US20160316835A1

US20160316835A1 - Garment with smoothing system

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Publication number: US20160316835A1
Application number: US14/805,360
Authority: US
Inventors: Frances Caufield
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-04-30
Filing date: 2015-07-21
Publication date: 2016-11-03

Abstract

A garment includes a lower garment of pant portion, and an upper garment having an elastic bellyband portion having first fastening elements and/or camisole portion having second fastening elements. Each of the first fastening elements of the bellyband portion is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of the second fastening elements of the camisole portion. The bellyband portion is attached to the pant portion is neither accommodating nor compressing.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application is based on, and claims the benefit of priority of U.S. application Ser. No. 62/154808, filed on Apr. 30, 2015, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an invention of women's trouser system, which converts jean and/or pant into a smoothing and comforting trouser.
2. Background Art
Overweight women have long searched for clothing that allows for a more comfortable fit all over, but most particularly in the waistlines of their jeans and skirts, something that alleviates some of the pinch and pressure on their belly, often exacerbated by sitting in a fitted pant. As waistlines on women's pants have grown lower and lower in recent years the challenge has become even greater. Women struggle to look and, even more importantly feel good, in their classic denim jeans.
A few creative souls, looking for a more smoothing and comfortable fit, have purchased or worn maternity jeans for this purpose. These denim jeans in all parts that are visible to others, with a hidden, stretchable, fabric belly-band stitched to the heavier weight, less flexible denim fabric at midrise, provide a partial solution to the problem. Existing maternity jeans are built with the specific goal of accommodating an ever expanding pregnant belly. In most cases this bellyband is too accommodating or too loose for a non-pregnant woman and quickly becomes a nuisance as it slips down around the wearer's mid section.
At the other extreme is the “control-top” or “shape-wear” denim jeans that have flooded the marketplace. Fabric is specifically designed to compress the tummy and give the appearance of a slimmer, flatter mid section. For many women, however, shape wear is uncomfortable as it compromises breathing and/or interferes with digestion and other vital metabolic functions. In addition, though this type of shape wear promises women a slimmer look, it merely displaces the bulges of excess fat moving them so that they rise above fee waistline of most jeans.
A need exists in the current art for a garment that is designed to fit snugly on the weaver, without compressing. The fit is smoothing and comfortable as wearer can breathe, eat, laugh, etc., without compromise. While a belly band is stitched to the denim at mid waist, the bellyband fabric is neither accommodating nor compressing. The present invention solves the problem by a unique set of elements described according to claim 1 to 20.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In a preferred embodiment, an upper garment includes a belly band portion having a side seam on a lower end being attached to a past portion and an upper end opposite to the lower end including a first fastening elements thereof, wherein each of the first fastening elements is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of the second fastening elements of a camisole portion.
According to the preferred embodiment, the belly band portion includes a front panel, wherein the first fastening elements are positioned on the upper end of the front panel. In an embodiment, the belly portion garment includes a rear panel opposite the front panel, and wherein the first fastening elements are positioned on the upper end of the rear panel.
Further the front and rear panels forming a waistline portion, and wherein the lower end of the belly portion includes a first side seam located on the inner side, and a second side seam located on the inner side and opposite the first side seam, wherein the pant portion is attached to the first and the second side seams of the belly portion at the waistline portion. In an embodiment, the pant portion is attached to the lower end of the belly band portion at the waistline portion, thus eliminating the zipper and button fly elements of the classic five-pocket denim jean.
Still in the preferred embodiment, the upper garment includes a camisole portion having elastic straps on an upper end extending over the shoulders and a lower end opposite to the upper end including a second fastening elements thereof, wherein each of the first fastening elements is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of the second fastening elements of the belly band portion. In an embodiment, the elastic straps are adjustable selected fens a group of classic bra-strap hardware, wherein each of the elastic straps crisscrosses over each before getting stitched on.
Additionally, each of the first fastening elements of the belly portion includes a female snap element, and each of the second fastening elements of the camisole portion includes a male snap element. In other embodiments, each of the first fastening elements of the belly portion and the second fastening elements of the camisole portion are selected from the group consisting of buttons, pins, zippers, and hook and loop fasteners.
In another preferred embodiment, the upper garment includes the belly portion, wherein the front panel of the belly band portion extends upward to cover breasts, and each of the elastic straps extends from the upper end of the front panel of the belly portion over the shoulder in a straight path to the upper end of the rear panel of the belly band portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a front elevational view of a garment including the camisole and belly portions constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a rear elevational view of the garment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a fastening element facilitating attachment of the belly portion to the camisole portion.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show front and rear elevational views, respectively, of a garment including only the belly portion employed by the garment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 5 is an exploded front elevational view of the garment shown in FIGS. 4B;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 describes an embodiment of the present invention comprising a garment with camisole and belly band portions attached by the fastening elements An assembly of the belly portion and pant portion where no camisole portion is needed according to other embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, and FIG. 5.
Referred to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the garment 10 is a dress having a belly portion 18, a camisole portion 22 attached to and extending upwardly over shoulder by straps 24 from the belly portion 18, a fastening band 14 formed around the periphery the points of attachment of the camisole portion 22 to the belly portion 18, a pant portion 20 attached to the belly portion 18, and a waistline portion 16 formed around the periphery at the points of attachment of the belly portion 18 to the pant portion 20.
In an embodiment the camisole portion 22, the belly portion 18, and the fastening band 14 are attached to one another by buttons, pins or other means known of the art. In an embodiment, the belly portion 18, the pant portion 20, and the waistline portion 16 are attached to one another by stitching, sewing or other means known of the art.
Still referred to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in an embodiment, the belly portion 18 includes a length that covers substantial portion of a user's tummy. In an embodiment, the belly portion 18 is characterized by a line cut and attached to the pant portion 20 at the waistline portion 16. In other embodiments, the belly portion 18 includes a length that terminates at the waistline portion 16. In an embodiment, the belly portion 18 is elastic. In other embodiments, the belly portion consists of other designs, styles, shapes and sizes.
In an embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the camisole portion 22 includes bra cups 12 and straps 24. In other embodiments, the camisole portion 22 consists of other designs, styles, shapes and sizes. In an embodiment, the camisole portion 22 is characterized by a line cut. In other embodiments, the camisole portion 22 includes a length that terminates at the fastening band 14.
Referring to FIG. 3, the camisole portion 22 includes a lower end 34. In an embodiment, the belly band portion 18 includes an tipper end 36. The lower end 34 of the camisole portion 22 is attached to an upper end 36 of the belly band portion 18, respectively, at locations proximate to the mid tummy of the user when she wears the garment 10. The belly band portion 18 includes the first fastening elements 30 at the upper end 36 thereof. Each of the first fastening elements 30 includes a female snap element as shown in the FIG. 3. In another embodiment, the camisole portion 22 includes the second fastening elements 32 at the lower end 34 thereof. Each of the second fastening elements 32 includes a male snap element, as shown in the FIG. 3.
Still referring to FIG. 3, in other embodiments each of the first fastening elements 30 and the second fastening elements 32 includes other fastening elements and systems known in the art, such as buttons, buttonholes, hook and eye fasteners, zippers, pins, and VELCRO® hook and loop fasteners.
FIG. 3 shows the camisole portion 22 and the belly portion 18 detached from one another. In an embodiment, the user attaches the camisole portion 22 to the belly portion 18 by engaging the first fastening element 30 of the belly portion 18 with the second fastening element 32 of the camisole portion 22. In an embodiment, a user may remove the camisole portion 22 from the belly portion 18 without having to remove the garment 10 (e.g., to utilize the bathroom or for other reasons) by disengaging the first fastening elements 32 from the second fastening elements 30, thus allowing the user to slip out of the bellyband portion 18 and the pant portion 20.
Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, a garment 38 includes the belly portion 18 having a front panel 50 extending upwardly to cover breasts, a rear panel 42 opposite the front panel 50, straps 40 extending from the upper end of the front panel 50 over the shoulder in a straight path to the upper end of the rear panel 42, and a pant portion 20 attached to the belly portion 18, and a waistline portion 16 formed around the periphery at the points of attachment of the belly portion 18 to the pant portion 20. In an embodiment, each of the straps 40 is elastic and adjustable.
Still referred to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, in an embodiment, the belly portion 18 includes a length that covers user's breasts. In an embodiment, the belly portion 18 is characterized by a line cut. In other embodiments, the belly portion 18 includes a length that terminates at the waistline portion 16 as shown in FIG. 5. In an embodiment, the belly portion 18 is elastic. In other embodiments, the belly portion consists of other designs, styles, shapes and sizes.
Having illustrated and described the principles of the present invention in a preferred embodiment, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiment can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from such principles. Any and all such embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A garment comprising

