US20220225689A1 - Garment with configurable shoulder sections and attachment mechanisms - Google Patents
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Abstract
A garment with configurable shoulder sections is disclosed. The shoulder sections may generally be configured in at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. This may allow the garment to be placed on a person's body without having to manipulate the person's arms and hands through the sleeves, or head and neck through a top opening. The garment also includes a finger-pocket snap attachment mechanism positioned on the shoulder sections.
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- The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/159,131, filed Jan. 26, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/745,264, filed Jan. 16, 2020, which is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/392,512, filed Apr. 23, 2019, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
- The subject matter described herein relates generally to garments, and, more particularly to garments with configurable shoulder sections and attachment mechanisms. The shoulder sections may generally be configured in at least an open configuration and a closed configuration.
- Garments such as pull-over shirts may sometimes be difficult to place onto a human body. The garments may first need to be pulled over one's head, and then the person may need to manipulate his/her arms into and through the sleeves. If the sleeves are somewhat tight or otherwise positioned close to the body of the garment, this may be uncomfortable and sometimes even harmful.
- In one particular example, garments designed specifically for infants, while very important to keep the baby warm and safe, are often times difficult to place onto the baby's body without having to bend or otherwise manipulate the baby's head, shoulders and arms to fit within the collar and the sleeves of the garment. Knowing that a baby's body may be extremely fragile and delicate, this may cause discomfort to the baby and sometimes even damage to their body.
- For example, placing a shirt or a onesie onto a baby may require the shirt or onesie to first be pulled over the baby's head. The neck of a baby may be very delicate and fragile such that this action must be done with great care to avoid hurting the baby. Then, when the garment is generally around the baby's neck, the baby's arms must be bent, twisted and manipulated to pull them through the sleeves of the garment. This action may be very unpleasant for the baby and may even cause damage to the baby's arms, joints and internal ligaments. It can also be seen that this same potentially harmful scenario may also be true for any type of person, not just an infant.
- In other examples, to secure the garments to the body of a baby, a parent has to use force on the baby's fragile and delicate body, such as pressing snap buttons together to close a garment.
- Accordingly, needs exist for a garment that may be placed onto a person's body in such a way that avoids the need to bend, twist or otherwise manipulate the person's body, and for attachment mechanisms that provide an easy way to secure the garment without putting force on the person's body.
- Disclosed herein are embodiments of a garment with configurable shoulder sections. The shoulder sections may generally be configured in at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. This may allow the garment to be placed on a person's body without having to manipulate the person's arms through the sleeves. The garment also includes configurable attachment mechanisms positioned on the shoulder sections, including a finger-pocket snap attachment mechanism.
- In some embodiments, a garment may comprise a front side including at least one lower flap positioned below at least one shoulder portion of the garment; a back side including at least one upper flap extending from the back side; at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the at least one upper flap to the at least one lower flap; wherein the at least one attachment mechanism includes at least one finger-pocket loop positioned on the at least one upper flap and sized to receive a tip of a person's finger.
- In some embodiments, a onesie may comprise a front side including at least one lower flap positioned below at least one shoulder portion of the onesie; a back side including at least one upper flap extending from the back side; at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the at least one upper flap to the at least one lower flap; wherein the at least one attachment mechanism includes at least one finger-pocket loop positioned on the at least one upper flap and sized to receive a tip of a person's finger. A lower front flap of the onesie includes at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the lower front flap to a lower back flap; wherein the at least one attachment mechanism includes at least one finger-pocket loop positioned on the lower front flap and sized to receive a tip of a person's finger.
- In some embodiments, a garment may comprise a front side including at least one first flap; a back side including at least one second flap; at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the at least one first flap to the at least one second flap; wherein the at least one attachment mechanism includes at least one of a finger-pocket snap, a hook and loop, a magnet, a button and a zipper.
- The configuration of the garments and attachment mechanisms described herein in detail are only example embodiments and should not be considered limiting. Other configurations, methods, features and advantages of the subject matter described herein will be or will become apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional configurations, methods, features and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the subject matter described herein and be protected by the accompanying claims. In no way should the features of the example embodiments be construed as limiting the appended claims, absent express recitation of those features in the claims.
- The details of the subject matter set forth herein, both as to its structure and operation, may be apparent by study of the accompanying figures, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the subject matter. Moreover, all illustrations are intended to convey concepts, where relative sizes, shapes and other detailed attributes may be illustrated schematically rather than literally or precisely.
