Adjustable garment

a technology for clothing and legs, applied in the field of children's clothing, can solve the problems of not being able to solve the problem of long-term solution, extremely rapid, and the life of popular footed outfits such as one-piece footed infant or toddler outfits is very limited, and achieves the effect of easy adjustment of the length of the legs of the garmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-22
DUFAUX DOUGLAS P
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[0008] It is an object of the invention to provide a means to easily adjust the length of the legs of a garment.

Problems solved by technology

Temporary adjustment of the length of a garment may be accomplished through the use of pins, but this does not prove to be a long term solution.
It is well known that young children in the development stage go through a period where growth is extremely rapid, and may be disproportional from the torso to the legs.
However, the very popular footed outfit such as a one-piece footed infant or toddler outfit has a very limited lifetime because there are no practical means to extend the length of the legs.
It is possible for an infant or toddler to wear a one-piece footed outfit with legs that are longer than required, but when the child is in the walking stage this causes severe problems.
For example, the excess material may be a tripping hazard or may possibly get caught in a toy or other child product such as a wheel from a bicycle or stroller.
In addition, there is no convenient way to cuff the torso component of a garment.

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[0026] This invention relates to any article of clothing that may require from time-to-time adjustment in the length of specific sections of the garment to increase comfort, wearability, and for other reasons. The invention applies to any type of clothing, including but not limited to pants, skirts, shirts, vests, one-piece outfits, and other garments.

[0027] The following examples and detailed descriptions of the invention more specifically relate to children's clothing and particularly those of the type commonly worn by infants and toddlers such as one-piece outfits, body suits, or rompers wherein the pants, torso, and top sections are integrated, but it should be clear that this is for illustrative purposes only.

[0028] Referring now to the drawings and in particular to FIG. 1, a commonly available child's article of clothing or garment and in this case a one-piece footed garment or outfit 100, having arm sections 101, torso section 102, leg sections 103, foot sections 104, optio...

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Abstract

A clothing garment is constructed to include adjustable sections that allow for the convenient adjustment of length of sections of the garment so that the useful fitted lifetime of the outfit may be extended. Preferably the method of adjustment includes zippers, Velcro-type materials, buttons, snaps including metallic or plastic snaps, magnets, or any other mechanism that may be used to conveniently attach and detach sections of clothing from each other. The construction may be used on a wide variety of clothing articles, but is particularly useful for children's clothing.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This non-provisional application claims priority to provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 745,389, entitled “Adjustable Garment”, filed Apr. 21, 2006, incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to an article of clothing, including pants, skirts, shirts, vests, and other garments. The invention more specifically relates to children's clothing and particularly those of the type commonly worn by infants and toddlers such as one-piece outfits, body suits, or rompers wherein the pants, torso, and top sections are integrated and other articles of clothing that include footed pants sections. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] Convenient adjustment of the length of clothing is a common desire of consumers. Typically, adjustment of the length of an garment is accomplished through cuffing, hemming, or other methods of a skilled tailor. Temporary adjustment of the length o...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D11/00
CPCA41B13/005A41D2300/32A41D15/002
Inventor DUFAUX, DOUGLAS P.
Owner DUFAUX DOUGLAS P
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