Concealed carry garment

Abstract

A concealed carry garment manufactured and designed to conceal an item, such as a firearm, beneath the garment is disclosed. This concealed carry garment applies a stiffening material or agent to an interior surface of a garment outer material to add rigidity to a concealment areas, most commonly worn over carriage location for a firearm, thus reducing the ability for a firearm to print or show through the garment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A concealed carry garment, comprising:
 a garment having an outer fabric layer; and   a stiffening material applied to an interior surface of the outer fabric layer, the stiffening material applied to define a concealment area on the garment dimensioned to cover and conceal a concealed item carried by a wearer of the garment, when worn.   
     
     
         2 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 1 , wherein the concealed item is a firearm. 
     
     
         3 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 1 , wherein the stiffening material is one or more layers made from a group consisting of, cotton, cotton blends, polyester, and polyester blends. 
     
     
         4 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 1 , wherein the stiffening material is an interfacing material. 
     
     
         5 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 4 , wherein the stiffening material applied via a stitching. 
     
     
         6 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a thermal bond between the stiffening material and the outer fabric layer.   
     
     
         7 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 an adhesive between the stiffening material and the outer fabric layer.   
     
     
         8 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 1 , wherein the stiffening material is a liquid agent, that when cured provides a stiffening to the outer fabric layer. 
     
     
         9 . The concealed carry garment of  claim 1 , wherein the outer fabric layer is selected from the group consisting of, cotton, cotton blends, rayon, nylon, spandex, polyester, and polyester blends. 
     
     
         10 . A method of manufacturing a concealed carry garment, comprising:
 forming a garment having an outer fabric layer selected from the group consisting of cotton, cotton blends, rayon, nylon, spandex, polyester, and polyester blends; and   applying a stiffening material to an interior surface of the outer fabric layer to define a concealment area of the garment, the concealment area dimensioned to cover and conceal a presence of a concealed item carried by a wearer, when worn.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the step of applying comprises:
 stitching the stiffening material to an inner surface of the outer fabric layer.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the step of applying comprises:
 thermally bonding the stiffening material to the interior surface of the outer fabric layer.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the step of applying comprises:
 applying a liquid agent to the outer fabric layer; and   curing the liquid agent.