Travel Comfort Accessory

Abstract

A travel garment accessory comprises a head portion to be worn on or over the head of the user, the head portion having a back wall, side walls and an open front area. Further, garment accessory comprises a pair of lateral privacy panel portions extending from the side walls and adjacent the open front area so that at least one of the lateral privacy panel portions forms a privacy barrier for the face of the user.

1 . A travel garment accessory comprising:
 a head portion to be worn on or over the head of the user, the head portion having a back wall, side walls and an open front area, and   a pair of lateral privacy panel portions extending from the side walls and adjacent the open front area so that at least one of the lateral privacy panel portions forms a privacy barrier for the face of the user.   
     
     
         2 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein at least one of the privacy lateral panels is movable between an open position in which it provides the privacy barrier for the user and a folded position in which it is folded or compacted into the head portion. 
     
     
         3 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the face area can be adjusted in size by loosening or tightening a drawstring in the head portion. 
     
     
         4 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein at least one blanket portion is attached to the head portion. 
     
     
         5 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 4  comprising two blanket portions each of which is attached to a lower edge of the head portion laterally, and an open space is provided between each of the two lateral blankets. 
     
     
         6 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the blanket portion is an elongate member for extending downwardly over the front of the user, and the blanket portion has at least one pocket thereon. 
     
     
         7 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the blanket portion is foldable so that it can be folded against the head portion. 
     
     
         8 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the blanket portion is selectively removable from the head portion. 
     
     
         9 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the head portion include a ventilation opening. 
     
     
         10 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the ventilation opening is located on a top wall of the head portion, the ventilation opening having a closure flap for opening and closing the ventilation opening, and a mesh fabric formed within the ventilation opening. 
     
     
         11 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising at least one pillow. 
     
     
         12 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 11  further comprising pockets for receiving the pillow and holding the pillow in a selected position. 
     
     
         12 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the pillow comprises a neck pillow formed near a base of the head portion. 
     
     
         13 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the pillow is a privacy panel pillow located in or on the privacy panel portion of the garment. 
     
     
         14 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the privacy panel portion can be positioned relative to the head portion in a plurality of incremental and angled positions so that the user can choose the orientation of the privacy barrier and maintain the privacy panel portion in the selected position. 
     
     
         15 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 4  comprising both front and rear blanket portions which depending from the head portion, the front and rear blanket portions being detachable from the head portion. 
     
     
         16 . A travel garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the privacy panel portions have connector means for holding them in a selected position relative to the head portion. 
     
     
         17 . A method of wearing a garment comprising:
 providing a head portion to be worn on or over the head of the user, the head portion having a back wall, side walls and an open front area, and   adjusting a pair of lateral privacy panel portions which extend from the side walls so as to be adjacent the open front area whereby at least one of the lateral privacy panel portions forms a privacy barrier for the face of the user.   
     
     
         18 . A method as claimed in  claim 17  wherein at least one of the privacy lateral panels is movable between an open position in which it provides the privacy barrier for the user and a folded position in which it is folded or compacted into the head portion. 
     
     
         19 . A method as claimed in  claim 17  wherein at least one blanket portion is attached to the head portion. 
     
     
         20 . A method as claimed in  claim 17  wherein the head portion include a ventilation opening and at least one pillow.