Convertible article of clothing

Abstract

An article of clothing that may be converted from a vest, to a jacket, to a hooded jacket, to overalls, to a parka or to various types of clothing in between.

What I claim is:  
     
         1 . An article of clothing that can convert from a vest worn over a wearer's upper torso to a jacket, to an overall and to a parka, the article comprising: 
 a vest-like garment designed to be worn over the upper torso of a user, said garment having: 
 a) a hood attached to said garment and a corresponding pocket for storing said hood when desired;  
 b) a pair of arm coverings attached to said garment and a corresponding pair of chambers for storing each of said arm coverings when desired; and  
 c) leg coverings releasably attached to said garment and a compartment within said garment for storing said leg coverings when desired.  
   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising a zipper for opening and closing said compartment for storing the leg coverings.  
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2  further comprising a second zipper for closing the front of the garment for enclosing the user's upper torso.  
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising at least one pocket on the outside of said garment for storing items desired by the user.  
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising an access slot inside the garment for assisting in the placement of the leg coverings over the shoulders of the garment when the leg coverings are stored.  
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 1  wherein each of said arm coverings includes a zipper to fully enclose the upper arm of the wearer.  
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising a draw cord at the base of the garment  
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising an elastic waist attached to the top of the leg coverings and a draw string attached proximate to the top of the leg coverings that allows the leg coverings to be adjusted to the size of the wearer.  
     
     
         9 . An article of clothing comprising: 
 an outer shell;    an inner lining attached to said outer shell along their respective perimeters thereby forming at least one storage compartment between said outer shell and said inner lining, said outer shell and inner lining shaped into a vest;    a pair of sleeves attached to the vest and that may be stored within said storage compartment, said sleeves may be selectively unwrapped to convert the vest into a jacket;    a hood attached to the vest and that may be stored within said storage compartment, said hood may be selectively unwrapped to convert the vest into a hooded vest;    a pair of leggings attached to the vest and that may be stored within said storage compartment, said pair of leggings may be selectively unwrapped to convert the vest into overalls;    wherein when the sleeves, hood and leggings are all unwrapped the vest is converted into a full-body parka.