| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to an improved garment for keeping babies, children and adults warm when in a seated position and more particularly, though not necessarily, to an improved blanket for wearing when in a chair, buggy, wheelchair or the like. It is known to use a blanket to provide warmth to the legs of a wheelchair user. Typically, the blanket is placed upon the thighs; warmth my thereby be retained by the user, albeit be subjected to draughts. However such a blanket is often at least one of bulky, loose, ill fitting, and draughty. Also, it may be dangerous because it may slip off and get caught around the wheelchair wheels, and would be liable to cause an accident. Also, an ordinary blanket often does not provide adequate heat to the user's legs. While parts of the user's legs may be warm there are many gaps allowing any heat that had been retained to be lost. Also when the blanket falls off, all heat will be lost. The present invention seeks to provide, in a general sense, a garment that can securely, repeatedly and conveniently be attached to a seated person, whereby to assist in protecting the person from becoming too cold or too hot. The invention may also be used to protect the wearer in the event that there is some it is raining or from another form of precipitation. According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a garment for a seated person, the garment comprising: a first panel configured to fit over the lap of a user, a second panel configured to fit around the lower legs of the user; fastening means operable to enable the second panel to be retained around the legs of the user.
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