Pant legs with changeable cuffs

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...

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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 ages and circumstances.

[0010] It is a further object of the invention to be able to provide a readily changeable cuff to provide an inexpensive way to decorate jeans and other pants and make them more attractive.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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 pant legs extra long and wrinkled the bottom area is perhaps the least attractive part of the jeans and may worsen as the jeans are worn.

Repair of the worn cuff area is generally a complicated procedure.

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