Reversible garment
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorVictorio Palumbo
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Abstract
A garment having two choices of pattern, color or fabric texture includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top and bottom portions each includes a first side that is configured to have a first design and a second side that is opposite the first side and is configured to have a second design. The bottom portion has at least one pocket portion movably attached to the bottom portion and a corresponding pocket slot adjacent to the pocket portion. The top portion has first and second front edge parts that are removably secured together in an overlapping relationship when the top portion is in a closed configuration.
Claims13
An outfit, comprising:
- a top portion for covering at least the upper torso and shoulder area of the body of a wearer, the top portion having an interior side confronting the wearer and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the top portion having a first side configured to have a first design and a second side opposite the first side and configured to have a second design, the top portion being reversible to a first configuration wherein the first side defines the exterior side and the second side defines the interior side and to a second configuration wherein the second side defines the exterior side and the first side defines the interior side;
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- a bottom portion for covering at least the waist portion and at least a portion of the upper thighs of the wearer, the bottom portion having an interior side confronting the wearer and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the bottom portion further including a waist portion, a first side that is configured to have the first design and a second side that is opposite the first side and is configured to have the second design, the bottom portion being reversible to either a first configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion and to a second configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including at least one pocket portion movably attached to the bottom portion and a corresponding pocket slot adjacent to and sized so as to allow the pocket portion to pass therethrough, the pocket portion having a first pouch and a second pouch, the first pouch having an exterior side configured with the first design, the second pouch having an exterior side configured with the second design;
- whereby when the wearer desires to wear the garment so that the first design is visible and the second design faces the body of the wearer, the wearer configures the top and bottom portions to the first configuration and inserts the pocket portion through the pocket slot so that the exterior side of the first pouch is visible and the exterior side of the second pouch faces the wearer's body and when the wearer desires to wear the garment so that the second design is visible and the first design faces the wearer's body, the wearer configures the top and bottom portions to the second configuration and inserts the pocket portion through the pocket slot so that the exterior side of the second pouch is visible and the exterior side of the first pouch faces the wearer's body;
- and wherein the bottom portion includes a belt-receiving pouch that is located on the second side of the bottom portion and that extends about the waist portion, the belt-receiving pouch being sized for receiving a belt having a pair of ends, the belt-receiving pouch having a pair of openings that are formed therein and which are located on the second side of the bottom portion so as to allow ends of a belt to extend from the openings when a belt is disposed within the belt-receiving pouch, the waist portion further including a pair of slots formed therein, each slot being sized to allow a corresponding end of a belt to pass therethrough.
An outfit comprising:
- a top portion for covering at least the upper torso and shoulder area of a wearer, the top portion having an interior side confronting the wearer and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the top portion having a first side configured to have a first design and a second side opposite the first side and configured to have a second design, the top portion being reversible to a first configuration wherein the first side defines the exterior side and the second side defines the interior side and to a second configuration wherein the second side defines the exterior side and the first side defines the interior side;
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- a bottom portion for covering at least the waist portion and a portion of the thighs of a wearer's body, the bottom portion having an interior side confronting the wearer's body and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the bottom portion further including a waist portion, a first side that is configured to have the first design and a second side that is opposite the first side and is configured to have the second design, the bottom portion being reversible to either a first configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion, and to a second configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including a belt-receiving pouch located on the second side of the bottom portion and extending about the waist portion, the belt-receiving pouch being sized for receiving a belt having a pair of ends, the belt-receiving pouch having a pair of openings located on the second side of the bottom portion to allow the ends of a belt to extend from the pouch when a belt is disposed within the belt-receiving pouch, the waist portion further including a pair of slots formed therein, each slot being sized to allow the ends of a belt to pass therethrough.
An outfit for covering at least a waist portion and a portion of the thighs of the wearer's body, the garment having an interior side for confronting the wearer's body and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the garment further including a waist portion, a first side that is configured to have a first design and a second side that is opposite the first side and is configured to have a second design, the garment being reversible to either a first configuration wherein the first side defines the exterior side and the second side defines the interior side and to a second configuration wherein the first side defines the interior side and the second side defines the exterior side, the garment including a pouch located on the second side and which extends about the waist portion, the pouch being sized for receiving a belt having a pair of ends, the pouch having a pair of openings formed therein and located on the second side of the garment so as to allow the ends of a belt to extend therefrom when a belt is disposed within the pouch, the waist portion further including a pair slots formed therein wherein each slot is sized so as to allow a corresponding end of a belt to pass therethrough.
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