garment is folded into the carrying bag, the straps are disposed on the outside of the bag and enable the bag to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back.

6. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment is a night shirt.

7. A garment as defined in claim 1 wherein said garment is a night shirt with straps fastened to the inside, such that when the night shirt is folded into the carrying bag, the straps are disposed on the outside of the bag and enable the bag to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back.

8. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment is a two-piece pajama.

9. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said garment is a two-piece pajama having straps fastened to the inside of the shirt portion of the garment, such that the entire garment can be folded into the carrying bag with said straps being disposed on the outside of the bag, enabling the bag to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back.

10. A garment having a carrying pocket located on a back portion of the garment, and straps fastened at both ends inside the garment such that when the garment is pushed inside the pocket, the straps are disposed on the outside of the pocket, whereby a bag is formed which is adapted to be worn on an individual'"'"'s back and to be held thereon by the straps.