Hem protector

A hem cover for use with a wearer, a trouser leg, and footwear, the trouser leg being constructed from at least one material having an interior side and an exterior side, an edge being defined between the interior and exterior sides, the edge being positioned adjacent to the footwear when the trouser leg and the footwear are both worn by the wearer, the hem cover comprising:

• an outwardly facing side having first and second side portions;
• one or more lighting elements attached to the first side portion of the outwardly facing side, the one or more lighting elements each comprising a wired end opposite an illuminated end;
• a single wire being connected to the wired end of each of one or more lighting elements, the one or more lighting elements to receive electrical power exclusively from the single wire;
• an inwardly facing side opposite the outwardly facing side, the inwardly facing side comprising an adhesive layer, first and second adhesive layer portions of the adhesive layer being adherable to the interior and exterior sides, respectively, of the at least one material;
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• a fold defining the first and second side portions and the first and second adhesive layer portions, the first adhesive layer portion to temporarily adhere the first side portion to the interior side to position the one or more lighting elements inside the trouser leg with the illuminated end of each of one or more lighting elements facing downwardly when the trouser leg is worn by the wearer and the wired end of each of one or more lighting elements positioning the single wire above the one or more lighting elements when the trouser leg is worn by the wearer, the second adhesive layer portion to temporarily adhere the second side portion to the exterior side, the one or more lighting elements to shine light from inside the trouser leg outwardly and onto the footwear when the first and second adhesive layer portions are adhered to the at least one material, the hem cover covering a covered portion including the edge of the trouser leg when the first and second adhesive layer portions are adhered to the at least one material, the hem cover being exposed to an outside environment adjacent to the footwear when the first and second adhesive layer portions are adhered to the at least one material and both the trouser leg and the footwear are worn by the wearer, the hem cover being constructed from a waterproof material, the hem cover to protect the covered portion from moisture and from being soiled by the outside environment when (a) the wearer walks in the outside environment, (b) the hem cover is adhered to the at least one material, and (c) both the trouser leg and the footwear are worn by the wearer.

A method comprising:

• adhering a first portion of an inwardly facing side of a hem cover to an exterior side of a trouser leg and exposing an outwardly facing side portion opposite the first portion to an outside environment;
• folding the hem cover along an edge of the trouser leg, the edge being positioned adjacent to footwear when the trouser leg and the footwear are worn by a wearer;
• adhering a second portion of the inwardly facing side of the hem cover to an interior side of the trouser leg and positioning an inwardly facing side portion opposite the second portion inside the trouser leg, the inwardly facing side portion comprising one or more lighting elements each comprising a wired end opposite an illuminated end, a single wire being connected to the wired end of each of one or more lighting elements, the one or more lighting elements to receive electrical power exclusively from the single wire, the illuminated end of each of one or more lighting elements facing downwardly when the trouser leg is worn by the wearer and the wired end of each of one or more lighting elements positioning the single wire above the one or more lighting elements when the trouser leg is worn by the wearer, the hem cover covering a covered portion of the trouser leg after the first and second portions are adhered to the exterior and interior sides, respectively, of the trouser leg, the hem cover being constructed from a waterproof material, the hem cover to protect the covered portion from moisture and from being soiled by the outside environment when the wearer walks in the outside environment wearing the trouser leg and the footwear;
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• illuminating the one or more lighting elements to shine light from inside the trouser leg onto the footwear.