Attachable jacket

Abstract

One or more embodiments of a jacket including a shell and a first pair of connectors. The shell is sized and arranged to cover at least a portion of arms, shoulders, and front and sides of a torso of a person when the jacket is worn by the person. The shell is sized and arranged to not cover at least a portion of a back of the torso of the person when the jacket is worn by the person. The portion of the back of the torso of the person which the shell is not arranged to cover extends from a lower back of the back of the person to an upper back of the back of the person. The first pair of connectors are arranged to be on the neck, shoulders, or back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A jacket comprising:
 a shell sized and arranged to cover at least a portion of arms, shoulders, and front and sides of a torso of a person when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the shell is sized and arranged to not cover at least a portion of a back of the torso of the person when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the portion of the back of the torso of the person which the shell is not arranged to cover extends from a lower back of the back of the person to an upper back of the back of the person; and   a first pair of connectors arranged to be on the neck, shoulders, or back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person.   
     
     
         2 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first pair of connectors includes a button on an area of the shell arranged to cover a portion of the neck of the person when the jacket is worn by the person. 
     
     
         3 . The jacket of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first pair of connectors includes a strap extending from the shell. 
     
     
         4 . The jacket of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second pair of connectors arranged to be lower on the person than the first pair of connectors when the jacket is worn by the person.   
     
     
         5 . The jacket of  claim 4 , wherein each of the first pair of connectors and each of the second pair of connectors is a button. 
     
     
         6 . The jacket of  claim 5 , wherein each of the second pair of connectors is on an interior of the shell. 
     
     
         7 . The jacket of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a left back panel connector and a right back panel connector, wherein the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector are configured to connect a back panel between the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector such that the back panel covers a portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person.   
     
     
         8 . The jacket of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 The back panel.   
     
     
         9 . The jacket of  claim 7 , wherein the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector are configured to connect the back panel which is narrower at an upper area arranged to cover the upper portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person with the back panel attached between the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector and wider at a lower area arranged to cover the lower portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person with the back panel attached between the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector. 
     
     
         10 . The jacket of  claim 7 , wherein the shell is arranged and configured to cover a portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the shell is arranged to include a gap wherein a portion of the back of the person is not covered by the shell when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the gap is broader at across the lower back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person than at the upper back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person. 
     
     
         11 . A jacket comprising:
 a shell sized and arranged to cover at least a portion of arms, shoulders, and front and sides of a torso of a person when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the shell is sized and arranged to not cover at least a portion of a back of the torso of the person when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the portion of the back of the torso of the person which the shell is not arranged to cover extends from a lower back of the back of the person to an upper back of the back of the person; and   a left back panel connector and a right back panel connector, wherein the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector are configured to connect a back panel between the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector such that the back panel covers a portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person.   
     
     
         12 . The jacket of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a first pair of connectors arranged to be on the neck, shoulders, or back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person.   
     
     
         13 . The jacket of  claim 12 , wherein each of the first pair of connectors includes a button on an area of the shell arranged to cover a portion of the neck of the person when the jacket is worn by the person. 
     
     
         14 . The jacket of  claim 12 , wherein each of the first pair of connectors includes a strap extending from the shell. 
     
     
         15 . The jacket of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a second pair of connectors arranged to be lower on the person than the first pair of connectors when the jacket is worn by the person.   
     
     
         16 . The jacket of  claim 15 , wherein each of the first pair of connectors and each of the second pair of connectors is a button. 
     
     
         17 . The jacket of  claim 16 , wherein each of the second pair of connectors is on an interior of the shell. 
     
     
         18 . The jacket of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 The back panel.   
     
     
         19 . The jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector are configured to connect the back panel which is narrower at an upper area arranged to cover the upper portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person with the back panel attached between the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector and wider at a lower area arranged to cover the lower portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person with the back panel attached between the left back panel connector and the right back panel connector. 
     
     
         20 . The jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the shell is arranged and configured to cover a portion of the back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the shell is arranged to include a gap wherein a portion of the back of the person is not covered by the shell when the jacket is worn by the person, wherein the gap is broader at across the lower back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person than at the upper back of the person when the jacket is worn by the person.