Sectionalized over-garment

摘要

A sectionalized over-garment which is convertible for appropriate climatic adaptation during extended outdoor use includes a vest section and a skirt section. The vest section includes a front body opening, as well as arm holes and a pair of access holes respectively located between an arm hole and the front opening. Importantly, the user can manipulate the open/close function for each hole/opening from inside the vest section. As a parka, the vest section includes a hood. The skirt section can be engaged with the vest section to establish a full body over-garment. And, alone, the skirt section can function as a small tent or shelter. When a panel is deployed from the bottom of the skirt section to cover the feet, and with the opening and holes of the vest section closed, the over-garment functions as a sleeping bag.

主权项

1. A sectionalized over-garment for use in protecting a human user from adverse climatic conditions, wherein the user defines a vertical axis extending between the head and feet of the user when the user is standing, the over-garment comprising:
a vest section dimensioned to drape downwardly from the shoulders of the user and over the torso of the user, wherein the vest section is formed with a collar centered on the axis at the shoulders of the user and includes an anterior body opening coplanar with the axis and extending from the collar to a bottom hem of the vest section, and further wherein the vest section is formed with a pair of laterally positioned arm holes oriented substantially parallel to the axis and respectively extending from a shoulder portion of the vest section to a point adjacent the bottom hem of the vest section, and a pair of access holes located between the body opening and a respective arm hole and oriented substantially parallel to the body opening; a zipper for selectively opening and closing the body opening; a zipper-half extending along the length of the bottom hem; a substantially rectangular shaped skirt section having an upper edge and a lower edge, with opposed, parallel side-edges extending therebetween; a zipper-half extending along the upper edge of the skirt section for engagement with the zipper-half of the vest section to connect the skirt section with the vest section; and a pair of side-edge zipper-halves, with each side-edge zipper-half affixed to a respective side-edge of the skirt section for selective engagement between the zipper-halves to wrap and hold the skirt section around the legs of the user.