Halter bib athletic garment

Abstract

A halter bib athletic garment is described herein. A halter bib athletic garment may be removed or lowered without removing a jersey by simply pulling a halter strap over the head of a wearer. One or more embodiments of a halter bib allow wearers to more readily urinate or have a bowel movement because the halter bib may be easily lowered or removed. A halter bib athletic garment may include a lower body section, a chamois coupled to the lower body section, and an upper body section. The upper body section comprises a halter strap forming a portion of a loop of a head opening on the upper body section. The halter strap includes two front side portions and a rear side portion positioned between the front side portions. The rear side portion is coupled to the athletic garment only with the front side portions of the halter strap.

1 . An athletic garment, comprising:
 a lower body section comprising a front side, a rear side, two leg openings, and a pelvic section;   a chamois coupled to the lower body section at a base of the pelvic section; and   an upper body section coupled to the lower body section proximate the pelvic section, the upper body section comprising a halter strap forming at least a portion of a loop of a head opening on the upper body section, the halter strap comprising two front side portions and a rear side portion positioned between the two front side portions, wherein the rear side portion is coupled to the athletic garment only with the front side portions of the halter strap.   
     
     
         2 . The athletic garment of  claim 1 , wherein the upper body section further comprises a bodice section between the halter strap and the lower body section. 
     
     
         3 . The athletic garment of  claim 2 , wherein the bodice section comprises a front side proximate a front side of the lower body section and a rear side proximate a rear side of the lower section, and wherein the athletic garment is devoid of any material extending between the rear side portion of the halter strap and the rear side of the bodice section. 
     
     
         4 . The athletic garment of  claim 3 , further comprising a pocket on the rear side of the bodice, the pocket comprising a pocket opening in an outer layer of the rear side of the bodice, a flap on an outer surface of the outer layer and configured to cover the pocket opening, and a mesh layer coupled to an inner surface of the outer layer of the rear side of the bodice. 
     
     
         5 . The athletic garment of  claim 2 , wherein the bodice section comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         6 . The athletic garment of  claim 5 , wherein the halter strap comprises an elastomeric fabric and two opposing terminating ends each coupled to a different peak of two peaks on a front side of the bodice section such that the head opening of the loop is bordered completely by the bodice section and the halter strap. 
     
     
         7 . The athletic garment of  claim 1 , wherein the halter strap comprises a folded halter strap comprising an inner edge comprising a fold in the folder halter strap and an outer edge comprising two side edges of the halter strap coupled together. 
     
     
         8 . An athletic garment, comprising:
 a lower body section comprising a front side, a rear side, two leg openings, and a pelvic section;   a chamois coupled to the lower body section at a base of the pelvic section; and   an upper body section coupled to the lower body section proximate the pelvic section, the upper body section comprising a back opening and a halter strap forming at least a portion of loop of a head opening on the upper body section, the halter strap comprising two front side portions and a rear side portion, wherein the back opening extends from the rear side portion of the halter strap to at least one-third of a distance between the rear side portion of the halter strap and the rear side of the lower body section, the back opening being devoid of any material extending across the back opening.   
     
     
         9 . The athletic garment of  claim 8 , wherein the upper body section comprises a bodice section between the halter strap and the lower body section, the bodice section comprising a front side and a rear side, wherein the back opening extends from the rear side portion of the halter strap to the back side portion of the bodice and is devoid of material connecting the rear side portion of the halter strap to the rear side of the bodice. 
     
     
         10 . The athletic garment of  claim 9 , further comprising a pocket on the rear side of the bodice, the pocket comprising a pocket opening in an outer layer of the rear side of the bodice, a flap on an outer surface of the outer layer and configured to cover the pocket opening, and a mesh layer coupled to an inner surface of the outer layer of the rear side of the bodice. 
     
     
         11 . The athletic garment of  claim 9 , wherein at least the front side of the bodice section comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         12 . The athletic garment of  claim 11 , wherein the halter strap comprises an elastomeric fabric and two opposing terminating ends each coupled to a different peak of two peaks on the front side of the bodice such that the head opening of the loop is completely bordered by the bodice and the halter strap. 
     
     
         13 . The athletic garment of  claim 8 , wherein the halter strap comprises a folded halter strap comprising an inner edge comprising a fold in the folder halter strap and an outer edge comprising two side edges of the halter strap coupled together. 
     
     
         14 . An athletic garment, comprising:
 an upper body section comprising only two body openings, the two body openings comprising a head opening sized to receive a head of a wearer and fit around a neck of the wearer, and a back opening sized to receive a torso of the wearer;   a lower body section coupled to the upper body section and comprising two leg openings distal the upper body section; and   a chamois coupled to the lower body section.   
     
     
         15 . The athletic garment of  claim 14 , wherein the lower body section further comprises a front side, a rear side, and a pelvic section, the chamois being coupled the lower body section at a base of the pelvic section, and wherein the an upper body section is coupled to the lower body section proximate the pelvic section and comprises a halter strap that forms a portion of the head opening on the upper body section, the halter strap comprising two front side portions and a rear side portion, wherein the back opening extends from the rear side portion of the halter strap to at least one-third of a distance between the rear side portion of the halter strap and the rear side of the lower body section, the back opening being devoid of any material. 
     
     
         16 . The athletic garment of  claim 15 , wherein the upper body section comprises a bodice section between the halter strap and the lower body section, the bodice section comprising a front side and a rear side, wherein the back opening extends from the rear side portion of the halter strap to the back side portion of the bodice and is devoid of material connecting the rear side portion of the halter strap to the rear side of the bodice. 
     
     
         17 . The athletic garment of  claim 16 , further comprising a pocket on the rear side of the bodice, the pocket comprising a pocket opening in an outer layer of the rear side of the bodice, a flap on an outer surface of the outer layer and configured to cover the pocket opening, and a mesh layer coupled to an inner surface of the outer layer of the rear side of the bodice. 
     
     
         18 . The athletic garment of  claim 17 , wherein the front side of the bodice section comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         19 . The athletic garment of  claim 18 , wherein the halter strap comprises an elastomeric fabric and two opposing terminating ends each coupled to a different peak of two peaks on the front side of the bodice such that the head opening is bordered by the bodice and the halter strap. 
     
     
         20 . The athletic garment of  claim 19 , wherein the halter strap comprises a folded halter strap comprising an inner edge comprising a fold in the folder halter strap and an outer edge comprising two side edges of the halter strap coupled together.