Restricted access garment

Abstract

A one-piece form-fitting bodysuit includes a front panel, a back panel joined to the front panel with neck and arm holes and a seat opening provided, a crotch panel joined to the front panel, a seat flap connected to the crotch panel, and closure elements provided on the peripheries of the seat opening and the seat flap. The bodysuit may be worn under street clothes and prevents the wearer from exposing his or her private parts area to nearby people. The bodysuit is constructed so that the wearer cannot easily get his or her hands inside of the bodysuit. The back flap can be opened by a caretaker, for changing the wearer's diaper.

1 . A bodysuit to prevent public self-exposure by a wearer thereof and comprising:
 (a) a unitary front portion;   (b) a back portion having an openable lower back panel and a plurality of closures, the back panel having an opened position and a closed position;   (c) a pair of elasticized leg openings;   (d) access to the lower body of the wearer being provided by the back panel being in the opened position; and   (e) the bodysuit being sized and shaped to continuously and non penetratably cover the front of a user from the upper thighs to the upper torso of the user and form-fitting around the upper thighs and upper torso so as to prevent self exposure of a genital area of the wearer by the wearer when the back panel is in the closed position.   
     
     
         2 . The bodysuit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the bodysuit is fabricated from a smooth stretchy, form-fitting material.   
     
     
         3 . The bodysuit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the closures include at least one of snaps, hooks and eyes, and hook and loop tape.   
     
     
         4 . The bodysuit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the bodysuit is formed of a polyester-polyurethane copolymer.   
     
     
         5 . The bodysuit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the bodysuit is formed of a wicking fabric.   
     
     
         6 . The bodysuit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the bodysuit is suitable for use as underwear.   
     
     
         7 . A garment to prevent self-exposure by a wearer thereof and comprising:
 (a) a front panel;   (b) a back panel joined to the front panel in such a manner as to provide a central neck opening and opposite arm openings, the back panel having a lower seat opening having a seat opening periphery;   (c) a crotch panel joined to the front panel;   (d) a seat flap joined to the crotch panel and having a flap periphery similar in shape to the seat opening periphery,   (e) closure elements secured to the seat opening periphery and the flap periphery, the closure elements cooperating to releasably secure the seat flap to the back panel; and   (f) the front panel and crotch panel are joined in a continuous non penetratable structure sized and shaped to extend from the upper thighs to the upper torso and be form-fitting about the upper thighs and upper torso, so that in use the front panel and crotch panel are unpenetratable by the user to prevent the user from exposing the genital region of the user.   
     
     
         8 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7  wherein:
 (a) the front panel, back panel, crotch panel, and seat flap are formed from a single, continuous piece of fabric whereby the garment is a one-piece garment. 
 
     
     
         9 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7  wherein:
 (a) the front panel, back panel, and seat flap include leg portions which cover upper leg regions of a wearer of the garment. 
 
     
     
         10 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7  wherein said closure elements include:
 (a) cooperating elements of a hook and loop fastener strip. 
 
     
     
         11 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7  wherein said closure elements include:
 (a) cooperating components of a hook and bar fastener. 
 
     
     
         12 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7  wherein said closure elements include:
 (a) cooperating elements of a hook and loop fastener strip; and 
 (b) cooperating components of a hook and bar fastener. 
 
     
     
         13 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 (a) the front panel, back panel, crotch panel, and seat flap are fabricated from a smooth stretchy, form-fitting material.   
     
     
         14 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 (a) the garment is formed of a polyester-polyurethane copolymer.   
     
     
         15 . A garment as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 (a) the garment is formed of a wicking fabric.   
     
     
         16 . A garment to prevent self-exposure by a wearer thereof and comprising:
 (a) a front panel;   (b) a back panel joined to the front panel in such a manner as to provide a central neck opening and opposite arm openings, the back panel having a lower seat opening having a seat opening periphery;   (c) a crotch panel joined to the front panel;   (d) a seat flap joined to the crotch panel and having a flap periphery similar in shape to the seat opening periphery;   (e) the front panel, crotch panel, and seat flap include leg portions which cover upper leg regions of a wearer of the garment;   (f) closure elements, including cooperating elements of a hook and loop fastener strip, secured the seat opening periphery and the flap periphery, the closure elements cooperating to releasably secure the seat flap to the back panel; and   (g) the front panel and crotch panel are joined in a continuous non penetratable structure sized and shaped to extend from the upper thighs to the upper torso and be form-fitting about the upper thighs and upper torso, so that in use the front panel and crotch panel are unpenetratable by the user to prevent the user from exposing the genital region of the user.   
     
     
         17 . A garment as set forth in  claim 16  wherein said closure elements further include:
 (a) cooperating components of a hook and bar fastener. 
 
     
     
         18 . A garment as set forth in  claim 16  wherein:
 (a) the front panel, back panel, crotch panel, and seat flap are formed from a single, continuous piece of fabric whereby the garment is a one-piece garment. 
 
     
     
         19 . A garment as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein:
 (a) the front panel, back panel, crotch panel, and seat flap are fabricated from a smooth stretchy, form-fitting material.   
     
     
         20 . A garment as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein:
 (a) the garment is formed of a polyester-polyurethane copolymer.