Sporting apparel

Abstract

Embodiments of sporting apparel, including, shorts, pants, trousers and so forth, are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the sporting apparel may be arranged about the waist of a wearer. In various embodiments, the sporting apparel may include one or more strips of hook-loop fasteners (e.g., Velcro) that may be integrated into textile layers, rather than on top thereof, to reduce bulk. In various embodiments, a flap may be provided to be folded over all or a portion of a closure of sporting apparel, to reduce a likelihood that the closure will come undone, e.g., during combative sports.

1 . Sporting apparel comprising a waistband portion to be arranged around a wearer's waist, the waistband portion comprising first and second ends, a first strip of hook-loop fasteners adjacent the first end, and a second strip of hook-loop fasteners, adjacent the second end, that is removably attachable to the first strip of hook-loop fasteners, wherein at least part of the first or second strip of hook-loop fasteners is integrated into a layer of the waistband portion. 
     
     
         2 . The sporting apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the first or second strip of hook-loop fasteners overlays a cut-out portion of the layer of the waistband portion. 
     
     
         3 . The sporting apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the first strip of hook-loop fasteners includes one or more edges attached to one or more inner edges of a cut-out portion of the layer of the waistband portion. 
     
     
         4 . The sporting apparel of  claim 1 , further comprising a textile portion attached to the waistband portion, the textile portion comprising a third strip of hook-loop fasteners adjacent the first strip of hook-loop fasteners and a fourth strip of hook-loop fasteners adjacent the second strip of hook-loop fasteners that is removably attachable to the third strip of hook-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         5 . The sporting apparel of  claim 4 , further comprising a gore in between the third and fourth strips of hook-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         6 . The sporting apparel of  claim 4 , wherein at least part of the third or fourth strip of hook-loop fasteners is integrated into a layer of the textile portion. 
     
     
         7 . The sporting apparel of  claim 4 , wherein the third or fourth strip of hook-loop fasteners overlays a cut-out portion of a layer of the textile portion. 
     
     
         8 . The sporting apparel of  claim 1 , further comprising a flap attached to an inner surface of the waistband portion, the flap being foldable over the first and second strips of hook-loop fasteners of the waistband portion when the second strip of hook-loop fasteners is removably attached to the first strip of hook-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         9 . The sporting apparel of  claim 8 , wherein the flap comprises a third strip of hook-loop fasteners that is removably attachable to a fourth strip of hook-loop fasteners, wherein an operative surface of the fourth strip of hook-loop fasteners faces an opposite direction as an operative surface of the second strip of hook-loop fasteners. 
     
     
         10 . The sporting apparel of  claim 9 , wherein at least part of the third strip of hook-loop fasteners is integrated into a layer of the flap. 
     
     
         11 . The sporting apparel of  claim 9 , wherein the third strip of hook-loop fasteners overlays a cut-out portion of a layer of the flap. 
     
     
         12 . The sporting apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting apparel comprises a pair of shorts. 
     
     
         13 . The sporting apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting apparel comprises a pair of pants. 
     
     
         14 . The sporting apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting apparel comprises a skirt. 
     
     
         15 . A method of manufacturing sporting apparel, comprising:
 cutting a portion out of a layer of a waistband portion of the sporting apparel to create a cut-out portion; and   replacing the portion with a strip of hook-loop fasteners.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein replacing the portion with a strip of hook-loop fasteners comprises overlaying the strip of hook-loop fasteners over the cut-out portion. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising stitching one or more edges of the strip of hook-loop fasteners to one or more inner edges of the cut-out portion. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the strip of hook-loop fasteners is a first strip of hook-loop fasteners, the method further comprising:
 cutting a portion out of a textile portion attached to the waistband portion; and   replacing the portion cut-out from the textile portion with a second strip of hook-loop fasteners.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising overlaying the second strip of hook-loop fasteners over the portion cut-out of the textile portion. 
     
     
         20 . Sporting apparel comprising:
 a waistband portion to be arranged around a wearer's waist, the waistband portion comprising first and second ends, a first strip of hook-loop fasteners, and a second strip of hook-loop fasteners that is removably attachable to the first strip of hook-loop fasteners; and   a flap attached to an inner surface of the waistband portion, the flap being foldable over the first and second strips of hook-loop fasteners of the waistband portion when the second strip of hook-loop fasteners is removably attached to the first strip of hook-loop fasteners.   
     
     
         21 . The sporting apparel of  claim 20 , wherein at least part of the first or second strip of hook-loop fasteners is integrated into a layer of the waistband portion. 
     
     
         22 . The sporting apparel of  claim 20 , wherein the first or second strip of hook-loop fasteners overlays a cut-out portion of the waistband portion. 
     
     
         23 . Sporting apparel comprising:
 a waistband portion to be arranged around a wearer's waist, the waistband portion comprising first and second ends, a first Velcro portion, and a second Velcro portion that is removably attachable to the first Velcro portion, wherein at least part of the first or second Velcro portion is integrated into a layer of the waistband portion; and   a textile portion attached to the waistband portion and forming two or more legs, the textile portion comprising a third Velcro portion adjacent the first Velcro portion and a fourth Velcro portion adjacent the second Velcro portion that is removably attachable to the third Velcro portion.