Garment closure mechanism
OwnerJody C. Fidlerinventor
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Abstract
A closing mechanism for garments including a torso portion and a bottom portion wherein the bottom portion extends from the posterior of the torso portion through the wearer's legs and removably attaches to the anterior portion. The bottom portion, or tail panel or lever, contains one or more patches of hook and loop members, and the anterior portion contains one or more corresponding patches of hook and loop members. A further embodiment of the invention, which may be used separately or in conjunction with the closing mechanism, constitutes a resilient portion upon the tail panel.
Claims17
An undergarment constructed of a single continuous uninterrupted section of resilient material comprising:
- a torso section for covering at least the anterior and posterior of a human torso fitted to be comfortable when worn beneath an outer garment and fitted to be completely concealed when worn beneath said outer garment;
- a tail panel section fitted to cover the crotch region of a human, wherein said fit is sufficiently snug to conceal said undergarment when said undergarment is worn beneath said outer garment;
- a first attachable portion comprising at least one member of a loop and hook fastening pair mechanically cooperating with said torso section wherein said first attachable portion extends substantially and continuously across a significant portion of the lateral dimension of said torso section on the anterior side of the human torso;
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- a second attachable portion comprising at least one corresponding member of a loop and hook fastening pair mechanically cooperating with said tail panel section wherein said second attachable portion corresponds in dimension with said first attachable portion;
- whereby said tail panel section extends from the posterior side of said torso section and said second attachable portion of said tail panel section removably attaches to said first attachable portion of said torso section;
- wherein at least one of said loop and hook fastening members is of sufficient size to enable adjustability for varying the degree of said fit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.