Quilt

Abstract

A quilt has a pair of longitudinally extending side edges, a pair of laterally extending end edges, a head portion, a foot portion, and a middle portion extending longitudinally between the head and foot portions. The quilt includes a hood box adapted to receive and surround the head of the user during use of the quilt. The hood box is disposed in the head portion and includes a front hood panel and a back hood panel. The front hood panel has an aperture moveable between a closed position and an opened position for allowing at least a portion of the user's face to be exposed during use of the hood box. The quilt also includes a pair of overlapping portions. One of the overlapping portions extends along one of the longitudinal side edges and the other overlapping portion extends along the other longitudinal side edge. Each of the overlapping portion define a hand pocket sized and shaped for receiving a hand of the user and an arm receptacle sized and shaped for receiving at least a portion of the user's arm.

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         16 . A quilt having a pair of longitudinally extending side edges and a pair of laterally extending end edges, the quilt comprising a pair of overlapping portions, one of the overlapping portions extending along one of the longitudinal side edges and the other overlapping portion extending along the other longitudinal side edge, each of the overlapping portion defining a hand pocket sized and shaped for receiving a hand of the user and an arm receptacle sized and shaped for receiving at least a portion of the user's arm. 
     
     
         17 . The quilt as set forth in  claim 16  wherein each of the arm receptacles are located immediately below a respective hand pockets. 
     
     
         18 . The quilt as set forth in  claim 16  further comprising a hood box having an opening sized and shaped for allowing a user's head to be placed into and withdrawn from the hood box. 
     
     
         19 . The quilt as set forth in  claim 16  wherein the overlapped portions extend a length less than a longitudinal length of the quilt. 
     
     
         20 . The quilt as set forth in  claim 16  wherein a width of the overlapped portions varies along the length of the overlapped portions. 
     
     
         21 . The quilt set forth in  claim 18  further comprising a foot box sized and shaped for selectively receiving the feet of the user during use. 
     
     
         22 . The quilt as set forth in  claim 16  wherein the longitudinal side edges are defined by respective longitudinally extending fold lines. 
     
     
         23 . The quilt as set forth in  claim 22  further comprising lateral ends parallel to the longitudinal side edges, the lateral ends being spaced inward from the longitudinal side edges. 
     
     
         24 . The quilt as set forth in  claim 20  wherein the width compromises a first width, a second width, and a third width, wherein:
 the first width is positioned adjacent to the head end edge; the second width is spaced longitudinally from the head end edge and is less than the first width; and, the third width is spaced longitudinally from and less than both the first width and the second width.