# US 2016/0249696 A1 · Scarf > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0249696 A1 - Document ID: US20160249696A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/987,006 - Filed: 2016-01-04 - Published: 2016-09-01 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-26 - Inventors: Carlene Leonie Wallen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160249696A1 ## CPC - A41D 23/00: Scarves; Head-scarves; Neckerchiefs - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES ## Abstract A scarf for wearing around a person's neck for protection against the elements or as a fashion accessory. The scarf comprises a main portion and two end portions, each end portion extending from opposite sides of the main portion, and the two end portions having thinner front-facing profiles than a front-facing profile of the main portion when the scarf is in a flat configuration. There is at least one attachment positioned on the main portion configured to attach to at least one of the two end portions. The at least one attachment and the at least one of the two ends interact to control the shape of the portion when in use. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A scarf comprising: a main portion, a left end portion and a right end portion, each end portion extending from opposite sides of the main portion, the left and the right end portions having thinner front-facing profiles than a front-facing profile of the main portion when the scarf is in a flat configuration; the main portion having a lower profile line that is lower than lower profile lines of the left and the right end portions when the scarf is in the flat configuration, and the main portion comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a first attachment positioned on a right side of the upper portion and configured for the left end portion to slideably pass through the first attachment; a third attachment positioned on a left side of the upper portion and configured for the right end portion to slideably pass through the third attachment; a second attachment positioned on a right side of the lower portion and configured for the left end portion to slideably pass through the second attachment; a fourth attachment positioned on a left side of the lower portion and configured for the right end portion to slideably pass through the fourth attachment; and in use, the left end portion passed through the first attachment and the second attachment, and the right end portion passed through the third attachment and the fourth attachment to control the shape of the main portion and lift up the lower portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 further comprising a fifth and a sixth attachment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein the main portion tapers downwards, and the upper portion is wider than the lower portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein the first, the second, the third and the fourth attachments each comprise a loop, the loop comprising a first opening and a second opening to pass therethrough, and the first, the second, the third and the fourth attachments are located on a back-facing side of the main portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein the second and the fourth attachments are positioned along a bottom edge of the main portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein the at least one attachment is a loop to receive there through the at least one end. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein: the first attachment comprises a first aperture in the main portion for the left end portion to slideably pass therethough from a front side of the main portion to a back side of the main portion; the third attachment comprises a second aperture defined in the main portion for the right end portion to pass therethrough from the front side to the back side of the main portion; and the second and the fourth attachments are loops located both located on the back side. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 further comprising a fifth attachment that is a loop located on the right side of the upper portion, on the front side of the main portion, and a sixth attachment that is a loop located on the left side of the upper portion, on the front side of the main portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein the second attachment and the fourth attachment each comprise a loop comprising two enclosed sides and two openings on opposite ends of the enclosed sides, each of the enclosed sides having a length greater than a width of each of the openings. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The scarf according to claim 9 wherein the loops for the second attachment and the fourth attachment are horizontally angled. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The scarf according to claim 9 wherein the enclosed sides of the loops for the second attachment and the fourth attachment conform to a shape of the lower profile line of the main portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The scarf according to claim 11 wherein the enclosed sides of the loops and the lower profile line of the main portion are both curved downwards and inwards. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein, when in use by a person wearing the scarf: the main portion rests on a chest of the person; the left and the right end portions wrap behind the neck of the person, and rest on the chest of the person. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The scarf according to claim 1 wherein, in use, material of the lower portion and material of the upper portion are compressed together and held by the left end portion in the first attachment and the second attachment, and by the right end portion in the third attachment and the fourth attachment.