Unitary garment to facilitate lavatory access
AssigneeSabrina N. Thompson
InventorSabrina Thompson
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Abstract
A unitary jumpsuit that facilitates lavatory access using a two-way tail-to-tail zipper in the front that subdivides the upper torso section and extends down below the waist to the crotch area, and a lapped two-way head-to-head zipper in the rear that extends along a seam from below the knees upward along each leg, upward and converging above the buttocks below the waist. The rear zipper releases a drop-panel. A wearer can fully open and/or close the drop-panel in one easy motion by zipping/unzipping each side of the rear double-pull zipper, using both hands to simultaneously pull both zipper-pulls across the waist and down each leg. The wider deeper drop-panel allows easier lavatory access for men and women and provides more comprehensive access for feminine sanitary needs.
Claims2
A unitary jumpsuit comprising a one-piece garment for covering a wearer's torso, inclusive of said wearer's opposing arms, shoulders, wrists, and hips, buttocks, knees, legs, and ankles, comprising:
- an upper torso portion including,
- a pair of opposing arm sections configured to cover said wearer's opposing arms, shoulders and wrists, and
- a first pair of adjustable cuff straps each attached to and extending along a respective one of said pair of opposing arm sections and configured for securement thereof by wrapping around said wearer's wrists, and
- a collar;
- a lower torso portion including,
- a buttocks section extending downward from said upper torso portion and configured to cover said wearer's hips and buttocks,
- a pair of opposing leg sections each including a thigh subsection extending downward from said buttocks section and configured to cover said wearer's thigh, a knee subsection extending downward from said thigh subsection and configured to cover said wearer's knee, a shin subsection extending downward from said knee subsection and configured to cover said wearer's shin, and an ankle subsection extending downward from said shin subsection and configured to cover said wearer's ankle,
- a second pair of adjustable cuff straps each attached to and extending along a respective one of said ankle subsections and configured for securement thereof by wrapping around said ankle subsections;
- a belt circumscribing an intersection of the upper torso section and lower torso section;
- a first pair of fasteners attached to the upper torso section above the belt at positions configured to correspond to the wearer's respective hips;
- and
- a closure comprising a lapped seam traversing the lower torso portion and running continuously from endpoints on the respective shin subsections of said lower torso portion and extending laterally upward outside both of said pair of opposing leg sections through the knee subsections and thigh subsections to the buttocks section and converging horizontally across said buttocks section within a range of from 2″-6″ below the belt, and a double-pull zipper extending along the seam and openable to release a drop-panel down to the shin subsections of said pair of leg portions;
- a second pair of fasteners attached to the drop panel for selective attachment to the first pair of fasteners:
- wherein the drop-panel is configured to be fully open and closed by said wearer in one motion using two hands by zipping/unzipping each side of the double-pull zipper with each hand, and wherein the drop-panel is configured to be secured to said front side of the upper torso section by attachment of said first pair of fasteners to said second pair of fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.