GB2441029A

GB2441029A - Tape mounted poppers mounted on clothing

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Publication number: GB2441029A
Application number: GB0714633A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Dina Parbat; Michael Brian Dean
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-07-26
Filing date: 2007-07-26
Publication date: 2008-02-20
Also published as: GB0614790D0; GB0714633D0; WO2008012551A3; WO2008012551A2

Abstract

An article of clothing has fastening poppers on a tape attached to parts of the clothing. Clothing may comprise: knickers, a G-string, boxer shorts, a bra, a vest, a shirt, trousers, a skirt, boob tube, hot pants or a one-piece baby suit. The poppers may be used to releasably fasten the item of clothing to the wearer or to fasten adjacent items of clothing together.

Description

liVe: CLOThING

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention retates to clothing.

BACKGROUND

On the whde articles of clothing are more or less dtlIcuR to fasten or undo, don or doff, in many drcumstances, aid this often has to be set agalist fashion and ease of manufacture.

ThE INVENTION One aspect of the invention provides an article of dothuig having for fastening pusposes one or more pcçpers on a tape Q.e. a stifp or backing) attached to part of the article, e.g. attached by stitching or micro hook-and-catch, e.g. smiilar to that known under the trade name Velcro. The attachment, if not permanent, should be substantially stronger any other pat of the attachment (e.g. the micro hook-aid-catch part). Fashion normally requires that the material he flat at the fastening, which recpres that the two edges so fastened together should fasten together flat without wrinldes. The present inventor realised that, if popers are to be used, this recirement becomes that the poppers on one edge and the popers on the cocperating edge be matchingly spaced apart, generally those on an edge being equally spaced apart This is dfficutt to proctuce consistently aid accurately the poqers are fixed indAdoally to the material, but as the present inventor realised can be done easily and substantially perfectly if the poppers are provided on a tape to be attached to the material. The invention also provides a part ccrrprisrng at least one popper (or a plurality ci pcçrpers) of an aitide of dothing as dsdosed herein. The invention also prondes a tape of poppers for attachment to garment material. (The term amient when used herein means the same as an article of clothing'.) The invention also provides a method of manufacturing an article of clothing in which the artide is provided with one or more pcppers from a tape of pcppers. A popper fastening ocrripnses a pair of elements such that when :. pressed together part of one element enters part of the cooperating element wtrich thus holds it releasably so that they cai be pulled apart but not too ea* usually comprising a positive (usually bcbble'-shaped) part and a negative part that receives releasably the positive part, and the term popper is used herein to refer to either element, or the comblnalion of these, accordng as the sense will allow. All fastenings mentioned herein, whether popper or * otherwise, are deemed to be releasable izdess otherwise stated In variations of the enrbodrnents described herein, * any of the fastenings may be non-releasable for particular purposes, e.g. ease of manufacture of certain parts, e.g. * using permanently fastenable (or fastenec pcppers. It will be apparent that there can be used a single popper * : 30 *:: matelialmorepreaselyandneally.

Mother aspect of the invention provides an article of clothing having a break line and one or more pcppers to fasten thearticleattheb.eakline.

to another to provide a break in the article or is topologically closed (i.e. topdogrcally a dosed loop) so as to enclose away from one another. Topologically a garment may have only one opening for the body to go through, e.g. if it is foranedrentysuchasisa sock, gloveorhat, ormayhavetwoopenings e.g. oneforthewaistandoneforthe$egs, e.g. a skirt, or three operüngs, e.g. one for each leg and one for the waste, e.g. kt*kers, or four q,enrngs, e.g. one for the waist, one for the neck and one for each arm, eg. a shirt, or five openings, e.g. for two legs, two amis aid neck, e.g. a body suit, and so on, e.g. a fingeitess glove may have x openings. The term articte of clothing" as used herein includes reference to e.g. part of a garment where the context will allow. The article may have (at least) two topological openings interconnected by a said break line. The artide may have a sad break line that is lopologlcally closed so as to enclose or separate tcpdoc&y a part of the article at which line the part aid the remainder of the article can be broken away from one another The article may have a part removatle at a said breal line (possibly with the ad of other breakilnes as exempf led in the separthie panel knickers risciosed herein).

