IP Library Granted Patent US 12,317,943
Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,943 · App. 17/340,071 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

One-piece looped scarf

Inventor: Asma Smith (Atlanta, GA)
A41D23/00A41D2200/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,317,943
App. No.
17/340,071
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments are provided for a one-piece clothing garment that forms an integrated headband and scarf. Additionally, the headband and scarf are formed in a way that the headband is sewn at an upward angle forming an indent at the connection point that provides neck protection without air leakage. Also, a method of forming a one-piece clothing garment that has a scarf portion and a headband portion is disclosed.

Claims (38)

1. A clothing garment, comprising:

a headband portion and a scarf portion, wherein the headband portion is formed of a first loop that comprises a headband tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side together to form the headband tube having two ends that are connected together,

wherein the scarf portion is formed of a second loop that comprises a scarf tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side to form the scarf tube having two ends wherein the two ends are configured with an openable enclosure such that the openable enclosure connects the two ends together; and

wherein the headband portion first loop is connected with a portion of the scarf portion second loop at a connection point.

2. The clothing garment of claim 1 , wherein the openable enclosure comprises an opening in the clothing garment to provide ease of slipping the scarf portion over a wearer's head.

3. The clothing garment of claim 1 , wherein the openable enclosure having a zipper, a hook and loop fastener, one or more snap buttons, one or more hooks, or one or more button and buttonholes to open or close the opening.

4. The clothing garment of claim 1 , wherein the two ends of the headband tube are sewn together to form the headband loop portion, wherein the two ends of the scarf tube are provided with the openable enclosure to form the scarf loop portion when the openable enclosure is closed, and wherein the headband loop portion and the scarf loop portion including a portion of the openable enclosure are sewn together to form the connection point between the headband loop portion and the scarf loop portion.

5. The clothing garment of claim 1 , wherein a liner lines an inside facing portion of the scarf portion and the headband portion.

6. A method of making a clothing garment, comprising:

cutting out a clothing material comprising a scarf portion and a headband portion from a piece of fabric;

sewing together an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side of the headband portion to form a headband tube having two ends;

sewing together an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side of the scarf portion to form a scarf tube having two ends;

forming a headband loop by sewing together the two ends of the headband tube;

forming a scarf loop by connecting an openable enclosure at the two ends of the scarf tube; and

connecting the headband loop and the scarf loop including a portion of the openable enclosure at a connection point.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the sewing together of the two ends of the headband loop and the sewing together of the two ends of the scarf loop with a portion of the openable enclosure occurs at the connection point.

8. A clothing garment comprising:

a headband portion and a scarf portion,

wherein the headband portion is formed of a first loop that comprises a headband tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side together to form the headband tube having two ends that are connected together;

wherein the scarf portion is formed of a second loop that comprises a scarf tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side to form the scarf tube having two ends that are connected together;

wherein the headband portion first loop is connected with the scarf portion second loop at a connection point; and

wherein the scarf portion is configured with one or more pockets formed on an inside facing portion of the scarf portion.

9. The clothing garment of claim 8 , wherein a first pocket of the one or more pockets is configured on the inside facing portion of the scarf portion and is configured to correspond to and aligns with a mouth and nose of a wearer when the scarf portion is pulled upward from a neck of said wearer.

10. The clothing garment of claim 9 , wherein the size and shape of the first pocket is configured to fit a mask filter to block airborne contaminants.

11. The clothing garment of claim 8 , wherein a second pocket of the one or more pockets is configured on the inside facing portion of the scarf portion and is configured to correspond to and aligns with a side of a neck area of said wearer.

12. The clothing garment of claim 11 , wherein the size and shape of the second pocket is configured to fit small items comprising driver license, keys, and cash.

13. The clothing garment of claim 8 , wherein the one or more pockets are secured by a foldable flap, a hook and loop fastener, one or more snaps, or a zipper.

14. A clothing garment, comprising:

a headband portion and a scarf portion,

wherein the headband portion is formed of a first loop that comprises a headband tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side together to form the headband tube having two ends that are connected together;

wherein the scarf portion is formed of a second loop that comprises a scarf tube formed by sewing an elongated top side and an elongated bottom side to form the scarf tube having two ends wherein the two ends are secured by an openable enclosure;

wherein the headband portion first loop is connected with a first end of the scarf portion second loop including a portion of the openable enclosure at a connection point; and

wherein the scarf portion is configured with one or more pockets formed on an inside facing portion of the scarf portion.

15. The clothing garment of claim 14 , wherein a first pocket of the one or more pockets is configured on the inside facing portion of the scarf portion and is configured to correspond and aligns with a mouth and nose of a wearer when the scarf portion is pulled upward from a neck of said wearer.

16. The clothing garment of claim 15 , wherein the size and shape of the first pocket is configured to fit a mask filter to block airborne contaminants.

17. The clothing garment of claim 14 , wherein a second pocket of the one or more pockets is configured on the inside facing portion of the scarf portion and is configured to correspond to and aligns with a side of a neck area of a wearer.

18. The clothing garment of claim 17 , wherein the size and shape of the second pocket is configured to fit small items comprising driver license, keys, and cash.

19. The clothing garment of claim 14 , wherein the one or more pockets are secured by a foldable flap, a hook and loop fastener, one or more snaps, or a zipper.

Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16710551 · Dec 11, 2019
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