Fly closure for garment
AssigneeHurley International LLC
InventorSally D. Biggerstaff
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Abstract
A fly closure includes two overlapping flaps which form a shield in a garment, such as shorts or pants. The shield lies flat behind the fly when the fly is closed and provides privacy for the wearer through a mid-section of the fly. When the fly is in an open position, the shield opens to allow the wearer to pull the garment on or off. A flow-through passage at the bottom of the shield enables unrestricted flow of water, sand, etc. through the shield during water play activities of the wearer.
Claims40
A garment comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- the first and second panels being joined together along a portion of their lengths by a seam;
- a shield coupled to a portion of the first panel and a portion of the second panel, the shield comprising a first flap extending from the first panel and having an upper, lower and distal edge, and a second flap extending from the second panel in substantially the same direction as the first flap and having an upper, lower and distal edge, the first and second flaps connected along their respective distal edges, at least a portion of the first flap overlapping at least a portion of the second flap when the shield is in a closed position;
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- a passage defined between the lower edge of the first flap and the lower edge of the second flap.
A garment closure system, comprising:
- first and second panels of a garment;
- a fly defined between the first and second panels, the fly having a base point and being adapted to open and close;
- shielding means positioned in the fly for preventing visual access through the fly;
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- means for facilitating substantially unrestricted water flow through the shielding means in a direction substantially parrallel to the fly when the garment is worn in water.
A garment comprising:
- a first panel having a first edge;
- a second panel having a second edge, a portion of the first and second edges being joined to each other along a panel seam;
- a panel fly defined between a portion of the first and second edges, the edges being movable into and out of engagement with each other in the panel fly to define an openable garment fly;
- a base point located at a junction of the panel seam and the panel fly;
- a first flap extending from the first panel and having a first face;
- a second flap extending from the second panel and having a second face, the first and second flaps meeting at a fold line and adapted to substantially overlap one another when the fly is in a closed position so that the first face is adjacent the second face;
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- a flow passage defined between the first and second faces in a direction generally parallel to the fold line.
A fly closure for a garment, the garment including a first panel and a second panel of material, the fly closure having a top end and a bottom end and comprising a first flap extending from the first panel and a second flap extending from the second panel, the first and second flaps cooperating with one another to form a shield, the shield being movable between a first position in which the first and second panels are in close proximity to one another and a second position in which the first and second panels are located a distance away from one another, the flaps substantially overlapping each other when the panels are in the first position, and a fluid flow passage is defined between the flaps in a generally top to bottom direction.
A garment comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel adjacent the first panel;
- a first flap extending from the first panel in a first direction and having a bottom edge;
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- a second flap extending from the second panel in the first direction and having a bottom edge, the second flap connected to the first flap along a fold line, the first and second flaps overlapping each other so that a flow channel is defined therebetween, and a portion of the bottom edge of the first flap and a portion of the bottom edge of the second flap do not overlap each other.
A gannent comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel adjacent the first panel;
- a first flap extending from the first panel in a first direction and having top, bottom, and distal edges;
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- a second flap extending from the second panel in the first direction and having top, bottom, and distal edges;
- wherein the first and second flaps are connected along their distal edges, the first and second flaps at least partially overlapping each other, and the top, bottom and distal edges of the first and second flaps are not attached to either of the first and second panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.