Trash bag raincoat

Abstract

The trash bag raincoat is made of substantially waterproof material, having sufficient length to enclose at least the shoulder, torso and back areas of a person of a predetermined height and size range. Preferably, the trash bag raincoat includes a hood extendable from an opening along the bottom of the bag and sleeves extendable from openings in the side edges of the bag. The openings are equipped with re-sealable fasteners, so that the hood and sleeves are tucked inside the bag with the openings sealed by the fasteners for use as a trash bag. When the openings are unsealed a person can withdraw the hood and sleeve elements and wear the trash bag upside down while placing the wearer's arms through the side openings into the sleeves and placing the wearer's head through the unsealed bottom opening into the hood, thus providing rain protection for the wearer.

1 . A trash bag raincoat, comprising: 
 a bag made of substantially waterproof material, the bag having an open top, a bottom, and opposing side edges, the bag having an opening defined in the bottom and the opposing side edges;    a hood attached to the bag adjacent the bottom opening, the hood being movable between an extended position deployed outside the bag and a retracted position tucked within the bag;    a pair of sleeves attached to the bag adjacent each of the side openings, respectively, the sleeves being movable between an extended position outside the bag and a retracted position tucked within the bag; and    re-sealable fasteners disposed along the bottom opening and the side edge openings;    whereby the bag is configurable for use as a trash bag with the sleeves and the hood in the retracted position and the fasteners sealed, and configurable for use as a raincoat with the hood and the sleeves in the extended position, the fasteners being unsealed.    
   
   
       2 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 1 , wherein said re-sealable fasteners comprise tongue and groove fastening closure mechanisms.  
   
   
       3 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 1 , wherein said re-sealable fasteners comprise mating hook and loop fasteners.  
   
   
       4 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 1 , wherein said re-sealable fasteners comprise adhesive fasteners.  
   
   
       5 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 1 , wherein said bag is made from plastic.  
   
   
       6 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 1 , wherein said bag is made from polyethylene.  
   
   
       7 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 1 , wherein said bag is made from polypropylene.  
   
   
       8 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 1 , further comprising a drawstring disposed around the open top of the bag.  
   
   
       9 . A trash bag raincoat, comprising: 
 a bag made of substantially waterproof material, the bag having an open top, a bottom, and opposing side edges, the bag having an opening defined in the bottom;    a hood attached to the bag adjacent the bottom opening, the hood being movable between an extended position deployed outside the bag and a retracted position tucked within the bag; and    means for re-sealably fastening the bottom opening;    whereby the bag is configurable for use as a trash bag with the hood in the retracted position, and configurable for use as a raincoat with the hood in the extended position.    
   
   
       10 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 9 , wherein said bag has openings defined in the side edges, the trash bag raincoat further comprising: 
 a pair of sleeves attached to the bag adjacent each of the side openings, respectively, the sleeves being movable between an extended position outside the bag and a retracted position tucked within the bag; and    means for re-sealably fastening the side edge openings.    
   
   
       11 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 10 , wherein said means for re-sealably fastening the bottom and side edge openings comprises tongue and groove fastening closure mechanisms.  
   
   
       12 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 9 , wherein said bag is made from plastic.  
   
   
       13 . A trash bag raincoat, comprising: 
 a bag made of substantially waterproof material, the bag having an open top, a bottom, and opposing side edges, the bag having a bottom opening and openings defined in the opposing side edges;    a pair of sleeves attached to the bag adjacent each of the side openings, respectively, the sleeves being movable between an extended position outside the bag and a retracted position tucked within the bag; and    means for re-sealably fastening the bottom opening and the opposing side edge openings;    whereby the bag is configurable for use as a trash bag with the sleeves in the retracted position, and configurable for use as a raincoat with the sleeves in the extended position.    
   
   
       14 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 13 , further comprising a hood attached to the bag adjacent the bottom opening, the hood being movable between an extended position deployed outside the bag and a retracted position tucked within the bag.  
   
   
       15 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 13 , wherein said means for re-sealably fastening the bottom and side edge openings comprises tongue and groove fastening closure mechanisms.  
   
   
       16 . The trash bag raincoat according to  claim 13 , wherein said bag is made from plastic.