Pant legs with changeable cuffs

Abstract

The disclosure relates to pants and especially blue jeans that are provided with decorative exchangeable cuffs. The bottoms of jeans made from denim material and other pants have an area that is often hangs in folds or wrinkles over the shoes and is otherwise unsightly. This application provides detachable decorative cuffs with a vertical side slit that make the lower end portion of jeans more attractive and stylish. The detachable connecting elements can include buttons, snaps or hook and loop material on the pants and cuffs are located in predetermined locations to permit interchangeability among a wide variety of cuff styles and colors.

1 . A pair of jeans having leg portions, each leg portion having a plurality of outwardly facing fastening elements positioned at predetermined locations, 
 a pair of cuffs, each cuff being constructed from a material contrasting with that of the jeans and adapted to be removably secured to a respective leg portion, each cuff including a plurality of securing elements positioned at locations corresponding to the positions of the fastening elements on the leg portion,    each cuff including a vertical side slit extending upwardly from the bottom edge thereof to enable the cuff lower portion to expand over and around a user's shoe without wrinkling or doubling-up.    
   
   
       2 . The jeans of  claim 1 , wherein the securing and fastening elements comprise cooperating strips of hook and loop material secured to the pant legs and cuffs, respectively.  
   
   
       3 . The jeans of  claim 1 , wherein the leg portions are foreshortened.  
   
   
       4 . The jeans of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening elements are buttons and the securing elements are buttonholes.  
   
   
       5 . The jeans of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening elements and the securing elements are hooks and eyelets.  
   
   
       6 . The jeans of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening elements and the securing elements are of hook and loop construction.  
   
   
       7 . The jeans of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening elements and the securing elements are female and male snap elements, respectively.  
   
   
       8 . A pair of pants having leg portions, each leg portion having a fastening strip of outwardly facing hook and loop material at a predetermined location thereon, 
 a pair of cuffs, each cuff being constructed from a material contrasting with that of the pants and adapted to be removably secured to a respective leg portion, each cuff including a mating strip of hook and loop material positioned at a location on the inner surface of the cuff to mate with the strip of hook and loop fastening material on the leg portion,    each cuff including a vertical side slit extending upwardly from the bottom edge thereof to enable the cuff lower portion to expand over and around a user's shoe without wrinkling or doubling-up.    
   
   
       9 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein they are constructed from denim material.  
   
   
       10 . A pair of pants having leg portions, each leg portion having an outwardly facing fastening element positioned at a predetermined location near the lower edge thereof, 
 a pair of cuffs, each cuff being constructed from a material contrasting with that of the pants and adapted to be removably secured to a respective leg portion, each cuff including an inwardly facing securing element positioned at a location opposite to the position of the fastening element on the leg portion,    each cuff including a vertical side slit extending upwardly from the bottom edge thereof to enable the cuff lower portion to expand over and around a user's shoe without wrinkling or doubling-up.