Article of clothing with a novel attachment means

Abstract

An article of clothing including extensions for insertion into a body cavity permit swimsuits, undergarments, and several other types of clothing to be secured in place with a minimum of fabric, as described. The articles are made dimensionally stable to maintain their position and orientation relative to the wearer's body.

1 . An article of clothing for a wearer's body, said article including an extension of a size, shape, and material to permit inserting said extension into one of the wearer's bodily orifices and thereby gaining a mechanical anchorage for the article of clothing.  
   
   
       2 . An article of clothing for a wearer's body, said article including an extension of a size, shape, and material adapted to insert said extension into one of the wearer's bodily orifices and thereby gaining a mechanical anchorage for the garment sufficient in itself to maintain that portion of the garment in place on the wearer's body including a means for assuring hygienic usage comprising an impermeable extension cover that detachably attaches to said extension.  
   
   
       3 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1  including a means of maintaining the location and orientation of said extension with respect to the rest of the article and providing some dimensional and shape stability to at least a portion of the article.  
   
   
       4 . An article of clothing as in  claim 3 , wherein said means comprises a semi-rigid frame to which said extension detachably attaches.  
   
   
       5 . An article of clothing as in  claim 3 , wherein said means comprises a semi-rigid frame which includes said extension.  
   
   
       6 . An article of clothing as in  claim 4 , wherein said frame is, at least in part, made of plastic or metal.  
   
   
       7 . An article of clothing as in  claim 5 , wherein said frame is, at least in part, made of plastic or metal.  
   
   
       8 . An article of clothing as in  claim 5 , wherein said frame incorporates an extension of a shape, material, and in a location suitable for insertion into a woman's vagina.  
   
   
       9 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , with an additional extension, said additional extension being of a shape, material, and in a location suitable for insertion into a woman's anus.  
   
   
       10 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , comprising a fabric-covered frame that wraps around a portion of the pelvis of said wearer from just above the pubis, thence under the crotch, and terminating in a rounded point just to the rear of the anus, said article including an upward extension suitably located for insertion into a woman's vagina, said extension having a shape to extend into the vagina in such a manner that it will hold the article of clothing firmly up against said pelvis.  
   
   
       11 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , comprising a fabric-covered frame that wraps around a portion of the pelvis of the wearer from just above the pubis, thence under the crotch, and terminating in a rounded point just to the rear of the anus, said article including an upward extension suitably located for insertion into the wearer's anus, said extension having a shape to extend into the anus in such a manner that it will hold the article of clothing firmly up against said pelvis.  
   
   
       12 . An article of clothing for a woman as in  claim 1 , comprising a fabric-covered frame that wraps around a portion of the pelvis of said woman from just above the pubis, thence under the crotch, and terminating in a rounded point just to the rear of the anus, said article including two upward extensions suitably located for insertion into a woman's vagina and anus, said extensions having shapes to extend into the vagina and anus in such a manner that they will hold the article of clothing firmly up against said pelvis.  
   
   
       13 . An article of clothing for a man as in  claim 1 , said article having an extended pouch to contain male external genitalia.  
   
   
       14 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , said article having a fabric covering with an upward front extension to a waist-encircling band.  
   
   
       15 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , said article having a fabric covering with an upward rear extension to a waist-encircling band.  
   
   
       16 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , said article having a bifurcated front fabric panel extending upward to the wearer's breasts, there to attach to the bottom of breast coverings; said fabric panel continuing on over said wearer's shoulders and being joined behind the neck.  
   
   
       17 . An article of clothing as in  claim 18 , said article's front panel's upward extensions passing around the wearer's back between the bottom part of the article and the breast coverings.  
   
   
       18 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , with a bifurcated fabric panel extending from an anal end of the bottom portion up over the buttocks and around the wearer's sides to the bottom of the wearer's breasts, to attach thereat to breast coverings, the panels then continuing across one another in front of the wearer's throat, and being joined behind the wearer's neck.  
   
   
       19 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , with a bifurcated fabric panel extending from an anal end of the bottom portion up over the buttocks and around the wearer's sides to the bottom of the wearer's breasts, there to attach to breast coverings, each such panels then continuing to form a loop around a nearest shoulder of the wearer.  
   
   
       20 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , wherein said article comprises a backless dress which hooks around the wearer's shoulders and whose waistband is connected via a fabric panel to a frame partially wrapping around the pelvis and fitting with said extension.  
   
   
       21 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , wherein said article comprises a backless pair of slacks with the waistband attached to a frame that extends from the top of the legs at the sides of the body under the crotch and terminates just past the wearer's anus, with the frame being coupled to said extension, said extension being suitable for insertion into the wearer's anus, said article further including straps around the legs to hold the legs portions of the garment against the legs.  
   
   
       22 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1 , wherein said article comprises a headdress with at least one extension that inserts snugly into an ear canal.  
   
   
       23 . An article of clothing as in  claim 22 , wherein said extension has an open channel in it.  
   
   
       24 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1  in which said extension includes a watertight, reclosable storage cavity.  
   
   
       25 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1  in which said extension is suitable for vaginal insertion and includes a holder.  
   
   
       26 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1  in which said extension includes a means for altering its width both to make insertion and removal easier and to adjust said extension's fit in the wearer's bodily cavity.  
   
   
       27 . An article of clothing as in  claim 1  in which said extension includes a vibrator or other means to sexually stimulate the wearer.  
   
   
       28 . A method for insuring sufficient bodily coverage to meet societal decency requirements with minimal excess coverage. Said method comprising: 
 (a) obtaining or constructing an article of clothing sufficient to cover the required areas, the article of clothing having a stiffening frame for holding its shape such that it conforms to the wearer's body in the required bodily areas,    (b) providing an extension that is of a suitable size, shape, and material to be held within a bodily cavity, and    (c) inserting that extension within said cavity and deforming either the extension, the cavity opening, or both as needed to achieve insertion of the extension in said cavity.    
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the bodily cavity has a opening which is covered by the article of clothing when the extension is inserted in said cavity.  
   
   
       30 . A method for insuring sufficient bodily coverage to meet societal decency requirements with minimal excess coverage. Said method comprising: 
 (a) obtaining or constructing an article of clothing sufficient to cover the required areas, the article of clothing having a stiffening frame for holding its shape such that it conforms to the wearer's body in the required bodily areas,    (b) providing an extension that is of a suitable size, shape, and material to be held within a bodily cavity, and    (c) inserting that extension within said cavity and deforming either the extension the cavity opening, or both as needed to achieve insertion of the extension in said cavity wherein said extension is covered by a temporary, protective membrane or insert cover prior to insertion into said cavity.    
   
   
       31 . A method for assuring hygienic usage of an article of clothing that incorporates at least one extension for insertion into at least one bodily cavity, said method comprising: 
 (a) while said at least one extension of the article of clothing is outside the wearer's body, placing an impermeable cover over said at least one extension;    (b) inserting said at least one extension into said at least one bodily cavity; and    (c) at some later time, removing said at least one extension from said at least one cavity, and removing the insert cover from said at least one extension.