Other aspects of the invention provide (as hereinafter exemptified in the embodments shown in the dawings) an article of dothing with a line of peppers, particularly for intimate garments (gamients normally worn next to the skin or at least underwear), or those wherein the fastening along a tine of poppers is not adapted to protect against wind or rain or the weather generally (e.g. so that there is no other method of fastening along the line), or those which have a modeof use in which bras Lsaitial time theyarewomwith fy01 the article nextiotheski those which have a normal mode of use in which for a substsantial time they are worn with the popper line next to the Anotheraspect of the invention provides an artide of clothing with a plurality of (separate) lines of poppers.

For some of the above reasons, another aspect of the invention pnMdes an article 01 doUng with a line of peppers spaced apart at most 3 cm, or preferably 2.5 cm, or more preferably 2 an, preferably regularly or eopally spaced apart poppers adapted to enable at least one flap, panel, cuff or other part of the article to be folded back from cc against the remainder, preferably adapted for the foldable-back part to be held folded back by use of sad peppers. The popoers may be in a single tine (hereinafter exernpldled in boxer shorts) or in separate lines (hereinafter exenplilied :. in respective legs of long pants, e.g. jeans, or respective arms of a shirt).

article to be separated or removed from the remainder or defining or enclosing such a part. The peppers may be in a **, single tine (hereinafter exenlifled in a skirt or a continalion boob tite and hot pants) or in separate lines (hereinafter exenfied in tank knickers). A further aspect of the invention provides a clothing set compilsing first S.....

* parts that fasten together by means of one or more poppers to fomi an article of dothing and at least one further part * 30 thatcanbesthstitutedforatleastonessidflrstpart S....

*.*.; Another aspect of the invention provides en article of doting connsing knickers with a crotch fastened by peppers * or other fastenrig which crotch opens fully from one leg cpening to the other leg opening. Preferably the article coninses on at least one side a line of peppers opening fully from waist opening to leg opening More preferably, the article comprises on both sides a line of poppers cpering fully from waist opening to leg opening whereby the article replaced by a panel of dfferent colour pattern or shape. 3.

Another aspect of the invention provides an artide of dohng consing a G-string with one or more poçers or Another aspect of the invention prows an artide of dothing comprising boxer shorts with a fly andor a back panel, e.g. a fold-up panel, that can be unfastened and one or more pqpers to fasten the fly andfor back panel.

Another aspect of the invention provides an artide of dothng compnsing trousers with a fly and one or more poçpers tofasten thefly Mother aspect of the invention piondes an aitide of dotting conpdsrng a bra with one or more lines of pcçpers to fasten ftatthe front andforback.

Mother aspect of the invention provides an artide of dotting compnsing a vest wth one or more lines of poppers or of other fastenmg to fasten it at one or both shoulders ancvor at the front andfor back.

AnotheraSotoftheinvenonpesaflaofdoooathjthone lid of other fastening (extendng to the lower arm opening) to fasten it at one or both cuffs, e.g. so that the cuffs may be lengths and/or a line of poppers to fasten it at the front e.g. fully from neck opening to waist opening Another aspect of the mvention provides an article of clotting comprising a towel with one or more nes of poppers to lnthisandother entodlments1 any line of poppers (usually, for strength of festering, three or four or more, so that at least two or three or more pcçpers respectively can be in engagement simultaneously) lI usually be adspted to enatle acustment since a line of (e.g. positive) poppers, e.g. at one edge, can engage at cJfferent locations along a cocperating line of (e.g. negative) poppers along a cooperating edge, e.g. one said line being shiftatile by one popper spacing at a time along the other line.

Another aspect of the inventicn provides an article of clothing comprising long pants (e.g. skin-tight pants or trousers :.

:..::: or both cuffs, e.g. so that these may be opened, folded up and/or held up e.g. by the poppers, e.g. like a flsp, e.g. to shortentheleglength.

PmaYbeuedtofastenaneonofaldaflng patch, e.g. a fashion patch, e.g. comprising a dfferentcdour pattern andfor design (e.g. a logo or message), or * * matching the sunouncing material to cover an area that is dfferent in such a manner from the surrourdng material. I:

Thehanngpartmaybea wrspround part, e.g. having at its top a line of pcppers inside and outside at one end and inside at the opposite end so that saidoneend is adaptedtofasten toth tandsaid opposite end ad tOfaSt to poss1ly witt other poppers intemiedate the two ends to fasten also to the belt to ve awed support The invention the length of the belt e.g. so that at least two or three or more poppers can be in engagement simultaneously for strength of attaching thebelttoftself toholditciosed), andalsoprovidesa hangingpartforan artideof dothing, with a line of peppers in the legion of its tcp to enable it to hang from a belt provided with cooperating poppers.

