US2019037933A1PendingUtilityA1

Activewear and methods of use and manufacture thereof

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 4, 2017Filed: Aug 3, 2018Published: Feb 7, 2019
Est. expiryAug 4, 2037(~11 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Deborah G. Mercer
A41D 1/065A41D 13/0015A41D 2400/44A41D 2300/322A41D 1/08A41B 9/08
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Abstract

Disclosed are articles of clothing and methods for manufacturing. The articles of clothing may be pants having a zipper attached to the waistband on a front side of the pants and on a rear side of the pants, wherein the zipper traverses a crotch of the pants and provides an opening in the pants of at least 180 degrees. In another aspect, the methods of manufacturing pants may include attaching a zipper to a waistband on a front side of the pants and on a rear side of the pants, wherein the zipper traverses a crotch of the pants. Further, the method may include attaching at least one liner to the zipper, wherein a first portion of the at least one liner attaches to a left side of the zipper and a second portion of the at least one liner attaches to a right side of the zipper.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Pants comprising:
 a waistband; and   a zipper attached to the waistband on a front side of the pants and on a rear side of the pants, wherein the zipper traverses a crotch of the pants,   wherein, the zipper provides an opening in the pants of at least 180 degrees.   
     
     
         2 . The pants of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more pockets on the pants. 
     
     
         3 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more pockets have one or more designs. 
     
     
         4 . The pants of  claim 1 , further comprising a pull on the zipper. 
     
     
         5 . The pants of  claim 4 , further comprising indicia on a flat surface of the pull. 
     
     
         6 . The pants of  claim 4 , wherein the pull has two flat surfaces. 
     
     
         7 . The pants of  claim 1 , further comprising a flap located on an exterior of the pants that covers the zipper. 
     
     
         8 . The pants of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more liners inside the pants and at least partially behind the zipper. 
     
     
         9 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more liners is bifurcated. 
     
     
         10 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more liners is attached to the zipper. 
     
     
         11 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more liners comprises panty liners or underwear liners. 
     
     
         12 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more liners are attachably stacked on each other. 
     
     
         13 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more liners has a uniform shape along the zipper. 
     
     
         14 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more liners has a non-uniform shape along the zipper. 
     
     
         15 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more liners is wider in the crotch. 
     
     
         16 . The pants of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more liners further comprises elastomeric material at or proximate to at least a portion a boundary of the at least one of the one or more liners. 
     
     
         17 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the pants comprise dress pants, casual pants, culottes, jeans, sweatpants, skirts, yoga pants, tights, or shorts. 
     
     
         18 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the pants comprise one or more materials selected from synthetic, natural or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         19 . A method of manufacturing pants, the method comprising:
 attaching a zipper to a waistband on a front side of the pants and on a rear side of the pants, wherein the zipper traverses a crotch of the pants; and   attaching at least one liner to the zipper, wherein a first portion of the at least one liner attaches to a left side of the zipper and a second portion of the at least one liner attaches to a right side of the zipper.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising forming one or more pockets on the pants.

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