Mesh garment with drape aiding attachment

Claim 1

A protective mesh garment apparatus for protecting a wearer's head, neck, chest, shoulders, back, abdomen, backside, arms, and a portion of a wearer's legs above a wearer's ankles, said apparatus comprising: flaccid, cylindrical head covering assembly means, made from mesh material, for completely covering the head and neck of a wearer, and for covering a portion of the chest and shoulders of a wearer, said head covering assembly means having a length and including an open end having a diameter, such that said head covering assembly means are capable of being placed over a wearer's head and are capable of completely covering the head and neck of a wearer and capable of covering a portion of the chest and shoulders of a wearer, flaccid, cylindrical body covering assembly means, made from mesh material, for completely covering the shoulders, chest, back, abdomen, backside, arms, and a portion of a wearer's legs above a wearer's ankles, said body covering assembly means including a central cylindrical portion and two arm portions, wherein said central cylindrical portion has a length and includes a top open end and a bottom open end, wherein said bottom open end has a diameter sufficiently large such that said bottom open end is capable of being lowered over a wearer's head, shoulders, chest, back, abdomen, backside, arms, hands, and a portion of a wearer's legs above a wearer's ankles, said top open end having a diameter sufficiently large such that said top open end is capable of being lowered over a wearer's head but sufficiently small such that said top open end is not capable of being moved past a wearer's shoulders, wherein said arm portions have a length and a diameter sufficient to cover a wearer's arms, said head covering assembly being attached to said body covering assembly by a gathered seam sewn adjacent to said top open end of said body covering assembly means on the side thereof defining the back of said body covering assembly, and further including draping aid assembly means on the inside surface of a portion of said back side of said body covering assembly means proximal to said gathered sewn seam for lifting said body covering assembly means above a wearer's upper back away from a wearer's normal clothing and for aiding draping of said body covering assembly means over a wearer's chest, shoulders and back, wherein said draping aid assembly means include: at least one pocket defined in said body covering assembly means, said pocket extending transversely across a portion of said back side of said body covering assembly in the region of a wearer's upper back and shoulders, a pocket-insertable member for inserting into said pocket, said pocket-insertable member comprising a rigid pad of styrofoam insertable in said at least one pocket, wherein a portion of said head covering assembly means overlaps a portion of said body covering assembly means when both said head covering assembly means and said body covering assembly means are worn by a wearer, and wherein said diameter of said open end of said head covering assembly means is such that said head covering assembly means are adapted to be placed over a hat worn on a wearer's head, are capable of completely encircling the hat, head, and neck of a wearer, and are capable of covering a portion of the chest, shoulders, and back of a wearer.