US Patent Issued on Sept. 1 for "Transformable modular garment" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,387, issued on Sept. 1.

"Transformable modular garment" was invented by Tara Anderson (Macon, Ga.) and Ronnie Barentine (Rochelle, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable textile apparatus is configurable for use as a towel, cape, backpack, or cover-up. The apparatus includes a fabric body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a neckline, opposed lateral edges, and armholes. Exterior pockets are positioned on the exterior surface with open ends facing a vertical center reference line. Fasteners positioned proximate to the neckline are configured to interconnect across a chest of a wearer to position the pockets for f...