Another aspect of the invention provides an artide of clotting conrising a both tube (dose4itting strapless top) having poppers or other fastening at its bottom, e.g. all around, to fasten thereto a lower article.

Another aspect of the invention pnMdes an artide of doffing compasing a skirt, wrapround, hot pants or other lcivar article having pcppers or other fastening at its top, e.g. all around, to fasten thereto an er article.

Another aspect of the invention provides an article of clotting compndng a connation both tube and hot pants, the both tube having poppers or other fastening at its bottom, e.g. all around, and the hot pants having peppers or other fasterung at its top, e.g. all around, to fasten the both tube and hot pants together.

Another aspect of the invention provides an article of dotting compilsing a one-piece baby suit (e.g. of a similar, possibly elastic, kind to that known under the trade name Babygro) with a line of poppers from the neck opening of the line extended downwards to fomi a àn4oldabte panel) e.g. to enable the babysuit to open at the back suffidently for the baby's buttocks and sunoundng area, e.g encased in a napç, (deper), to be eased out of the babysnt, e.g. to enable the process of a nep being taken off, put on or changed, without taking the babysuit off the baby at the top fin an area around the baby's trunk) or at the bottom Qn an area around the feet and ankles and possibly extencing a large part of the way L the legs) of the babysuit, e.g. to keep the baby warm during the process.

By way of example, the knickers may be popping active tank knickers (i.e. useftA for a person while earing an active life).

it, at each side of the knickers and at the crotch, making it easier for lades, teenagers and children to use the taiatory.

The pcçpers provide a sefe and secure fastening for baby wear, bodes (women's dose-fitting one-piece gairnents for the torso) and other garments, but Iwill addtionally be using the popplng tepeto makea nt pairoflower body underwear that pop at each side and the crotch, making it easier for lades, children, people with dsabdibos or S...

peqewhofindfthadtobenopuIlnur *. *** Embodments of such garments (and, as the case may be, other garments descabed hereln) can have the following * advantages: * S5s5* * * * Convenient poppng knickers for all ages * **5**S * : * Popping at the cmtcl e.g. making it easier to go to the lavatory *...** * 30 * Poppingatthesides * Changeable front and backs * Convenient for travelling, e.g. packaged in a plastic travel case.

* Convenient for use as travel underwear, as vu do not have to take the knickers off, simply pop at the CrotctL -5.

* conveiuent for people Ui dsatiWes or back pdems, 01 for older lades and people who have dfficuthes bendng, makig it easier by just pcçping.

* Convenient for dsabled people when using the lavatory, and for pregnant lades * Poopers provide safe and secure snap fastening * The poççeis can have multi-purpose safety, i.e. have muIte safety aspects, e.g. eganst flanmlity, cuffing oneself on them andso on.

* The pcppers can provide secure fastetng for active wea * Good for potty-trairing for todclers * Adapted for self use (i.e. for older ctildren and ac*ilts, but not for bies) * Readly adaptable for fasblai purposes, since the fronts and backs can be changed Thus, for example, the abwe knickers have poopers on both sides and the ctch, provicfng the knickers wffii changeable fronts and backs, they pop oft coirçletely, they also enable lades to pop them open at the crotch to use the lavatory, they make it easier for pregnant Iacles or older lades or lades who cannot bend thwn, and they facilitate a new fasnion trend for the younger generation dee to the changeable front aid backs and die to the popoers. They are very convenient for all ages and for tivel.

Since the priority date of this ication, them has come onto the market a sultable tspe of poopers known under the trade name fntimate m'.

PARTICULAR DESCRJPTION RELATING TO THE DRAWINGS

inwhich: S. * . invention; * ..* **** ****** Figures 3 and 4 are schematic views of the front and back respectively of ber shorts embod,4ng the invention; * Figures 5 and 6 are schematic views of the front and back respectively of a vest entod4ng the invention; **.

*....: Figures 7 and 8 are schematic views of the front and back respectively of a C-string embodying the invention, and * 25 Figura9isaviewlike Figure8ofa vahationtherof,bothofFIgures8and9belngpantyenforcla,jty..

