Novel Raincoat

Abstract

A raincoat is provided having a unitary main body and complementary magnets constructed and arranged to close the raincoat.

Claims

1. A raincoat comprising: a unitary main body; said unitary main body having opposing terminal portions being a first front portion and a second front portion; a pair of opposing magnets associated with each of said first front portion and said second front portion, said magnets congruently positioned in order to provide a magnetic closure of the article when said magnets are engaged

2. The raincoat of claim 1 where each of said magnets are circular.

3. The raincoat of claim 1 where each of said magnets are rectangular.

4. The raincoat of claim 1 where each of said magnets are rectangular and extends along terminal edges of each of said first front portion and said second front portion a distance of between 2-75% of each terminal edge.

5. The raincoat of claim 1 where each of said magnets are rectangular and extends along terminal edges of each of said first front portion and said second front portion a distance of between 2-50% of each terminal edge.

6. The raincoat of claim 1 where each of said magnets are rectangular and extends along terminal edges of each of said first front portion and said second front portion a distance of between 2-29% of each terminal edge.

7. The raincoat of claim 1 wherein said first front portion has associated therewith a release member for pulling outward, disengaging said magnets and opening the coat.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] FIG. 1 is a front view of the article of one embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 2 is a front view partially closed according to one bottom of the present invention.

[0033] FIG. 3 is a front view fully closed according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a front view partially closed according to one bottom of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0035] The present invention provides for article 10 formed of a unitary main body 12. Main body 12 has incorporated there with hood 14 first sleeve 18 second sleeve 20 first front portion 22 and second front portion 24. In one embodiment, first magnet 16 is incorporated with first front portion 22 and second magnet 17 is incorporated with second front portion 24.

[0036] In one embodiment, each of first magnet 16 and second magnet 17 are circular.

[0037] In another embodiment, as in FIG. 4, each of first magnet 30 and second magnet 32 are elongated rectangles extending along respective first vertical edge 26 of first front portion 22 and second vertical edge 28 second front portion 24.

[0038] It is contemplated that this article not only be used for persons as a matter of convenience, but persons having reduced or difficult motor and/or dexterity skills are more easily able to utilize the article the present invention.

[0039] In another embodiment, either one or both of first magnet 16 and first front portion 22 or first magnet 30 and second magnet 32 have associated there with a release member 34 extending outward whereby a person can apply outward pressure away from the body in order to disengage the magnets and open the coat. Although release 34 in the figures is a loop connected to first front portion 22, the release can be a single strand or any other suitable member where a user can pull front portion 22 away from the body and open the coat.

[0040] While the invention has been described in its preferred form or embodiment with some degree of particularity, it is understood that this description has been given only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction, fabrication, and use, including the combination and arrangement of parts, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.