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FIG. 1A illustrates an exemplary garment with upper and lower flaps, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 1B illustrates an exemplary garment with finger-pocket snap material, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 1C illustrates an exemplary finger-pocket snap material, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 1D illustrates an exemplary front side of a garment with finger-pocket snap material, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 1E illustrates an exemplary back side of the garment ofFIG. 1D , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary garment in a closed configuration, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary garment in an opened configuration, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary dressing operation stage, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5 illustrates another exemplary dressing operation stage, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. - Before the present subject matter is described in detail, it is to be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the particular embodiments described, as such may, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting, since the scope of the present disclosure will be limited only by the appended claims.
- Disclosed herein are embodiments of a garment with configurable shoulder sections. The shoulder sections may generally be configured in at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. This may allow the garment to be placed on a person's body without having to manipulate the person's arms through the sleeves. The garment also includes configurable attachment mechanisms positioned on the shoulder sections. The attachment mechanism includes at least one of a finger-pocket snap, a hook and loop, a magnet, a button and a zipper.
- In some embodiments, the garment may prevent a user, e.g., a parent, having to manipulate a child's head, arms, legs, fingers into and out of the garment. The garment may go around the child, e.g., an infant, while he/she is lying flat starting from the feet and slid upward around the child to be secured at the shoulders with an attachment mechanism, e.g., a finger-pocket snap. This may allow for dressing and undressing efficiency, less physical and emotional disruption to the infant, less frustration for the infant and the parent, and foster a quicker and easier way to partake in skin-to-skin time when feeding the infant. In some embodiments, additional attachment mechanism may also be located at the crotch area or the garment.
- In some embodiments, the finger-pocket snap attachment mechanism described herein may prevent the tedious nature of securing snaps on an infant garment for people of all ages, sizes and abilities. It may prevent putting force onto the body of the child to secure the snaps. It may also enable parents or caregivers with limited digital dexterity and large hands and/or fingers to more easily secure the garment on the child. In some embodiments, the finger-pocket snap attachment mechanism may include a finger-pocket loop (or finger-flap) that may foster an easier way to connect snaps on an infant garment at the shoulder and crotch seams. For example, instead of having to bend the seam over and away from the child to secure the snap (e.g., to avoid placing force on the child's body when connecting the snaps), a parent may simply slide his or her finger into/under the finger-pocket loop (or fold-over flap) under/behind the snap button. When the parent is “snapping” the button, the force is transferred through to the finger under/behind the finger-pocket loop, not on the body of the child.
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garment 10, according to some exemplary embodiments, is described with reference toFIGS. 1A-5 . - As shown in
FIG. 1A ,garment 10 may include anupper portion 100, alower portion 102, abody 104, anupper opening 106, alower opening 108, a topleft shoulder portion 110, a topright shoulder portion 112, afront side 114 and aback side 116.Garment 10 may also include aninside area 117 that may be formed as the region between thefront side 114 and theback side 116. In addition,garment 10 may also include acollar 118 that may be formed as an upper portion oftop opening 106. The upperleft shoulder portion 110 and the upperright shoulder portion 112 may also each include at least oneupper flap 120 and at least onelower flap 122. That is, the upperleft shoulder portion 110 may include at least oneupper flap 120 and at least onelower flap 122, and the upper right shoulder portion may also include at least oneupper flap 120 and at least onelower flap 122. It should be noted that in this specification, a singleupper flap 120 and a singlelower flap 122 on each of the left and right sides of thegarment 10 may be used as a main example. However, it should be noted that any number of upper andlower flaps right shoulder portions garment 10. - In some embodiments, the left and right
upper flaps 120 may generally be mirror images of each other, and that the left and rightlower flaps 122 may generally be mirror images of each other. In some embodiments, the left and rightupper flaps 120 may not generally be mirror images of each other, and that the left and rightlower flaps 122 may not generally be mirror images of each other, and that theflaps - In some embodiments, the
