US20230085435A1

US20230085435A1 - Untucking resistant garment

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Publication number: US20230085435A1
Application number: US17/476,581
Authority: US
Inventors: William Olson; Travis Buysse
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-09-16
Filing date: 2021-09-16
Publication date: 2023-03-16

Abstract

An untucking resistant garment resists becoming untucked while being worn. The garment includes a garment body and an inner band of tacky material coupled to an inside surface of the garment body positioned proximate to a bottom opening of the garment body. An outer band of the tacky material is coupled to an outside surface of the garment body positioned proximate to the bottom opening.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to garments and more particularly pertains to a new garments for resisting becoming untucked while being worn.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to garments. More particularly, known prior art garments lacks tacky material on interior and exterior surfaces which are positioned between underlayers and overlayers of other clothing to resist becoming untucked.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a garment body and an inner band of tacky material coupled to an inside surface of the garment body positioned proximate to a bottom opening of the garment body. An outer band of the tacky material is coupled to an outside surface of the garment body positioned proximate to the bottom opening.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top front side perspective view of an untucking resistant garment according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top front side perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 8 thereof, a new garments embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 8 , the untucking resistant garment 10 generally comprises a garment body 12 having an inside surface 14, an outside surface 16, and a bottom edge 18 defining a bottom opening 20 configured to extend around a torso of a wearer of the garment body 12. The garment body 12 may be a T-shirt, button down, polo style shirt, tank top, or any other type of shirt or garment which may be tucked in to pants while being worn. An inner band 26 of a tacky material 28 is coupled to the inside surface 14 of the garment body 12. The tacky material 28 may be rubber, silicone, or any other type of tacky or tackified material conventionally known to enhance friction and prevent slippage. The inner band 26 of tacky material 28 is positioned proximate to the bottom opening 20 of the garment body 12 wherein the inner band 26 of tacky material 28 is configured to inhibit the inside surface 14 of the garment body 12 from slipping against an interior layer of material, such as an undergarment, adjacent the inside surface 14. An outer band 32 of the tacky material 28 is coupled to the outside surface 16 of the garment body 12. The outer band 32 of tacky material 28 is positioned proximate to the bottom opening 20 of the garment body 12 wherein the outer band 32 of tacky material 28 is configured to inhibit the outside surface 16 of the garment body 12 from slipping against an exterior layer of material, such as pants or the like, adjacent the outside surface 16.
In an embodiment, the outer band 32 of tacky material 28 is a first outer band 32A. A second outer band 32B of tacky material 28 is positioned between the first outer band 32A and the bottom edge 18 of the garment body 12. The first outer band 32A and the second outer band 32B may be parallel to each other or may be consistently spaced from each other in a non-linear shape such as waves, angled straight line sections, or other shapes. The inner band 26 is positioned on the inside surface 14 between the first outer band 32A and the second outer band 32B such that the bands 26, 32A, and 32C are spaced from each other and staggered on the inside surface 14 and outside surface 16.
The untucking resistant garment 10 may also comprise a pair of hip bands 38 of the tacky material 28. Each of the hip bands 38 of tacky material 28 is positioned between the first outer band 26 of tacky material and the second outer band 32 of tacky material 28. The hip bands 38 of tacky material 28 are positioned on opposite sides 40 of the garment body 12 wherein each of the hip bands 38 of tacky material 28 is configured to align with a hip of the wearer of the garment body 12.
In an embodiment, the garment body 12 has a belt portion 44. The belt portion 44 extends up from the bottom edge 18. The inner band 26 of tacky material 28 and the outer band 32 of tacky material 28 is positioned within the belt portion 44. The belt portion 44 has a flap 48 positionable to overlap the outside surface 16 of the garment body 12 along the belt portion 44. A fastener 50 releasably couples the flap 48 to the garment body 12 such that a size of the bottom opening 20 of the garment body 12 is adjustable. The fastener 50 includes a hook 52 coupled to the flap 48. Each of a plurality of rings 54 is positioned on the outside surface 16 of the garment body 12 on the belt portion 44. The hook 52 is releasably engageable to a selectable one of the rings 54 to adjust the size of the bottom opening 20. There may be one hook 52 or a plurality of aligned hooks with corresponding rings in the same manner as fastening a conventional brassiere. Alternatively, the fastener may incorporate or comprise snaps, hook and loop fastener, or other conventional fasteners for securing a strap under tension in a desired position.
In an embodiment, a back band 56 of the tacky material 28 may be positioned between the first outer band 32A of tacky material 28 and the second outer band 32B of tacky material 28. The back band 56 is positioned on a back 58 of the garment body 12 wherein the back band 56 of tacky material 28 is configured to be positioned over a spine of the wearer of the garment body 12.
In an embodiment, a medial outer band 32C of the tacky material 28 is positioned between the first outer band 32A of tacky material 28 and the second outer band 32B of tacky material 28.
Each of the inner band 26, first outer band 32A, second outer band 32B, and medial outer band 32C may comprise a series of spaced segments 66. Each of the spaced segments 66 of the series of spaced segments 66 may be an alphanumeric character to define a logo, name, trademark word or phrase, or the like.
It is specifically considered that each of the above described elements may be combined in various combinations within the scope of the invention such as having both hip bands 38 and a back band 56. Except where mutually exclusive, the above embodiments are combinable within the scope of the invention.
In use, the garment 10 is worn with the bottom edge 18 being tucked in generally between an undergarment and pants worn by the wearer. The tacky material 28 serves to resistant slippage of the garment 10 such that the garment resists becoming untucked while being worn. In addition to the resistance to slippage due to the tacky material 28, the bottom opening 20 can be adjusted to provide additional resistance to slippage.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. An untucking resistant garment comprising:

