EP4272589A1 - Kleidungsstück mit nichtlinearem taillenband - Google Patents

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EP4272589A1
EP4272589A1 EP23165602.6A EP23165602A EP4272589A1 EP 4272589 A1 EP4272589 A1 EP 4272589A1 EP 23165602 A EP23165602 A EP 23165602A EP 4272589 A1 EP4272589 A1 EP 4272589A1
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Alfred Birtch
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
    • A41F17/00—Means for holding-down garments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
    • A41F9/00—Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D1/00—Garments
    • A41D1/06—Trousers

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  • the present invention generally relates to a garment with a non-linear waistband and a device for holding up the garment.
  • the present invention relates to a device for holding the garment having a non-linear waistband in place on the wearer to avoid exposure of the buttock and the intergluteal cleft, especially when the upper body of the wearer is bent forward about the waist.
  • Buttock cleavage may not necessarily be linked to the plumbers or builders, but may instead be a fashion trend. Wearing blue jeans, particularly those tight-fitting or low-rise jeans, may easily expose the buttock and the intergluteal cleft when crouching, sitting, bending over, or kneeling. This may be a fashion trend, particularly among teenagers. However, this may also be an accidental reveal.
  • Trousers are held in place on the wearer via the tension around the hips of the wearer.
  • the tension is provided via the garment waistband. If the tension of the waistband is insufficient, the wearer can insert an adjustable belt through the belt loops and/or suspenders of the trousers to tighten and hold the trousers in place.
  • Such tension travels a linear path around the wearer's body, and the height of the waistband on the front is the same as the height at the back.
  • low-rise jeans have a lower waistband that sits at or even below the hip bones
  • wearing low-rise jeans may have buttock cleavage easily when the upper body of the wearer is bent forward about the waist.
  • the non-linear waistband can enable a unique fashion style and/or avoid buttock cleavage when a wearer of the garment is bending forward. In particular, this can be used in low-rise jeans or used by overweight individuals for holding up the jeans from being too low.
  • An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a device capable of incorporating into or attachable to garment for avoiding buttock cleavage when a wearer of the garment is bending forward.
  • the device includes a body having a perimeter defined by an upper side and a lower side with respect to the garment when incorporated thereto, the lower side having a greater length than the upper side, the body being shaped to define a middle portion that bends upward to two distal ends.
  • the garment has a non-linear waistband such that a front section is lower than a back section and two side sections. The two distal ends are arranged to hold the two side sections of the garment, and the middle portion is arranged to hold the front section of the garment.
  • a tension force is applied to the back section by the two side sections to hold the back section in place at a vertical position equivalent to the two side sections when the wearer is bending forward.
  • the body is in a crescent shape with a convex side and a concave side.
  • the convex side defines the lower side
  • the concave side defines the upper side
  • the upper side has a greater radius of curvature than the lower side.
  • the body is in a V-shape, a parentheses shape, or a crescent shape, wherein the middle portion tapers to the two distal ends, and the middle portion and the two distal ends are not formed along a straight line.
  • the body is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a biodegradable material, a carbon fiber, a plastic, a metal, an acrylic, a nylon, a resin, a composite material, and any combination thereof.
  • the body further includes a connector selected from the group consisting of a hook, a clip, a pin, a strap, one or more brazier hooks, and any combination thereof.
  • the body is detachable into two parts by loosening the connector for enabling a front zipper fly and/or a front button on the garment to open for facilitating putting on the garment and/or sanitary functions.
  • the garment covering a lower body of a wearer.
  • the garment is characterized in that exposure of the buttock and the intergluteal cleft is avoided when the wearer bends forward.
  • the garment includes leg pieces, a non-linear waistband, and a supporting device.
  • the leg pieces cover at least a part of the lower body of the wearer.
  • the non-linear waistband has a front section, a back section, and two side sections, wherein the front section is lower than the back section and the two side sections.
  • the supporting device is incorporated into or attached to the front section of the non-linear waistband to apply a tension force to the back section by holding the two side sections in place when the wearer is bending forward.
  • the supporting device further includes a body having a perimeter defined by an upper side and a lower side with respect to the garment. The lower side has a greater length than the upper side. the body is shaped to define a middle portion that bends upward to two distal ends.
  • the present invention provides a garment with a non-linear waistband. More specifically, but without limitation, the present invention relates to a device for attaching the waistband across the abdomen along a non-linear path and holding the garment in place on the wearer to avoid an exposure of the buttock and the intergluteal cleft, especially when the garment is low-rise jeans and when the upper body of the wearer is bent forward about the waist. Furthermore, the present invention can also provide fashion designers with the ability to design the first-ever non-linear waistband fashions, which is applicable to garments with low-rise, mid-rise, or high-rise design.
  • the present invention is motivated by the need for trousers characterized in that an exposure of the buttock and the intergluteal cleft is avoided when the wearer bends forward.
  • the term "bend forward" refers to the bending of the upper body of the wearer with respect to the lower body. It is apparent that the movement of the wearer includes, but is not limited to, crouching, sitting, bending over, kneeling, and the like.
