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  Hooded changing garmentUSPTO Application #: 20070061940Title: Hooded changing garment Abstract: The changing garment protects the privacy of a wearer while removing or donning attire. The garment provides privacy by covering the wearer's body from view while the wearer changes his or her clothes underneath the garment. The garment includes a torso-covering portion, a lower portion covering the portion of the body not covered by the torso-covering portion, two sleeves attached to openings at the sides of the upper portion of the torso-covering portion. The sleeve openings at the torso are sufficiently large enough so that a person wearing the garment may retract their arms into the interior of the torso-covering portion. The sleeves are sufficiently long so that when a wearer's arms are pulled into the interior of the garment, the sleeves cover the sleeve openings so that the wearer's body is not visible to a prospective observer outside of the garment. (end of abstract) Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd - Arlington, VA, US Inventor: Darryl L. Cazares USPTO Applicaton #: 20070061940 - Class: 002086000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Body Garments, Overcoats, Convertible To Bifurcated The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070061940. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to apparel, and in particular to a garment suitable for wearing in a beach environment providing privacy for the changing of clothing underneath the garment. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Many people visit beaches in order to participate in a wide variety of water activities. Examples of popular beach activities include surfing, snorkeling, boogie boarding, scuba diving, and swimming. When engaging in water-based activities, it is common to wear clothing specifically designed for the water environment. [0005] Examples of clothing intended for wear in the water includes swimming suits such as swimming trunks, Speedos, and bikinis. In situations where the water is cold, protective suits such as wetsuits and drysuits are often worn to provide additional comfort and protection against hypothermia by insulating the wearer from the cold water. [0006] While the clothing described above is certainly appropriate for water activities, quite often upon exiting the water, wearers of water appropriate clothing desire to change into other clothing. For example, wearers of bikinis may find that their apparel is not deemed to be acceptable, or attracts undue attention in some settings away from the water. While Speedos may be acceptable around the water or while swimming in competition, in some settings away from the beach or a pool, Speedos are viewed by some with derision or ridicule. Swimmers wearing wetsuits and drysuits may find such garments to be uncomfortable upon leaving the water. The fabric used in wetsuits and drysuits may consist of neoprene layers several millimeters thick. For example, in water temperatures of 50-75 degrees Fahrenheit, a wetsuit of 7 mm thick, insulating neoprene is recommended. However in air temperatures of a similar range, a beachgoer may be comfortable in far lighter weight attire. Wetsuits and drysuits are generally tight fitting often including seals that squeeze tightly at the wrists or ankles. Wearers may also find that these insulating suits constrict their movements making it desirable to remove them when insulation from cold water is not necessary. In some cases people may simply find wearing wet garments problematic. For example, wet clothing may be damaging to the upholstery of furniture or the interior of a car. [0007] For at least the above reasons, people may wish to change out of their beach attire after participating in water activities at a beach or swimming pool. It may also be desired to travel to the beach wearing regular dry activity clothing and to change into swimwear at the beach. [0008] In some cases, there may be no appropriate changing facilities near the water. Depending on personal modesty, or the laws and mores of a particular area, some people may want or need to guard their privacy when changing clothes at a public beach. One solution is to change clothes under the cover of a large beach towel. Changing garments while holding a towel around one's body may be particularly difficult to manage with tight fitting garments such as a wetsuit. Wetsuits are often difficult to don or remove even with two free hands and the body motion required to remove the garment may tend to cause the body to become uncovered. [0009] Another solution is to provide a portable enclosure such as a tent in which a beachgoer can change into or out of swimwear. While this solution can be successfully used, the solution requires carrying around a fairly bulky item. [0010] A desirable solution is to provide a wearable garment under which a person may change clothing. A swimmer could change clothes by pulling his or her arms, and the attire the swimmer desires to change into within the confines of the garment that is roomy enough to change inside. Preferably the changing garment should cover the upper and lower portions of the body so that optimal privacy is maintained for the changer. The changing garment should be designed so that a person can pull their arms within the garment without leaving open holes in the sleeve or torso area to compromise the changer's privacy. Ideally the garment will present an aesthetically pleasing appearance so that it is wearable on the beach. [0011] Thus, a hooded changing garment solving the aforementioned problems is desired. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0012] The hooded changing garment is a garment for protecting the privacy of a wearer while removing or donning attire. The garment protects privacy by covering the wearer's body from view while the wearer changes his clothes underneath the garment. The garment includes a torso-covering portion, a lower portion covering the portion of the body not covered by the torso-covering portion, two sleeves attached to openings at the sides of the upper portion of the torso-covering portion. The sleeve openings at the torso are sufficiently large enough so that when wearing the garment the wearer may retract his or her arms into the interior of the torso-covering portion. The sleeves are sufficiently long so that when a wearer's arms are pulled into the interior of the garment, the sleeves cover the sleeve openings so that the wearer's body is not visible to a prospective observer outside of the garment. [0013] A lower portion of the garment extends from the bottom of the torso-covering portion and is open at the bottom. The lower portion of the garment is sufficiently long to cover portions of the body about which the wearer desires privacy and is sufficiently long so as to preserve the wearer's privacy while the wearer makes the body motions necessary to change into or out of attire such as swimming trunks, a wet suit or a bikini underneath the changing garment. The changing garment may extend below the wearer's knees and may also be long enough to extend below a wearer's ankles when the garment is donned. The garment may also include a hood attached to the opening at the top of the torso-covering portion. The hood may be provided with a drawstring for closing the hood and the opening at the top of the torso-covering portion. [0014] The overall width of the torso and lower portion of the garment is wide enough so that the garment encloses a sufficient volume not to unduly constrain the movements of the wearer once the wearer has retracted his arms within the interior of the garment so that the wearer may change into or out of attire, such as a swim suit and/or a wet suit. [0015] The lower portion of the garment may be hemmed, with the hem containing a drawstring that can be used to tighten the garment around the body. The lower portion of the garment may be rolled up around a wearer's body with the hem of the garment tightened using the drawstring to hold the garment in place around the waist of the wearer. In this configuration the changing garment presents an appearance similar to a conventional sweatshirt. The changing garment may be made of cotton fleece material as used for a conventional sweatshirt. The material may also be made of a water absorbent material. [0016] These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0017] FIG. 1 is an environmental, perspective view of a hooded changing garment according to the present invention. [0018] FIG. 2 is a front view of the changing garment with the wearer's arms retracted into the garment. [0019] FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the lower portion of the changing garment showing the drawstring in the changing garment hem. [0020] FIG. 4 is a front view of the changing garment rolled up and tied off at waist using the drawstring. [0021] FIG. 5 is a front view showing wearer changing into a swimsuit underneath the changing garment. Continue reading... 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