upper flap 120 may generally be an upper extension of the back 116 of thegarment 10. Theflap 120 may be formed of the same material as the back 116 section of thegarment 10 such that theupper flap 120 may simply extend up from the back 116 on the left and right upper sides. In some embodiments, theupper flaps 120 may be sewn or otherwise attached to the top of theback section 116 on the upper left and right portions of thegarment 10. In this way, it can be seen that theupper flaps 120 and the back portion of thecollar 118 may generally form the top of the back 116 of thegarment 10. Other configurations of theupper flaps 120 with respect to the back 116 of the garment may also be used. - In some embodiments, the
lower flap 122 may generally be an upper extension of thefront 114 of thegarment 10. Theflap 122 may be formed of the same material as the front 114 section of thegarment 10 such that thelower flap 122 may simply extend up from the front 114 on the left and right upper sides. In some embodiments, thelower flaps 122 may be sewn or otherwise attached to the top of thefront section 114 on the upper left and right portions of thegarment 10. In this way, it can be seen that thelower flaps 122 and the front portion of thecollar 118 may generally form the top of thefront 114 of thegarment 10. Other configurations of thelower flaps 122 with respect to thefront 114 of the garment may also be used. - The
top opening 106 of thegarment 10 may be generally formed as the in-between space between theupper flaps 120 and the back portion of thecollar 118, and thelower flaps 122 and the front portion of thecollar 118. That is, the left and rightupper flaps 120 combined with the back portion of thecollar 118 may generally define and form the back side of theopening 116, and the left and rightlower flaps 122 combined with the front portion of thecollar 118 may generally define and form the front side of theopening 116. - The upper shoulder portions of the
garment 10 may also be referred to as the yoke of thegarment 10 and that in this scenario, the yoke may include theupper flaps 120 and thelower flaps 122, individually or in combination. - In some embodiments, the
upper flap 120 may generally have two main positions, an upper position T and a lower position L. As shown inFIG. 1A , the rightupper flap 120 may generally be in an upper position T and the left upper flat 120 may generally be in a lower position L. In this way, the topleft shoulder portion 110 and the topright shoulder portion 112 may be generally configured in at least an open configuration (e.g., when theupper flaps 120 are in the upper position T) and in a closed configuration (e.g. when theupper flaps 120 are in the lower position L). - With the
upper flap 120 generally in an upper position T, theupper flap 120 may fold forward in the direction of arrow A to transition from an upper position T to a lower position L. In addition, when generally in a lower position L, theupper flap 120 may fold upward in the direction of arrow B to transition from a lower position L to an upper position T. - In some embodiments, when the
upper flap 120 is placed in a generally lower position L, a portion of theupper flap 120 may come into physical contact with a portion of thelower flap 122. This is shown inFIG. 1A where the leftupper flap 120 is in the lower position L and is generally lying over a portion of thelower flap 122. In this configuration, a portion of theinner surface 124 of theupper flap 120 may generally overlay a portion of theouter surface 126 of thelower flap 122. - With the
upper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 in physical contact as described above, theupper flap 120 and thebottom flap 122 may generally be attached or joined to one another in the area of their physical contact using one or more attachment mechanisms. - In this way, the combined
upper flap 120 andlower flap 122 may generally form theupper shoulder portions upper flap 120 combined and joined with the leftlower flap 122 may generally form the upperleft shoulder portion 110, and the rightupper flap 120 combined and joined with the rightlower flap 122 may generally form upperright shoulder portion 112. - In some embodiments, the
upper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 combinations (left and right) may includeattachment mechanisms 127, which may include, for example finger-pocket snap material, hook and loop material, snaps, buttons, ties, zippers, magnets or other types or combinations of types ofattachment mechanisms 127 that may be used to attach and join theupper flap 120 with thelower flap 122 for each combination. In this way, theupper flap 120 may be attached and joined to thelower flap 122 when it is folded downward into its lower position L. - In some embodiments, the right
upper flap 120 and rightlower flap 122 may each include one ormore attachment mechanisms 127 that may include at least one hook and loop section. For example, theupper flap 122 may include a hook andloop section 128 and thelower flap 122 may include hook andloop section 130. When the hook andloop section 128 is hook material, the hook andloop section 130 is loop material so that the twosections loop section 128 is loop material, the hook andloop section 130 is hook material so that the twosections upper flap 120 is in the lower position L overlaying thelower flap 122, at least a portion of the hook andloop material section 128 may overlay at least a portion of the hook andloop material section 130 so that the overlapping portions ofsections - In some embodiments, the
