Device and method for creating improved bodysuits from shirts and blouses, and bodysuit related thereto

Abstract

The present invention provides a device for creating a body suit from a shirt or blouse. A main panel section has a panel front and a panel rear. At least two front connectors, the front connectors attached to the panel front and for attaching to the shirt or blouse; and at least two rear connectors, the rear connectors attached to panel rear and for attaching to the shirt or blouse, are provided. The main panel section has a longitudinal axis for following a crotch area, and the rear connectors extend from the panel rear at an angle between 60 and 120 degrees from the longitudinal axis. Other devices and a method are also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for creating a body suit from a shirt or blouse comprising:
 a main panel section, the main panel section having a panel front and a panel rear;   at least two front connectors, the front connectors attached to the panel front and for attaching to the shirt or blouse; and   at least two rear connectors, the rear connectors attached to panel rear and for attaching to the shirt or blouse,   the main panel section having a longitudinal axis for following a crotch area, the rear connectors extending from the panel rear at an angle between 60 and 120 degrees from the longitudinal axis.   
     
     
         2 . The device as recited in  claim 1  wherein the angle is between 75 and 105 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The device as recited in  claim 1  wherein the angle is between 85 and 95 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . The device as recited in  claim 1  further comprising at least one rear band, the rear connectors connected to the panel rear via the at least one rear band. 
     
     
         5 . The device as recited in  claim 4  wherein the at least one rear band is a single rear band. 
     
     
         6 . The device as recited in  claim 5  wherein the single rear band is connected along an edge of the panel rear, so that the single rear band extends at the angle from both sides of the main panel. 
     
     
         7 . The device as recited in  claim 6  wherein the single rear band is connected along the edge of the panel rear via stitching. 
     
     
         8 . The device as recited in  claim 6  wherein the single rear band is elastic. 
     
     
         9 . The device as recited in  claim 1  wherein the main panel section has a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel detachable from the rear panel via a detachable connection. 
     
     
         10 . A device for creating a body suit from a shirt or blouse comprising:
 a main panel section, the main panel section having a panel front and a panel rear;   at least two front connectors, the front connectors attached to the panel front and for attaching to the shirt or blouse; and   at least two rear connectors, the rear connectors attached to panel rear and for attaching to the shirt or blouse,   the main panel section having a longitudinal axis for following a crotch area, the front connectors extending from the panel front at an angle between 60 and 120 degrees from the longitudinal axis.   
     
     
         11 . The device as recited in  claim 10  wherein the angle is between 75 and 105 degrees. 
     
     
         12 . The device as recited in  claim 10  wherein the angle is between 85 and 95 degrees. 
     
     
         13 . The device as recited in  claim 10  further comprising at least one front band, the front connectors connected to the panel front via the at least one front band. 
     
     
         14 . The device as recited in  claim 13  wherein the at least one front band is a single front band. 
     
     
         15 . The device as recited in  claim 14  wherein the single front band is connected along an edge of the panel front, so that the single front band extends at the angle from both sides of the main panel. 
     
     
         16 . The device as recited in  claim 14  wherein the single front band is connected along the edge of the panel front via stitching. 
     
     
         17 . The device as recited in  claim 14  wherein the single front band is elastic. 
     
     
         18 . The device as recited in  claim 10  wherein the main panel section has a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel detachable from the rear panel via a detachable connection. 
     
     
         19 . A device for creating a body suit from a shirt or blouse comprising:
 a main panel section, the main panel section having a panel front and a panel rear;   a front band;   a rear band;   at least two front connectors, the front connectors attached to the panel front via the front band, the at least two front connectors for attaching to the shirt or blouse; and   at least two rear connectors, the rear connectors attached to panel rear via the rear band, the at least rear connectors for attaching to the shirt or blouse.   
     
     
         20 . A method for lifting a derriere by modifying a blouse or shirt into a bodysuit comprising:
 attaching a main panel section at at least two front connection points to the blouse or shirt; and   attaching the main panel section at at least two rear connection points to the blouse or shirt via two rear connectors, the rear connectors or connections to the rear connectors lifting the derriere.