Pant leg stabilizer

Abstract

The invention is directed to a pant stabilizer which provides stability, rigidity, and weight to the cuff of a pant and a method of using the pant stabilizer. The pant stabilizer may include a malleable boning device formed of tubular stays or a malleable strip. The pant stabilizer may be fastened to a pant cuff in any suitable manner such as, for example, an adhesive, one or more clips, a zipper, one or more snaps, a hook and loop fastener (e.g. Velcro), one or more larger hooks, or one or more buttons and button holes. The pant stabilizer may be torn or cut by the user in a suitable length and then fastened to an interior portion of a pant cuff. Alternatively, a pant may be manufactured with a pant stabilizer fastened to an interior portion of the pant cuff.

1 . A pant stabilizer for stabilizing a pant cuff comprising a malleable boning device.  
   
   
       2 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 1 , wherein the boning device comprises stays woven into a fabric.  
   
   
       3 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 2 , wherein the stays and the fabric each comprise a polymeric material.  
   
   
       4 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 3 , wherein the polymeric material comprises polyester.  
   
   
       5 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 1 , wherein the boning device comprises stays coupled to an adhesive.  
   
   
       6 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 1 , wherein the boning device comprises a strip.  
   
   
       7 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 1 , wherein the boning device comprises perforations extending through the device.  
   
   
       8 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 7 , wherein the perforations are located along a length of the boning device.  
   
   
       9 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 7 , wherein the perforation are located along a width of the boning device.  
   
   
       10 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive disposed on a major surface of the boning device.  
   
   
       11 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 10 , further comprising a removable cover disposed on the adhesive.  
   
   
       12 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more clips, a zipper, one or more snaps, a hook and loop fastener, one or more larger hooks, or one or more buttons.  
   
   
       13 . The pant stabilizer of  claim 1 , further comprising markings to indicate a stabilizer length.  
   
   
       14 . A method of stabilizing a pant cuff comprising fastening a pant stabilizer to an interior portion of a pant cuff, wherein the pant stabilizer includes a malleable boning device.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the pant stabilizer further includes an adhesive disposed on the boning device and the pant stabilizer is adhered to the pant cuff.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the pant stabilizer is sewn into the pant cuff.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the pant stabilizer is inserted into a pocket in the pant cuff.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the pant stabilizer is fastened to the pant cuff using one or more clips, a zipper, one or more snaps, a hook and loop fastener, one or more larger hooks, or one or more buttons.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the step of cutting the pant stabilizer to a length that is less than or equal to the circumference of the interior portion of the pant cuff.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the length is about one-half of the circumference of the interior portion of the pant cuff.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the step of tearing the pant stabilizer to a length that is less than or equal to the circumference of the interior portion of the pant cuff.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the pant stabilizer comprises perforations that extend through the boning device and are located along a width of the boning device, and wherein the pant stabilizer is torn along the perforations.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising: 
 removing the pant stabilizer from the pant cuff; and    fastening the pant stabilizer to an interior portion of a second pant cuff.    
   
   
       24 . A method of manufacturing a pant comprising fastening a pant stabilizer into an interior portion of a pant cuff, wherein the pant stabilizer comprises a malleable boning device.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the pant stabilizer is sewn to the pant cuff.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the pant stabilizer is adhered to the pant cuff with an adhesive disposed on the boning device.