Powder Skirt Coupling System

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a releasable powder skirt coupling system including a lower body garment, a skirt member, a plurality of garment couplers, and a plurality of skirt couplers. The garment couplers include a male post positioned circumferentially around the external surface waist region of the lower body garment within partially enclosed flap regions. The skirt couplers include a claw member positioned circumferentially around the bottom internal surface edge of the skirt member. The claw members are oriented away from the bottom edge. The claw members are configured to fit within the partially enclosed flap regions and releasably couple with the male post of one of the garment couplers.

1 . A powder skirt coupling system comprising:
 a lower body garment configured to be worn over a user's lower body including a waist region corresponding to the navel region of the user;   a skirt member configured to encircle the waist region of the user, wherein the skirt member includes a top edge and a bottom edge, and wherein the skirt member includes an internal surface and an external surface;   a plurality of garment couplers disposed on the lower body garment, wherein the garment couplers each include a male post substantially disposed within a partially enclosed flap region on the lower body garment; and   a plurality of skirt couplers disposed substantially adjacent to the bottom edge of the skirt member, wherein the skirt couplers each include a claw member oriented away from the bottom edge, wherein each claw member is configured to fit within the partially enclosed flap region and releasably couple with the male post of one of the garment couplers, and wherein the claw member of each skirt coupler is disposed on the internal surface of the skirt member.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the male post includes a male rivet member, a spacer, and a female rivet member intercoupled over at least one portion of the lower body garment. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the partially enclosed flap region includes a flap opening oriented away from the waist region. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the partially enclosed flap region is substantially externally flush with adjacent exterior regions of the lower body garment. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the claw member is intercoupled with a cover member over the bottom edge of the skirt member. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the cover member is disposed adjacent to the external surface and the claw member is disposed adjacent to the interior surface of the skirt member. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the lower body garment is at least one of pants and bibs. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of garment couplers are circumferentially spaced apart from one another on the waist region of the lower body garment. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of skirt couplers are circumferentially spaced apart from one another substantially adjacent to the bottom edge of the skirt member. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of garment couplers are configured to independently releasably couple with one of the plurality of skirt couplers. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the claw members include a left hook, a claw opening, a right hook, and a partially enclosed claw region, and wherein the partially enclosed claw region corresponds in diameter to the male post of each garment coupler. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the claw opening is disposed between the left and right hook, and wherein the claw opening includes a smaller diameter than the partially enclosed claw region. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the top edge of the skirt member is coupled to an internal surface of an upper body garment. 
     
     
         14 . A powder skirt coupling system comprising:
 a lower body garment configured to be worn over a user's lower body including a waist region corresponding to the navel region of the user;   a skirt member configured to encircle the waist region of the user, wherein the skirt member includes a top edge and a bottom edge, and wherein the skirt member includes an internal surface and an external surface;   a plurality of garment couplers disposed on the lower body garment, wherein the garment couplers each include a male post substantially disposed within a partially enclosed flap region on the lower body garment; and   a plurality of skirt couplers disposed substantially adjacent to the bottom edge of the skirt member, wherein the skirt couplers each include a claw member oriented away from the bottom edge, wherein each claw member is configured to fit within the partially enclosed flap region and releasably couple with the male post of one of the garment couplers, and wherein the claw member of each skirt coupler is disposed on the internal surface of the skirt member, and wherein each of the claw memberss include a left hook, a claw opening, a right hook, and a partially enclosed claw region, and wherein the partially enclosed claw region corresponds in diameter to the male post of each garment coupler, and wherein the claw opening is disposed between the left and right hook, and wherein the claw opening includes a smaller diameter than the partially enclosed claw region.   
     
     
         15 . A method for releasably coupling a powder skirt to a lower body garment comprising the acts of:
 providing a lower body garment configured to be worn over a user's lower body including a waist region corresponding to the navel region of the user;   providing a skirt member configured to encircle the waist region of the user, wherein the skirt member includes a top edge and a bottom edge, and wherein the skirt member includes an internal surface and an external surface;   providing a plurality of garment couplers disposed on the lower body garment, wherein the garment couplers each include a male post substantially disposed within a partially enclosed flap region on the lower body garment; and   providing a plurality of skirt couplers disposed substantially adjacent to the bottom edge of the skirt member, wherein the skirt couplers each include a claw member oriented away from the bottom edge, wherein each claw member is configured to fit within the partially enclosed flap region and releasably couple with the male post of one of the garment couplers, and wherein the claw member of each skirt coupler is disposed on the internal surface of the skirt member;   extending the bottom edge of the skirt member over the waist region of the lower body garment such that a portion of the internal surface is over the waist region;   aligning a plurality of skirt couplers disposed on the bottom edge of the skirt member with a plurality of garment couplers disposed on the waist region of the lower body garment; and   releasably coupling each of the plurality of skirt couplers with the garment couplers including:
 routing a claw member disposed on the internal side of the skirt member within a flap opening on the lower body garment into a partially enclosed flap region; 
 releasably coupling the claw member over a male post disposed within the partially enclosed flap region. 
   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the claw members include a left hook, a claw opening, a right hook, and a partially enclosed claw region, and wherein the partially enclosed claw region corresponds in diameter to the male post of each garment coupler, and wherein the act of releasably coupling the claw member over a male post disposed within the partially enclosed flap region includes routing the male post through the claw opening and within the partially enclosed internal claw region. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the male post includes a male rivet member intercoupled with a female rivet member over a portion of the lower body garment. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the flap opening on the lower body garment is substantially externally flush with adjacent exterior regions of the lower body garment. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the act of aligning a plurality of skirt couplers disposed on the bottom edge of the skirt member with a plurality of garment couplers disposed on the waist region of the lower body garment includes aligning a cover member disposed on the external surface of the power skirt with the garment couplers, and wherein the cover member is coupled with the claw member around the bottom edge of the skirt member. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the top edge of the skirt member is coupled to an internal surface of an upper body garment.