EP1696754B1

EP1696754B1 - Garment that dresses at least the pelvis

Info

Publication number: EP1696754B1
Application number: EP04791888A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Andrea Lusetti
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-12-10
Filing date: 2004-10-06
Publication date: 2009-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 2024-10-06
Also published as: ITMO20030333A1; WO2005055750A2; EP1696754A2; ATE441335T1; DE602004022981D1; WO2005055750A3

Abstract

Garment that dresses at least the pelvis of the human body, fitted with a joining section (37) between its rear and front portion, passing under the groin between the lower limbs, which can be put on without lifting the feet from the floor and closing the belt line (1) at one single point (2). The two tubular sections (13, 14) dressing the lower limbs are extendable and closable in two joining lines (8, 11) which describe an upturned V, with the vertex (12) on the point (2) where the user closes the belt line (1) approximately near the navel, and with the two side lines that run diagonally over the hips and then vertically down to the lower end of the said tubular sections (13, 14).

Description

Technical field:

Garment that dresses at least the pelvis of the human body, such as trousers, shorts, pants, underwear, bathing suits, overalls.

Background art:

It is already recognised that there are trousers that can be put on without lifting the feet from the floor, closing the belt line at two points, and which have two lateral joining lines running vertically from the hips to ankles, see e.g. JP 08158121 A , provided with buttons or a zip fastener. In addition to trousers, there are other known garments for women and children, generally known as"body", which dresses the upper body and the pelvis, and which are generally fastened under the groin, by means of snap fasteners, but these do have not an opening belt line. Two-piece swimsuits for women are known as well, in which the lower section has the belt line closed at two points. Overalls are known, with two non-extendable tubular sections dressing the legs, so that the person always needs to lift the feet from the floor to put them on, and most of the time has to remove the shoes.
Document SE 508302C2 discloses a garment comprising an item of clothing that encloses the wearer's pelvis and has an opening for the waist and leg holes. A dividing line extends all the way between the waist opening and leg holes to separate one of two side pieces from a front or back piece. A hook and loop fastener band joined to an inside edge of the front piece is secured at one end to a special felt strip on the outside of the side piece edge section overlapped by the front piece. The other end of the band is used to release the front piece from the side piece.
US 1096477 A discloses a garment acc. to the preamble of claim 1.

Disclosure of invention:

A garment acc. to the appended claims.
The advantage of the invention is that it enables the manufacture of trousers that can be put on very easily without lifting the feet from the floor and closing, as the first movement, the belt line at one single point, in a comfortable front position near the navel, and then arranging the rest of the garment without it falling down and losing its ideal position on the waist. This enables the production of overalls that can be put on without lifting the feet from the floor and without removing footwear, also without sitting down, which can be very useful for children living in cold climates; prior to this invention, children and their parents still have to perform many inconvenient movements and spend a great deal of time putting on and taking off this clothing, which is used every day most of the year. The invention also enables the manufacture of trousers, underwear and bathing suits which could be highly suited to the elderly or disabled, as these people would no longer need to make difficult and hazardous movements to put the garment on. Also thermal and waterproof trousers could be produced based on the same model, which can be put on very easily without removing shoes, a significant benefit in adverse weather conditions.

Brief description of drawings:

Figure 1 illustrates claim 1 (independent claim) and comprises an example of short trousers and also summarises all the main features of the invention, viewed above from the front.
Figure 2 illustrates claim 2 and comprises an example of long trousers.
Figure 3 illustrates an example of long trousers with front flap in the shape of an upturned delta.
Figure 4 illustrates claim 3 and comprises an example of short trousers or bathing shorts.
Figure 5 illustrates an example of short trousers with front flap in the shape of an upturned delta.
Figure 6 illustrates claim 4 and comprises an example of overall or suit.
Figure 7 illustrates an example of underwear.
Figure 8 illustrates another example of underwear.
Figure 9 illustrates an example of a G string.
Figure 10 illustrates claim 1 (independent claim) and comprises an example of short trousers and moreover summarises all the main features of the invention, viewed below from the front.

Best mode for carrying out the invention:

To cut and sew cloth shaped as normal trousers or overalls, but placing the zip fastener or buttons in the position and patterns described in the following description, claims and figures.

Industrial applicability:

The invention can be used in the clothing industry, according to conventional methods of manufacturing garments, but using patterns and assembly methods shown and described herein.

Claims

A garment consisting of a single piece of clothing that dresses at least the pelvis of the human body, made of any type of material and using any type of sewing technique, said garment thereby being fitted with a joining section (37) between the garments rear and front, said joining section (37) passing under the groin between the lower limbs, a front flap (4) which closes the garment at the front, and a part (29) being the rear section of said garment, characterized in that its conformation enables its dressing while standing without lifting the feet from the floor, by
winding the garments belt line (1) from the rear around the waist and closing said belt line (1) at a single closure point (2) in the front abdominal position, by means of at least one fastener or button (3), and afterwards
passing said front flap (4) under the groin between the lower limbs from the rear to the front abdominal area, and then
fastening said front flap (4) on said belt line (1) in the front abdominal position by means of said at least one fastener or button (3), and then
joining two first edges (6, 7) of the garments right tubular section (21) that dresses the right lower limb on a joining line (8) that runs diagonally from approximately the navel to the right hip by means of at least one fastener or button or zip fastener or string or any other tying device, said two first edges (6, 7) being the front edge (6) of the right side (38) of said garment and the right edge (7) of said front flap (4), and then
joining two second edges (9, 10) of the garments left tubular section (22) that dresses the left lower limb on a joining line (11) that runs diagonally from approximately the navel to the left hip by means of at least one fastener or button or zip fastener or string or any other tying device, said second edges being the front edge (10) of the left side (39) of said garment and the left edge (9) of said front flap (4).
A garment according to claim 1, wherein said front flap (4) has the shape of an upturned V with its upper vertex (12) coinciding with said closure point (2) of said belt line (1); said closure point (2) of said belt line being in the middle of the abdominal front position; said right tubular section (13) dressing the entire length of the right lower limb, said left tubular section (14) dressing the entire length of the left lower limb, said edges (6, 7, 9, 10) being hems, said joining lines (8, 11) describing an upturned V with its vertex approximately near the navel and with its two side lines which run diagonally over the hips and then vertically down to the lower end of said tubular sections (13, 14).
A garment according to claim 1, wherein said tubular sections (21, 22) dress only the upper part of the lower limbs.
A garment according to claim 2, including an upper area (26) with the shape of a jacket or shirt extendable and closable in one vertical line placed in the middle of its front face and running approximately from the neck to the said belt line (1), so that the entire garment dresses most of the human body with one item of clothing or with several overlapped layers having the same shape, said garment thereby composing an overall or a suit.