System for varying appearance of a tank top style garment
OwnerLindsay Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A garment with selectively variable appearance may include a fabric body with a front panel and a back panel joined together only along a seam that extends no higher than a mid-torso point. Strap-attachment rings may be positioned and attached to the front and back panels at locations at which the panels are not joined, above the mid-torso point. One or more sets of straps may be configured for selective attachment to the strap-attachment rings. Any one set of straps may include a first strap configured to pass over a first shoulder of a wearer and a second strap configured to pass over a second shoulder of the wearer.
Claims10
A garment with selectively variable appearance comprising:
- a fabric body with a front panel and a back panel joined together only along a seam that extends no higher than a mid-torso point;
- strap-attachment rings positioned and attached to the front and back panels at locations at which the panels are not joined, above the mid-torso point;
- and
- one or more sets of straps configured for selective attachment to the strap-attachment rings,
- wherein any one set of straps includes a first strap configured to pass over a first shoulder of a wearer and a second strap configured to pass over a second shoulder of the wearer.
A garment prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- providing a garment body having front and back panel joined only below a mid-torso point of the garment body;
- providing a plurality of sets of straps configured for attachment to the front and back panels at positions above the mid-torso point of the garment body;
- completing a first version of the garment with a first appearance by attaching a first set of the straps to the garment body;
- and
- completing a second version of the garment with a second appearance by removing the first set of straps and attaching a second set of the straps to the garment body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.