Smart sweater suit

Abstract

A smart sweater suit made of sweater material, such as cotton, wool, polyester, or any other suitable fabric. It can be rain-proofed or adapted for use in all weather. There are fringed epaulettes on the shoulders removably attached by hook and loop fasteners. There are pockets for an electronic device capable of interactive voice communication and answering questions posed by the wearer, which may be sold in combination with the suit, and for a laptop computer and a cell phone. In a first preferred embodiment, it has a conventional collar, with a button-down front. The waistband has belt loops. In a second preferred embodiment, the smart sweater suit is made of the same material, but the top is a pullover with no buttons, and a turtleneck. The ends of the sleeves can be elastic or an elastic and drawstring combination. The suit pants have an elastic waistband and drawstring.

Claims

1. A smart sweater suit, comprising: a top part, made of sweater textile material, having a torso with sleeves, with a first opening in the torso for a neck of a wearer and a second opening in the torso for the waist of a wearer, openings in the sleeves for hands of the wearer, and pockets in the torso suitably dimensioned and configured to retain electronic devices, and fringed epaulettes removably retained on shoulders of the torso by hook and loop fasteners, said epaulettes having fringes formed by straight, rigid members, made of material selected from the group comprising plastic, metal, fiber, and wood, extending outward in a fixed position from edges of an upper surface of the epaulettes; a bottom part, made of sweater textile material, having a trunk with an opening for a waist of the wearer, and legs with openings for feet of the wearer; and an electronic device retained in one of the pockets of the top part, capable of interactive voice communication and answering questions posed by the wearer.

2. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the pocket for the electronic device capable of interactive voice communication is in an upper front of the torso of the top part of the sweater suit; a first pocket near a waist of the torso of the top part of the sweater suit is suitably dimensioned and configured to retain a laptop computer; and a second pocket near a waist of the torso is suitably dimensioned and configured to retain a cellular telephone.

3. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the bottom part has a first set of pockets in its legs, and a second set of pockets in ends of its legs near their openings for the feet of the wearer, with both the first and second set of pockets being closable by hook and loop fasteners, and with the first set of pockets being above the second set of pockets.

4. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: both the top part and the bottom part are made of wool.

5. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: both the top part and the bottom part are made of cotton.

6. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: both the top part and the bottom part are made of synthetic fabric.

7. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: fabric has been waterproofed in both the top part and the bottom part.

8. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the top part can be opened and closed with buttons.

9. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the opening for the wearer's neck in the torso of the top part has a high close-fitting turnover collar.

10. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the openings in the sleeves of the top part are secured by elastic bands and drawstrings.

11. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the openings in the sleeves of the top part are secured by buttons.

12. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the opening for the wearer's waist in the bottom part is secured by an elastic band and a drawstring.

13. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: there are belt loops around the opening for the wearer's waist in the bottom part.

14. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the openings for the wearer's feet in the legs of the bottom part are secured by elastic bands.

15. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: an exterior surface of the pocket for the electronic device capable of interactive voice communication has an insignia representing the earth.

16. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the electronic device capable of interactive voice communication can connect with the Internet.

17. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the electronic device capable of interactive voice communication can connect with satellites.

18. The smart sweater suit according to claim 1, wherein: the electronic device capable of interactive voice communication can connect with a global positioning system.

19. A smart sweater suit, comprising: a top part, made of sweater textile material, having a torso with sleeves, with openings in the torso for a neck and waist of a wearer, openings in the sleeves for hands of the wearer, and pockets in the torso suitably dimensioned and configured to retain electronic devices, and fringed epaulettes removably retained on shoulders of the torso by hook and loop fasteners, said epaulettes having fringes formed by straight, rigid members, made of material selected from the group comprising plastic, metal, fiber, and wood, extending outward in a fixed position from edges of an upper surface of the epaulettes; and a bottom part, made of sweater textile material, having a trunk with an opening for the waist of the wearer, and legs with openings for the feet of the wearer.