(a) an upper garment including a belly band portion having a side seam located on a lower end of said belly band portion, a first fastening element located on an upper end of said belly band portion, and a camisole portion having a second fastening element located on a lower end of said camisole portion, wherein each of said first fastening elements of said belly band portion is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of said second fastening elements of said camisole portion, and

(b) a lower garment including a pant portion having a waistline portion being attached to said lower end of said belly band portion.

2. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said belly band portion includes a front panel, and wherein said first fastening elements are positioned on the upper end of said front panel.

3. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said belly band portion includes a rear panel opposite said front panel, and wherein said first fastening elements are positioned on the upper end of said rear panel.

4. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said camisole portion includes a front panel, and wherein said second fastening elements are positioned on the lower end of said front panel.

5. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said camisole portion includes a rear panel opposite said front panel, and wherein said second fastening elements are positioned on the lower end of said rear panel.

6. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said first fastening elements includes a female snap element, and each of said second fastening elements includes a male snap element.

7. The garment as defined in claim 6, wherein said snaps are configured for registering with and removing said camisole portion from said belly band portion.

8. The garment as defined in claim 6, wherein said snaps are selected from a group consists of buttons, hook and eye fasteners, pins, zippers, Velcro™, or any combination thereof.

9. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said lower garment is denim jeans or pants.

10. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said belly band portion is tubular in shape.

11. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said belly band portion is elastic and made from breathable and stretchable material.

12. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said belly band portion extends upwards to mid tummy.

13. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said side seam includes a line of stitching securing said lower end of said belly band portion to said waistline portion.

14. The garment as defined in claim 1, wherein said camisole portion further comprising straps extending over shoulders.

15. A garment comprising

(a) an upper garment including a belly band portion having a side seam located on a lower end of said belly band portion and elastic straps located on an upper end of said belly, and

16. The garment as defined in claim 15, wherein said belly band portion includes a front panel extending upward to cover breasts and a rear panel opposite said front panel.

17. The garment as defined in claim 15, wherein said belly band portion further comprising elastic straps extending over shoulders, and each of said elastic straps extends from the upper end of said front panel over shoulder to an upper end of said rear panel.

18. The garment as defined in claim 15, wherein said lower garment is denim jeans or pants.

19. The garment as defined in claim 15, wherein said belly band portion is elastic and made from breathable and stretchable material.

20. The garment as defined in claim 15, wherein said side seam includes a line of stitching securing said lower end of said belly band portion to said waistline portion.