Article of clothing facilitating its own storage during use

Abstract

The invention relates to an article of clothing that includes an article of clothing for at least partially covering a portion of the user's body. The article of clothing includes a band positioned in the extension of a portion of the clothing element and adapted to surround the waist or a limb of the user, the band being demarcated by at least one edge with adjustable perimeter, the band forming a wall of a housing surrounding the waist or a limb of the user, the housing being adapted to contain the folded clothing element and to keep it around the waist or a limb of the user.

1 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a clothing element for at least partially covering a portion of a user's body;   a band positioned in an extension of a portion of the clothing element and designed to surround a waist or a limb of the user, the band being demarcated by at least one edge having an adjustable perimeter, the band forming a wall of a housing surrounding the waist or the limb of the user, said housing being designed to contain a folded clothing element and to keep the folded clothing element positioned around the waist or the limb of the user.   
     
     
         2 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a median portion of the band is extensible.   
     
     
         3 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a median portion of the band is more extensible along an axial direction of the surrounded waist or limb than a portion of the clothing element adjacent the band.   
     
     
         4 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the housing is an annular pouch designed to surround the waist or the limb of the user.   
     
     
         5 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 when the article of clothing is worn, the housing is demarcated by the band and a wall corresponding either to the user's skin or to a garment worn by the user under the article of clothing, or by the folding of the band alone.   
     
     
         6 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one edge by which the band is demarcated comprises two edges, each having an adjustable perimeter.   
     
     
         7 . An article of clothing according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 the width between the two edges of the band is greater than five centimeters.   
     
     
         8 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the band forms a unitary closed loop.   
     
     
         9 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one edge comprises an adjusting mechanism designed to press the at least one edge against the waist or the limb of the user surrounded by the band, the adjusting mechanisms comprising an elastic element or a cord provided with a blocker or a particular weaving/knitting of the edge.   
     
     
         10 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the clothing element and the band are formed with separated textile elements.   
     
     
         11 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the band is made integral or unitary with the clothing element.   
     
     
         12 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the clothing element forms a jacket or a jacket portion; and   the band is positioned in continuity with a lower portion of the jacket or jacket portion and has a perimeter designed to surround the waist of the user.   
     
     
         13 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the clothing element forms a jacket provided with sleeves; and   the band is positioned in continuity with at least one sleeve and has a perimeter designed to surround a wrist of the user.   
     
     
         14 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the clothing element forms a pair of pants; and   the band is positioned in continuity with an upper portion of the pants and has a perimeter designed to surround the waist of the user.   
     
     
         15 . An article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the band is affixed to a second clothing element.   
     
     
         16 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a clothing element having a wearing configuration and a storage configuration;   in the wearing configuration, the clothing element is designed to extend around a torso of a user's body and to extend downwardly from the user's shoulders;   the clothing element having a pair of arm openings designed to receive a respective pair of arms of the user;   an endless band non-removably connected to the clothing element along a perimeter designed to extend around the torso of the user's body;   the band comprising a wall of a housing designed to extend around the torso of the user's body;   in the storage configuration of the clothing element, the clothing element is positioned within the housing.   
     
     
         17 . An article of clothing according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 in both the storage configuration of the clothing element and the wearing configuration of the clothing element, each of the pair of arm openings is designed to be identically oriented in a direction around the torso of the user's body.   
     
     
         18 . An article of clothing according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the band is elastically adjustable.