20. A smart sweater suit, comprising: a torso with sleeves, made of a sweater textile material, with openings in the torso for a neck and a waist of a wearer, openings in the sleeves for hands of the wearer, and pockets in the torso suitably dimensioned and configured to retain electronic devices, and fringed epaulettes removably retained on shoulders of the torso by hook and loop fasteners, said epaulettes having fringes formed by straight, rigid members, made of material selected from the group comprising plastic, metal, fiber, and wood, extending outward in a fixed position from edges of an upper surface of the epaulettes.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a smart sweater suit showing the first preferred embodiment of the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the first preferred embodiment of the invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the first preferred embodiment of the invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the first preferred embodiment of the invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a left-side elevation view of the first preferred embodiment of the invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a right-side elevation view of the first preferred embodiment of the invention.

(7) FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the first preferred embodiment of the invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a smart sweater suit showing the second preferred embodiment of the invention.

(9) FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the second preferred embodiment of the invention.

(10) FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view of the second preferred embodiment of the invention.

(11) FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the second preferred embodiment of the invention.

(12) FIG. 12 is a left-side elevation view of the second preferred embodiment of the invention.

(13) FIG. 13 is a right-side elevation view of the second preferred embodiment of the invention.

(14) FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the second preferred embodiment of the invention.

(15) The broken line in FIGS. 1, 2, 8 and 9 indicates an electronic device that is hidden in those figures, but visible in FIGS. 4 and 11.

(16) Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(17) The present invention is a smart sweater suit made of wool, cotton, polyester or other synthetic fabric, or any other fabric suitable for making sweaters. The fabric may be waterproofed to protect from rain.

(18) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a smart sweater suit showing the first preferred embodiment the invention, showing the smart sweater suit 10, having a top part or shirt 12, and a bottom part or pants 14. The top part comprises a torso 16 and sleeves 18. There is an opening with a collar 20 in the torso for the neck and an opening for the waist 22 of the wearer. There are openings 24 in the sleeves for the hands of the wearer. There are epaulettes 26 with fringes 28 removably retained on shoulders 30 of the torso by hook and loop fasteners 32. The epaulettes have fringes formed by straight, rigid members 29 extending outward in a fixed position from edges of an upper surface of the epaulettes. The straight, rigid members may be formed from plastic, metal, fiber, wood, or any other suitable material.

(19) Insignia 74 optionally may be included on the epaulettes.

(20) The bottom part has a trunk 34 with an opening 36 for the waist of the wearer, and legs 38 with openings 40 for the feet of the wearer.

(21) An electronic device 42, capable of interactive voice communication and answering questions posed by the wearer, is retained in a pocket 44, which is preferably on the left upper front side of the top part. Optionally, there is a design of the earth 76 on the exterior of the pocket. The electronic device may be either removably for permanently retained in the pocket. A larger pocket 46 near the waist of the torso is suitably dimensioned and configured to retain a laptop computer. A smaller pocket 48 near the waist of the torso is suitably dimensioned and configured to retain a cellular telephone. The bottom part has larger pockets 50 in the middle of its legs, and smaller pockets 52 in ends of its legs near their openings for the feet of the wearer, with both the larger and smaller pockets being closable by flaps with hook and loop fasteners 54.

(22) The top part can be opened and closed with buttons 56. The sleeves are secured by buttons 64. There are belt loops 70 around the opening for the wearer's waist in the bottom part.

(23) The first preferred embodiment of the invention is further illustrated by FIGS. 2 through 7, with corresponding reference numbers.

(24) FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a smart sweater suit showing the second preferred embodiment of the invention. It has no buttons, as the top part is a pullover. The opening for the wearer's neck in the torso of the top part has a high close-fitting turnover collar, i.e., turtleneck 58. The openings in the sleeves of the top part are secured by elastic bands 60 and drawstrings 62. The opening for the wearer's waist in the bottom part is secured by an elastic band 66 and a drawstring 68. The openings for the wearer's feet in the legs of the bottom part are secured by elastic bands 72.

(25) The second preferred embodiment of the invention is further illustrated by FIGS. 9 through 14, with corresponding reference numbers.

(26) For either the first or the second preferred embodiment, the exterior surface of the pocket for the electronic device capable of interactive voice communication has an insignia representing the earth 74. The electronic device capable of interactive voice communication can connect with the Internet, with satellites, and with the Global Positioning System. The suit may be sold separately from the electronic device. The top part and the bottom part may be sold separately.

(27) It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.