upper flap 120 may fold forward along an axis that may be generally represented by line C inFIG. 1A . In some embodiments, the top edge of thelower flap 122 may generally follow line C as well so that theupper flap 120 may generally fold forward and down across the top edge of theflap 122. The top edge of thelower flap 122 may be generally linear so that as theupper flap 120 folds across it, the fold in theupper flap 120 may also be generally linear such that theupper flap 120 may fold uniformly downward over thelower flap 122. - The hook and
loop section 128 and the hook andloop section 130 may generally be positioned in locations that may be mirrored with each other about line C. In this way, when theupper flap 120 folds forward along line C, its hook andloop section 128 may rotate downward into a position that may generally coincide with the position of the hook andloop section 130 that may be configured with thelower flap 122. This is depicted as dashed lines in the upper left shoulder section of 110 of thegarment 10 inFIG. 1A . In this configuration, the majority of thetop section 128 may overlap with the majority of thelower section 130, and that therespective sections upper flap 120 may be securely attached to thelower flap 122 when in its lower position L. It should be noted that theupper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 may each include more than one hook andloop section sections - It should be noted and appreciated that, although
FIG. 1A illustrates an example ofattachment mechanism 127 as hook and loop material, other types and numbers ofattachment mechanisms 127 may also be used to attach theupper flap 120 to thelower flap 122 in a similar manner as described above. For example, theupper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 may be attached to one another using one or more snaps, with at least one side of the snap (e.g., the male side and/or female side) configured with the inner surface of theupper flap 120, and at least one of the other side of the snap (e.g., the female and/or male side) configured with the outer surface of thelower flap 122. As with the example above regarding using hook andloop material sections upper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 respectively may be configured to generally come into physical contact and mate with one another when theupper flap 120 is folded forward into lower position L and the snap sections are pressed together. - In some embodiments, as depicted in
FIGS. 1B and 1C ,attachment mechanism 127 may include finger-pocket snap material. In some embodiments, the finger-pocket snap material may include a finger-pocket loop 150 with a snap button first side 152 (e.g., a male side) positioned on theouter surface 154 of thefinger pocket loop 150, and a snap button second side 153 (e.g., a female side). In some embodiments, at least one finger-pocket loop 150 with a snap buttonfirst side 152 may be positioned on theoutside surface 126 of thelower flap 122, and at least one corresponding snap buttonsecond side 153 may be positioned on theinner surface 124 of theupper flap 120 to attach thelower flap 122 to theupper flap 120. In some embodiments, as shown inFIG. 1C , theloop 150 may be sewn onto theoutside surface 126 of thelower flap 122 in such a way to form an opening (or loop) 155. Theloop 155 may be sized to receive a tip of a person'sfinger 160. In some embodiments, as shown inFIG. 1B , the top edge proximity of the lower flap 122 (left and/or right) may include two or more finger-pocket loops 150 positioned side-by-side, each may be sized to receive a tip of a person's finger. In this way, the left and rightlower flap 122 may each include at least one snap buttonfirst side 152 positioned on theouter surface 154 of eachfinger pocket loop 150. In this configuration, a portion of theinner surface 124 of the upper flap 120 (left and right) may be configured with at least one snap buttonsecond side 153 positioned on theinner surface 124. Snap buttonfirst side 152 and snap buttonsecond side 153 may be configured to generally come into physical contact and mate with one another, for example when theupper flap 120 is brought, e.g., folded downward, towards the lower flap 122 (as shown inFIG. 1B ) and the snap buttons are pressed together. In some embodiments, the snap button first side may be a male side, and the snap button second side may be a female side. -
FIG. 1C illustrates an exemplary operation where a user (e.g., a parent) may insert a fingertip into a finger-pocket loop 150 so that when the snap button is pressed together, the pressure is on the fingertip, not on the body of the infant. It should be appreciated that the examples described above should not limit the scope of the disclosure in any manner and that other configurations, and combinations of configuration are also within the scope of the present disclosure. - Advantages of the finger-pocket snap material may include, for example, preventing the tedious nature of securing snaps on an infant garment for people of all ages, sizes, and abilities. It may prevent putting force onto the body of the child to secure the snaps. It may also enable caregivers with limited digital dexterity and large hands/fingers to more easily secure the garment on the child.
