US 6,408,439 B1Granted

Garment for use in a child car seat

OwnerJulia R. Garforth-Crippeninventor

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Abstract

A garment that can be donned while the wearer is seated, such as in a child car seat, has an upper portion that wraps around the wearer's torso from the front. There are fasteners along the edges that can be fastened behind the wearer. A pair of sleeves are attached to the front of the upper portion. Cuffs that fold over to form mitten-like hand coverings are attached to the ends of the sleeves. There is a neck opening having fasteners to secure behind the wearer's neck. A detachable bib panel attaches to the front of the upper portion. A lower portion extends downward and encloses the wearer's feet and legs. The lower portion is configured as a single pouch for enclosing both of the wearer's legs. Alternately, the lower portion is configured with two separate leg coverings. The leg coverings may be open, closed or have cuffs that fold over to form foot coverings.

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Dependent claims

A garment for covering a user, said garment comprising:

an upper portion sized and configured to cover a front of a torso of the user, said upper portion including:
a front panel,
a right side extension extending from a right side of said front panel,
a left side extension extending from a left side of said front panel,
a right shoulder panel extending upward from said front panel and said right side extension,
a left shoulder panel extending upward from said front panel and said left side extension,
a right arm sleeve extending from said upper portion and located right of said front panel and below said right shoulder panel,
a left arm sleeve extending from said upper portion and located left of said front panel and below said left shoulder panel,
and a lower portion sized and configured to enclose the legs of the user, said lower portion extending downward from said upper portion, said lower portion attached to said upper portion such that a solid panel capable of entirely covering a torso and legs of the user from below the neck is formed,
wherein said garment is sized and configured to allow the user to don said garment when in a seated position and whereby the user may don said garment by placing said garment in front of the user and placing an arm in each of said sleeves, then wrapping said left and right side extensions to the right and left of the user and placing the legs of the user in said lower portion.

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A garment for covering a user, said garment comprising:

an upper portion sized and configured to cover a front of a torso of the user, said upper portion including:
a front panel having an upper edge and a lower edge, said upper edge having a concave cutout forming a neck opening,
a right side extension extending from a right side of said front panel,
a left side extension extending from a left side of said front panel,
a right shoulder panel extending upward from said front panel and said right side extension,
a left shoulder panel extending upward from said front panel and said left side extension,
a right neck tab extending upward from said right shoulder panel,
a left neck tab extending upward from said left shoulder panel,
a first connecting fastener for releasably connecting said right and left neck tabs,
a second connecting fastener for releasably connecting said right and left side extensions,
a right arm sleeve extending from said upper portion and located right of said front panel and below said right shoulder panel,
a left arm sleeve extending from said upper portion and located left of said front panel and below said left shoulder panel,
a right cuff connected to a distal end of said right arm sleeve, said right cuff having a first position, which leaves said distal end of said right arm sleeve open, and a second position, which covers said distal end of said right arm sleeve,
a left cuff connected to a distal end of said left arm sleeve, said left cuff having a first position, which leaves said distal end of said left arm sleeve open, and a second position, which covers said distal end of said left arm sleeve,
and a lower portion attached to said lower edge of said front panel and forming a pouch sized and configured to enclose both legs of the user, said lower portion attached to said front panel such that a single contiguous panel is formed thereby entirely covering a torso and legs of the user from below the neck,
wherein said garment is sized and configured to allow the user to don said garment when in a seated position and whereby the user may don said garment by placing said garment in front of the user and placing an arm in each of said sleeves, then wrapping said left and right side extension to the right and left of the user and placing the legs of the user in said pouch.

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A garment for covering a user, said garment comprising:

an upper portion sized and configured to cover a front of a torso of the user, said upper portion including:
a front panel having an upper edge and a lower edge, said upper edge having a concave cutout forming a neck opening,
a right side extension extending from a right side of said front panel,
a left side extension extending from a left side of said front panel,
a right shoulder panel extending upward from said front panel and said right side extension,
a left shoulder panel extending upward from said front panel and said left side extension,
a right neck tab extending upward from said right shoulder panel,
a left neck tab extending upward from said left shoulder panel,
a first connecting fastener for releasably connecting said right and left neck tabs,
a second connecting fastener for releasably connecting said right and left side extensions,
a right arm sleeve extending from said upper portion and located right of said front panel and below said right shoulder panel,
a left arm sleeve extending from said upper portion and located left of said front panel and below said left shoulder panel,
a right cuff connected to a distal end of said right arm sleeve, said right cuff having a first position, which leaves said distal end of said right arm sleeve open, and a second position, which covers said distal end of said right arm sleeve,
a left cuff connected to a distal end of said left arm sleeve, said left cuff having a first position, which leaves said distal end of said left arm sleeve open, and a second position, which covers said distal end of said left arm sleeve,
and a lower portion attached to said lower edge of said front panel and including:
a right leg sleeve connected to a bottom edge of said upper portion said leg having a right leg opening at a distal end thereof,
and a left leg sleeve connected to said bottom edge of said upper portion having a left leg opening at a distal end thereof,
said lower portion attached to said upper portion such that a solid panel capable of entirely covering a torso and legs of the user from below the neck is formed,
wherein said garment is sized and configured to allow the user to don said garment when in a seated position and whereby the user may don said garment by placing said garment in front of the user and placing an arm in each of said sleeves, then wrapping said left and right side extension to the right and left of the user and placing the left leg of the user in said left leg sleeve and the right leg of the user in said right leg sleeve.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.