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 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. 
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pant stabilizer further includes an adhesive disposed on the boning device and the pant stabilizer is adhered to the pant cuff. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pant stabilizer is sewn into the pant cuff. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pant stabilizer is inserted into a pocket in the pant cuff. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , 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. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , 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. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the length is about one-half of the circumference of the interior portion of the pant cuff. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , 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. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , 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. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 removing the pant stabilizer from the pant cuff; and   fastening the pant stabilizer to an interior portion of a second pant cuff.