US20240074519A1

US20240074519A1 - Convertible Bathing Suit Assembly

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Publication number: US20240074519A1
Application number: US17/903,988
Authority: US
Inventors: Michelle Cordero
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-09-06
Filing date: 2022-09-06
Publication date: 2024-03-07

Abstract

A convertible bathing suit assembly for either covering or exposing a woman's middle torso includes a bathing suit top that can be worn on a woman's upper torso for swimming. A bathing suit bottom is provided that can be worn on a woman's lower torso for swimming. A flap is coupled to and extends around the bathing suit bottom. The flap is positionable in an extended position to cover the woman's middle torso in the convention of a one piece bathing suit. The flap is gatherable into a stored position to expose the woman's middle torso in the convention of a two piece bathing suit.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to bathing suit devices and more particularly pertains to a new bathing suit device for either covering or exposing a woman's middle torso. The device includes a bathing suit top and a bathing suit bottom. A flap is bunched around the bathing suit bottom to expose the woman's middle torso. The flap can be stretched to extend between said bathing suit top and the bathing suit bottom to cover the woman's middle torso.

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

The prior art relates to bathing suit devices including a bathing suit bottom having a pocket for holding an accessory that can be attached between the bathing suit bottom and a bathing suit top for simulating a one piece bathing suit. The prior art discloses a two piece bathing suit which includes an apron attached to a bottom of the two piece bathing suit which can be extended to cover a woman's abdomen. The prior art discloses a two piece bathing suit which includes a flap that is attached a bottom of the two piece bathing suit and which can be stretched to engage a groove in a top of the two piece bathing suit for covering a woman's middle torso. The prior art discloses a convertible bathing suit which includes a flap and a plurality of fasteners on the flap and each of the fasteners engages a respective engagement on a bathing suit top for covering a woman's abdomen. The prior art discloses a bathing suit bottom which has a compression belt being integrated into the bathing suit bottom and which can be folded onto itself for storage.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bathing suit top that can be worn on a woman's upper torso for swimming. A bathing suit bottom is provided that can be worn on a woman's lower torso for swimming. A flap is coupled to and extends around the bathing suit bottom. The flap is positionable in an extended position to cover the woman's middle torso in the convention of a one piece bathing suit. The flap is gatherable into a stored position to expose the woman's middle torso in the convention of a two piece bathing suit.
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 front perspective view of a convertible bathing suit assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap being bunched around a bathing suit bottom.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap being stretched to extend between a bathing suit bottom and a bathing suit top.

FIG. 3 is a back perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap being bunched around a bathing suit bottom.

FIG. 4 is a back perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap being stretched to extend between a bathing suit bottom and a bathing suit top.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 2 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 1 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a detail view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap being bunched around a bathing suit bottom.

FIG. 9 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap being stretched between a bathing suit bottom and a bathing suit top.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 9 thereof, a new bathing suit device 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 9 , the convertible bathing suit assembly 10 generally comprises a bathing suit top 12 that can be worn on a woman's upper torso 14 for swimming, sunning or staying cool outdoors. The bathing suit top 12 has a pair of shoulder straps 16, a pair of cups 18 and a band 20 extending around a lower threshold 22 of the bathing suit top 12. Furthermore, the band 20 extends around the woman's middle torso 24 when the bathing suit top 12 is worn. A plurality of first fasteners 26 is each integrated into the bathing suit top 12. The plurality of first fasteners 26 is arranged in a horizontal line on the bathing suit top 12 and each of the first fasteners 26 is positioned on an outer surface 27 of the band 20 of the bathing suit top 12. The plurality of first fasteners 26 is spaced apart from each other is distributed around the band 20. In this way the plurality of first fasteners 26 is distributed around the woman's middle torso 24 when the bathing suit top 12 is worn.
A bathing suit bottom 28 is provided that can be worn on a woman's lower torso for swimming, sunning or staying cool outdoors, and the bathing suit bottom 28 has a waist 32. A flap 34 is coupled to and extends around the bathing suit bottom 28. The flap 34 is positionable in an extended position having the flap 34 extending between the bathing suit bottom 28 and the bathing suit top 12. In this way the flap 34 can cover the woman's middle torso 24 in the convention of a one piece bathing suit. The flap 34 is gatherable into a stored position having the flap 34 bunched around the bathing suit bottom 28. In this way the flap 34 exposes the woman's middle torso 24 in the convention of a two piece bathing suit. The flap 34 has a distal edge 36 with respect to the waist 32 of the bathing suit bottom 28.
A plurality of second fasteners 38 is provided and each of the second fasteners 38 is integrated into the flap 34. Each of the second fasteners 38 releasably engages a respective one of the first fasteners 26 when the flap 34 is in the extended position. The plurality of second fasteners 38 is spaced apart from each other and is distributed around the flap 34. Additionally, the plurality of second fasteners 38 is positioned adjacent to the distal edge 36 of the flap 34. Each of the first fasteners 26 and each of the second fasteners 38 may comprise magnets, complimentary snaps or other similar type of releasable fastener. In an alternative embodiment as is most clearly shown in FIG. 7 , each of the first fasteners 26 may comprise a hook and each of the second fasteners 38 may comprise a hoop that can be suspended on the hook.
In use, each of the bathing suit top 12 and the bathing suit bottom 28 are worn for swimming or other activities. The flap 34 can be bunched into the stored position to expose the woman's middle torso 24. In this way the woman's middle torso 24 can be exposed to sunlight for tanning. The flap 34 can be pulled upwardly into the extended position and each of the second fasteners 38 is engaged to a respective first fastener 26. In this way the woman's middle torso 24 is covered when the woman is self conscious about her appearance or for any other reason.
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. A convertible bathing suit assembly for converting between a one piece bathing suit and a two piece bathing suit, said assembly comprising:

