Multiple-Entry/Egress Sleeping Bag For Adjustable Body Coverage

Abstract

A sleeping bag comprises an elongate shell having an interior space sized and shaped to receive a user therein. A plurality of sealing devices are associated with a corresponding plurality of body segment access openings spaced apart through the shell such that each of the plurality of sealing devices may be actuated to permit a user's selected body segment to be extended through the shell into the interior space. A method of making a sleeping bag comprises forming a sleeping bag sized and shaped to cover a user's body. A plurality of body segment access openings having a corresponding plurality of sealing devices are inserted through a top cover at a location corresponding to a body area of the user selected from the group of areas comprising: near the neck, near the chest, near the waist, near the knees, and near the ankles.

1 . A sleeping bag comprising: 
 an elongate shell having an interior space sized and shaped to receive a user therein;    a plurality of sealing devices associated with a corresponding plurality of body segment access openings spaced apart through said shell such that each of the plurality of sealing devices may be actuated to permit a user's selected body segment to be extended through said shell into said interior space.    
   
   
       2 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of body segment access openings is positioned at a location corresponding to a body area of the user selected from the group of areas comprising: near the neck, near the chest, near the waist, near the knees, and near the ankles.  
   
   
       3 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of body segment access openings extends substantially across the width of the shell where it is located.  
   
   
       4 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein said shell has two opposed ends and said opposed ends are both closed.  
   
   
       5 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein said shell comprises a first member and a second member.  
   
   
       6 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sealing devices comprises a selectively engageable and disengeable hook and loop fastener.  
   
   
       7 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sealing devices comprises a pair of selectively engageable opposite polarity flexible magnetic strips.  
   
   
       8 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sealing devices comprises a selectively engageable zipper.  
   
   
       9 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of sealing devices comprises a luminescent material.  
   
   
       10 . The sleeping bag of  claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the selectively engageable zipper comprises a luminescent material.  
   
   
       11 . A method of making a sleeping bag comprising: 
 forming a sleeping bag sized and shaped to cover a user's body;    inserting a plurality of body segment access openings having a corresponding plurality of sealing devices through a top cover at a location corresponding to a body area of the user selected from the group of areas comprising: near the neck, near the chest, near the waist, near the knees, and near the ankles.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the sealing device is chosen from the group consisting of: selectively engageable hook and loop fastener strips; selectively engageable opposite polarity flexible magnetic strips; and a selectively engageable zipper.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the selectively engageable zipper comprises a luminescent material.