* * Figures 10 and 11 are schematic views of the front and back respectively of a bra embodying the invention; * : * Figures 12, 13 and 14 are schematic views, respectively perspective of a belt aid front and back of a weprouncj of anentodmentoftheinvention, bothof Figures l3and 14balngpartIybmkenawayforcIari Figures 15 and 16 are schematic views of the front and back respectively of a towel embodying the invention; Figure l7isaschematicviewdthefmntof pantsentodyingthejnvendon( tically theback Iooksthesame); Fures 18 and 19 are schematic views of thefrontan k respectivelyof a ten ying theinvenUon Figure 20 is a schematic view of the front of a shirt embodying the invention; and Figures 21 and 22 are schematic front views of a both ttte and hot pants, respectively, of an embodment of the inventio and Figure23isa schematcvewof a tape of poppers in an e lcd theinvention Referiing to the drewings, references with the same firat two dgits denote items that are alike or s nilar or have rosantling functions.

onatape 12(Le.astiiporbadcing) attached topartdthe article 10 stitching. The two edges 13,14 or 15,16 so fastened togetherfasten togetherflat thoutwnnldea Thepcppersll ononeedge 13 l5andthepoppersll on the cooperatingedge 14, 16 are matcNngly and equally spaced apart. The entoctment thus includes a part 17,18 compilsing a plurality of poppers ofanarticleofdottng1O. Thereisusedatspel2, F19ure23,cdpccpetsllforattachment(othegarmentlo matenal. In the method of manufactunng article of dothing 10, the article 10 is provded wth one or more pcppers 11 fromaroll l9oftape 12, Figure23,ofpoppersll, stitchedtothepwtl7, l8andcutofffronitherolll9.

As mentioned above, each of the pcçpers 11 comprises a positive or negative element 110, 111 such that when pressed together the positive part of the positive element 110 enters the negative (recelv) part of the cooperating negative element 111 wtich thus holds it releasably. The tape 12, Figure 1, carries positive elements 110 and the tape 13 cames negative elements 111. The roll 19 cames only positive elements 110 and another such ml (not shcmn) canies the negative elements 111, but other anangements are possible, e.g. with alternate positive aid negativeelements 110,111 ona roll 19.

EacIipartl7, lBoftheartideootiing10,Figures1and2,hasthreebreaktines2o(asdeflnetjabove), e pmdedwiththreepoppers 11 tofastentheartidetogetherat thebreaklines2O.

Thearticleofclothing lohasalineofpcçpersllspacedspart2cni,regulaijyanclequally.

Theartidesofdothing 101, 109, 108, l0lohaveaplumlitydpoppers 11 adaptedtoenaoleatleastoneflaporpaiel 210, cuff 211, 212 orotherpartofthe de tobefddodbackfroni oragain eremancler prof tyaClapted forthefoldaolebackpart2l,210,211, 2l2tobeheldfoldodbackbyuseofsajtjpqperslj. Thepoppersll may **** bets aslne llne(exempllfledln boxershorts 101)orin sepazatellnes(exerrpllfledln respective legsof long pants 108, e.g.jeais 108, orrespectivearmsofashirt 1010).

The article of dothin9 10 has a plurality of poppers 11 adapted to enae part l7of the article 10 to be saparated or removed from the remainder 18. The poppers 11 may be in a single line (exemplified in a skirt 105, 106 or a *:* 30 combinationbocbtube 1011 andhotpants 112)orUissparatehnes(exen,ljfiedintankknickers 10). Aclothingset compnses first parts 17,18 that fasten together by means of one or more pcçpers 11 to form an article of clothing 10 and at least one further part 17, 18 that can be substituted for at least one said first part 17, 18, e.g. of diferent colour or shape.

Knickers lOhaveacrotch 15, l6fastenedbypoppersllwhichcrotch 15, l6opensfullyfromonelegcpening22to theotherleg opening 23. The article l0comprisesonbothsidesalineof pcççers 11 openingfoltyfrornwast opening 24 to leg opening 22, 23 whereby the article 10 can be thided into a back panel 18 and a front panel 17 separable from one another for one of the panels 17.18 to be replaced t a panel 17,18 of dfferent colour, pattern or shape.

Boxershoits 101 haeafly27, andafdd-tpbackpanel2l thatcanbe andoneormorepappers 11 to fastenthefly27andbackpanel2l.

