Garment wih expandable appendages

Abstract

A garment having expandable legs or sleeves. Various sized openings are provided in the legs or sleeves and are adjustably closable by a variety of means including elastic bands, lacing, and buttons.

1 . A garment that expands to snugly receive the limbs of a human comprising: 
 a main body to be worn by a human; and,    a pair of tubular shaped appendages attached to said main body to wrap around and snugly receive the limbs of a human, said appendages each including longitudinal axes and first openings extending along said axes, said openings having widths to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen; and,    a plurality of elastic members with opposite ends attached to said appendages and spanning said openings, said elastic members normally biased to reduce said widths of said openings but yieldable under pressure of said limbs to allow said widths to increase while fittingly holding said appendages around said limbs.    
   
   
       2 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said openings includes a plurality of enlarged rounded apertures and a plurality of narrow slits inter-spaced between said apertures, said elastic members are located on said appendages spanning said narrow slits.    
   
   
       3 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said appendages include a plurality of second openings extending along said axes to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen through said second openings; and further comprising:    a plurality of strings laced through said appendages adjacent said second openings to control the size of said second openings to fittingly receive said appendages around said limbs.    
   
   
       4 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said appendages include a plurality of additional openings extending along said axes to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen through said additional openings; and further comprising:    a plurality of fasteners mounted to said appendages adjacent said additional openings to control the size of said additional openings to fittingly receive said appendages around said limbs.    
   
   
       5 . The garment of  claim 4  and further comprising: 
 a plurality of flanges on said appendages at said additional openings with said flanges having male fastening elements and female fastening elements thereon to releaseably lock together to control the size of said additional openings.    
   
   
       6 . The garment of  claim 5  wherein: 
 said flanges extend outwardly from said appendages with mutually facing surfaces, said female fastening elements are buttonholes and said male fastening elements are buttons mounted to one of said facing surfaces.    
   
   
       7 . The garment of  claim 5  wherein: 
 said flanges are positioned flush with said appendages, said female fastening elements are buttonholes and said male fastening elements are buttons with said flanges overlapping when said buttons are positioned within said button holes concealing said additional openings and being disengaged from said buttonholes allowing said limbs to be seen through said additional openings.    
   
   
       8 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said appendages include a plurality of second openings extending along said axes to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen through said second openings; and further comprising:    a plurality of strings laced through said appendages adjacent said second openings to control the size of said second openings to fittingly receive said appendages around said limbs; and wherein:    said appendages include a plurality of third openings extending along said axes to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen through said third openings; and further comprising:    a plurality of fasteners mounted to said appendages adjacent said third openings to control the size of said third openings to fittingly receive said appendages around said limbs.    
   
   
       9 . The garment of  claim 8  wherein: 
 said first openings extend along serpentine paths.    
   
   
       10 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said openings extend along serpentine paths.    
   
   
       11 . A garment that expands to snugly receive the limbs of a human comprising: 
 a main body to be worn by a human;    a pair of tubular shaped appendages attached to said main body to wrap around and snugly receive the limbs of a human, said appendages each including longitudinal axes and first openings extending along said axes, said openings having widths to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen;    a plurality of strings laced through said appendages adjacent said openings to control the widths of said openings to fittingly receive said appendages around said limbs,    said appendages include a plurality of second openings extending along said axes to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen through said second openings; and,    a plurality of fasteners mounted to said appendages adjacent said second openings to control the size of said second openings to fittingly receive said appendages around said limbs,    
   
   
       12 . The garment of  claim 11  and further comprising: 
 a plurality of flanges on said appendages at said second openings with said flanges having male fastening elements and female fastening elements thereon to releaseably lock together to control the size of said second openings.    
   
   
       13 . The garment of  claim 12  wherein: 
 said flanges extend outwardly from said appendages with mutually facing surfaces, said female fastening elements are buttonholes and said male fastening elements are buttons mounted to one of said facing surfaces.    
   
   
       14 . The garment of  claim 13  wherein: 
 said flanges are positioned flush with said appendages, said female fastening elements are buttonholes and said male fastening elements are buttons with said flanges overlapping when said buttons are positioned within said button holes concealing said second openings and being disengaged from said buttonholes allowing said limbs to be seen through said second openings.    
   
   
       15 . A garment that expands to snugly receive the limbs of a human comprising: 
 a main body to be worn by a human; and,    a pair of tubular shaped appendages attached to said main body to wrap around and snugly receive the limbs of a human, said appendages including longitudinal axes and each including first openings and second openings extending along said axes, said first openings and said second openings having widths to allow said limbs within said appendages to be seen;    a plurality of fasteners mounted to said appendages adjacent said first openings to control the size of said first openings to fittingly receive said appendages around said limbs;    a plurality of flanges on said appendages at said first openings with said flanges having male fastening elements and female fastening elements thereon to releaseably lock together to control the size of said first openings; and    elastic means attached to said appendage at each of said second openings to control the width thereof.    
   
   
       16 . The garment of  claim 15  wherein: 
 said flanges extend outwardly from said appendages with mutually facing surfaces, said female fastening elements are buttonholes and said male fastening elements are buttons mounted to one of said facing surfaces.    
   
   
       17 . The garment of  claim 16  wherein: 
 said flanges are positioned flush with said appendages, said female fastening elements are buttonholes and said male fastening elements are buttons with said flanges overlapping when said buttons are positioned within said button holes concealing said first openings and being disengaged from said buttonholes allowing said limbs to be seen through said first openings.