Convertible Jacket

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a convertible jacket and, in particular, to a convertible jacket that is convertible between a wearable configuration to a tent configuration. The convertible jacket can include a body having one or more panels, sleeves attached to the body about sleeve openings, an inflatable air channel for providing a frame for the convertible jacket in a tent configuration, a fastening means for securing the air channel to the body, a base, and a means for securing the base to a bottom edge of the body. Methods are also provided for converting the convertible jacket from a wearable configuration to a tent configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A jacket convertible to a tent, comprising:
 a body having one or more panels, sleeve openings, and a front zipper;   sleeves attached to the body about the sleeve openings;   an inflatable air channel frame extending along a portion of the body;   the tent having a bottom perimeter and one or more panels supported by the air channel frame when the air channel frame is inflated.   
     
     
         2 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable air channel frame further comprises a first support extending diagonally from one corner to an opposite corner and a second support extending diagonally from a second corner to a second opposite corner. 
     
     
         3 . The jacket of  claim 1 , further comprising a fastening system for securing the air channel frame to the body. 
     
     
         4 . The jacket of  claim 1 , further comprising a base attachable to a bottom edge of the jacket body. 
     
     
         5 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein the body includes second, third, and fourth panels. 
     
     
         6 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises zippers disposed about perimeters of the sleeve openings, the zippers being closeable when the sleeves are arranged on an interior side of the body. 
     
     
         7 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more panels includes an opening for ingress and egress and a flap removably affixed to the one or more panels within the opening. 
     
     
         8 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening means for securing the air channel to the body includes a strap disposed around the air channel, a clip attached to the strap, and a ring attached to the body. 
     
     
         9 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein the means for securing the base to the bottom edge of the body includes first zipper halves disposed on a bottom edges of the one or more panels and second zipper halves disposed on a periphery of the base. 
     
     
         10 . A method for converting a jacket from a wearable configuration to a tent configuration, comprising:
 providing a jacket body having one or more panels, sleeve openings, and a front zipper, sleeves attached to the body about the sleeve openings, and an inflatable air channel;   pulling the sleeves through the sleeve openings to arrange the sleeves on an interior side of the body;   closing the front zipper to attach a first edge of the body to a second edge of the body;   securing the base to the bottom edge of the body; and   inflating the air channel to form a frame to support the one or more panels in a tent configuration.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the body includes second, third, and fourth panels. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the body further comprises zippers disposed about perimeters of the sleeve openings. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the zippers are closeable when the sleeves are arranged on an interior side of the body. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the step of closing the zippers after the sleeves are arranged on the interior side of the body. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising the step of securing the convertible jacket to the ground by way of an anchoring means and tenting stakes. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more panels include an opening for ingress and egress and a flap removably affixed to the one or more panels within the opening. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the fastening means for securing the air channel to the body includes a strap disposed around the air channel, a clip attached to the strap, and a ring attached to the body. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the means for securing the base to the bottom edge of the body includes first zipper halves disposed on a bottom edges of the one or more panels and second zipper halves disposed on a periphery of the base.