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US 2017/0303609 A1Published application
Convertible garment
AssigneeNalla LLC
InventorNadja De Col
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Abstract
Convertible garments and methods associated therewith generally provide a way of producing and wearing a garment that may be worn as a bikini top or bottom. A unitary, monolithic, integral, and/or continuous piece of fabric is formed having a middle section and at least four straps extending from opposing corner or edge regions thereof. The method includes configuring the garment as either a bikini top or bikini bottom based on how the invention is placed across ones' body and how the straps are tied together.
Claims18
A convertible garment that is configured to permit a user to wear the garment as a bikini top or bikini bottom, comprising:
- a first elongated piece of material;
- a second elongate piece of material;
- a connecting piece of material connecting the first and second elongate pieces of material on opposing sides of the connecting piece, the connecting piece extending from middle sections of the first elongate piece and second elongate piece thereby defining four straps extending from the connecting piece in pairs on opposing sides of the connecting piece;
- a first opening positioned between a first pair of straps extending from a same side of the connecting piece and defined by an first interior edge of the first elongated piece and a second interior edge of the second elongate piece and a first lateral side of the connecting piece;
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- a second opening positioned between a second pair of straps extending from an opposite same side of the connecting piece and defined by a third interior edge of the first elongate piece and a fourth interior edge of the second elongate piece and a second lateral side of the connecting piece;
- wherein the first elongated piece of material, second elongated piece of material, and connecting piece of material are configured such that the convertible garment may be worn by a user as either a bikini bottom or a bikini top.
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A method of configuring a convertible garment as a bikini top or a bikini bottom, comprising:
- Four straps extending from a connecting piece in pairs on opposite sides of the connecting piece;
- the garment is positioned around a user;
- one strap is tied to another, and a second set of straps are tied to one another.
A method of configuring a convertible garment as a bikini top, comprising:
- a first elongated piece of material;
- a second elongate piece of material;
- a connecting piece of material connecting the first and second elongate pieces of material on opposing sides of the connecting piece, the connecting piece extending from middle sections of the first elongate piece and second elongate piece thereby defining four straps extending from the connecting piece in pairs on opposing sides of the connecting piece;
- a first opening positioned between a first pair of straps extending from a same side of the connecting piece and defined by an first interior edge of the first elongated piece and a second interior edge of the second elongate piece and a first lateral side of the connecting piece;
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- a second opening positioned between a second pair of straps extending from an opposite same side of the connecting piece and defined by a third interior edge of the first elongate piece and a fourth interior edge of the second elongate piece and a second lateral side of the connecting piece;
- wherein the connecting piece is positioned over the user's chest and the first pair of straps extend around the user's neck and/or torso and second pair of straps extend around the user's torso;
- the first pair of straps are tied together and the second pair of straps are tied together.
5 more elements
A method of configuring a convertible garment as a bikini bottom or a bikini top, comprising:
- a first elongated piece of material;
- a second elongate piece of material;
- a connecting piece of material connecting the first and second elongate pieces of material on opposing sides of the connecting piece, the connecting piece extending from middle sections of the first elongate piece and second elongate piece thereby defining four straps extending from the connecting piece in pairs on opposing sides of the connecting piece;
- a first opening positioned between a first pair of straps extending from a same side of the connecting piece and defined by an first interior edge of the first elongated piece and a second interior edge of the second elongate piece and a first lateral side of the connecting piece;
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- a second opening positioned between a second pair of straps extending from an opposite same side of the connecting piece and defined by a third interior edge of the first elongate piece and a fourth interior edge of the second elongate piece and a second lateral side of the connecting piece;
- wherein the connecting piece is positioned through the user's legs and folding or curving the garment ends over each other, such that one end extends upward over the user's front and the opposing end extends upwards over the user's buttocks;
- the straps at the left side of the user are tied together and straps at the right side of the user are tied together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.