# US 11,026,456 B2 · One-piece looped scarf

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- Number: US 11,026,456 B2
- Document ID: US11026456B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/170,551
- Filed: 2018-10-25
- Published: 2019-10-10
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-04-06
- Applicants: Asma Smith
- Inventors: Asma Smith
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11026456B2

## CPC

- A41D 23/00: Scarves; Head-scarves; Neckerchiefs
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

Embodiments are provided for a one-piece clothing garment that forms an integrated headband and scarf. Additionally, the headband and scarf are formed in a way that the headband is sewn at an upward angle forming an indent at the connection point that provides neck protection without air leakage. Also, a method of forming a one-piece clothing garment that has a scarf portion and a headband portion is disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A clothing garment comprising a headband portion and a scarf portion,
wherein the headband portion is made out of a first loop that comprises a headband tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side together to form the headband tube having two ends that are connected together;
wherein the scarf portion is made out of a second loop that comprises a scarf tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side to form the scarf tube having two ends that are connected together; and
wherein the headband portion first loop is connected with the scarf portion second loop at a connection point.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein the headband first loop portion has a width; and
the connection point runs an entirety of the width of the headband first loop portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein the scarf second loop portion has a width; and
the connection point runs an entirety of the width of the scarf second loop portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1,
wherein the two ends of the headband tube are sewn together to form the headband loop portion;
wherein the two ends of the scarf tube are sewn together to form the scarf loop portion; and
wherein the headband loop portion and the scarf loop portion are sewn together to form the connection point between the headband loop portion and the scarf loop portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, further comprising pulling the headband tube and scarf tube portions inside out to hide sewing seams formed by sewing together the respective elongated top and bottom sides of the headband and scarf tubes.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The clothing garment of claim 4, wherein the sewn portions are formed by single or double stitch sewing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, further comprising a first slit on a first end of the connection point and a second slit on a second end of the connection point to form a narrowed connection point that lies between the first and second slits.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein the garment is constructed from a single piece of fabric.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein an indent is formed at the connection point when the headband loop portion is pulled up and away from the scarf loop portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein the headband loop portion and the scarf each have a width and the widths of the headband loop portion and the scarf portion are the same size.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein the headband loop portion and the scarf each have a width and the widths of the headband loop portion and the scarf portion are different sizes.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein the clothing garment is made out of a stretchable fabric.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The clothing garment of claim 1, wherein the clothing garment is made out of a fabric selected from the group consisting of polyesters, cotton, wool, denim, leather, down, fur, nylon, and spandex.

### Claim 14

A method of making a clothing garment comprising:
cutting out a clothing material comprising a scarf portion and a headband portion from a piece of fabric,
sewing together an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side of the headband portion to form a headband tube having two ends;
sewing together an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side of the scarf portion to form a scarf tube having two ends;
forming a headband loop by sewing together the two ends of the headband tube;
forming a scarf loop by sewing together the two ends of the scarf tube; and
connecting the headband and scarf loops at a connection point.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the clothing garment is constructed from a single piece of fabric.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the scarf portion and a headband portion cut from a clothing material each have a width and the widths of the scarf portion and the headband portion are the same size.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the scarf portion and a headband portion cut from a clothing material each have a width and the widths of the scarf portion and the headband portion are different sizes.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the sewing together of the two ends of the headband loop and the sewing together of the two ends of the scarf loop are done at the connection point.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, further comprising cutting a first slit on a first end of the connection point and cutting a second slit on a second end of the connection point to form a narrowed connection point that lies between the first slit and the second slit; and
wherein the cutting of the first slit and the second slit is done prior to forming the headband loop and the scarf loop.

### Claim 20 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, further comprising pulling the headband and scarf tubes inside out to hide sewing seams that are formed by sewing together the respective elongated top and bottom sides of the headband loop and scarf loop portions.
