Convertible Jacket
AssigneeAdiff, LLC
InventorAngela Luna
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a convertible jacket and, in particular, to a convertible jacket that is convertible between a wearable configuration to a tent configuration. The convertible jacket can include a body having one or more panels, sleeves attached to the body about sleeve openings, an inflatable air channel for providing a frame for the convertible jacket in a tent configuration, a fastening means for securing the air channel to the body, a base, and a means for securing the base to a bottom edge of the body. Methods are also provided for converting the convertible jacket from a wearable configuration to a tent configuration.
Claims18
A jacket convertible to a tent, comprising:
- a body having one or more panels, sleeve openings, and a front zipper;
- sleeves attached to the body about the sleeve openings;
- an inflatable air channel frame extending along a portion of the body;
- the tent having a bottom perimeter and one or more panels supported by the air channel frame when the air channel frame is inflated.
A method for converting a jacket from a wearable configuration to a tent configuration, comprising:
- providing a jacket body having one or more panels, sleeve openings, and a front zipper, sleeves attached to the body about the sleeve openings, and an inflatable air channel;
- pulling the sleeves through the sleeve openings to arrange the sleeves on an interior side of the body;
- closing the front zipper to attach a first edge of the body to a second edge of the body;
- securing the base to the bottom edge of the body;
- and
- inflating the air channel to form a frame to support the one or more panels in a tent configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.