Combination hood and scarf garment

Abstract

The present invention relates to a combination hood and scarf garment developed to maintain the wearer's full front body, upper back, shoulders, full neck, ears, full head, and face insulated from the cold weather. This garment is designed with a long scarf whose strips of fabric can be fastened together with buttons to provide full coverage of the wearer's body, much like a blanket. The flexibility of the design allows the wearer to unfasten the strips of fabric and use them as a scarf to insulate the neck and shoulders. Designed without a full back and any sleeves allows this garment to be folded flat and compact enough to fit inside a conventional purse or handbag when not in use. The hood is designed with special curvatures that coincide with the shape of the wearer's head and neck so as to minimize any folding or wrinkling of the fabric.

1 . A combination hood and scarf garment as fashionable wearing apparel for the human body comprising:
 a head cover having a bottom edge and two flat panels joined together with a seam along the side and top edge thereof;   a long neckpiece with substantially greater length than width and having a top edge and a middle section and wherein said top edge is attached to said bottom edge of said head cover at said middle section leaving strips of fabric having a top edge at each side of said head cover; and   a fastening means having a first half and a second half and mounted along said top edge of said strips of fabric wherein said fastening means are used to join together said top edge of said strips of fabric.   
     
     
         2 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 1 , wherein said two flat panels of said cover head cover are side panels. 
     
     
         3 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 1 , wherein said two flat panels of said head cover comprises a front panel and a back panel. 
     
     
         4 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 1 , wherein said strips of fabric of said long neckpiece are substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         5 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 1 , wherein said strips of fabric of said long neckpieces are substantially triangular. 
     
     
         6 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means is a plurality of buttons. 
     
     
         7 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means is a single button. 
     
     
         8 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 1 , wherein said fastening means is a zipper. 
     
     
         9 . A combination hood and scarf garment as fashionable wearing apparel for the human body comprising:
 a head cover having a bottom edge and two flat panels joined together with a seam along the side and top edge thereof;   a long neckpiece with substantially greater length than width and having a top edge, and a middle section, and wherein said top edge is attached to said bottom edge of said head cover at said middle section leaving strips of fabric having a top edge at each side of said head cover having a front face and a back face;   a fastening means having a first half and a second half and mounted along said top edge of said strips of fabric wherein said fastening means are used to join together said top edge of said strips of fabric; and   a pocket having a top edge, a bottom edge, two side edges, and an opening wherein said pocket is attached to each said strips of fabric of said neckpiece.   
     
     
         10 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said two flat panels of said cover head cover are side panels. 
     
     
         11 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said two flat panels of said head cover comprises a front panel and a back panel. 
     
     
         12 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said strips of fabric of said long neckpiece are substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         13 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said strips of fabric of said long neckpieces are substantially triangular. 
     
     
         14 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said fastening means is a plurality of buttons. 
     
     
         15 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said fastening means is a single button. 
     
     
         16 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said fastening means is a zipper. 
     
     
         17 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said pocket is attached to said front face of said strips of fabric of said long neckpiece. 
     
     
         18 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said pocket is attached to said back face of said strips of fabric of said long neckpiece. 
     
     
         19 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said opening of said pocket is along said top edge of said pocket. 
     
     
         20 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said opening of said pocket is along one of said side edges of said pocket. 
     
     
         21 . The combination hood and scarf garment in  claim 9 , wherein said opening of said pocket is along said top edge and one of said side edges of said pocket.