Abra l04hasoneormorellnesofpoppers 11 tofastenitatthef,ontandrback Astl02h son olppppers 11 tofa tenitatoneorbothshouIders28andaline29ofpepp hat thefront cuffs3l, sothatthecuffs3l maybeopened, fold dheldu)bythepoppers 11 lUceaflap2ll, e.g. toshorten theamlength, andaline2oof pcççers 11 tofastenftatthefront,fuflyfrorn neckcpening32towaistq,ering 33.

Atd107hasoneormoreIinesofpepper11 tofastenitatthetepasawrapmund 107.

Long pants 108 (e.g. skin-tight pants 108 ortmusers or jeans) wth one or more lines of pcppers 11 (extendng to its the poppers 11, like a flap, to shorten the leg length.

Askirtl05, lO6ca sab ftpartl05a dapartlQa fromthebelt l05andisabletofastentothebeft l05bypcppersll.

andoutsideatoneend37endinsideattheoppositeend38sothatssidofleend37jsatofaa tentot,eft Aboob tube 1011 haspoppers 11 at itsbottom 40, all around, tofastenthecetoalawerartjde 1012. Hotpants 1012 ha poppersil at its top 39, all around, tofastentherefoanupperarticleloli. Fastenedtogether, these providea sinegarment 1011,1012, beinga corthinationboobtube 1011 widhotpants 1012.

Aone-pecebabysuit 109 hasaline42ofpoppers 11 fromtheneckopening4l dntothewaist43, andaline44 S...

*....: to form a devm-foldabte panel 210 for the purposes mentioned abo. * .

Thearlides 10, 101-ll2mayhavetheactual ntmtersof poppers 11 shninthedrawings.

* It will be apparent to one skilled in the art, that features of the dfferent entodments dsdosed herein may be omitted, S.....

* * selected, contined or exthanged and the irwention is considered to extend to any new aid inntive comblnation thus formed Where a preference or particularisation is stated, there is irqIied the posbIity of its nega, i.e. a case in which that preference orparticularisation is absent Many vanations of the irntion and embociments hereinbefore described wll be apparent to people skilled in the art andal ich variations are to beconsidereciasfalling wfltin the scopeof theinition.

Claims

CLAIMS

1. An article of dotting having for fastening purposes one or more pcçpers on a tspe attached to part of the article.

2. Anarticleasctalmedindaim 1,inwhichthetapeisattachedstitching.

a Anarticleasclaimed indaim 1, inwhichthetapeisattachedlrmicm hook-and-catch.

4. An article as claimed in claim 1, in which the tape is attached by a nicro hook-and-catch attaclinent which is substantiy stronger than the pcperfastenuig.

5. Anartideofdollnghavingabreaklineandoneormorepopperstofastentheartidaattheb reaklina 6. An artide as claimed in daim 5, in which the break line extends from one kipdogical opening of the article when dosed to another to provide a break in the article.

7. An article as claimed in claim 5 or 6, in which the break line is topologically dosed 8. An article as claimed in claim 5,6 or 7, which has a part removable at a said break line.

9. Anarlideasdaimedinanyprecethdalm,orinarcomblnalionoftheprecedngclaims, thalineof popoere.

10. An article as claimed hi claim 9, colTpisrng a plurality of saparate lines of poppers 11. An arlicle as claimed in daim9or 10, compdslng an intimate garment.

12. Anarddeasclaimedindaim9, lOorli, whereinthefasteningalonga Iineofpoçpersisnotadaptedto protect against wind or rain or the weather generally 13. An article as claimed in ar one of claims9to 12, wherein there is no othermethod of fastening along the line S. 14. AnarticleasdaImedinarfoneofdaims9to13,whichhasanonnaImodeofuseinwhlchfora s antial time it is worn with the maoiity of the article next to the skin.

15. An article as darned in anyone of claims 9to 14, which hasa normal mode of use in which fora *5*S sstsanlial lime it is worn th the popper line next to the skin.

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16. An article as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 15, wherein the line of poppers makes the article easy to fastenorundo,oreasytodenorciff,whdlyorpartiaDy.

17. An artide as claimed in any one of daims9to 16, in which said line comprises poppers spaced apart at most 3cm.

ia An article as claimed in any one of dams 9 to 17, in which said line comprises poç:çers spaced apart at most
2.5cm.

