Child's Garment With Double Slider Zipper

Abstract

The child's garment ( 12 ) with double slider zipper ( 10 ) is a garment having an upper portion configured to cover the child's upper body, including the chest, arms, and upper torso, and a lower portion configured to cover the child's lower body, including the lower torso, hips and legs, and may also cover the feet. The garment ( 12 ) is furnished with an elongated zipper ( 10 ) on the front of the garment extending from the collar to the foot or lower end of the garment, the zipper ( 10 ) extending along only one leg ( 18 ) when the garment ( 12 ) has two legs. The zipper ( 10 ) has a double slider so that the upper portion may be opened by sliding the pull on the upper slider ( 20 ) down from the neckline, or the lower portion may be opened by pulling the lower slider ( 22 ) up from the foot of the garment ( 12 ).

1 . A child's garment with double slider zipper, comprising:
 a garment adapted for covering both upper and lower portions of a child's body, the garment having an upper end, a lower end, and a central opening extending from the upper end to the lower end; and   a double slider zipper having teeth mounted on a pair of stringers attached to opposing edges of the central opening from the upper end to the lower end, the double slider zipper having an upper slider and a lower slider mounted in bottom-to-bottom relation so that the upper slider is selectively movable to a first open position to provide access to the upper portion of the child's body while keeping the lower portion covered by the garment, and the lower slider is selectively movable to a second open position to provide access to the lower portion of the child's body while keeping the upper portion covered by the garment.   
   
   
       2 . The child's garment with double slider zipper as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the upper end of said garment includes a central portion and a pair of laterally opposed sleeves positioned along laterally opposed side edges of the central portion and projecting outwardly therefrom. 
   
   
       3 . The child's garment with double slider zipper as recited in  claim 2 , wherein an upper region of the central opening is formed substantially centrally through the central portion of the upper end and extends along a substantially longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       4 . The child's garment with double slider zipper as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the lower end of said garment includes a pair of leg portions joined to the central portion and projecting downwardly therefrom. 
   
   
       5 . The child's garment with double slider zipper as recited in  claim 4 , wherein a lower region of the central opening is formed through a side wall of one of the leg portions. 
   
   
       6 . The child's garment with double slider zipper as recited in  claim 4 , wherein an upper region of the central opening is formed through a front surface of the central portion of the upper end of the garment. 
   
   
       7 . The child's garment with double slider zipper as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an upper flap joined to the upper end of the garment adjacent a top end of the central opening along a first side thereof, the upper flap selectively covering the upper slider when the upper slider is positioned adjacent the top end; and   means for releasably securing the upper flap to a second side of the upper end of the garment adjacent the top end of the central opening, whereby the user may selectively cover and secure the upper flap over the upper slider.   
   
   
       8 . The child's garment with double slider zipper as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a lower flap joined to the lower end of the garment adjacent a bottom end of the central opening along a first side of the lower end of the garment, the lower flap selectively covering the lower slider when the lower slider is positioned adjacent the bottom end; and,   means for releasably securing the lower flap to a second side of the lower end of the garment adjacent the bottom end of the central opening, whereby the user may selectively cover and secure the lower flap over the lower slider.