Cheryl L Wooley

US Patent:

20020040493, Apr 11, 2002

Filed:

Sep 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/963937

Inventors:

Christen Wooley - Live Oak FL, US
Michael Wooley - Live Oak FL, US
Cheryl Wooley - Live Oak FL, US

International Classification:

A41D001/04
A41D003/02
A41D001/00

US Classification:

002/102000, 002/094000

Abstract:

A pocketed vest or a combination vest and backpack garment for carrying school books, notebooks and other loads in a distributed manner such that the weight of the total load is relatively evenly proportioned relative to the front and back of the wearer, where the vest comprises a back body member joined to a pair of front body members, the front body members being releasably connectable, such that the combination of the back and front body members define a pair of arm openings, a neck opening and a waist opening. A relatively large volume rear pocket or compartment is mounted onto the back body member and a relatively large volume front pocket is mounted onto each of the front body members, with the front pockets occupying the majority portion of the front body members. The rear pocket has top, bottom and side panels such that the pocket has a three-dimensional interior. The combined volume of the front pockets is preferably substantially equal to the volume of the rear pocket, and all pockets have large openings to allow large items to be received therein.