a bathing suit top being configured to be worn on a woman's upper torso for swimming;

a plurality of first fasteners, each of said first fasteners being integrated into said bathing suit top, said plurality of first fasteners being arranged in a horizontal line on said bathing suit top;

a bathing suit bottom being configured to be worn on a woman's lower torso for swimming;

a flap being coupled to and extending fully around said bathing suit bottom, said flap being positionable in an extended position having said flap extending between said bathing suit bottom and said bathing suit top wherein said flap is configured to cover the woman's middle torso in the convention of a one piece bathing suit, said flap being gatherable into a stored position having said flap being bunched around said bathing suit bottom wherein said flap is configured to expose the woman's middle torso in the convention of a two piece bathing suit; and

a plurality of second fasteners, each of said second fasteners being integrated into said flap, each of said second fasteners releasably engaging a respective one of said first fasteners when said flap is in said extended position, said plurality of second fasteners being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said flap.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein:

said bathing suit top has a pair of shoulder straps, a pair of cups and a band extending around a lower threshold of said bathing suit top wherein said band is configured to extend around the woman's middle torso when said bathing suit top is worn; and

each of said first fasteners is positioned on an outer surface of said band of said bathing suit top, said plurality of first fasteners being spaced apart from each other being distributed around said band wherein said plurality of first fasteners is configured to be distributed around the woman's middle torso when said bathing suit top is worn.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein:

said bathing suit bottom has a waist;

said flap has a distal edge with respect to said waist of said bathing suit bottom; and

said plurality of second fasteners is positioned adjacent to said distal edge of said flap.

4. A convertible bathing suit assembly for converting between a one piece bathing suit and a two piece bathing suit, said assembly comprising:

a bathing suit top being configured to be worn on a woman's upper torso for swimming, said bathing suit top having a pair of shoulder straps, a pair of cups and a band extending around a lower threshold of said bathing suit top wherein said band is configured to extend around the woman's middle torso when said bathing suit top is worn;

a plurality of first fasteners, each of said first fasteners being integrated into said bathing suit top, said plurality of first fasteners being arranged in a horizontal line on said bathing suit top, each of said first fasteners being positioned on an outer surface of said band of said bathing suit top, said plurality of first fasteners being spaced apart from each other being distributed around said band Wherein said plurality of first fasteners is configured to be distributed around the woman's middle torso when said bathing suit top is worn;

a bathing suit bottom being configured to be worn on a woman's lower torso for swimming, said bathing suit bottom having a waist;

a flap being coupled to and extending fully around said bathing suit bottom, said flap being positionable in an extended position having said flap extending between said bathing suit bottom and said bathing suit top wherein said flap is configured to cover the woman's middle torso in the convention of a one piece bathing suit, said flap being gatherable into a stored position having said flap being bunched around said bathing suit bottom wherein said flap is configured to expose the woman's middle torso in the convention of a two piece bathing suit, said flap having a distal edge with respect to said waist of said bathing suit bottom; and

a plurality of second fasteners, each of said second fasteners being integrated into said flap, each of said second fasteners releasably engaging a respective one of said first fasteners when said flap is in said extended position, said plurality of second fasteners being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said flap, said plurality of second fasteners being positioned adjacent to said distal edge of said flap.