Clothing Configurations With Multiple Reclosable Access Regions
OwnerBimla Picotinventor
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Abstract
An article of clothing is provided having a plurality of accesses for accessing, when the clothing is worn by a wearer, the area below the clothing without removing the clothing. In one example, the article of clothing is an upper-body garment with two arm accesses, an anterior torso access, and two side torso accesses. In another example, the article of clothing is a lower-body garment with two leg accesses, two knee accesses, and two hip accesses. In one example, each access is opened or closed by an incremental fastening device such as a one-way or two-way zipper.
Claims20
An upper-body article of clothing comprising:
- a collar;
- at least one sleeve;
- a torso portion comprising a front, a back, and two sides, wherein the superior end of the torso portion is proximal to the collar and one or more sleeves, and wherein a hem is at the inferior edge of the torso portion;
- at least one arm access extending from the collar to the edge of the sleeve opening distal to the collar;
- at least one anterior torso access extending along the front of the torso portion from the collar to the hem;
- and
- at least one side torso access extending along the side of the torso portion from the hem to a region of the torso portion superior to the hem;
- wherein the accesses provide access to the body of a person wearing the article of clothing, the accesses being constructed and arranged for providing said access without removal of the article of clothing from the body of said person wearing the article of clothing.
A lower-body article of clothing comprising:
- a waistline;
- at least one leg portion, wherein the superior end of the leg portion is proximal to the waistline, and wherein a hem is at the inferior edge of the leg portion;
- at least one leg access extending along the leg portion from the hem to a region of the leg portion superior to the hem;
- at least one knee access extending radially about the leg portion, wherein the knee access allows an inferior portion of the leg portion to be detached from the article of clothing;
- and
- at least one hip access extending from the waistline to a region of the leg portion inferior to the waistline;
- wherein the accesses provide access to the body of a person wearing the article of clothing, the accesses being constructed and arranged for providing said access without removal of the article of clothing from the body of said person wearing the article of clothing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.