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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Coraopolis, PA (US);
Craig Francis Hofmann, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew Marchand, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC., Coraopolis, PA (US);
Abstract
A blanket includes a pocket comprising a cavity positioned between a first outer layer and the second outer layer of a body of the blanket. The pocket has a receiving edge that coincides with a portion of the first outer layer, a portion of the second outer layer, or both. The blanket also includes a sack that includes an opening having a perimeter, at least a portion of which is attached to at least a portion of the receiving edge of the pocket. When the blanket is in a wearable configuration, the sack is contained within the pocket. When the blanket is in a storage configuration, the body is at least substantially contained within the sack. Methods of converting the blanket between the wearable configuration and the storage configuration are also disclosed.