Garment with neck head covering

Abstract

A garment comprises a neck member including a body having two ends, a zipper attached to the body near the ends, and may include a head covering (or hood) member. Other embodiments include vest, jacket or pullover configurations. The zipper, installed in the conventional (up-and-down) manner, may extend the length of the garment; where it approaches the garment's neck portion, the zipper's direction changes to an angle that is about 45 degrees, such that when the zipper is moved into a closed position, the garment enables the wearer to warm their neck, and when the wearer wants to cool down, the zipper is moved into an open position, such that the ends of the neck member are separated and remain open, exposing an area of the wearer and enabling the exposed area to be cooled down without interference from the garment.

1 . A garment comprising: 
 a torso component comprising:    a front member and a back member, each member having an upper portion;    the front member further comprising a pair of side members, the side members having a first end;    the front and back members being joined such that a pair of arm holes are formed therebetween;    a neck member having a body, comprising: 
 two ends, an upper region and  
 a lower region;  
   the torso component being joined at the upper portion to the neck member lower region; and    a means for fastening joining the side members and the two ends, the means for fastening being coextensive with the length of the torso portion and the neck member, the means for fastening being attached to the neck member at an angle that is not parallel with the length of the neck of a wearer; such that when the means for fastening is moved to an open position, the neck member remains open when worn by the wearer.    
   
   
       2 . The garment as described in  claim 1 , wherein the means for fastening is a zipper.  
   
   
       3 . The garment as described in  claim 2 , further comprising a head covering member, the head covering member including an elongated body having a front end, and a back end having a bottom surface; the head covering member being joined to the neck member upper region by attachment of the head covering member proximate the head covering member bottom surface.  
   
   
       4 . The garment as described in  claim 2 , further comprising a pair of sleeves for receiving the arms of the wearer, the sleeves being attached to the garment proximate the armholes.  
   
   
       5 . The garment as described in  claim 3 , wherein the zipper is not coextensive with the length of the torso component.  
   
   
       6 . A garment comprising: 
 a torso component comprising:    a front member and a back member, each member having an upper portion;    the front member further comprising a pair of side members, the side members having a first end;    the front and back members being joined such that a pair of arm holes are formed therebetween;    a neck member having a body, comprising:    two ends, an upper region and a lower region;    the torso component being joined at the upper portion to the neck member lower region; and    a head covering member, comprising: 
 an elongated body having 
 a front end; and  
 a back end having a bottom surface;  
 
 the head covering member being joined to the neck member upper region by attachment of the head covering member proximate the head covering member bottom surface; and  
   a means for fastening joining the side members and the neck member ends, the means for fastening being coextensive with the length of the torso portion and the neck member, the means for fastening being attached to the neck member at an angle that is not parallel with the length of the neck of a wearer, such that when the means for fastening is moved to an open position, the neck member remains open.    
   
   
       7 . The garment as described in  claim 6 , wherein the means for fastening is a zipper.  
   
   
       8 . The garment as described in  claim 7 , wherein the zipper is not coextensive with the length of the torso component.