a garment body having an inside surface, an outside surface, and a bottom edge defining a bottom opening configured to extend around a torso of a wearer of the garment body;

an inner band of tacky material, said inner band of tacky material being coupled to said inside surface of said garment body, said inner band of tacky material being elongated to extend linearly around said garment body positioned parallel and proximate to said bottom opening of said garment body wherein said inner band of tacky material is configured to inhibit said inside surface of said garment body from slipping against an interior layer of material adjacent said inside surface when the garment is worn adjacent said interior layer of material;

an outer band of tacky material, said outer band of tacky material being coupled to said outside surface of said garment body, said outer band of tacky material being elongated to extend linearly around said garment body positioned parallel and proximate to said bottom opening of said garment body wherein said outer band of tacky material is configured to inhibit said outside surface of said garment body from slipping against an exterior layer of material adjacent said outer surface when the garment is worn adjacent said exterior layer of material.

2. The untucking resistant garment of claim 1, further comprising:

said outer band of tacky material being a first outer band; and

a second outer band of tacky material, said second outer band of tacky material being positioned between said first outer band and said bottom edge of said garment body.

3. The untucking resistant garment of claim 2, further comprising a pair of hip bands of tacky material, each of said hip bands of tacky material being positioned between said first outer band of tacky material and said second outer band of tacky material.

4. The untucking resistant garment of claim 3, further comprising said hip bands of tacky material being positioned on opposite sides of said garment body wherein each of said hip bands of tacky material is configured to align with a hip of the wearer of the garment body.

5. The untucking resistant garment of claim 1, further comprising said garment body having a belt portion, said belt portion extending up from said bottom edge, said inner band of tacky material and said outer band of tacky material being positioned within said belt portion.

6. The untucking resistant garment of claim 5, further comprising:

said belt portion having a flap, said flap being positionable to overlap said outside surface of said garment body along said belt portion; and

a fastener releasably coupling said flap to said garment body such that a size of said bottom opening of said garment body is adjustable.

7. The untucking resistant garment of claim 6, wherein said fastener comprises:

a hook coupled to said flap; and

a plurality of rings, said hook being releasably engageable to a selectable one of said rings.

8. The untucking resistant garment of claim 2, further comprising a back band of tacky material, said back band of tacky material being positioned between said first outer band of tacky material and said second outer band of tacky material.

9. The untucking resistant garment of claim 8, further comprising said back band being positioned on a back of said garment body wherein said back band of tacky material is configured to be positioned over a spine of the wearer of the garment body.

10. The untucking resistant garment of claim 2, further comprising a medial outer band of tacky material, said medial outer band of tacky material being positioned between said first outer band of tacky material and said second outer band of tacky material.

11. The untucking resistant garment of claim 1, further comprising said outer band of tacky material comprising a series of spaced segments.

12. The untucking resistant garment of claim 11, further comprising each of said spaced segments of said series of spaced segments being an alphanumeric character.