Two-way zipper in infant garment

Abstract

An infant garment includes a two-way zipper having a first, open end at the neckline of the garment and a second, closed end at one of the foot/ankle regions of the garment. A first and second zipper pull are configured to close the zipper when they are moved to the top and bottom, respectively, of the zipper track. A protective cover is positioned at the closed end of the zipper to cover the second zipper pull when it is located there. The cover is stitched to the garment on three of its sides, leaving only the top open for access to the second zipper pull. The pull tabs on each of the zipper pulls are devoid of openings along the portion of the pull opposite from the portion connected to the zipper pull.

1 . An article of infant's clothing, comprising a fabric body having a neckline and an ankle area;
 a 2-way zipper having a first and a second zipper pull movable along a zipper track, wherein the first zipper pull is located closer to the neckline than the second zipper pull, the zipper track terminating in a first, open end at the neckline and in a second, closed end at the ankle area; and   a fabric cover over the second end of the zipper track to at least partially cover the second zipper pull when it is located there, the fabric cover being attached to the fabric body in the region to each lateral side of the second end and in the region below the second end, so that the second zipper pull is only accessible from above the second end.   
     
     
         2 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the second zipper pull includes a slider and a pull tab attached to the slider, wherein the pull tab is elongated and includes a first end attached to the slider and a second end, wherein the second end is devoid of openings therein. 
     
     
         3 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the article also includes a protective flap that can selectively be engaged with the fabric body to at least partially cover the first end of the zipper track in order to at least partially cover the first zipper pull when it is located there. 
     
     
         4 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the zipper opens when the first zipper pull is moved away from the first end and the zipper closes when the first zipper pull is moved toward from the first end. 
     
     
         5 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the zipper opens when the second zipper pull is moved away from the second end and the zipper closes when the second zipper pull is moved toward from the second end. 
     
     
         6 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 5 , wherein the second zipper pull can be moved up to a central region on the zipper track to expose an entire leg of the infant, to allow a caregiver to have access to the legs and crotch region of the infant in order to be able to change the infant's diaper without removing the infant from the remainder of the article of clothing. 
     
     
         7 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the zipper opens at the first end when the first zipper pull is moved away from the first end and the zipper closes at the first end when the first zipper pull is moved toward from the first end and the zipper opens at the second end when the second zipper pull is moved away from the second end and the zipper closes at the second end when the second zipper pull is moved toward from the second end. 
     
     
         8 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the zipper track terminates in the second, closed end at an ankle seam. 
     
     
         9 . An article of infant's clothing as defined in  claim 8 , wherein the second, closed end is on a left leg of the garment.