Garment Having Work Revealing Window and Method of Use

Abstract

The invention is a garment or like apparel that has a substantially transparent window connected to a pocket or cavity within the garment or like apparel, with the garment or like apparel being adapted to selectively reveal work performed preferably on a hand-held electronic device that is contained within the pocket or other garment or apparel cavity. The garment or like apparel is useful in allowing the manipulation of the hand-held electronic device contained within a cavity of the garment or like apparel while protecting the user's hands from the weather or harsh environment or while keeping such use discreet or private.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A hand garment for use in manipulating a hand-held electronic device within said hand garment while observing said manipulation from without said hand garment and without exposing a user's hands to inclement weather, said hand garment defined by:
 a first access opening having a first cuff and a second access opening having a second cuff, each of said first and second cuffs being flexible and drapeable;   an outer surface being an exterior surface of said hand garment;   a window formed in said outer surface and adapted such that when at least one of a hand and a hand-held electronic device is located within said hand garment, at least one of said hand and said hand-held electronic device is viewable through said window from without said hand garment;   a window covering that is openable and closeable and is completely spaced from said first and second cuffs such that said outer surface is located between said window covering and said first cuff in an open and a closed position of said window covering, and said outer surface is located between said window covering and said second cuff in the open and closed positions of said window covering; and   a fastening mechanism securing said window covering to said hand garment when said window covering is in the open position.   
     
     
         2 . The hand garment of  claim 1 , wherein said hand garment further includes a hand-held electronic device removably contained within said hand garment. 
     
     
         3 . The hand garment of  claim 1 , wherein said fastening mechanism includes a hook and loop closure mechanism. 
     
     
         4 . The hand garment of  claim 1 , wherein said hand garment further includes a strap that is engageable and disengageable to secure said hand garment to a user of said hand garment. 
     
     
         5 . The hand garment of  claim 1 , wherein said hand garment further defines a muff wherein said window covering having a hook and loop closure mechanism is openable and closable, and further comprising a strap that is engageable and disengageable to secure said muff to a user of said muff. 
     
     
         6 . A muff for use in manipulating a hand-held electronic device within said muff while observing said manipulation from without said muff and without exposing a user's hands to inclement weather, said muff having:
 a first access opening having a first cuff and a second access opening having a second cuff, each of said first and second cuffs being flexible and drapeable;   an outer surface being an exterior surface of said muff;   a window formed in said outer surface and adapted such that when at least one of a hand and a hand-held electronic device is located within said muff, at least one of said hand and said hand-held electronic device is viewable through said window from without said muff;   a window covering that is openable and closeable and is completely spaced from said first and second cuffs such that said outer surface is located between said window covering and said first cuff in an open and a closed position of said window covering, and said outer surface is located between said window covering and said second cuff in the open and closed positions of said window covering; and   a fastening mechanism securing said window covering to said muff when said window covering is in the open position.   
     
     
         7 . The muff of  claim 6 , wherein said muff further includes a hand-held electronic device removably contained within said muff. 
     
     
         8 . The muff of  claim 6 , wherein said fastening mechanism includes a hook and loop closure mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . The muff of  claim 6 , wherein said muff further includes a strap that is engageable and disengageable to secure said muff to a user of said muff. 
     
     
         10 . The muff of  claim 6 , wherein said window covering having a hook and loop closure mechanism is openable and closeable, and further comprising a strap that is engageable and disengageable to secure said muff to a user of said muff. 
     
     
         11 . A muff for use in manipulating a hand-held electronic device within said muff while observing said manipulation from without said muff without exposing a user's hands to inclement weather, said muff having:
 a first access opening having a first cuff and a second access opening having a second cuff, each of said first and second cuffs being flexible and drapeable;   an outer surface being an exterior surface of said muff   a window formed in said outer surface, said window having a window covering that is openable and closeable, said window covering being spaced from said first and second cuffs such that said outer surface is located between said window covering and said first cuff in an open position and a closed position of said window covering, and said outer surface is located between said window covering and said second cuff in the open and closed positions of said window covering;   a fastening mechanism securing said window covering to said muff when said window covering is in the open position; and   a strap connected to said muff and adapted to secure said muff to a user of said muff;   wherein said muff is adapted such that when at least one of a hand and a hand-held electronic device is located within said muff, at least one of said hand and said hand-held electronic device is viewable through said window from without said muff.   
     
     
         12 . The muff of  claim 11 , wherein said muff further includes a hand-held electronic device removably contained within said muff. 
     
     
         13 . The muff of  claim 11 , wherein said fastening mechanism includes a hook and loop closure mechanism. 
     
     
         14 . The muff of  claim 11 , wherein said strap connection to said muff is engagable and disengagable. 
     
     
         15 . The muff of  claim 11 , wherein said window covering having a hook and loop closure mechanism, and said strap is engageable and disengageable to secure said muff to a user of said muff.