Garment Waist Assembly
AssigneeHylete, Inc.
InventorRonald L. Wilson, II
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Abstract
A garment is disclosed having multiple wearing options. The garment includes a waistband that defines inner openings and outer openings in the front of the waistband assembly on opposing sides of the front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel from the inner side and the outer side of the waist assembly, respectively. The drawstring optionally passes through the pair of inner openings or the outer openings to tie in the front of the garment. In this manner, the waist assembly that provides multiple wearing options, including with the drawstring exposed, with the drawstring hidden, and waistband flipped with drawstring and indicia exposed.
Claims17
A garment having a waist assembly that provides multiple wearing options, comprising:
- a waistband assembly defining
- a drawstring channel that extends around the waist terminating at a front thereof,
- a pair of inner openings in the front of the waistband on opposing sides of a front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel, and
- a pair of outer openings in the front of the waistband assembly on opposing sides of the front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel;
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- a drawstring assembly disposed in the drawstring channel having drawstring ends that optionally pass through the pair of inner openings or the outer openings, the drawstring assembly sized to circumscribe the waist to tie in the front.
A garment having a waist assembly that provides multiple wearing options, comprising:
- a waistband having an inner waistband portion and an outer waistband portion that define a drawstring channel therebetween, the drawstring channel extending about the waist to a front of the garment;
- a central panel aligned in the front of the garment disposed over both the inner waistband portion and the outer waistband portion, the central panel defining a pair of inner openings in the front of the waistband on opposing sides of a front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel, the central panel defining a pair of outer openings in the front of the waistband on opposing sides of a front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel;
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- a drawstring assembly disposed in the drawstring channel having two drawstring ends, the drawstring assembly sized the drawstring assembly sized to circumscribe the waist to so that the drawstring ends can tie together through the pair of inner openings or the pair of outer openings.
A garment having a waist assembly that provides multiple wearing options, comprising:
- a waistband assembly having
- a waistband having an inner waistband portion and an outer waistband portion that define a drawstring channel therebetween, the drawstring channel extending about the waist to a front of the garment,
- a central panel aligned in the front of the garment disposed over both the inner waistband portion and the outer waistband portion, the central panel defining a pair of inner openings in the front of the waistband on opposing sides of a front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel, the central panel defining a pair of outer openings in the front of the waistband on opposing sides of a front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel, and
- a pair of covers attached over the pair of outer openings;
- a drawstring assembly disposed in the drawstring channel having two drawstring ends, the drawstring assembly sized the drawstring assembly sized to circumscribe the waist to so that the drawstring ends can tie together through the pair of inner openings or the pair of outer openings;
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- a garment body attached to a lower edge of the waistband assembly such that the waistband assembly can fold over the garment body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.