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Wearable protective changing garmentRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Body GarmentsWearable protective changing garment description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070204375, Wearable protective changing garment. 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 the field of protective garments. More specifically, the preferred embodiment of the present invention involves a water-resistant, reversible, and lightweight garment that, when worn, allows a wearer to change clothes underneath in privacy, and can be comfortably worn for protection against climatic elements before or after changing occurs. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Many outdoor activities generally require the use of special clothing to participate. For example, it is typically recommended that surfers and divers wear a wetsuit to keep the body protected from wind and cold water temperatures. After participating in such activities, one must often change clothing in a public facility or near other people to stay warm, drive home, or engage in other activities such as going to a restaurant or shopping. In many instances however, public facilities or private changing quarters are not available due to the remoteness of the location or the circumstances of the activity. For example, surfers may park on the side of a road far from a designated beach area with changing facilities, and hike down to the water to surf the biggest waves. Similarly, a diver on a crowded boat may be forced to wear a wet wetsuit for a prolonged period due to a limited availability of suitable changing facilities or if they are in between dives. Even in locations where changing facilities are available, such as designated beach areas, if the parking, surfing, and public facility locations are spaced far apart or in different directions, a person may be forced to walk considerable distances and spend valuable time to change clothes in a public facility. Thus, either in a location with or without suitable changing facilities, safely changing clothes in public can be difficult. [0005] If no adequate facilities are available, changing clothes without accidentally exposing oneself can be a burdensome task. This task frequently involves one person holding a towel around another person to enable that person to change without exposing themselves. If no facilities and a second person are not available however, the options for changing clothes without public exposure are rather limited. A first option is for a person change in their car. However this can be awkward and carries a heightened possibility of public exposure. Another option is to try to find a secluded place to change. However, this option might require walking a long distance and can present safety issues if a person is all alone in a remote area. A final option is to forego changing until reasonable changing facilities can be reached. This option, while not always available, often requires burdensome and repetitive travel, may involve getting in their vehicles with a wet wetsuit, is time consuming, and does not allow a person to change clothes to be immediately prepared to engage in other activities that are occurring in the same location or close by. [0006] Previous garments have been designed to allow a person to change clothes in public places without exposing oneself to other people. These garments generally take the form of a wrap or robe consisting of water-absorbent material. While some have been effective in providing a certain degree of privacy during changing, the garments have not been designed to allow a person to comfortably wear the garment after changing has occurred to fully protect the person from the various elements of nature. For example, because these previous garments absorb water, a wearer of the damp garment after changing runs the risk of dampening the newly changed clothes and increases the possibility of becoming sick if windy or cold weather conditions are present. Further, previous garments do not cover a majority of the wearer's body, but rather expose certain parts of the wearer to cold, wind, or rain, increasing the risk of sickness and discomfort by the wearer. Additionally, previous garments have not contained a feature that allows a wearer to removably attach the garment to the side of a boat or other vessel when not being worn, to help facilitate the drying and storage of the garment. [0007] Therefore, it would be highly desirable to provide a water-resistant, reversible, and lightweight garment that, when worn, allows a wearer to change clothes underneath in privacy, and can be comfortably worn both before and after changing has occurred for protection against various climatic elements. [0008] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. In addition, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] The principle advantage of this invention is to provide a garment that can be worn to facilitate the changing of clothes in public places. [0010] Another advantage of this invention is to provide a garment for changing clothes that allows a person to comfortably wear the garment in public places before or after the changing of clothing has occurred. [0011] Another advantage of this invention is to provide a garment for facilitating the changing clothes in public that contains water-resistant material. [0012] Another advantage of this invention is to provide a garment for facilitating the changing clothes in public that is lightweight. [0013] And still another advantage of this invention is to provide a garment for changing clothes that allows a person to secure the garment to a surface while not in use. [0014] And yet a further advantage of this invention is to provide a garment for changing clothes that allows a person to attach the garment to a surface to increase drying time. [0015] And yet a further advantage of this invention is to provide a garment for changing clothes that contains an enclosure means attached to the garment for storing the garment when not in use. [0016] And still a further advantage of this invention is to add a new and unique garment to the field of clothes changing garments. [0017] These advantages, and other advantages of the invention, will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from the disclosure of the present invention as set forth herein. [0018] The present invention involves a garment that allows a wearer to change clothes in privacy and can be comfortably worn for protection before, during, and after changing. Preferably, the garment contains two sides of partially absorbent material separated by a water resistant layer. Alternatively, the garment can include a partially absorbent interior layer and a substantially water resistant exterior layer. The garment contains a hood, sleeves, and two apertures that allow a wearer to reach underneath the garment to change clothes. The garment can contain interior and exterior pockets to store items and keep the wearer's hands protected. The garment contains sufficient room underneath to enable a wearer to comfortably change clothes. The present invention can include a means for securing the garment to a fixed object to facilitate drying. The garment can also be folded up and stored within an enclosure located within the interior of the garment. [0019] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0020] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principals of this invention. [0021] FIG. 1 depicts a front view of the wearable protective changing garment, partially exposing the interior portion, constructed in accordance with the present invention; Continue reading about Wearable protective changing garment... Full patent description for Wearable protective changing garment Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Wearable protective changing garment patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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