  • FIG. 1 conceptually illustrates a supporting device 100 (or referred to as "device") that can be incorporated into or attached to trousers or other garments for providing a non-linear waistband and/or avoiding buttock cleavage when a wearer of the trousers is bending forward.
  • the supporting device 100 includes a body 120 having a perimeter defined by an upper side 112 and a lower side 111 with respect to the trousers when incorporated thereto.
  • the lower side 111 has a greater length than the upper side 112.
  • the body 120 is shaped to define a middle portion 130 that bends upward to two distal ends 131, 132.
  • the body 120 has a crescent shape with a convex side and a concave side, wherein the convex side defines the lower side 111, and the concave side defines the upper side 112.
  • the upper side 112 has a greater radius of curvature than the lower side 111.
  • the body 120 is rigid enough to manage horizontal stress without bending or stretching, yet flexible enough on the vertical plane to bend across the wearer's abdomen.
  • the body 120 is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a biodegradable material, a carbon fiber, a plastic, a metal, an acrylic, a nylon, a resin, a composite material, and any combination thereof.
  • one or more openings 140 may be provided in the body 120 for increasing the flexibility of the supporting device 100.
  • the supporting device 100 is incorporated into the waistband of a garment at the time of manufacturing, which may be sewed or otherwise adhered or secured to the garment.
  • the supporting device 100 may be inserted into a slot or belt loops at the front section of the garment. It is apparent that the supporting device 100 may also be incorporated into or attached to the garment by other means, such as stitching or magnetic force, without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.
  • the garment is used to cover a lower body of a wearer.
  • the garment is trousers 200. More preferably, the garment is blue jeans with a low-rise design.
  • the garment may be a skirt, shorts, or other types of clothing.
  • the garment includes leg pieces 220, which is a fabric portion, covering at least a part of the lower body of the wearer.
  • the garment has a non-linear waistband 210 for avoiding an exposure of the buttock and the intergluteal cleft when the wearer bends forward, particularly for low-rise jeans.
  • the non-linear waistband 210 has a front section 211, a back section 214, and two side sections 212, 213.
  • the front section 211 is lower than the back section 214 and the two side sections 212, 213. Therefore, the waistband at the front is not following a straight line or a linear path across the abdomen.
  • the non-linear waistband 210 of the present invention is also applicable to other garments with mid-rise or high-rise design.
  • the wearer particularly those overweight and obese individuals, would have the non-linear waistband 210 travelling across the wearer's abdomen along a non-linear path. Therefore, the non-linear waistband 210 can stay in place without incurring excessive stress and tension to the abdomen of the wearer.
  • Other advantages of applying the non-linear waistband 210 of the present invention in a garment may include enabling unique stylistic designs with the first-ever non-linear waistband fashion. To enable such non-linear waistband 210, the supporting device 100 as described above is needed.
  • the supporting device 100 is incorporated into or attached to the front section 211 of the non-linear waistband 210 to apply a tension force to the back section 214 when the wearer is bending forward.
  • the tension force is applied to the back section 214 by the two side sections 212, 213 to maintain the back section 214 in place at a vertical position equivalent to the two side sections 212, 213.
  • the front section 211 and the back section 214 of the garment are not of the same height.
  • the vertical position of the back section 214 is not affected by the body movement and is maintained substantially at the same level. This explains the concept of the present invention and the reasons why the exposure of the buttock and the intergluteal cleft will not occur.
  • FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a supporting device 100 having a body 120 in a crescent shape. It is apparent that the body 120 may be in other shapes without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
  • the body of the supporting device 300 is in a V-shape.
  • the body of the supporting device 400 is in a parentheses shape.
  • the middle portion 130 tapers to the two distal ends 131, 132, and the middle portion 130 and the two distal ends 131, 132 are not formed along a straight line.
  • the above-described supporting devices 100, 200, 300 are all provided as one single device that traverses the abdomen from hip to hip inside the waistband. Such configuration comes with the deficiency and difficulty for the garment to include a zipper fly or buttons at the front top side of the garment. In this regard, the garment may need to use a less-conventional approach.
  • One or more zippers and/or buttons may be added to the garment at the back section 214, the two side sections 212, 213, or diagonally at the front section 211. The wearer can open the zipper and/or buttons from the back or side for facilitating putting on the garment and/or sanitary functions.
  • the design may be used primarily for women's garments.
  • the supporting device 500 is provided as a two-piece device that can be detached into two parts 501, 502. Such modification enables the use of a conventional zipper fly and/or buttons, and the supporting device 500 can be accommodated in men's garments.
  • the supporting device 500 includes a connector 510 for attaching or detaching the two parts 501, 502.
  • the connector 510 may be selected from the group consisting of a hook, a clip, a pin, a strap, one or more brazier hooks, and any combination thereof.
  • Such a two-piece device when applied to the garment, allows the garment to have a zipper fly or buttons at the front top side of the garment.
  • the two parts 501, 502 should be connected and attached to each other using the connector 510, such that the supporting device 500 can apply a tension force to the back section 214.
  • the body is detached into two parts 501, 502 by loosening the connector 510 for allowing a front zipper fly and/or a front button on the garment to open for facilitating putting on the garment and/or sanitary functions.
  • the garment described hereinabove may be any garment having a waistband, such as a pair of trousers, a skirt, a skort, or a backless dress, and may have a low-rise, mid-rise, or high-rise design.

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