Convertible garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorDobriana Gheneva
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Abstract
Garments are convertible between multiple configurations so as to have an alternate appearance and/or be wearable as a different type of garment. Pants may be alternately configured so as to expose one of at least two possible surface treatments. The pants include a reversing panel having front and rear flaps that can be alternately wrapped around the left or right side. A garment alternately configurable for wear as a skirt or as a pair of short pants includes front and rear conversion tails. The front conversion tail is alternately affixable to the front or to the rear of the garment; the rear conversion tail is alternately affixable to the rear or to the front of the garment. A garment is also alternately configurable for wear in a sleeveless, wraparound manner, or for wear as a sleeved garment.
Claims32
A convertible garment, comprising:
- a first half configured to cover at least a portion of right hip, right lower abdomen and right buttock regions of a human wearer of the garment;
- a second half attached to the first half and configured to cover at least a portion of left hip, left lower abdomen and left buttock regions of the human wearer;
- and
- a panel attached to at least one of the first and second halves and having a flap, the flap being alternately positionable in
- a first configuration around the first half and covering a substantial region of the first half, or
- a second configuration around the second half and covering a substantial region of the second half.
A pair of pants, comprising:
- a left half;
- a right half;
- a flap alternately covering only one of the left or right halves.
A pair of pants comprising:
- a first leg having only a single layer of material;
- and
- a second leg having at least two layers of material.
A convertible garment, comprising:
- at least one section of textile material having a waist edge and configured for placement around a human wearer such that
- the waist edge surrounds the wearer at or near a waist of the wearer,
- the at least one section include a front part located over a front side of the wearer and a rear part located over a rear side of the wearer, both the front and rear parts having an inside facing the wearer and an outside facing away from the wearer, and
- the at least one section covers a substantial portion of buttocks and lower abdomen regions of the wearer;
- a first conversion tail attached to the at least one section and having a trailing end configured for alternate affixment to the front part near the waist edge or to the rear part near the waist edge, at least one of said alternate affixments forming a crotch of a pair of pants;
- and
- a second conversion tail attached to the at least one section and having a trailing end configured for alternate affixment to the rear part near the waist edge or to the front part near the waist edge.
A convertible garment, comprising:
- at least one textile material section configured to cover at least a portion of a chest of a human wearer, the at least one section having left and right edges;
- a first panel attached to the left edge;
- a second panel attached to the right edge;
- a right sleeve attached to the first panel;
- and
- a left sleeve attached to the second panel, wherein
- the garment is configurable for wear as a sleeved top by wrapping the first and second panels across a back of the wearer so as to position the right sleeve for covering at least a portion of a right arm of the wearer and the left sleeve for covering at least a portion of a left arm of the wearer, and
- the garment is alternately configurable as a sleeveless top by wrapping the first and second panels around the rear side of the wearer so as to place the left and right sleeves in front of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.