19. Ananideasdaimedinanyoneofdaims9to18, hiwhichsadIineconnisespoppersspacedapartat most 2 cm.

20. An article as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 19, in wtch said line compnses poppers equally spaced apart 21. Anaitideasdamedinanyoneofdaims9to2o, ormnpnanga lpcçpersadsptedtoenahieat least one flap, panel, cuff or other part of the artide to be fdded back from or against the remainder.

22 An article as dainied in claim 21, adapted for the fdIe.back pait to be held kilded back by use of said 23 An article as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 22. in which said poppers are in separate lines.

24. An article as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 23, comprtsing a urslity of pcçpers adapted to enatle part of the artide to be separated or removed from the remainder or defining or enclosing such a part.

25. An article as darned in any pracedng daim, comprising knickers with a crotch fastened by poppers or other fastening which crotch cçens fully from one leg opening to the other leg opening 26. An article as darned in claim 25, which compnses on at least one side a line of pers opening fully from waist cçening to leg opening.

27. An artide as darned in claim 26, which comprises on both sides a line of poppers opening fully from waist opening to leg opening wheret the article can be dvided into a back panel and a front panel separable from one another.

28. An article as claimed in any one of dams 1 to 27, corrpnsrng a G-string with one or more pers or other fastening tofasten thecrotch string to the back in the region of thewaist.

29. Anartideasclaimedinanyoneof claims 1 to28,conpdsingboxershortswithaflyan&orabackpanel that can be unfastened and one or more poppers to fasten the fly andfor back panel.

30. An article as dairned in any one of claims 1 to 29, comprising trousers with a fly and one or morn poopers tofasten the fly. * S..

31. Anartideasclaimedinanyoneofdaimsl to3Ocomprisrngabrawithoneormornlinesdpcçpersto fasten it at the front and'orback. *SS *

32. Anartideasclaimedinanyoneofdamslto, compiiaingavestwithoneormorelinesofpoppersord *:m: otherfasteningtofasten itatoneorbothshoulders andtoratthefrontand'orback.

33. Anartideasdaimedin anyoneof claims 1 to3l, coniprisingashirtwith oneormorehnesofpoppersord * otherfasteningtofastenitatoneorbothcuffs, andloralineofpcpperstofastenitatthefront S.....

* . 34. Ananideasdaimedinanyoneofdaims1to32, comprisingatowalwithoneormoreunesofprsto fastenitatthetcpasawrapround.

An article as darned in airy one of daims 1 to 33, compnsing a line of poppers adapted to enable alusirnent 36. Ananideadaimedinanyoneofdaimslt,xmpnsingtongpaits, withoneorniorslinesofpoppers or of other fastening extencing to Ite ter leg opening to fasten It at one orboth cuffs.

37. Anartideasdaimedinanyoneofdaims1b35addforpcppbeusedtofastenanextjpece on tcp of the material of the garment 38. Anarticeasdamed&iyoneofdamslto36ngasldrtthatccnpnsesabeftpartandapart that hangs from the bt aid is at4e to fasten to the belt by poç.pers or rfastering.

39. An article as claimed in claim 38, in wtch the hanng part is a wrapround part 40. An arlide as claimed in dam 39, in wtich the wrspround part has at its top a line of poppers inside and outaideatonendandinsideattheopoaiteendsothatsadoneendisabletofasten tothebeltandsaidoçposite end isable tofasten to sad one end 41. An arlide as claimed in any one of dams I to 40, comprising a bocb tttie (dose-fitting strapless top) having poppers orotherfastening at its bottom to fasten thereto a lar article.

42. An article as claimed in any one of daims Ito 41, comprising a skirt; wrapmunrj hot pants or other lowar article having poppers or other fasterrng at its top to fasten thereto an qper artide.

4a An artide as darned in any one of claims 1 to 42, con,rising a contination both ttte and hot pants, the both tii,e having poppers a other fastening at its bottom and the hot pants having pcppers or other fastening at its top to fasten the bocib tt.te and hot pants together 44. Anartideasdaimedinanyoneofdamslto43,compdsrigaone. pecebthysutwthafineofpoppers from side to side around theback ofthewaist.

45. Anartideofdthapluraiityofaparatellnesofpoppens.

46. An article of dotting with a line of peppers spaced apart at most 3 cm.

47. AnarttcleofdngwithalineofpcçpersspacedapartatmostZ5cm.

48. Marticleddottngwithalineofpcppersspacedepartatmost2cm.

49. Anartideotdothng&4thap(uralltydpoppersadaptedbenatleatteastoneflap, pand,cufforotherpait of the article to be folded back from or against the remainder 50. Anartideasdaimedindaim49, wtichtsadaptedforthefoldle-backpartbbeheldfddedbackbyuse S. ofsaidpoppers.

