Upper garment with an inflatable collar

Abstract

A garment has an inflatable collar having a sealed cavity and an air cock communicating with the sealed cavity for injecting and discharging air therethrough. The cavity may be formed by placing an arc shaped tube in the collar or by making the collar with fiber or cloth coated with a sealing material. According to the present invention, the collar, when inflated, is adapted to surround and/or support the wearer's neck for use as a pillow.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A garment with an inflatable collar, said garment comprising: a neck portion; a collar attached to said neck portion of said garment, said collar having an enclosed cavity; an inflatable tube completely enclosed in said collar having a dimension suitable to comfortably support the wearer's head and neck against a headrest of a chair when said tube is inflated; and a member communicating with said tube for injecting and discharging air, wherein said tube is manually inflated through said member.