Hosiery garment with open-toe, open crotch structure
OwnerElsa Baehrinventor
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Abstract
An open toed, ventilated crotch, panty hose garment, adapted for wear with swimsuits, exercise and dance clothing, and for post surgical wear that entirely covers the lower body down to an edge that encircles the foot near the base of the toes and defines an opening through which the toes protrude. The upper and lower portions of the edge being bridged between the first and second toes, and also between the fourth and fifth toes by straps which create a double thong effect and provide a means to distribute the securing load for comfort, permittting the wearer to maintain the foot portion in position and keep the pantyhose taut on the body, even when wet. The garment may also be modified for post surgical wear.
Claims14
An open-toed pantyhose garment for wear with swimsuits, exercise and dancewear and post-surgical wear that entirely covers the lower body of a wearer having a top section with an open crotch and two leg portions wherein each leg portion has a foot portion having an edge that encircles the wearer's foot and defines an opening through which the wearer's toes protrude, each circular edge having an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the upper portion is adjacent the top of the wearer's foot and the lower portion is adjacent the bottom of the wearer's foot, said edge being bridged by strap means between the first and second toes and the fourth and fifth toes wherein the strap means hold the pantyhose securely in place at the toe end.
An open-toed pantyhose garment having a ventilated crotch portion wherein said pantyhose is contructed of substantially sheer fabric comprising a hip engaging portion having an upper edge having a stretchable knit band to encircle the waist of the wearer and a lower edge connected to a pair leg engaging portions each having an open toe foot portion having a bottom wall, top wall, front end, back end, inner side wall and outer side wall wherein the foot portion is cut away at the front end providing an edge having a stretchable knit band attached to the top wall, bottom wall and the inner and outer side walls of the foot portion to encircle the foot near the base of the toes defining and opening through which the toes protrude wherein the top wall and the bottom wall portions of the edge are bridged between the first and second and the fourth and fifth toes by straps.
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