Brian C Snyder

US Patent:

D626725, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Oct 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/345579

Inventors:

Brian T. Snyder - Portland OR, US
Mitchell S. Zapp - Washougal WA, US
William K. Inman - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. - Rockford MI

International Classification:

0202

US Classification:

D 2831, D2830

US Patent:

8424114, Apr 23, 2013

Filed:

Oct 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/581499

Inventors:

Brian T. Snyder - Portland OR, US
Mitchell S. Zapp - Washougal WA, US
William K. Inman - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. - Rockford MI

International Classification:

A41D 3/02

US Classification:

2 86

Abstract:

A convertible garment that is reconfigurable from a garment to a neck pillow. The neck pillow may be generally U-shaped to fit about the neck of a wearer. The garment may include a pocket generally corresponding in shape to desired shape of the neck pillow. The pocket is of sufficient size to receive the remainder of the garment so that the remainder of the garment can be inserted into the pocket. The pocket may be sized so that the remainder of the garment substantially fills the pocket, thereby providing a relatively firm neck pillow capable of providing the desired level of neck support. The pocket may have a closure, such as a zipper, to retain the remainder of the garment in the pocket. The garment may be a jacket with the pocket located in the lower back that opens to the inside of the garment. The pocket may be manufactured from or lined with a soft material, such as a brushed tricot or a fleece.