Pant legs with changeable cuffs

a technology of changing cuffs and pants, applied in the field of pants, can solve the problems of easy wrinkles and fraying, easy wear of pants, and complicated procedures for repairing worn cuffs

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-14
MACMILLAN DAPHNE
View PDF27 Cites 37 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0009] It is a further object to provide jeans and other pants with changeable cuffs of contrasting material and appearance to provide a professional tailored appearance that would appeal to persons of all ...

Problems solved by technology

This portion of the jeans often becomes unsightly after a period of wear and often takes on a wrinkled and frayed appearance.
Even with designer jeans when the wearer would not wish to have the pa...

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Pant legs with changeable cuffs
  • Pant legs with changeable cuffs
  • Pant legs with changeable cuffs

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0014] Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIG. 1, there is illustrated in outline a pair of women's' jeans 15 wherein the lower leg portions 20 are shown as having changeable cuffs 26 removably secured to the bottom end of each pant leg. The jeans illustrated are specially designed and constructed from denim or other similar material. The pant legs are slightly foreshortened from normal length to allow for the added length of the attached cuffs 26.

[0015] Each pant leg includes a plurality of buttons 24 secured along the lower edge thereof. The buttons 24 are spaced a consistent preset distance apart such that they will align with any one of a wide variety of cuffs 22 each having correspondingly spaced button holes 25. The cuffs 22 include a normally closed vertical side slit 26 formed by overlapping ends of the cuff. The slit 26 is preferably positioned on the outer side portion of the leg and extends upwardly approximately three-quarter of the height of the cu...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to view more

PUM

No PUM Login to view more

Abstract

The disclosure relates to pants and especially blue jeans that are provided with decorative exchangeable cuffs. The bottoms of jeans made from denim material and other pants have an area that is often hangs in folds or wrinkles over the shoes and is otherwise unsightly. This application provides detachable decorative cuffs with a vertical side slit that make the lower end portion of jeans more attractive and stylish. The detachable connecting elements can include buttons, snaps or hook and loop material on the pants and cuffs are located in predetermined locations to permit interchangeability among a wide variety of cuff styles and colors.

Description

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 29 / 231,900 filed Jun. 13, 2005BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to trousers, and more particularly, to trousers commonly referred to as blue jeans that are provided with decorative exchangeable cuffs. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] The prior art discloses shirts and trousers with detachable sections. Examples of such are U.S. Pat. No. 4,215,435 to Miele U.S. Pat. No. 5,774,892 to Tisdale et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,539,932 to Howard U.S. Pat. No. 2,104,826 to Stramiello U.S. Pat. No. 1,089,999 to Watts U.S. Pat. No. 1,066,713 to Cronin U.S. Pat. No. 3,722,001 to Bailey U.S. Pat. No. 1,023,864 to Miller [0006] Miele discloses trousers having interchangeable tubular pant leg sections or elements connected by snap fasteners. A primary purpose of the Miele invention is stated as being to provide a convertible trouser, which may be ad...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to view more

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to view more
IPC IPC(8): A41D1/06
CPCA41D1/06A41D27/00A41D15/002
Inventor MACMILLAN, DAPHNE
Owner MACMILLAN DAPHNE
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Try Eureka
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap