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US 2022/0175051 A1Published application
Garment with deployable mask
OwnerJamie Handlerinventor
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Abstract
An upper garment positionable upon the torso of a user is provided with an annular collar portion extending from a head and neck opening. The annular collar is deployable from a retracted position appearing as a turtleneck style collar to a deployed position wherein a face mask is formed. The collar is held in the deployed position by ear openings therein which engage over opposing ears of the user.
Claims10
A garment apparatus comprising:
- a garment body having a front side and a rear side, said garment body formed of flexible textile fabric;
- said garment body having arm openings formed on opposing sides thereof;
- said garment body having a neck opening formed at an upper end thereof;
- said garment body positionable on the torso of a user;
- an annular collar formed of said flexible textile fabric extending from a first end engaged to said garment body at said neck opening to a distal edge at a second end thereof;
- said collar having a retracted position wherein said distal edge and an end portion of said collar adjacent thereto is folded against a portion of said collar in between said first end and said second end thereof;
- said collar having a deployed position wherein said collar extends unfolded from said first end to said second end thereof.
- said collar having a first ear opening therein positionable in a first removable engagement upon a first ear of said user with said collar in a deployed position;
- said collar having a second ear opening therein opposite said first ear opening, said second ear opening positionable in a second removable engagement upon a second ear of said user with said collar in said deployed position;
- said first ear opening in said first removable engagement defining a first removable connection to maintain said collar in said deployed position;
- said second ear opening in said second removable engagement defining a second removable connection to maintain said collar in said deployed position;
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- a front portion of said flexible fabric forming a mask covering the nose and mouth of said user with said collar in said deployed position.
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