Two-handed receptacle

A receptacle for receiving the left hand of a first person and the right hand of a second person, comprising

• a) a left wrist and hand compartment connected to each other for enclosing the left wrist and hand, respectively, and a right wrist and hand compartment connected to each other for enclosing the right wrist and hand, respectively, each of said hand compartments comprising
• i) a palm-and-fingers section for enclosing the fingers and back and front side of the palm, excluding the thumb;
• ii) a thumb section connected to the palm-and-fingers section for enclosing the thumb;
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• iii) means for covering an opening provided in the front palm side of the palm-and-fingers section of each hand compartment when said palm-and-fingers sections are not joined to each other, said opening having a perimeter defining an area generally covering the front of the palm and fingers of the hand, excluding the thumb;
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• b) means for removably joining the left and right hand compartments about the perimeter of the respective openings when said openings are uncovered by the respective means for covering the openings.

A pair of mittens capable of being converted to a receptacle for receiving the left hand of a first person and the right hand of a second person, comprising

• a) a left- and right-handed mitten, each comprising a wrist and hand compartment connected to each other for enclosing the wrist and hand, respectively, said hand compartment comprising
• i) a palm-and-fingers section for enclosing the fingers and back and front side of the palm, excluding the thumb;
• ii) a thumb section connected to the palm-and-fingers section for enclosing the thumb;
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• iii) a removable flap for covering an opening provided in the front palm side of the palm-and-fingers section of each mitten when said palm-and-fingers sections are not joined to each other, said opening having a perimeter defining an area generally covering the front of the palm and fingers of the hand, excluding the thumb;
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• b) means for removably joining the left- and right-handed mittens about the perimeter of the respective openings when said openings are uncovered by the respective flaps.