Suspenders

Abstract

Suspenders used for supporting a lower body garment that are easy to manage while sitting on a toilet are disclosed. The suspenders contain two shoulder straps, a front horizontal strap and a rear horizontal strap that attach to the shoulder straps. A person who needs to sit on a toilet would detach the shoulder straps from the front of the garment and move the lower garment in a manner that moves the back strap to about the person's waist and moving the front strap to about the person's neck.

1 . Suspenders for a lower body garment comprising:
 a first shoulder strap having two ends, said first shoulder strap being detachably fastened at one end to the lower body garment at a first attachment point, and being permanently attached at the other end to said lower body garment at a second attachment point;   a second shoulder strap having two ends, said second shoulder strap being detachably fastened at one end to the lower body garment at a third attachment point, and being permanently attached at the other end to said lower body garment at a fourth attachment point,   a front strap having two ends and two midpoints, said front strap being permanently attached at one end to a spot on the first shoulder strap and permanently attached to a spot on the second shoulder strap at the other end in a manner that disposes the front strap in a substantially horizontal position, said midpoints being detachably fastened to each other; and   a rear strap having two ends, said rear strap being permanently attached at one end to a spot on the first shoulder strap and permanently attached to a spot on the second shoulder strap at the other end in a manner that disposes the front strap in a substantially horizontal position.   
     
     
         2 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein fastening one end of the first shoulder strap to the lower body garment is accomplished with a hook and loop mechanism. 
     
     
         3 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein fastening the midpoints of the front strap is accomplished with a hook and loop mechanism. 
     
     
         4 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein fastening one end of the second shoulder strap to the lower body garment is accomplished with a hook and loop mechanism. 
     
     
         5 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein the material of construction of the straps comprises cotton, nylon and acrylic fibers. 
     
     
         6 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein a distance from the one end of the first shoulder strap and the spot on the first shoulder strap to which the front strap is attached ranges from about 1 inch to about 5 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein a distance from the one end of the second shoulder strap and the spot on the second shoulder strap to which the front strap is attached ranges from about 1 inch to about 5 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein a distance from the other end of the first shoulder strap and the spot on the first shoulder strap to which the rear strap is attached ranges from about 11 inch to about 15 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein a distance from the other end of the second shoulder strap and the spot on the first shoulder strap to which the rear strap is attached ranges from about 11 inch to about 15 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the front strap ranges from about 6 inches to about 9 inches. 
     
     
         11 . The suspenders of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the rear strap ranges from about 6 inches to about 9 inches. 
     
     
         12 . A method for wearing suspenders attached to a lower body garment by a person while sitting on a toilet, said suspenders having two front detachable fasteners, two rear attachments, a front strap and a rear strap, said method comprising:
 unfastening the front fasteners; and   moving the lower garment in a manner that moves the back strap to about the person's waist and moving the front strap to about the person's neck.