Leg garments for infants

Abstract

A leg garment includes a stocking and a cushion assembly, the stocking having a leg portion and a foot portion connected thereto, the leg portion having a top and a knee area near the top. The cushion assembly defines a pocket connected to the leg portion and has a cavity and a first pad removably held in the cavity. Additional pads may be readily, slideably interchanged with the first pad to vary the size, shape, cushion, age and/or thematic design of the pad and cushion characteristics contained within the pocket.

1 . A leg garment, comprising: 
 a stocking having a leg portion and a foot portion connected thereto, the leg portion having a top and a knee area near the top; and,    a cushion assembly defining a pocket connected to the leg portion and having a cavity and a first pad removably held in the cavity.    
   
   
       2 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 1  wherein said cushion assembly defines an opening to the cavity and includes a flap removably closing off the opening.  
   
   
       3 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 1  wherein the cushion assembly includes a piece of material connected to the leg portion, the piece of material and leg portion together defining the cavity and an opening to the cavity, the opening sized to receive the pad therethrough.  
   
   
       4 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 1  wherein the cushion assembly includes the leg section defining a slit proximal the top of the leg section and having a pocket connected to the leg section at the slit, the pocket and slit sized and aligned to receive the pad through the slit and into the pocket.  
   
   
       5 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 1  wherein the said cushion assembly defines and opening and wherein the leg garment assembly further includes at least a second pad sized and shaped to replace the first pad through the opening.  
   
   
       6 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 5  wherein the cushion assembly includes a piece of material that is at least partially see-through enabling the pad to be seen through the piece of material.  
   
   
       7 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 6  wherein the piece of material is at least partially made of mesh.  
   
   
       8 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 6  wherein the pad includes at least one design visible through the at least partially see-through piece of material.  
   
   
       9 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 5  wherein the at least a second pad is substantially identical to the first pad.  
   
   
       10 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 6  wherein the at least a second pad differs from the first pad in at least one of size, shape, density, thickness and design.  
   
   
       11 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first pad bears a design.  
   
   
       12 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 11  wherein the design includes a reference thematic image.  
   
   
       13 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 11  wherein the design include an original thematic image.  
   
   
       14 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 1  further including a wear resistant surface at the knee area.  
   
   
       15 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 14  wherein the foot portion has a bottom and a toe section, the toe section having a front and a top, and wherein the leg garment further includes a wear resistant surface at the toe section.  
   
   
       16 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 15  wherein the wear resistant surface at the toe section extends over at least a portion of the top of the toe section.  
   
   
       17 . A leg garment, comprising: 
 a stocking having a leg portion and a foot portion connected thereto, the leg portion having a knee area; and,    a cushion assembly defining a pocket with a front that is at least partially see-through, the pocket being connected to the leg portion and having a cavity and a pad removably inserted in the cavity.    
   
   
       18 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 17  wherein the pad includes a thematic design visible through the at least partially see-through front.  
   
   
       19 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 1  wherein the leg portion defines a slit and wherein the cushion assembly includes a pocket positioned inside the leg portion and connected to the leg portion at and in alignment with the slit and having a cavity and a first pad removably insertable through the slit and held in the cavity.  
   
   
       20 . A leg garment, comprising: 
 a stocking having a leg portion and a foot portion connected thereto, the leg portion having an inside, a top and a knee area near the top and a defining a slit near the top; and,    a cushion assembly defining a pocket positioned inside the leg portion and connected to the leg portion at and in alignment with the slit and having a cavity and wherein the cushion assembly further includes a first pad removably insertable through the slit and held in the cavity.    
   
   
       21 . The leg garment assembly of  claim 20  wherein said cushion assembly includes at least a second pad sized and configured to replace the first pad in the pocket.