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Combination Sweatshirt and Travel Pillow

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-08-10
LATTA JR ROBERT S
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This patent describes a combination pillow and sweatshirt that can be easily transformed into a pillow and tied around the user's waist. The sweatshirt has a flexible liner with a pouch that can hold the sweatshirt and adjust its firmness as a pillow. The sweatshirt can also have a hood to provide additional warmth and privacy. The patent allows for a convenient and practical solution for travelers who need warmth, comfort, and protection from the elements.

Problems solved by technology

However, if the traveler wants to rest or take a nap while traveling, it is difficult to find a comfortable position to support one's head.
There has never been designed a combination pillow and sweatshirt that provides both of these functions in a singular device, all within its own carrying pouch.

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[0028]Turning first to FIG. 1 there is illustrated the inventive sweatshirt / pillow 10. Although the word “sweatshirt” is used throughout, it is meant to include such articles of clothing worn bout the user's torso including, but not limited to a sweatshirt, shirt, sweater, jacket, or windbreaker. The sweatshirt 10 is illustrated as a hooded sweatshirt having a body 12 and sleeves 14. The sweatshirt has a collar 15 at the top of the 12 in a conventional manner. There is a hood 16 which has drawstrings 17 on either side in order to tighten the hood around the user's head. There is a pouch 18 formed from a front sheet of material 20 and a rear sheet of material 22. The front and rear sheets 20 and 22 are joined, generally by sewing, along two sides 24, 26 and a bottom edge 28. A top 30 does not have the front and rear sheets 20, 22 sewn together, but rather only the top of the rear sheet 22 is attached to the collar 15 thus forming an open top in the pouch 18. The rear sheet 22 is atta...

third embodiment

[0034]FIG. 20 through FIG. 22 illustrate the third embodiment, which is a variation of the double hood embodiment. A soft, flexible inner lining 40 is sewn inside the inner hood 38. The lining 40 is sewn around its outer edges into the inner hood 38 but a portion of the lowermost portion of the liner 42 is left unsewn. FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of the hoods in which a lining 40 is stitched to form a rectangular storage region or pouch 44 within the lining 40. Stitching 46 goes from each side of the inner hood 38 for several inches, then the stitching 46 goes vertically upward toward the crown of the inner hood 38 for approximately six to nine inches, but in no case all the way to the top or crown of the inner hood 38. Then the stitching 46 proceeds toward the center to form the substantially rectangular pouch 44 with an opening 48 at the bottom of the pouch 44. However, it must be noted that the pouch 44 does not have to be rectangular, and in fact it may be semicircular in shape....

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Abstract

A wearable garment that is a combination sweatshirt and pillow. The sweatshirt has a body, arms, a collar and a hood attached to the collar. A pouch having an open top, closed sides, and a closed bottom is attached to the collar. The pouch lies over the sweatshirt body when in a first position and is rotated over the top to a second position for receiving the sweatshirt body and arms when they are rolled and inserted into the pouch forming a pillow. The hood can be placed over a user's head with the pouch oriented against the user's neck to function as a pillow. In a second embodiment, the garment is provided with a second hood over the first hood. In a third embodiment, a pouch is sewn into a liner in the hood which receives the sweatshirt.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is based on and claims the priority of U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 62 / 293,517 filed Feb. 10, 2016.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a sweatshirt or sweater that can be rolled up to form a travel pillow having a hood to cover the user's head and face if desired.BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]Travelers seek comfort and rest while traveling on plane, train, boat or any other transportation system. However, if the traveler wants to rest or take a nap while traveling, it is difficult to find a comfortable position to support one's head. Having a pillow to support your head and neck comfortably has always been a concern. Various travel pillows have been designed and sold in the past. There are inflatable pillows, pillows jammed into stuff sacks, pillows that have their own carrying case, and pillows made of numerous materials. A shortcoming of all of these pillows is that they h...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D15/04A41D27/20A47G9/10A41D1/04
CPCA41D15/04A41D1/04A41D27/201A47G9/1045A41D2300/322A41D2200/20A41D2400/422A41D2300/33A41D2300/32A47G9/1081
Inventor LATTA, JR., ROBERT S.
Owner LATTA JR ROBERT S
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