Harness For Holding The Distal End Of A Pant Leg In Place

Abstract

A harness for holding the distal end of a pant leg about the ankle region of a person who is wearing long pants is disclosed herein. The harness includes an elongate first strap, an elongate second strap, and a pair of releasable fasteners. The first strap has two ends, and the second strap has two ends joined to the first strap respectively proximate the two ends of the first strap. The fasteners are respectively located at the two ends of the first strap. In this configuration, the first strap is adapted for fitting about the sole of a foot of the person, and the second strap is adapted for fitting about the heel of the foot. The fasteners are adapted for being attached to the distal end of the pant leg so as to hold the distal end of the pant leg in place about the person's ankle region.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present invention claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 975,322, which was filed on Sep. 26, 2007 and also entitled “A Harness for Holding the Distal End of a Pant Leg in Place.”FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to stirrups for being slipped around human feet. The present invention more particularly relates to pant stirrups for holding the distal ends of pant legs in place while a person engages in an activity.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]When riding a motorcycle along a road, a person will often experience the ends of his pant legs being blown from his ankles and lifted up toward his knees because of wind turbulence. As a result, the lower portion of the person's legs may become largely exposed. Such leg exposure, however, can be quite uncomfortable for a person, especially when riding in cold weather. Furthermore, such exposure can also be undesirable when riding ...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]The present invention provides a harness for holding the distal end of a pant leg about the ankle region of a person who is wearing long pants. In one embodiment, the harness includes an elongate first strap (i.e., a stirrup-type strap), an elongate second strap (a heel or spur-type strap), and a pair of releasable fasteners. The first strap has two ends, and the second strap has two ends joined to the first strap so that the two ends of the second strap are respectively proximate th

Problems solved by technology

When riding a motorcycle along a road, a person will often experience the ends of his pant legs being blown from his ankles and lifted up toward his knees because of wind turbulence.

As a result, the lower portion of the person's legs may become largely exposed.

Such leg exposure, however, can be quite uncomfortable for a person, especially when riding in cold weather.

Furthermore, such exposure can also be undesirable when riding on roads with loose rocks and debris thereon.

In such instances, the rocks and debris will often be kicked up off the road by leading vehicles.

As a consequence, the loose rocks and debris will frequently strike a following rider's bare legs and hence inflict some measure of discomfort or pain thereto.

Though wearing such pant stirrups is often successful in preventing leg exposure while riding, a rider will often experience foot discomfort if the stirrups are particularly worn over his feet and inside his shoes.

If, on the other hand, the rider wears the pant stirrups both over his feet and over his shoes, the stirrups are then prone to sliding across the bottoms of the shoes and consequently off both the rider's feet and shoes altogether.

Furthermore, if a rider chooses to wear such pant stirrups for riding, the rider is then often relegated to wearing compatible pants and shoes from a very limited range of biker fashion styles.

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