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51. Anartideotcbthngwithapluratftyofppppersadeptedtoenablepartoftheartidetobe separatedor rernovedfroni the remarnderordefining orendosing such apart 52. AnartideofdoflngcoraprisingkrickethacMchfastenedbypoppersorotherfasteringw tichaDtch opens fully from one leg opening to the other leg opening.

53. Anaideasdaimedindaim52, wblchcomprisesonatleastonesidealinedpoppersoperungfullyfiom waist opening to leg opening 54. An artide as darned in claim 53, which comprises on both sides a line of pcçpers opening fully from waist opening to leg opening whereby the artide can be dvided into a back panel and a front panel separable from one another. 11 -

An article of clothing comprising a G-string wfth one or more pqtpers or other fastening to fasten the crotch sth g to theback in the reon of the waist.

56. An article of dothing comprising boxer shorts with a fly ancVora back panel that can be unfastened and one or more poçpers to fasten the fly andfor back panel.

57. Anwticeofdothngcompnsingabrawthoneormorelinesofpcçpers (ofastenitatthefrontancgorback.

58. MadeofdothngcodsingavestwthoneormomIinesofpoçpersorofotherfasteningtofaste nilat one or both shoulders.

59. An article of clothing comprising a vest with one or more lines of poppers to fasten it at one or both shoulders ancVorat the front andor back.

60. Anartideofclothigingashidwithoneormorelinesofp(extenclngtotheloNaraml opening) to fasten it at one or both cuffs.

61. Anartideofdothingccpnsingatoelwithoneormorelinesofpcçperstofastenitattheto pasa wraprcun 62. An article of clothing comprising long pants with one or more lines of peppers or of other fastenhig extendngtoitslerlegcpeningtofastenftatoneorbothcuffs.

63. An article of dothing comprising pcppers adapted to used to fasten an extra pace on top of the materiel of the garment 64. An article of dothing compriang a skirt that composes a belt part and a part that hangs from the belt and is able to fasten to the belt c poppers or other fastening.

65. Anarticleasclaimedindam64,inwhichthehangingpartisawmproundpart 66. An article as claimed in claim 65, in which the wrapround part has at its top a line of poppers inside and outsideatoneendandinsideattheoeendsothatsaidoneendisabletofastentothebefta ndsaidopposite endisabtetofastentosaidoneend 67. Abeltprovidedwthalineofpoppers. S...

68 Ahangingpartforanartideofdothing, thalineofpoppersintheregionofftstcptoenableittohang * fmmabeltprovidedwith cooperating poppers.

69. Anafldeofdothingcomprisingabothti.te(close.fittingstraesstop)havtng pcçpersorotherlastenrng atitsboftombfastentheretoalerarticle.

70. An article of dothing comprising a skirt. wrapround. hot pants or other lowar artide having pcçrpers or other fastening at its top to fasten thereto an per article.

71. An article of clothing comprising a comblnation boob tube and hot pants, the bocti tube having pqpers or otherfasteningatitsboflomandthehotpantshavingpoççersorotherfasterüngatiist optofasten theboobtubeand hot pants together.

72. Anadeofcngcorrpdsin9aoneebthysuthaIinpfromearouncJ back of the waist 73 An artide as claimed in dam 72, in which the ends of the line from side to side around the back of the waist extend wmvards to form a down-f ddable panal.

74. A part, con,nsing at least one poer (or a plurality of pcçpers), of an article of dot1ng as darned in any precedng dam.

75. Acngsetc ngrstpartsthatfeatentoetherbymeansofoneormorepopperstoform anarticte of dothmg and at least one further part that can be stbstituted for at least one said first part 76. Ac hng setas claimed in claim 75, ngaiartideofdothingasdaimedinanyoneofdaims Ito 73.

77. A tape of poçipers for attachment to gamient material.

78 An article of dothmg stbstantially accoidng to any emple hereinbefom described.

79. An article of dottng substantially aoidng to any example hereirtefote described with reference to the accanpaning diwMngs.

80. Amethodoffasgorunfastenuigoraustingdotingorpartthereofasdalmedinanyprececk ig claim, in which one or more pcçpeis of said dothing or part are fastened andor unfastened.

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