Coat retaining method and apparatus
OwnerLisa Caramanisinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for retaining an article of clothing, such as a jacket or coat, relative to a wearer. The apparatus can have a central portion, a first shoulder loop with first and second ends coupled to the central portion, a second shoulder loop with first and second ends coupled to the central portion, and a mechanism, such as a pair of jaws or a coupling flap, for retaining and supporting an article of clothing relative to the central portion. The method can have the wearer dispose his or her arms through the shoulder loops and retain an article of clothing using the retaining and supporting mechanism.
Claims5
A method for retaining an article of clothing relative to a wearer comprising the steps of:
- providing a retaining apparatus comprising a first elongate member for overlying a first shoulder of a wearer wherein the first elongate member has a first end and a second end;
- a second elongate member for overlying a second shoulder of a wearer wherein the second elongate member has a first end and a second end;
- a means for retaining the first elongate member overlying a first shoulder of a wearer;
- a means for retaining the second elongate member overlying the second shoulder of the wearer;
- a means for coupling the first ends of the first and second elongate members at a central portion;
- and a means for retaining and supporting an article of clothing relative to the first ends of the first and second elongate members;
- providing an article of clothing
- disposing the first and second elongate members overlying the first and second shoulders of the wearer;
- causing the article of clothing to be retained by the retaining apparatus by use of the means for retaining and supporting an article of clothing relative to the first ends of the first and second elongate members;
- whereby the article of clothing can be comfortably yet securely retained and supported by the retaining apparatus without requiring use of a wearer's hands or arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.