US 12,611,058 B1Granted

Body-encompassing blanket

OwnerJessica Cooperinventor

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Abstract

A body-encompassing blanket includes a lower panel configured to cover the front of a user's lower body, an upper front panel divided into two parts forming sleeves, and a back panel extending from a waist opening toward an upper back region. A rear leg panel is attached to the lower panel to define a pocket that encloses the lower legs and feet of the user. The waist opening facilitates entry and exit and includes adjustable closure fasteners. Arm openings allow access to the sleeves, and hems and interior seams incorporate clean-finish stitching and overlock reinforcement. The blanket provides warmth, mobility, and a comfortable, non-restrictive fit suitable for seated or reclined use.

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A body-encompassing blanket, comprising:

a rectangular blanket body formed from a textile and having a front side, a rear side, a lower portion, an upper portion, a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposite lateral edges;
a lower panel disposed in the lower portion of the blanket body and configured, when the blanket is worn by a user, to extend across a front of lower legs of the user;
a back panel disposed in the upper portion of the blanket body and configured, when the blanket is worn by the user, to extend upwardly from a waist region of the user across a back of the user;
a waist opening extending transversely across the blanket body between the lower panel and the back panel and sized to receive a torso of the user;
a pair of upper front panels extending from opposite sides of the back panel and configured to be positioned over shoulders of the user when the user is wearing the blanket;
a pair of sleeves, each sleeve extending from a corresponding one of the upper front panels and each sleeve having interior seams with overlock stitching;
a rear leg panel located on the rear side of the blanket body and attached to the lower panel along a pair of lower panel side seams and along a lower panel lower seam, the rear leg panel and the lower panel together defining a pocket sized and positioned to receive and enclose lower legs and feet of the user while the blanket is worn, such that, in use, the blanket encompasses the body of the user with the exception of a head, buttocks, and rear surfaces of thighs of the user;
a pair of arm openings formed in the blanket body and aligned with the sleeves to permit passage of arms of the user into the sleeves;
a plurality of closure fasteners selected from buttons, snaps, and hook-and-loop fasteners attached along the waist opening and adjustable to vary a size of the waist opening to accommodate users of different body sizes while providing a snug fit at the waist;
and,
respective hems extending along the top edge, the bottom edge and the opposite lateral edges of the blanket body, the hems each having a folded clean finish with a top needle stitch, and the lower panel lower seam having a clean finish box cut at a lower hem of the respective hems of the lower panel.

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Abstract

A body-encompassing blanket, comprising:

a rectangular blanket body formed from a textile and having a front side, a rear side, a lower portion, an upper portion, a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposite lateral edges;
a lower panel disposed in the lower portion of the blanket body and configured, when the blanket is worn by a user, to extend across a front of lower legs of the user;
a back panel disposed in the upper portion of the blanket body and configured, when the blanket is worn by the user, to extend upwardly from a waist region of the user across a back of the user;
a waist opening extending transversely across the blanket body between the lower panel and the back panel and sized to receive a torso of the user;
a pair of upper front panels extending from opposite sides of the back panel and configured to be positioned over shoulders of the user when the user is wearing the blanket;
a pair of sleeves, each sleeve extending from a corresponding one of the upper front panels and each sleeve having interior seams with overlock stitching;
a rear leg panel located on the rear side of the blanket body and attached to the lower panel along a pair of lower panel side seams and along a lower panel lower seam, the rear leg panel and the lower panel together defining a pocket sized and positioned to receive and enclose lower legs and feet of the user while the blanket is worn, such that, in use, the blanket encompasses the body of the user with the exception of a head, buttocks, and rear surfaces of thighs of the user;
a pair of arm openings formed in the blanket body and aligned with the sleeves to permit passage of arms of the user into the sleeves;
a plurality of closure fasteners selected from buttons, snaps, and hook-and-loop fasteners attached along the waist opening and adjustable to vary a size of the waist opening to accommodate users of different body sizes while providing a snug fit at the waist;
and,
respective hems extending along the top edge, the bottom edge and the opposite lateral edges of the blanket body, the hems each having a folded clean finish with a top needle stitch, and the lower panel lower seam having a clean finish box cut at a lower hem of the respective hems of the lower panel.

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