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attachment mechanism 127 may include one or more magnets used to attach theupper flap 120 to thelower flap 122 in a similar manner as described above. For example, theupper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 may be attached to one another using one or more magnets, with at least one magnet configured with the inner surface of the upper flap 120 (e.g., sewn into a fold of the material), and at least one magnet configured with the outer surface of the lower flap 122 (e.g., sewn into a fold of the material). As with the example above regarding using hook andloop material sections attachment mechanisms 127, each magnet on theupper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 respectively may be configured to generally come into physical contact and mate with one another when theupper flap 120 is folded forward into lower position L and the flap sections are pressed or gently put together at the magnets. The magnetic poles of each magnet may be arranged such that the magnets may attract one another when in physical contact with one another as described. In this way, the magnets may adhere to or otherwise hold one another thus attaching theupper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 together as desired. - Note that the descriptions above and the examples provided are meant for demonstration purposes to benefit this description, and do not limit the present disclosure in any way. In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art will realize and appreciate, upon reading this description, that other configurations of the
upper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 may also be used and configured with other numbers and types ofattachment members 127. For example,other attachment mechanisms 127 may include one or more latches, hooks, zippers, buttons, and other types or combinations of types ofattachment mechanisms 127. In addition, theattachment mechanisms 127 may be configured in different positions and/or in other combinations of positions as compared to the positions described in the examples above or below. It is understood that the scope of thegarment 10 is not limited in any way by the type, types or combinations of types ofattachment mechanisms 127 that may be used. - It should also be noted that the
upper flap 120 may be folded downward along other fold lines that may be different than fold line C inFIG. 1A . For example, theupper flap 120 may be folded downward along a fold line that may be generally parallel to the x-axis as depicted inFIG. 1A , and as depicted in the exemplary garment ofFIG. 1C . In general, it should be appreciated that theupper flap 120 may be folded downward along any position or fold line that may be in any direction with respect to the x-axis and y-axis of the figure. Similarly, in the embodiments where thelower flap 122 may be folded upward, it should be appreciated that thelower flap 122 may be folded upward along any position or fold line that may be in any direction with respect to the x-axis and y-axis of the figure. - In some embodiments, the left and right
upper flaps 120 may be formed as upper extensions of thefront 114 of thegarment 10 instead of the back 116, and that the left and rightlower flaps 122 may be formed as upper extensions of the back 116 of the garment instead of the front 114. In this example, theupper flaps 120, being formed in thefront 114 of thegarment 10 may fold backwards and downwards instead of forward and downwards as described in the examples above. The lower flaps 122 may reside on the back 116 of the garments and may receive theupper flaps 120 as they are folded backwards and downwards. In the example of the finger-loop snap material, when thelower flaps 122 reside on the back 116, the finger-pocket loop 150 may also reside on theback 116. In addition, all or at least some of the characteristics of upper andlower flaps - In yet another example, the
lower flaps 122 may extend upward such that theflaps 122 may be joined and attached toupper flaps 120 towards the top of left and rightupper shoulder portions upper flaps 120 to be folded downward. In this example,upper flaps 120 andlower flaps 122 may generally extend to substantially the same height and attach to one another at the top area. - It should be noted that none of the examples described above or in any other sections of this specification limit the scope of the disclosure in any manner and that other configurations, and combinations of configurations, of the
upper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 with respect to the front 114 and back 116 are also within the scope of the present disclosure. - As shown in
FIG. 1A , with the leftupper flap 120 configured and the leftlower flap 122 as described, theleft side opening 132 may be formed. Theleft side opening 132 may be generally formed by theupper flap 120 and thelower flap 122 combination and may extend from outside the garment on the left side of the upperleft shoulder portion 110 to the inside 117 of thegarment 10. In this way, theleft side opening 132 may form the opening of theleft sleeve 134. It may be preferable thatleft side opening 132 be large enough to easily and comfortably accommodate the arm of the child or infant that may be placed into thegarment 10. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1D and 1E , exemplary embodiments ofgarment 20 as a onesie are illustrated. As shown inFIG. 1D ,garment 20 may include anupper portion 200, alower portion 202, abody 204, anupper opening 206, alower opening 208, a topleft shoulder portion 210, a topright shoulder portion 212, afront side 214 and aback side 216. In addition,garment 20 may also include acollar 218 that may be formed as an upper portion oftop opening 206. The upperleft shoulder portion 210 and the upperright shoulder portion 212 may also each include at least oneupper flap 220 and at least onelower flap 222. That is, the upperleft shoulder portion 210 may include at least oneupper flap 220 and at least onelower flap 222, and the upperright shoulder portion 212 may also include at least oneupper flap 220 and at least onelower flap 222. It should be noted that in this specification, a singleupper flap 220 and a singlelower flap 222 on each of the left and right sides of thegarment 20 may be used as a main example. However, it should be noted that any number of upper andlower flaps right shoulder portions garment 20. - In some embodiments, the left and right
