Article of Clothing

Abstract

A clothing article has a waist, a seat, pant legs, foot coverings disposed at the end of the pant legs, each foot covering having a toe, heel, sole and top formed to accept a human foot, the foot covering having a length, and a width varying at different points along the length, an opening in one or more of the toe, heel, sole or top of the foot covering, the opening having a length having a first edge and a second edge, and a width between a third edge and a fourth edge, a first flap of material joined to the foot covering along the third edge and along at least a portion of the first and the second edges, a second flap of material joined along the fourth edge and along the first and the second edges, the second flap of material overlapping the first flap of material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clothing article comprising:
 a waist band;   a seat portion;   two pant legs;   two foot coverings disposed one each at the end of the pant legs, each foot covering having portions including a toe, heel, sole and top formed to a shape to accept a human foot, the foot covering having a length in the direction from the heel to the toe portion, and a width varying at different points along the length;   an opening in one or more of the toe, heel, sole or top of the foot covering, the opening having a length sufficient to pass the human foot, the length having a first edge and a second edge, and a width between a third edge and a fourth edge parallel or conformal;   a first flap of material joined to the foot covering along the third edge and along at least a portion of the first and the second edge, the first flap of material overlapping a portion of the opening; and   a second flap of material joined to the foot covering along the fourth edge and along at least a portion of the first and the second edge, the second flap of material overlapping the first flap of material, leaving a path between the adjacent flaps from inside the foot covering to the outside of the foot covering.   
     
     
         2 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein both flaps are of material stretchable in at least the direction of the width of the opening. 
     
     
         3 . The clothing article o  claim 1  wherein the first and the second flaps are conformal to the size of the opening. 
     
     
         4 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the foot coverings have soles made of resilient material. 
     
     
         5 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the foot coverings are lined on the inside with Sherpa material. 
     
     
         6 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein a portion of each pant leg is lined at least partially with fleece on the inside. 
     
     
         7 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the opening is disposed horizontally across the sole of each foot portion substantially centered between the heel and toe of the foot portion. 
     
     
         8 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the opening is disposed in the top portion of the foot covering. 
     
     
         9 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the opening is disposed through the sole portion near the toe portion of the foot covering. 
     
     
         10 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the opening is disposed through the sole portion horizontally across the heel of the sole portion of each foot covering. 
     
     
         11 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the opening is disposed along the longitudinal centerline of the sole between the heel and toe of each foot covering. 
     
     
         12 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the opening is disposed along one or the other lengthwise edge of the sole portion of each foot covering. 
     
     
         13 . The clothing article of  claim 1  wherein the opening is disposed horizontally across the back of each foot covering above the heel. 
     
     
         14 . The clothing article of  claim 8  wherein the opening in the top portion is disposed lengthwise in the direction of the length of the sole of the foot covering. 
     
     
         15 . The clothing article of  claim 8  wherein the opening in the top portion is disposed horizontally, orthogonal to the direction of the length of the sole foot covering.