Cuff constructions
OwnerAnne M. Buenos, Jane M. Buenos +1inventors
InventorsAnne M. Buenos, Jane M. Buenos, Leroy M. Sylverst
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Abstract
A cuff construction having readily accessible coverings for hands, feet and head is provided. The cuff is generally integrally attached to an article of clothing, and folds in on itself for storing the coverings. The cuff is formed at an opening in a garment, such as a glove, sleeve, neck or leg and included a panel along about one half of the circumference of the opening with the two adjacent edges of the panel secured to the cuff. The panel is switchable between a first open position allowing the head, hand or foot to pass through and a second closed position forming a covering around the appendage. The covering may take the form of a glove or mitten, a sock or shoe, or a ski mask or the like. A pocket for ready storage may also be provided.
Claims13
A cuff construction for an article or clothing, comprising:
- at least one opening formed in the article of clothing;
- a cuff having an inner surface and an outer surface formed about the opening and having a distal end;
- a panel having a distal end and two adjacent sides secured to the distal end of the cuff, the panel having a first side extending for at least a portion of the perimeter of the distal end of the cuff at the opening forming a fold line and the first side of the panel secured to the cuff at the opening and the two adjacent sides of the panel secured to the cuff for forming a pocket access facing away from the opening to define a first open position, the panel adapted to be folded once about the fold line from the first open position to a second closed position, the first open position allowing an appendage of a wearer to pass through the opening in the article of clothing and in the second closed position the panel folded over the opening to form a covering for the wearer's appendage;
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- at least one finger covering integrally attached to the cuff and having a channel communicating with the inner surface of the cuff, the finger covering dimensioned to receive a finger of the wearer when the panel is in the closed position, the panel dimensioned so that the finger covering is concealed and stored in the pocket when the panel is folded once about the fold line from the second closed position to the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.