Convertible poncho
OwnerBarney J. Brewerinventor
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Abstract
A convertible poncho which may be adapted for use either as a protective covering for bicycles, motorcycles and the like, as a ground cover, or as protective rainwear for the rider. The cover is detachably secured to the bicycle by fastening means attached along the peripheral edges and to the interior faces of the cover. Additional fastening means are provided to detachably secure selected portions of the cover in a folding arrangement to adapt the cover for use as a poncho or as a ground cover. Apertures in the fore and aft portions of the covering are provided to allow a lock or cable to pass through the covering and capture a wheel of the vehicle. A detachable hood may be wrapped around the seat of the vehicle and secured by a drawstring or may be attached to the cover and adapted for use as a protective hood for the rider.
Claims17
A convertible poncho comprising:
- at least one sheet of flexible, water-resistant material defining opposite side panels including upper and lower peripheral edges, lower releasable fastening means along said lower peripheral edges and upper complementary releasable fastening members at selected locations on interior portions of said panels, a limited opening formed at an intermediate portion of said upper peripheral edge, said lower releasable fastening means on said lower peripheral edges attachable to said upper complementary releasable fastening members on said interior portions of said panels whereby to detachably secure front and rear portions of said panels in folded relation to one another in the form of a poncho, said lower releasably fastening means including a pair of spaced fasteners along said lower peripheral edge of each panel attachable together to define a sleeve.
A convertible poncho, comprising:
- a pair of symmetrical panels of flexible, water-resistant material, said panels each of generally rectangular configuration having upper and lower peripheral edges and front and rear vertical peripheral edges, first releasable fastening means including fastening members along said lower peripheral edges and at selected locations on interior portions of said panels, said upper peripheral edges having second releasable fastening means including fastening members for securing said upper peripheral edges together with a limited opening formed at an intermediate portion of said upper peripheral edges, selected members of said first releasable fastening means on said lower peripheral edges attachable to selected of said fastening members on said interior portions of said panels whereby to detachably secure front and rear portions of said panels in folded relation to one another in the form of a poncho, of generally triangular configuration with downwardly convergent front and rear edges a hood member having at least one peripheral edge including fastening means attachable to selected members of said second releasably fastening means on opposing faces of said limited opening formed at an intermediate portion of said upper peripheral edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.