Jacket for displaying information

Claim 1

A jacket having an attached collar and sleeves, comprising: (a) a pair of front panels attached to a waistband and to a shoulder seam, each said front panel further comprising an upper front panel, a lower front panel, and a front vent panel, said upper front panel interconnected to said lower front panel along a first front panel seam, said front vent panel having an inside surface and an upper edge attached to said shoulder seam and two said edges attached to said collar and said sleeve and a lower edge which extends over and releasably engages said upper front panel, said front vent panel overlaying said upper front panel, whereby an accessible, upward-extending vent pocket is formed; and (b) a rear panel attached to said waistband and to said pair of front panels at said shoulder seam, said rear panel further comprising an upper rear panel and a lower rear panel and a rear vent panel, said upper rear panel interconnected to said lower rear panel along a rear panel seam, said rear vent panel having an inside surface and an upper edge attached to said shoulder seam, two side seams attached to said sleeves and a detachable lower edge which extends downwardly over said rear panel seam, said rear vent panel overlaying said upper rear panel, whereby an accessible, upward-extending vent pocket is formed; and (c) at least one rectangular informational display means having an attached edge and a detachable edge, said attached edge being attached to said front panel seam; and (d) a hook and loop connector attaching said detachable edge of said informational display means to said inside surface of said front vent panel, whereby said jacket may be easily converted from a conventionally appearing jacket to a jacket with exposed informational display means by detaching said informational display means at said hook and loop connector and extending said informational display means downwardly from said vent pocket.