Swimming Garment and Corresponding Method of Use Thereof

Abstract

A garment for enabling a user to selectively have access to a lower body portion, generally below a waist line of the user, is disclosed. The garment comprises an upper body portion and a lower body portion. The upper body portion is configured to be removably mountable about an upper body portion of the user. The upper body portion of the garment typically comprise a front side and a rear side. The lower body portion is configured for to be removably and selectively covering a lower body portion of the user. The lower body portion of the garment comprises a front side and a rear side and is generally depends from one of the front and rear side of the upper body portion such as to be selectively apposeable one the other of the front and rear side of the upper body portion.

1 ) A garment for enabling a user of said garment to selectively have access to a lower body portion below a waist line of said user, the garment comprising:
 an upper body portion configured for removably mounting about an upper body portion of the user, the upper body portion of the garment having a front side and a rear side;   a lower body portion configured for removably and selectively covering a lower body portion of the user, the lower body portion of the garment having a front side and a rear side, the lower body portion of the garment extending downwardly from a given side of the upper body portion and being removably apposeable to an opposite side of said upper body portion.   
     
     
         2 ) A garment according to  claim 1  wherein the lower body portion comprises:
 a crotch portion configured to go over a crotch portion of the user of the garment; 
 a groin portion configured to go over a groin portion of the user of the garment; and 
 a posterior portion configured to go over a posterior portion of the user of the garment. 
 
     
     
         3 ) A garment according to  claim 2 , wherein the groin portion of the lower body portion is provided with an inner liner. 
     
     
         4 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower body portion comprises at least one pair of belt strips, the belt strips being removably connectable to one another about the given side of the upper body portion by means of at least one connecting component. 
     
     
         5 ) A garment according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one connecting component comprises first and second complementary portions, the first complementary portion of the connecting component being mounted about a given belt strip and the second complementary portion of the connecting component being mounted about the other belt strip. 
     
     
         6 ) A garment according to  claim 5 , wherein the first complementary portion of the connecting component is mounted about a loop of said given belt strip and wherein the second complementary portion of the connecting component is mounted about a loop of the other belt trip. 
     
     
         7 ) A garment according to  claim 6 , wherein said at least one belt strip is removably securable about at least one other part of the garment. 
     
     
         8 ) A garment according to  claim 6 , wherein the connecting component is a connecting component selected from the group consisting of clips, hooks-and-loops, belts, laces, loops, knots, magnets, zippers and fasteners. 
     
     
         9 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one other part of the garment includes a securing component provided on a given connection location of the upper body portion of the garment. 
     
     
         10 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower body portion comprises at least one belt strip removably connectable about the given side of the upper body portion. 
     
     
         11 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper body portion of the garment comprises at least one strap. 
     
     
         12 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower body portion of the garment is removably detachable from the upper body portion by means of at least one fastening component. 
     
     
         13 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the given side of the upper body portion is the front side of the upper body portion, and wherein the lower body portion of the garment extends from the front side of the upper body portion and is removably apposeable to the rear side of said upper body portion by means of at least one fastening component. 
     
     
         14 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the given side of the upper body portion is the rear side of the upper body portion, and wherein the lower body portion of the garment extends from the rear side of the upper body portion and is removably apposeable to the front side of said upper body portion by means of at least one fastening component. 
     
     
         15 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the garment includes a skirt portion disposed between the upper body portion of the garment and the lower body portion thereof. 
     
     
         16 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper body comprises at least one sleeve configured for receiving a corresponding arm of the user of the garment. 
     
     
         17 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower body portion comprises at least one leg portion configured for receiving a corresponding leg of the user of the garment. 
     
     
         18 ) A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the garment is made of any of an elastically stretchable material, a waterproof material of a meshed material or at least one material selected from the group consisting of natural material, synthetic materials and/or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         19 ) A method of using a garment as claimed in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         20 ) A kit with components for assembling a garment as claimed in  claim 1 .