Article Of Clothing

Abstract

An article of clothing may have two side panels in a torso section of the article of clothing. In a closed configuration, one of the side panels may overlay the other side panel. The article of clothing may also have a lower body section adapted to pass between the wearer's legs when the article is in a closed configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article comprising:
 a. a perimeter edge region defining a torso section and a lower body section;   b. the torso section comprising:
 i. a first side panel comprising:
 1. an interior region; 
 2. a first half of a first closure mechanism within the perimeter edge region; and 
 a first half of a second closure mechanism within the interior region; 
 
 ii. a second side panel comprising:
 1. an interior region; 
 2. a second half of the first closure mechanism within the perimeter edge region; and 
 3. a first half of a third closure mechanism within the interior region; 
 
   c. the lower body section comprising:
 i. an interior region; 
 ii. a second half of the second closure mechanism; and 
 iii. a second half of the third closure mechanism. 
   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1  wherein a portion of the interior region of the second side panel overlays a portion of the interior region of the first side panel when the first and second side panels are in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 1  wherein a portion of the interior region of the lower body section overlays a portion of the interior region of one of the side panels of the torso section when the article is in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the first and second side panels are the same size. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the first side panel is wider than the second side panel. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the lower body section is integrally formed with the torso section. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the first side panel is in communication with a first portion of a back of a wearer, a first side of the wearer and a first portion of a front of the wearer when the first side panel is in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 7  wherein the first side panel is further in communication with a second side of the wearer. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 8  wherein the first side panel is further in communication with a second portion of the back of the wearer. 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the lower body section is adapted to pass between a wearer's legs when the article is in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the second half of the second closure mechanism and the second half of the third closure mechanism are located within the perimeter edge region of the lower body section. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the second half of the second closure mechanism and the second half of the third closure mechanism are located within the interior region of the lower body section. 
     
     
         13 . An article comprising:
 a. a perimeter edge region defining a torso section and a lower body section;   b. the torso section comprising:
 i. an interior region; 
 ii. a first side panel comprising a portion of the interior region of the torso section; and 
 iii. a second side panel comprising a portion of the interior region of the torso section; 
   wherein a portion of the interior region of the second side panel overlays a portion of the interior region of the first side panel when the first and second side panels are in a closed configuration; and   c. the lower body section comprising:
 i. an interior region; 
 ii. a first half of a first closure mechanism releasably engagable with a second half of the first closure mechanism located within the interior region of one of the side panels of the torso section. 
   
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 13  wherein the first and second side panels are the same size. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 13  wherein the first side panel is wider than the second side panel. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 13  wherein the first side panel is in communication with a first portion of a back of a wearer, a first side of the wearer, and a first portion of a front of the wearer when the first side panel is in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 13  wherein the first half of the first closure mechanism is located within the perimeter edge region of the lower body section. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 13  wherein the first half of the first closure mechanism is located within the interior region of the lower body section. 
     
     
         19 . An article comprising:
 a. a perimeter edge region defining a torso section and a lower body section;   b. the torso section comprising:
 i. an interior region; 
 ii. a first side panel; and 
 iii. a second side panel; 
   c. a single closure mechanism located within the torso section when the article is in an open configuration.   
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 19  further comprising a first half of a second closure mechanism located in the lower body section releasably engagable with a second half of the second closure mechanism located in the interior region of the torso section.