upper flaps 220 may generally be mirror images of each other, and that the left and rightlower flaps 222 may generally be mirror images of each other. In some embodiments, theflaps - In some embodiments, the
upper flap 220 may generally be an upper extension of the back 216 of thegarment 20 on the left and right upper sides. In this way, it can be seen that theupper flaps 220 and the back portion of thecollar 218 may generally form the top of the back 216 of thegarment 20. Other configurations of theupper flaps 220 with respect to the back 216 of the garment may also be used. - In some embodiments, the
lower flap 222 may generally be an upper extension of thefront 214 of thegarment 20 on the left and right upper sides. In this way, it can be seen that thelower flaps 222 and the front portion of thecollar 218 may generally form the top of thefront 214 of thegarment 20. Other configurations of thelower flaps 222 with respect to thefront 214 of the garment may also be used. - In some embodiments, the
garment 20 may include lowercenter front flap 240 and lower centerrear flap 242. - In some embodiments,
garment 20 may includeattachment mechanism 227 using finger-pocket snap material as described above, having a finger-pocket loop 150 with a snap button first side 152 (e.g., a male side) and a snap button second side 153 (e.g., a female side). In some embodiments, as depicted inFIG. 1E , at least one finger-pocket loop 150 with a snap buttonfirst side 152 may be positioned on theoutside surface 226 of theupper flap 220, and (as depicted inFIG. 1D ) at least one corresponding snap buttonsecond side 153 may be positioned on theinner surface 224 of thelower flap 222 to attach thelower flap 222 to theupper flap 220. In some embodiments, as shown inFIG. 1E , theloop 150 may be sewn onto theoutside surface 226 of theupper flap 220 in such a way to form an opening (or loop) 155. Theloop 155 may be sized to receive a tip of a person's finger (see also example inFIG. 1C ). In some embodiments, as shown inFIG. 1E , the top edge proximity of the upper flap 220 (left and/or right) may include two or more finger-pocket loops 150 positioned side-by-side, each may be sized to receive a tip of a person's finger. In this way, the left and rightupper flap 220 may each include at least one snap buttonfirst side 152 positioned on theouter surface 154 of eachfinger pocket loop 150. In this configuration, a portion of theinner surface 224 of the lower flap 222 (left and right) may be configured with at least one snap buttonsecond side 153 positioned on theinner surface 224. Snap buttonfirst side 152 and snap buttonsecond side 153 may be configured to generally come into physical contact and mate with one another, for example when thelower flap 222 is folded upwards, towardsupper flap 220 and the snap buttons are pressed together. In some embodiments, the snap button first side may be a male side, and the snap button second side may be a female side. - In some embodiments,
garment 20 may include, as depicted inFIG. 1D , at least one finger-pocket loop 150 with a snap buttonfirst side 152 may be positioned on theoutside surface 244 of the lowercenter front flap 240, and at least one corresponding snap buttonsecond side 153 may be positioned on theinner surface 246 of the lower centerrear flap 242 to attach the lower centerrear flap 242 to the lowercenter front flap 240. In some embodiments, theloop 150 may be sewn onto theoutside surface 244 of the lowercenter front flap 240 in such a way to form an opening (or loop) 155. Theloop 155 may be sized to receive a tip of a person's finger (see also example inFIG. 1C ). - It should be appreciated that various configurations described for
garment 10 herein may also apply togarment 20. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , thegarment 10 with both the left and rightupper flaps 120 configured with their respectivelower flaps 122 is shown. As shown, the left combination of the leftupper flap 120 and the leftlower flap 122 may form theleft opening 132 and theleft sleeve 134, and the right combination of the rightupper flap 120 and the rightlower flap 122 may form theright opening 136 andright sleeve 138. While the left andright sleeves garment 10, thesleeves sleeves garment 10, “long sleeves” 134, 138 (i.e. sleeves that may generally extend to the wrist region of the person's arm who may be wearing the garment), as well as other types ofsleeves - It should be noted that the
sleeves upper flap 120 /lower flap 122 combinations accordingly. Versions of longersleeved garment 10 may include the upper andlower flaps left shoulder portion 110 and the topright shoulder portion 112 of thegarment 10. That is, the upper andlower flaps longer sleeves shoulder regions garment 10 may be most difficult to manipulate into thesleeves - In this case, the portion of the
