Clothing with Adjustable Waist Size

Abstract

Clothing of the present invention includes a body part, a waistband part circumferentially provided at an upper end of the body part and having opposite end portions, and a rubber band encapsulated in the waistband part. Locking units are provided on a surface of the end portion and a back face of the end portion, opposite ends of the rubber band which can be exposed from a side end of the end portion and from a hole portion formed in the back face of the end portion are coupled by a coupling unit so that a length of the rubber band can be adjusted, the body part is formed with opening/closing portions having opening/closing units, the opening/closing portions integral with the opposite end portions can be separated leftward and rightward from each other by the opening/closing units, and the opening/closing units are invisible from the front when the opening/closing portions are closed. Therefore, it is possible to provide clothing such as a skirt and a pair of trousers with a waist size which can be adjusted by a wearer and with good appearance.

1 . A clothing article comprising: 
 a body part;    a waistband part provided circumferentially along an upper end of the body part, and cut and separated to have opposing end portions facing each other;    a rubber band encapsulated in the waistband part and elastically expandable and contractible circumferentially along the waist, the rubber band having opposing ends coupled by coupling means for adjusting the length of the rubber band;    a locking piece connected to one of the opposing end portions of the waistband part, the locking piece covering and hiding the rubber band from being exposed from the end portions of the waistband part and having locking means capable of interlocking with the other end portion of the waistband part to allow the opposing end portions of the waistband part to be engaged with and detached from each other;    opening/closing portions formed in the body part integral with lower edges of the opposing end portions of the waistband part and extending to a common terminal position; and    an opening/closing means for closably separating the opening/closing portions away from each other.    
   
   
       2 . A clothing article as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein a belt interlining is included on the rubber band.  
   
   
       3 . The clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the locking means for allowing the locking piece connected to one of the end portions of the waistband part to be locked to the other end portion of the waistband part is a hook-and-pile fastener.  
   
   
       4 . Clothing including a skirt and a pair of trousers with an adjustable waist size, the clothing comprising: 
 a body part;    a waistband part circumferentially provided at an upper end of the body part and cut and separated to have opposite end portions facing each other; and    a rubber band or a rubber band with a belt interlining which is encapsulated in the waistband part, which has opposite ends coupled by coupling means so that a length of the rubber band or the rubber band with the belt interlining can be adjusted, and which elastically expands and contracts in a circumferential direction of a waist, wherein:    the body part is formed with opening/closing portions extending from lower edges of the opposite end portions of the waistband part to a lower position and is provided with opening/closing means extending from upper edges to the lower edges of the opposite end portions of the waistband part and to lower ends of the opening/closing portions so that the opening/closing portions integral with the opposite end portions of the waistband part can be separated leftward and rightward from each other by the opening/closing means.    
   
   
       5 . The clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein an upper end of the body part is folded back to form the waistband part in a sack shape.  
   
   
       6 . The clothing according to  claim 3 , wherein an upper end of the body part is folded back to form the waistband part in a sack shape.  
   
   
       7 . The clothing according to  claim 4 , wherein an upper end of the body part is folded back to form the waistband part in a sack shape.  
   
   
       8 . The clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening/closing means is an invisible fastener.  
   
   
       9 . The clothing according to  claim 4 , wherein the opening/closing means is an invisible fastener.  
   
   
       10 . Clothing including a skirt and a pair of trousers with an adjustable waist size, the clothing comprising: 
 a body part;    a waistband part circumferentially provided at an upper end of the body part and cut and separated to have opposite end portions one of which can be overlaid on the other; and    a rubber band or a rubber band with a belt interlining encapsulated in the waistband part and elastically expanding and contracting in a circumferential direction of a waist, wherein:    locking means for allowing the opposite end portions of the waistband part to be engaged with and detached from each other are provided on a surface of one of the end portions of the waistband part and on a back face of the other end portion; opposite ends of the rubber band or the rubber band with the belt interlining which can be exposed from a side end of one of the end portions of the waistband part and from a hole portion formed in a proper position of a back face of the other end portion of the waistband part are coupled by coupling means so that a length of the rubber band or the rubber band with the belt interlining can be adjusted;    the body part is formed with opening/closing portions having opening/closing means and extending from lower edges of the opposite end portions of the waistband part to a lower position;    the opening/closing means are provided on a surface of one of the opening/closing portions and on a back face of the other opening/closing portions; and    the opening/closing portions integral with the opposite end portions of the waistband part can be separated leftward and rightward from each other by the opening/closing means, and the opening/closing means is invisible from the front when the opening/closing means are closed.    
   
   
       11 . The closing according to  claim 10 , wherein the locking means are pieces of a hook-and-pile fastener.  
   
   
       12 . Clothing including a skirt and a pair of trousers with an adjustable waist size, the clothing comprising: 
 a body part;    a waistband part circumferentially provided at an upper end of the body part and cut and separated to have opposite end portions facing each other; and    a rubber band or a rubber band with a belt interlining which is encapsulated in the waistband part, which has opposite ends coupled by coupling means so that a length of the rubber band or the rubber band with the belt interlining can be adjusted, and which elastically expands and contracts in a circumferential direction of a waist, wherein:    the body part is formed with opening/closing portions extending from lower edges of the opposite end portions of the waistband part to a lower position and is provided with opening/closing means extending from upper edges to the lower edges of the opposite end portions of the waistband part and to lower ends of the opening/closing portions so that the opening/closing portions integral with the opposite end portions of the waistband part can be separated leftward and rightward from each other by the opening/closing means;    a locking piece is connected to a back face of one of the end portions of the waistband part; and    the locking piece having locking means capable of being locked to a back face of the other end portion and allowing the opposite end portions of the waistband part to be engaged with and detached from each other.    
   
   
       13 . Clothing including a skirt and a pair of trousers with an adjustable waist size, the clothing comprising: 
 a body part;    a waistband part circumferentially provided at an upper end of the body part and cut and separated to have opposite end portions facing each other; and    a rubber band or a rubber band with a belt interlining which is encapsulated in the waistband part, which has opposite ends coupled by coupling means so that a length of the rubber band or the rubber band with the belt interlining can be adjusted, and which elastically expands and contracts in a circumferential direction of a waist, wherein:    a locking piece is connected to one of the end portions of the waistband part;    the locking piece covering and hiding the rubber band or the rubber band with the belt interlining exposed from the opposite end portions of the waistband part and having locking means capable of being locked to the other end portion of the waistband part to allow the opposite end portions of the waistband part to be engaged with and detached from each other;    the body part is formed with opening/closing portions having opening/closing means and extending from lower edges of the opposite end portions of the waistband part to a lower position so that the opening/closing portions integral with the opposite end portions of the waistband part can be separated leftward and rightward from each other by the opening/closing means; and    the locking piece can be locked while being folded in two through a bending portion.    
   
   
       14 . Clothing including a skirt and a pair of trousers with an adjustable waist size, the clothing comprising: 
 a waistband part circumferentially provided at an upper end of the body part;    a belt interlining encapsulated in the waistband part; and    a waist size adjusting portion provided in a proper position of the waistband part, wherein:    in the waist size adjusting portion;    the belt interlining is cut and separated at a predetermined interval to form cut end portions;    a net-like member for covering the cut end portions is overlaid on and secured to the cut end portions and the waistband part from inside;    a string-like member forming a bottom portion on one end side and coupling means on the other end side and routed in a ring shape between the cut end portions while being slidably hung on the net-like member is provided; and    the waist size can be adjusted by pulling an end portion of the string-like member to gather the waistband part.