Moisture-Resistant Cape

Abstract

A moisture-resistant outer wear garment is provided for keeping a wearer and his accoutrement dry. The garment is a rain cape having a hood and a unibody drape. Two armholes are disposed in the sides of the drape to facilitate a full range of motion of the user's arms. In the front of the drape, a zipper closure extending from a hood down to the bottom opening of the drape provides easy access to the interior volume of the garment. The body drape is oversized so that it can fully cover a user and a backpack, briefcase, or other carrying case, when in use.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) A moisture resistant outer wear garment, comprising:
 a body drape formed from a single sheet having a circular perimeter and having an outer surface and an interior liner;   a hood extending from an upper aperture in said body drape, wherein said upper aperture is an off-center cut out in said body drape;   a pair of armholes extending through said body drape, wherein said armholes are a pair of cutouts in said body drape, disposed between said upper aperture and said perimeter of said body drape, and positioned at no more than 180 degrees apart;   a closure means extending from a bottom edge of said hood down to said perimeter of said body drape and providing access to an interior of said body drape.   
     
     
         2 ) The device of  claim 1 , wherein said hood is integrally formed into said body drape. 
     
     
         3 ) The device of  claim 1 , wherein said outer surface is water resistant. 
     
     
         4 ) The device of  claim 1 , wherein said closure means is a zipper. 
     
     
         5 ) The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a drawstring secured around an outer edge of said hood and operable to cinch the diameter of said outer edge of said hood. 
     
     
         6 ) The device of  claim 1 , wherein said interior liner is made of a fabric material. 
     
     
         7 ) The device of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of said body drape lying distal from said closure means and behind said armholes is larger in area than the area of said body drape encompassing said closure means and lying between said armholes.