sleeves upper shoulder regions sleeve lower flaps lower flaps garment 10, and in the areas beyond this area, the person's arm may be more easily inserted into the outer areas of the sleeve through the top opening and out the lower opening. Note however that upper andlower flaps sleeves 134, 138 (of any length) as necessary. - Operation Example
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FIGS. 3-5 , the use and general operation of thegarment 10 will now be described by means of example. In this particular example, thegarment 10 may include a onesie garment generally used for babies or infants. However, it will be appreciated that this example is only meant for demonstration purposes and does not limit the scope of thegarment 10 in any way. It will also be appreciated that thegarment 10 may include other types of garments such as shirts, jumpers, one-piece suits, shirts attached to leggings, and other types of garments. It is also noted that thegarment 10 may be used with any type of person including infants, toddlers, children, teenagers, young adults, adults, middle aged persons, senior citizens as well as any other type of person. Althoughgarment 10 as shown as an example,garment 20 may be operable in equivalent manner with its own configurations as described herein. - As shown in
FIG. 3 ,garment 10 may have a front 114, a back 116, anupper opening 106, alower opening 108, an inside 117,upper flaps 120 andlower flaps 122. Note that thelower flaps 122 may be folded downwards in this drawing but this may not be required. It should be appreciated that theupper opening 106 and thelower opening 108 may pass into the inside 117 such that theinner cavity 117 of thegarment 10 may pass continuously from theupper opening 106 to thelower opening 108. In this way, thegarment 10 may be placed on the body of a person (e.g., aninfant 400 or any other type of person) and the portion of the infant's body that is meant to be covered by the garment 10 (e.g., the torso of the infant 400) may generally be inserted (or positioned) within the inside 117 of thegarment 10. This is depicted inFIG. 4 . The infant's left and right arms may be positioned generally above thelower flaps 122 and generally below the upper flaps 120. In this way, the left and right arms may be generally positioned in the area of theleft side opening 132 and theright side opening 136 respectively. - In some operations, the
garment 10 may be placed on the infant 400 (or other person) by placing the feet of theinfant 400 through thetop opening 106 of thegarment 10 and then pulling thegarment 10 up and around the infant's torso area as desired (for this particular type of garment). This may avoid having to place thegarment 10 over the infant's head area which may be preferable in order to avoid handling the infant's fragile neck, shoulders and head. However, given that the top andbottom openings lower opening 108 over the infant's head and pull thegarment 10 downward over the torso of theinfant 400 as desired. Once theinfant 400 is placed withingarment 10 as depicted inFIG. 4 , thelower flaps 122 may be folded upward in the direction of arrow D, and theupper flaps 120 may be folded forward and downward in the direction of arrow A. In this way, the upper andlower flaps FIG. 5 . Theupper flaps 120 and thelower flaps 122 may be secured together utilizing attachment mechanisms (e.g., finger-pocket loop 150 withsnaps upper flap 120 andlower flap 122 combinations may form the left andright sleeves upper flap 120 andlower flap 122 combinations may form the left andright openings sleeves lower flaps right openings right sleeves - It is important to note that at no time during the placement of the
garment 10 onto the infant's body was there a need to bend, twist, handle or otherwise manipulate the infant's left and right arms into the left andright sleeves lower flaps sleeves sleeves - To remove the
garment 10 from the person's body, the reverse procedure may be followed. The upper andlower flaps garment 10. The garment may then be easily removed, again, without having to bend, twist or otherwise manipulate the person's arms, shoulders or neck. - Note that in this example of a onesie that may be used with a baby or infant, the
garment 10 may also include a lowercenter front flap 140 and a lower centerrear flap 146 that may be configured to generally close thelower opening 108 of thegarment 10 around the infant's leg and groin areas. The lowercenter front flap 140 and the lower centerrear flap 142 may each includeattachment mechanisms 144 146 similar to the attachment mechanisms used in relation to upper andlower flaps 120, 122 (e.g., finger-pocket loop 150 and snaps 152, 153) to be secured to one another. - As shown in
FIG. 4 andFIG. 5 , the lowercenter front flap 140 may be folded downward and the lower centerrear flap 142 may be folded forward to be joined together in the area between the infant's left and right legs. In this way, the lower portion of thegarment 10 may be generally closed such that the garment is secured to the infant's body. To open the bottom portion of thegarment 10 in order to remove it from the infant's body, the lowercenter front flap 142 may be disconnected from the lower centerrear flap 142 and thebottom opening 108 may be opened wide for the removal of the infant. - It should be appreciated that the exemplary operations described for
garment 10 herein may also apply togarment 20, with thelower flap 222 folded upward and overlaid theupper flap 220. - As used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
- The publications discussed herein are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the present disclosure is not entitled to antedate such publication by virtue of prior disclosure. Further, the dates of publication provided may be different from the actual publication dates which may need to be independently confirmed.
