IP Library Granted Patent US 12,349,745
Granted Patent B1
US 12,349,745 · App. 19/009,925 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Garment for enhancing privacy while dipping

Inventors: Ann-Marie Harmon de Clare (Sooke, CA); Brian Harmon de Clare (Sooke, CA); Kim Hoffman (Sooke, CA)
Assignee: Arapza Store Corporation
A41D1/00A41D7/006A41D27/201
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Patent No.
US 12,349,745
App. No.
19/009,925
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A garment for enhancing privacy while dipping is provided that includes a front face and a back face. The back face includes a bag in an inside out orientation. The bag has a top end and a bottom end. Moreover, the garment includes a right side, a left side, a top side, a bottom side, and a disc having a first surface and a second surface. The disc is removably attached to the front face of the garment and is positioned at the bottom end of the bag to form a base of the bag.

Claims (64)

1. A garment comprising:

a front face;

a right side;

a left side;

a top side;

a bottom side;

a back face, the back face including a bag in an inside-out orientation, the bag having a top end and a bottom end;

a button hole extending between the front and back faces; and

a disc having a first surface and a second surface, the disc being removably attached to the front face of the garment, being positioned at the bottom end of the bag to form a base of the bag, and being configured to cooperate with the button hole to close the garment about a person to enhance privacy before, during and after water dipping.

2. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

a part of the garment is wrapped over the disc; and

a flexible ring is wrapped at least once about the front face of the garment proximate the second surface of the disc to removably attach the disc to the garment and to create a distance between the disc and the garment.

3. The garment according to claim 2 , wherein the distance between the disc and the garment is variable.

4. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

the top end of the bag includes an opening;

the top end of the bag faces the bottom side of the garment while the garment is worn by a person; and

the bottom end of the bag faces the top side of the garment while the garment is worn by the person.

5. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

the garment is configured to be wrapped-up into the bag;

the top end of the bag includes an opening;

the bag is configured to be manipulated into a right side out orientation and to receive through the opening the wrapped-up garment in the right side out orientation;

a cord in the top end of the bag is configured to tighten and close the opening to secure the garment in the bag; and

a closure flap attached to the bag covers the top end of the bag.

6. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

the bottom side of the garment extends a length of the garment from the right side to the left side; and

the bottom side of the garment includes a plurality of pockets, each pocket includes a weight.

7. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein:

the top side of the garment extends between the right and left sides;

the top side includes a first row of pockets and a second row of pockets; and

one pocket in each row includes a magnet.

8. The garment according to claim 2 , wherein:

the disc includes a concentric aperture;

a cord is securely attached to the disc; and

the cord extends through the aperture from the bottom end of the bag to the top end of the bag to function as a pull string to open and close the bag.

9. The garment according to claim 2 , further comprising a device removably attached to the garment proximate the disc.

10. A garment comprising:

a front face, a back face, a right side, a left side, a top side, a bottom side, and a bag attached to the back face, the bag having a top end and a bottom end; and

the top side includes a first row of pockets and a second row of pockets, a first magnet is positioned in one of the first row pockets and a second magnet is positioned in one of the second row pockets, wherein:

the first and second magnets engage each other to securely close the garment about a person to prevent the person from being exposed before, during, and after water dipping; and

when the person wearing the garment is immersed in a natural body of water during dipping, the magnets can be manually disengaged by the person to open the garment below a surface of the natural body of water so the person can experience discrete natural nude water dipping.

11. The garment according to claim 10 , wherein:

the garment includes straps configured to be tied behind a neck of the person while dipping; and

the tied straps prevent the garment from coming off the person while the person is immersed in water.

12. The garment according to claim 10 , wherein:

the bottom side includes pockets, each pocket includes a weight; and

a force exerted by the weights on the garment exceeds a buoyant force of the water acting on the garment to cause the garment to remain on the person.

13. The garment according to claim 11 , wherein after being manually disengaged the first and second magnets are configured to be re-engaged to securely close the garment about the person and the garment is configured to remain on the person while the person changes clothes beneath the garment.

14. The garment according to claim 13 , wherein:

the garment is configured to be removed and wrapped-up after the person changes clothes; and

the bag is configured to be manipulated from an inside out orientation to a right side out orientation and to receive the wrapped-up garment in the right side out orientation.

15. The garment according to claim 10 , further comprising a disc having a first surface and a second surface, the disc being removably attached to the front face of the garment and being positioned at the bottom end of the bag to form a base of the bag, the bag being in an inside out orientation.

16. The garment according to claim 15 , wherein:

a part of the garment is wrapped over the disc; and

a flexible ring is wrapped at least once about the front face of the garment proximate the first or second surface of the disc to removably attach the disc to the garment and to create a distance between the disc and the garment.

17. The garment according to claim 15 , wherein:

the top side of the garment extends between the right and left sides;

the top side includes a first row of pockets and a second row of pockets; and

one pocket in each row includes a magnet.

18. The garment according to claim 15 , wherein:

the disc includes a concentric aperture;

a cord is securely attached to the disc and includes a toggle; and

the cord extends through the aperture from the bottom end of the bag to the top end of the bag and the toggle allows the cord to function as a pull string to open and close the bag.

19. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein the disc is configured to cooperate with the button hole to privately open the garment beneath a light reflective surface of a natural body of water while dipping when the chest is submerged and when facing away from people.

20. The garment according to claim 1 , wherein the garment can be worn on the beach with swimwear underneath for coverup privacy.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: HARMON DE CLARE, ANN-MARIE, MS.; HARMON DE CLARE, BRIAN, MR.; HOFFMAN, KIM, MS.
To: ARAPZA STORE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069810/0298 →
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