Children's garment having lower body opening

Abstract

The various embodiments include a children's garment having a selectively re-sealable lower body opening to enable changing of a child's diaper. The lower body opening may have an apex on the lower area of a garment torso portion and may extend continuously downward along the inner regions of a first and second leg portion. A fastener may provide a boundary for the leg opening and facilitate quick opening and closing of the lower body opening. When in a deployed state the lower body opening provides an enlarged aperture in the crotch region of the garment, thereby enabling access to a child's diaper region. Areas of the child other than the diaper region may remain covered to reduce exposure to the surrounding environment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A children's garment, comprising:
 a torso portion having a neck opening;   a first sleeve portion and a second sleeve portion extending from opposing sides of an upper area of the torso portion and configured to fit a child's arms;   a first leg portion and a second leg portion extending from a lower area of the torso portion and configured to fit a child's legs, wherein the first leg portion and second leg portion meet at a crotch region of the torso portion; and   a fastener configured to selectively seal a lower body opening disposed on the first and second leg portions and an apex on the lower area of a front side of the torso portion, wherein the fastener is disposed away from the outer seam of each of the first leg portion and second leg portion.   
     
     
         2 . The children's garment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a flap portion formed when the lower body opening is configured in a deployed state, wherein the flap portion is defined by the boundary of the lower body opening and configured to open outward toward the first leg portion and second leg portion.   
     
     
         3 . The children's garment of  claim 2 , wherein the ratio of the width of the flap portion to the width of a corresponding section of the torso portion from a first side of the torso portion to an opposing side of the torso portion is substantially 1:2. 
     
     
         4 . The children's garment of  claim 2 , wherein the ratio of the height of the torso portion to the height of the flap portion is substantially 2:1. 
     
     
         5 . The children's garment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first foot portion at the end of the first leg portion, and a second foot portion at the end of the second leg portion.   
     
     
         6 . The children's garment of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is disposed substantially closer to the inner area of the first and second leg portions than the outer area. 
     
     
         7 . The children's garment of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the overall length of the fastener to the length of a leg portion inseam to is substantially 3:1. 
     
     
         8 . The children's garment of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the height of the torso portion to the overall length of the fastener is substantially 1:2.5. 
     
     
         9 . The children's garment of  claim 1 , wherein the flap has a trapezoidal shape.