- It should be noted that all features, elements, components, functions, and steps described with respect to any embodiment provided herein are intended to be freely combinable and substitutable with those from any other embodiment. If a certain feature, element, component, function, or step is described with respect to only one embodiment, then it should be understood that that feature, element, component, function, or step can be used with every other embodiment described herein unless explicitly stated otherwise. This paragraph therefore serves as antecedent basis and written support for the introduction of claims, at any time, that combine features, elements, components, functions, and steps from different embodiments, or that substitute features, elements, components, functions, and steps from one embodiment with those of another, even if the following description does not explicitly state, in a particular instance, that such combinations or substitutions are possible. It is explicitly acknowledged that express recitation of every possible combination and substitution is overly burdensome, especially given that the permissibility of each and every such combination and substitution will be readily recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art.
- In many instances, entities are described herein as being coupled to other entities. It should be understood that the terms “coupled” and “connected” (or any of their forms) are used interchangeably herein and, in both cases, are generic to the direct coupling of two entities (without any non-negligible (e.g., parasitic) intervening entities) and the indirect coupling of two entities (with one or more non-negligible intervening entities). Where entities are shown as being directly coupled together or described as coupled together without description of any intervening entity, it should be understood that those entities can be indirectly coupled together as well unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
- While the embodiments are susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific examples thereof have been shown in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that these embodiments are not to be limited to the particular form disclosed, but to the contrary, these embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit of the disclosure. Furthermore, any features, functions, steps, or elements of the embodiments may be recited in or added to the claims, as well as negative limitations that define the inventive scope of the claims by features, functions, steps, or elements that are not within that scope.
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1. A garment comprising:
a front side including at least one lower flap positioned below at least one shoulder portion of the garment;
a back side including at least one upper flap extending from the back side; and
at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the at least one upper flap to the at least one lower flap;
wherein the at least one attachment mechanism includes at least one finger-pocket loop positioned on the at least one upper flap and sized to receive a tip of a person's finger.
2. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one finger-pocket loop includes at least one snap button first side positioned on an outside surface of the at least one finger-pocket loop.
3. The garment of claim 2 , wherein the at least one lower flap includes at least one snap button second side positioned on an inside surface of the at least one lower flap.
4. The garment of claim 3 , wherein the at least one snap button first side is joined with the at least one snap button second side to attach the at least one lower flap and the at least one upper flap.
5. The garment of claim 2 , wherein the at least one snap button first side is a male side.
6. The garment of claim 3 , wherein the at least one snap button second side is a female side.
7. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one finger-pocket loop is positioned near a top edge of the at least one upper flap.
8. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one attachment mechanism includes two finger-pocket loops positioned side-by-side.
9. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the garment is one of a onesie, a shirt, a jumper and a one-piece suit.
10. The garment of claim 1 , wherein when the at least one lower flap and the at least one upper flap are not attached, a top opening is formed and sized to receive a body of a person.
11. A garment comprising:
a front side including at least one first flap;
a back side including at least one second flap; and
at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the at least one first flap to the at least one second flap;
wherein the at least one attachment mechanism includes at least one of a finger-pocket snap, a hook and loop, a magnet, a button and a zipper.
12. The garment of claim 11 , wherein the at least one first flap and the at least one second flap are positioned at a shoulder portion of the garment.
13. The garment of claim 11 , wherein the finger-pocket snap includes a finger-pocket loop positioned on the at least one first flap and the finger-pocket loop is sized to receive a tip of a person's finger.
14. The garment of claim 13 , wherein the finger-pocket loop includes a snap button first side positioned on an outside surface of the finger-pocket loop.
15. The garment of claim 14 , wherein the at least one second flap includes a snap button second side positioned on an inside surface of the at least one second flap.
16. The garment of claim 15 , wherein the snap button first side is joined with the snap button second side to attach the at least one first flap and the at least one second flap.
17. The garment of claim 11 , wherein the garment is one of a onesie, a shirt, a jumper and a one-piece suit.
18. The garment of claim 11 , wherein when the at least one first flap and the at least one second flap are not attached, a top opening is formed and sized to receive a body of a person.
19. The garment of claim 11 , wherein the finger-pocket snap includes two finger-pocket loops positioned side-by-side.
20. The garment of claim 12 , wherein the at least one attachment mechanism is positioned near a top edge of the shoulder portion of the garment.
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