US 5,956,765 A · Wholly and partially removable garment

Abstract

A unitary garment for full or partial coverage of a torso that may be fully put on or removed, at the choice of the wearer, as an assembled or a disassembled garment, and subsequently may be partially removed and put on, again at the choice of the wearer, has a torso portion for providing at least some coverage of the front and back of a wearer, a pants portion having a front portion, a crotch portion for passing between the legs and connected to the front portion, and a seat portion connected to the crotch portion. One of the seat portion and front portion is connected to the torso portion, and the other of the front portion and seat portion has at its edges first fastening elements to selectively attach and release to assemble and disassemble the garment. In another aspect of the invention, a unitary garment for full or partial coverage of a torso has a pants portion, for providing at least some coverage of the bottom half of a wearer, and a torso portion, for providing at least some coverage of the front and back of the top half of a wearer. One of the pants and the torso portions has an over band forming an inwardly facing ridge, the other of the portions has an under band forming an outwardly facing ridge, so that, when the one portion is disposed over the other portion, the bands interlock. Thus, the outwardly facing ridge is disposed between the inwardly facing ridge and the one portion, and the inwardly facing ridge is disposed between the outwardly facing ridge and the other piece to releasably attach the pants portion to the torso portion.

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Dependent claims

A method of joining a first and second circumferential portion around a circumference, comprising

attaching a first band to the interior of said first circumferential portion, said first band having a first band face parallel to said first circumferential portion and a first band inner edge extending between said first band face and said first circumferential portion;
sizing said first band to fit snugly about said circumference;
attaching a second band to the exterior of said second circumferential portion, said second band having a second band face parallel to said second circumferential portion and a second band inner edge extending between said second band face and said second circumferential portion;
forming from said second band face and said second inner edge an outwardly facing ridge extending parallel to said second circumferential portion and disposed to contact an first band inner edge when a over-portion is disposed over said tucked portion;
placing said first circumferential portion over said second circumferential portion, so that said portions fit snugly about said circumference and said bands contact, said first band inner edge and said outwardly facing ridge contacting each other, and said ridge locking said contact, said contact being sufficient to securely, snugly and releasably attach said first portion to said second portion.

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A unitary garment for full or partial coverage of a torso, comprising:

an over-portion having an over band attached along the interior of a circumference thereof,
said over band having sufficient circumference to fit snugly about the wearer of the garment, and having an over band face parallel to said over-portion and an over band inner edge extending between said over-portion and said over band face;
a tucked portion having an under band attached along the exterior of the circumference thereof,
said the under band having an under the under band face parallel to said tucked portion and a tucked portion inner edge extending between said tucked portion and said under band face;
said tucked portion inner edge and said under band face forming an outwardly facing ridge extending parallel to said tucked portion and disposed to contact said over band inner edge when said over-portion is disposed over said tucked portion, said bands fitting snugly about said wearer and said inner edges contacting each other, said outwardly facing ridge locking said contact;
said locking being sufficient to securely, snugly and releasably attach said garment around the circumference of said wearer.

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A locking mechanism for joining an over-portion and a tucked portion around a first circumference, comprising:

an over band attached along the interior of the circumference of said over-portion,
said over band having sufficient circumference to fit snugly about said first circumference, and having an over band face parallel to said over-portion and an over band inner edge extending between said over-portion and said over band face;
and
an under band attached along the exterior of the circumference of said tucked portion,
said under band having an under band face parallel to said tucked portion and a tucked portion inner edge extending between said tucked portion and said under band face;
said tucked portion inner edge and said under band face forming an outwardly facing ridge extending parallel to said tucked portion and disposed to contact said over band inner edge when said over-portion is disposed over said tucked portion, said bands fitting snugly about said first circumference and said inner edges contacting each other, said outwardly facing ridge locking said contact;
said locking being sufficient to cause secure, snug and releasable attachment of said over-portion and said tucked portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wholly and partially removable garment

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Wholly and partially removable garment

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