Abstract A piece of washable fabric material is formed into a jacketlike garment which is roughly X-shaped in developed condition, the center portion of the device forming a combined back panel and shoulder yoke. A pair of diverging wing panels depends from the shoulder yoke to form a pair of front panels when worn by the user, each of the wing panels including cooperating fasteners to shape the wing panels into forearm supporting pouches. A pair of flaps extending laterally from the back panel is flexed around the adjacent elbow and upper arm portion of the wearer and selectively secured to the front panel to afford a snug fit for the elbow and upper arm. A central zipper selectively joins together the facing front edges of the wing panels and can be used to enclose completely the wearer''s forearms.
A double arm-sling jacket comprising: a. a back panel of flexible material extending longitudinally between a top margin having a neck opening and a bottom margin, and transverselY between a left hand edge and a right hand edge; b. a pair of flexible wing panels integral with the top margin on each side of the neck opening and extending downwardly therefrom in laterally spaced relation facing said back panel, each of said wing panels having on the side thereof facing the back panel mating pairs of fastening members which interengage when the lower ends of the wing panels are each recurved inwardly to form a forearm-receiving pouch having a smooth outer surface, said wing panels further including on their adjacent edges cooperating slide fastener elements for detachably securing together said adjacent edges including the edges of the recurved portions of said pouches; c. a pair of laterally extending flexible flaps mounted on said left hand edge and said right hand edge; and d. means on said wing panels and said flaps for selectively attaching each of said flaps to a corresponding one of said wing panels with said flaps being flexed snugly to encompass the wearer''s elbow and adjacent upper arm portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A double arm-sling jacket comprising: a. a back panel of flexible material extending longitudinally between a top margin having a neck opening and a bottom margin, and transverselY between a left hand edge and a right hand edge; b. a pair of flexible wing panels integral with the top margin on each side of the neck opening and extending downwardly therefrom in laterally spaced relation facing said back panel, each of said wing panels having on the side thereof facing the back panel mating pairs of fastening members which interengage when the lower ends of the wing panels are each recurved inwardly to form a forearm-receiving pouch having a smooth outer surface, said wing panels further including on their adjacent edges cooperating slide fastener elements for detachably securing together said adjacent edges including the edges of the recurved portions of said pouches; c. a pair of laterally extending flexible flaps mounted on said left hand edge and said right hand edge; and d. means on said wing panels and said flaps for selectively attaching each of said flaps to a corresponding one of said wing panels with said flaps being flexed snugly to encompass the wearer''s elbow and adjacent upper arm portion.