Outdoor Pants For Women

Abstract

A relief opening for a pair of women's pants, the opening formed in a center relief panel joining leg portions of the pants in at least a downward-facing central portion of the crotch area. The relief panel includes two separable and overlapping layers or flaps of fabric over at least a center portion of the panel in the downward-facing central portion of the crotch region of the panel. Each separable flap has an unattached, reinforced relief seam or edge facing and adjacent the opposite leg, each relief seam over- or under-lapping the other separable flap. At rest, the relief seams are positioned on opposite sides of a centerline of the center relief panel, and the flaps are closed, such that the center portion of the panel generally appears and functions as a single, solid, closed panel from at least the front and back of the pants. When the relief seams are pulled apart, the flaps are separated along the narrowed center portion of the panel to create a generally ovoid opening in the crotch area, positioned for a woman's anatomy during urination.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS / PRIORITY BENEFIT CLAIM[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 61 / 751,580 and 61 / 870,616 filed Jan. 11, 2013 and Aug. 27, 2013, respectively, by the same inventor (Namy), the entireties of which provisional applications are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD[0002]The subject matter of the present application is in the field of clothing for women, in particular active wear for outdoor activities.BACKGROUND[0003]Women generally find it more inconvenient than men to relieve themselves when outdoors, because the need to remove pants and undergarments to do so leaves them more exposed. One solution has been to provide outdoor-oriented pants or shorts with a relief opening centered in the crotch between the front and back of the pants. For modesty and weather protection, the relief opening is closeable with a mechanical closure such as snaps, hook-and-loop, or a zipper.[0004]Such relief openings generally seem to provide closu...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention is a pair of pants with a special opening in the crotch designed for women. This opening is easy, cheaper, more comfortable, less visible, durable, and practical compared to other pants with relief openings for women. The pants have a seam where the inner flap is attached to the pant's legs, and this seam is designed to be visually minimal. In some versions, the outermost seam is positioned in the center of the pant and is facing downward when worn, making it even less visible. This solution solves the problem of prior pants having uncomfortable, expensive, and easily visible relief openings.

Problems solved by technology

Women generally find it more inconvenient than men to relieve themselves when outdoors, because the need to remove pants and undergarments to do so leaves them more exposed.

Problems with such solutions include unsightly lines; unwanted visibility of the relief feature; bulk and discomfort between the legs, especially for active pursuits like hiking, running, and biking; and potential seam failure with the introduction of snaps, zips, etc. into the seams of the pants at natural stress points.

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