Urination relief hatch for waterproof waders and foul weather gear

A waterproof pair of pants and/or waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

• a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material;
• a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;
• a rigid lid pivotably connected to the frame and configured to engage the frame aperture on a front side of the frame;
• a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;
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• wherein the frame aperture comprises a shape of a larger circular arc at least partially overlapping a smaller circular arc, wherein the larger circular arc is disposed at a top of the frame aperture and the smaller circular arc is disposed at a bottom of the frame aperture.

A waterproof pair of pants and/or waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

• a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material;
• a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;
• a rigid lid pivotably or movably connected to the frame and configured to engage the frame aperture on a front side of the frame;
• a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;
• a rigid backing forming a backing aperture, wherein a first surface of the backing and a back side surface of the frame capture there between the waterproof material of the pair of pants and/or waders in the groin section;
• at least one adhesive bond disposed between the back side surface of the frame and the waterproof material of the pair of pants and/or waders, and/or, between the first surface of the backing and the waterproof material of the pair of pants and/or waders;
• wherein the backing aperture and frame aperture are substantially aligned;
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• wherein the back side surface of the frame and/or the first surface of the backing comprise a non-smooth surface.

A waterproof pair of pants and/or waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

• a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material;
• a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the rigid frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;
• a rigid lid pivotably connected to the frame and configured to engage the frame aperture on a front side of the frame;
• a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;
• an adhesive bond disposed between a back side surface of the frame and the waterproof material of the pair of pants and/or waders;
• and
• wherein the back side surface of the frame comprises a non-smooth surface.

A waterproof pair of pants and/or waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

• a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material;
• a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;
• a rigid lid pivotably connected to the frame and configured to engage the frame aperture on a front side of the frame;
• a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;
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• wherein the frame aperture comprises a shape of a larger contoured aperture at least partially overlapping a similarly shaped smaller contoured aperture, wherein the larger contoured aperture is disposed at a top of the frame aperture and the smaller contoured aperture is disposed at a bottom of the frame aperture.