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US 2011/0030116 A1Published application
Lower body garment with integral back support
AssigneeNada Concepts, Inc.
InventorVictor Toso
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Abstract
A garment comprising first and second lower leg portions each having a distal and a proximal end, each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof, a first keeper fixed to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof, a second keeper fixed to the second lower leg portion, proximate the proximal end thereof, an elongate lumbar support assembly having a first end and a second end, a first mating member disposed at the first end of the elongate lumbar support assembly and adapted to releaseably mate with the first keeper, and a second mating member disposed at the second end of the elongate lumbar support assembly and adapted to releaseably mate with the second keeper.
Claims20
A garment comprising:
- first and second lower leg portions each having a distal end and a proximal end;
- each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof;
- a first keeper including a first keeper strap having a first end and a second end, the first keeper strap fixed to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof;
- a second keeper including a second keeper strap having a first end and a second end, the second keeper strap fixed to the second lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof;
- a plurality of locking members, wherein one locking member is fixed to each end of the first keeper strap and the second keeper strap;
- an elongate lumbar support assembly having a first end fixed to a plurality of first stays and a second end fixed to a plurality of second stays;
- wherein each of the plurality of first and second stays includes a free end;
- a mating member disposed proximate the free end of each first stay that releasably mates with one of the locking members of the first keeper;
- and
- a mating member disposed proximate the free end of each second stay that releasably mates with one of the locking members of the second keeper.
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A garment comprising:
- first and second lower leg portions each having a distal end and a proximal end;
- each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof;
- a first keeper including a first keeper strap having a first end, a second end, and a widened portion therebetween, the widened portion of the first keeper strap fixedly attached to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof;
- a second keeper including a second keeper strap having a first end, a second end, and a widened portion therebetween, the widened portion of the second keeper strap fixedly attached to the second lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof;
- a plurality of locking members, wherein one locking member is fixed to each end of the first keeper strap and the second keeper strap;
- an elongate lumbar support assembly having a first end fixed to a plurality of first stays and a second end fixed to a plurality of second stays;
- wherein each of the plurality of first and second stays includes a free end;
- a mating member disposed proximate the free end of each first stay that releasably mates with one of the locking members of the first keeper;
- and
- a mating member disposed proximate the free end of each second stay that releasably mates with one of the locking members of the second keeper.
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A garment, comprising:
- first and second lower leg portions each having a distal end and a proximal end;
- each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof;
- a first keeper including a locking member and a fixing strap threaded therethrough;
- wherein the first keeper further includes a plurality of straps fixed to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof;
- a second keeper including a locking member and a fixing strap threaded therethrough;
- wherein the second keeper further includes a plurality of straps fixed to the second lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof;
- an elongate lumbar support assembly having a first end fixed to a first stay and a second end fixed to a second stay;
- wherein each of the first and second stays includes a free end;
- a mating member disposed proximate the free end of the first stay that releasably mates with the locking member of the first keeper;
- and
- a mating member disposed proximate the free end of the second stay that releasably mates with the locking member of the second keeper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.