Figure enhancing garment

Abstract

A figure-enhancing garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a comfortable manner, includes a pair of pants having first and second pant leg portions, a front panel portion, and a waistband with a tunnel formed therein. The first and second pant leg portions are attached to the front panel portion via first and second interconnected tunnel seams that extend divergently from the crotch area and interconnect with the waistband tunnel. A third tunnel steam interconnects with the first and second tunnel seams and the waistband tunnel while extending upwardly from the crotch portion to the waistband. An adjustable pulley system extends through the waistband tunnel and the first, second and third tunnel seams to adjust the fit of the figure enhancing garment. Alternatively, the first and second seams are simple seams without tunnels. A pair of drawstrings anchored in the crotch portion of the pants, extend upwardly through the tunnel of the third seam and divergently through the tunnel in the waistband to adjust the fit of the figure enhancing garment.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to clothing, and more particularly to an adjustable garment that enhances the wearer's figure.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONMillions of men and .[.woman.]. .Iadd.women .Iaddend.seek to improve their appearance on a daily basis. They try dieting or exercising, and some even try surgery in an attempt to improve the way they look. As an alternative or a supplement to dieting, exercising and surgery, many individuals have chosen to utilize a variety of garments that are marketed as figure enhancing tools.Active wear clothing has emerged in an area of popularity for suchgarments. For example, certain shorts made from a stretch polyester or nylon knit-type fabric such as Lycra.TM. or Supplex.TM. are often marketed with the claim that the shorts will enhance a wearer's figure by improving the shape of the wearer's buttocks. However, contrary to these claims, many of these garments are so tight that they flatten the wearer's buttocks instead of impr...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The figure enhancing garment of the present invention serves to enhance a wearer's figure by further outlining and defining the wearer's body contours in a comfortable manner and tends to reduce the undesirable effects of the garment riding or binding up on a female wearer. The figure enhancing garment of the present invention is preferably constructed of a stretch polyester or nylon knit type fabric such as Lycra.TM. or Supplex.TM.. In a preferred embodiment, the garment includes a pair of pants having first and second pant leg portions, a front panel portion, and a waistband, formed in the top portion of the pair of pants. The first and second pant leg portions are attached to the front panel using first and second interconnected seams. The first and second seams extend divergently from a crotch portion of the pants to the waistband of the pants. A third seam is interconnected to the first and second seams and extends along the rear of the pants upwardly from the crotch portion to the waistband.

In operation, the wearer puts on the figure enhancing garment, and then utilizes the pulley system to lift and shape the wearer's buttocks and further enhance the wearer's figure by outlining the wearer's body contours. This is accomplished by pulling on the tie cords which in turn draws the first elastic member through the rings, and further draws the second elastic member upwardly and inwardly along the backside of the garment. The drawing of the second elastic member upwardly and inwardly tends to lift and separate the wearer's buttocks, and thus, further define or outline the contours of the wearer's body.

Alternatively, the first and second seams of the figure enhancing garment are simple seams without tunnels formed therein. A pair of drawstrings are anchored in the crotch area and extend up through the tunnel of the third seam to the tunnel in the waistband. At the intersection of the two tunnels the drawstrings diverge and are directed in opposite directions through the tunnel in the waist band by a ring or button hole sewn therein. In operation, the wearer utilizes the drawstrings to lift and shape the wearer's buttocks and further enhance the wearer's figure by outlining the wearer's body contours. This is accomplished by pulling on the drawstrings which draws the third seam inwardly and upwardly along the backside of the garment. As with the pulley system above, the drawing of the third seam upwardly and inwardly tends to lift and separate the wearer's buttocks, and thus, further define or outline the contours of the wearer's body.

Problems solved by technology

However, contrary to these claims, many of these garments are so tight that they flatten the wearer's buttocks instead of improving its shape.

Because the shorts are so tight they are in essence a girdle and are uncomfortable to wear.

For those shorts that fit comfortably, they do not enhance or outline the wearer's buttocks as claimed.

The seam is directly in the middle of the front of the shorts which proves to be a troublesome location for a female wearer of the shorts.

The seam tends to cause the garment to ride up or bind in the area between and around the female wearer's labia resulting in not only an appearance that is undesirable, but also in a condition that is both irritating and / or uncomfortable.

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