Mult-Part Combinable Sleeping Bag

Abstract

A multi-part sleeping bag for use in camping, backpacking, mountain climbing, and the like is disclosed. The sleeping bag comprises an elongated body having a bottom panel and a top panel, each panel having an outer surface and an inner surface and a peripheral edge connecting the surfaces. The sleeping bag includes at least one closure means extending along at least a closable portion of the peripheral edge of each panel, adapted to selectively fix the closable portion to each other, or to selectively enable separation of each panel from the other making the bag convenient for household washing machines. The panels are rectangular in shape in plan view or taper in reducing width from a head end to a foot end. Further, a second closure means on each panel mutually joins another sleeping bag forming a two person sleeping bag.

1 . A sleeping bag comprising:
 an elongated body having a bottom panel and a top panel, each panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a peripheral edge connecting the outer and inner surfaces;   at least one closure means extending along at least a closable portion of the peripheral edge of each panel, the closure means adapted to selectively fix the closable portion of the peripheral edges of each panel to each other, or to selectively enable separation of each panel from the other panel;   whereby each panel may be separated from the other for separate washing thereof, and each panel may be fixed to the other to form the sleeping bag.   
   
   
       2 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1  wherein each panel tapers in reducing width from a head end to foot end. 
   
   
       3 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1  wherein each panel is substantially rectangular in shape in plan view. 
   
   
       4 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1  wherein the closure means may be fixed along exactly one side of each panel, whereby the sleeping bag may be placed in an open and flat configuration. 
   
   
       5 . The sleeping bag of  claim 1  wherein at least one panel further includes a second closure means, whereby a second sleeping bag may be mutually joined thereto.