Accessible fashion wear

Abstract

The present invention is clothing with foldable portions to provide access to the wearer with the wearer not having to stand from a chair or bed. The present invention includes at least one releasable seam that may be placed in a secured or opened position, so that when the releasable seam is placed in the open position, the clothing material may be folded in a manner to allow access to the wearer without the need to remove the clothing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pair of pants having increased accessibility for wearers having limited mobility said pair of pants comprising:
 a front panel of fabric having an upper edge, a lower edge, a right outer edge, a left outer edge, a right inner edge and a left inner edge;   a rear panel of fabric having an upper edge, a lower edge, a right outer edge, a left outer edge, a right inner edge and a left inner edge, wherein said rear panel is joined to said front panel such that said rear panel and said front panel are only detachable along an upper portion of said right and left outer edges;   a first releasable seam disposed along said upper portion of said right outer seams of said front panel and said rear panel;   a second releasable seam disposed along said upper portion of said left outer seams of said front panel and said rear panel;   a waist band defining a torso opening when said first and second releasable seams are placed in a secured position; and,   whereby said upper edge of said front panel and said second panel may be folded down when said first and said second releasable seams are placed in an open position, thereby allowing access to the wearer of said pants without the need to remove said pants.   
     
     
         2 . The pair of pants of  claim 1  wherein said first releasable seam and said second releasable seams are zippers 
     
     
         3 . The pair of pants of  claim 2  wherein said zippers are installed in reverse so that the teeth of said zippers are positioned away from the wearer's body to improve comfort and reduce the risks of pressure sores. 
     
     
         4 . The pair of pants of  claim 1  further comprising a slot disposed in said waist band and an elastic band disposed in said slot so that said waist band has elasticity and will conform to the wear's waist. 
     
     
         5 . The pair of pants of  claim 1  further comprising a slot disposed in said waist band and an expansion strap disposed in said slot which is extendable from the slot. 
     
     
         6 . The pair of pants of  claim 5  wherein said expansion strap includes a tab disposed on a distal end that has a button hole for engaging a button disposed on said waist band to secure said expansion strap in a predetermined position for adjusting the fit of the waist band to the wearer. 
     
     
         7 . The pair of pants of  claim 6  wherein said expansion strap includes a secondary button disposed along the length of said expansion strap for cooperating with said button on said waist band to create tension causing the waist band to contract for adjusting the fit of the waist band to the wearer. 
     
     
         8 . A shirt having increased accessibility for wearers of limited mobility said shirt comprising:
 a front panel having a right lateral edge, a left lateral edge an upper edge and a lower edge;   a rear panel having a right lateral edge, a left lateral edge, an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein said rear panel is joined to said front panel along said upper edges and said right and left lateral edges of said front and rear panels;   a right arm opening and a left arm opening defined by said right and left lateral edges of said front and rear panels, when said front and said rear panels are joined together at said right and left lateral edges;   a first releasable seam extending from a generally central portion of said upper edge of said front panel down towards said right lateral edge of said front panel so that said first releasable seam extends to a terminal point below said right arm opening;   a second releasable seam extending from a generally central portion of said upper edge of said front panel down towards said left lateral edge of said front panel so that said second releasable seam extends to a terminal point below said left arm opening;   a neck opening defined by said upper edge of said front panel and said rear panel when said first and said second releasable seams are placed in a secured position;   a torso opening defined by said lower edges of said front panel and said rear panel when said front and said rear panels are joined together; and,   whereby, an upper portion of said front panel of said shirt may be folded downward towards said torso opening when said first and said second releasable seams are placed in an open position thereby allowing access to the wearer of said shirt without the need to remove said shirt.   
     
     
         9 . The shirt of  claim 8  wherein said first and said second releasable seams are zippers. 
     
     
         10 . The shirt of  claim 9  wherein said zippers are installed in reverse so that the teeth of said zippers are positioned away from the wearer's body to improve comfort and reduce the risks of pressure sores. 
     
     
         11 . The shirt of  claim 5  further comprising a sleeve attached to one of said right and said left arm opening. 
     
     
         12 . An outfit having increased accessibility for wearers of limited mobility said outfit comprising:
 a shirt having a front panel with a right lateral edge, a left lateral edge an upper edge and a lower edge;   a rear panel having a right lateral edge, a left lateral edge, an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein said rear panel is joined to said front panel along said upper edges and said right and left lateral edges of said front and rear panels;   a right arm opening and a left arm opening defined by said right and left lateral edges of said front and rear panels, when said front and said rear panels are joined together at said right and left lateral edges;   a first shirt releasable seam extending generally horizontally from a generally central portion of said front panel towards one of said right and left lateral edges of said front panel so that said at least one releasable seam extends to a terminal point adjacent to one of said right and left arm openings;   a neck opening defined by said upper edge of said front panel and said rear panel when said at least one releasable seam is placed in a secured position;   a torso opening defined by said lower edges of said front panel and said rear panel when said front and said rear panels are joined together to encapsulate said wearer within said front and said rear panel of said shirt;   a pair of pants for cooperating with said shirt wherein a waist opening of said pair of pants extends to a point that is generally adjacent to said torso opening of said shirt when said pair of pants and said shirt are combined on a wearer, and wherein said pair of pants comprise:   a front panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a right outer edge, a left outer edge, a right inner edge and a left inner edge;   a rear panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a right outer edge, a left outer edge, a right inner edge and a left inner edge, wherein said rear panel is joined to said front panel such that said rear panel and said front panel are only detachable along an upper portion of said right and left outer edges;   a first pants releasable seam disposed along said upper portion of said right outer edges of said front panel and said rear panel;   a second pants releasable seam disposed along said upper portion of said left outer edges of said front panel and said rear panel;   a waist band defining said torso opening when said first and second pants releasable seams are placed in a secured position; and,   whereby said upper edge of said front panel and said second panel of said pair of pants may be folded down when said first and said second pants releasable seams are placed in an open position, thereby allowing access to the wearer of said pants without the need to remove the pants, and an upper portion of said front panel of said shirt may be folded upwards away from said torso opening when said first shirt releasable seam is placed in an open position thereby allowing access to the wearer of said shirt without the need to remove said shirt.   
     
     
         13 . The outfit of  claim 12  further comprising a second releasable seam extending generally horizontally from a generally central portion of said front panel in an opposite direction of said first releasable seam. 
     
     
         14 . The outfit of  claim 13  wherein said first and second shirt releasable seam and said first and second pants releasable seams are zippers. 
     
     
         15 . The outfit of  claim 14  wherein said zippers are installed in reverse so that the teeth of said zippers are positioned away from the wearer's body to improve comfort and reduce the risks of pressure sores. 
     
     
         16 . The outfit of  claim 12  further comprising a slot disposed in said waist band of said pants and an elastic band disposed in said slot so that said waist band has elasticity and will conform to the wear's waist. 
     
     
         17 . The pair of pants of  claim 12  further comprising a slot disposed in said waist band and an expansion strap disposed in said slot which is extendable from the slot. 
     
     
         18 . The pair of pants of  claim 17  wherein said expansion strap includes a tab disposed on a distal end that has a button hole for engaging a button disposed on said waist band to secure said expansion strap in a predetermined position for adjusting the fit of the waist band to the wearer. 
     
     
         19 . The pair of pants of  claim 18  wherein said expansion strap includes a secondary button disposed along the length of said expansion strap for cooperating with said button on said waist band to create tension causing the waist band to contract for adjusting the fit of the waist band to the wearer.