Shapewear

Abstract

In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to shapewear having an opening system that allows the wearer to urinate and/or defecate with ease and without requiring removal of the shapewear. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to shapewear having a boning system with removable bone. In yet another aspect, the present disclosure relates to shapewear having the opening system in combination with the boning system according to the present disclosure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An opening system for shapewear, the opening system comprising: a first opening disposed in a crotch region of the shapewear and configured for allowing urination during use of the shapewear, and a second opening extending from the first opening and configured for allowing defecation during use of the shapewear. 
     
     
         2 . The opening system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second openings are configured for functioning independently from one another. 
     
     
         3 . The opening system of  claim 1 , wherein the first opening is formed of two lids of soft, water resistant fabric material. 
     
     
         4 . The opening system of  claim 1 , wherein the second opening comprises a zipper closure. 
     
     
         5 . The opening system of  claim 4 , wherein the zipper closure comprises a single short, reversed invisible zipper closure. 
     
     
         6 . The opening system of  claim 4 , wherein the zipper closure has a length of about 9 cm to about 12 cm. 
     
     
         7 . A body shaper comprising: a torso portion; first and second leg portions extending from the torso portion; and an opening system provided between the first and second leg portions, the opening system comprising a first opening in a crotch region of the body shaper and configured for allowing a user of the body shaper to urinate while the body shaper is worn by the user, and a second opening extending from the first opening and configured for allowing the user to defecate while the body shaper is worn by the user. 
     
     
         8 . The body shaper of  claim 7 , wherein the first and second openings are configured for functioning independently from one another. 
     
     
         9 . The body shaper of  claim 7 , wherein the first opening is formed of two lids of soft, water resistant fabric material. 
     
     
         10 . The body shaper of  claim 7 , wherein the second opening comprises a zipper closure. 
     
     
         11 . The body shaper of  claim 10 , wherein the zipper closure comprises a single short, reversed invisible zipper closure. 
     
     
         12 . The body shaper of  claim 10 , wherein the zipper closure has a length of about 9 cm to about 12 cm. 
     
     
         13 . A boning system for a body shaper, the boning system comprising: two tubular pieces each made of an inelastic fabric material configured for connection by stitching to a preselected surface of a body shaper made of a highly elastic fabric material; and a bone made of a rigid material removably mounted in the two tubular pieces. 
     
     
         14 . The boning system of  claim 13 , wherein the two tubular pieces are configured to be in a relaxed state in which portions of the two tubular pieces overlap one another while the bone is mounted in the two tubular pieces. 
     
     
         15 . The boning system of  claim 14 , wherein an end portion of one of the two tubular pieces is configured to overlap and end portion of the other of the two tubular pieces. 
     
     
         16 . The boning system of  claim 15 , wherein the overlap is about 2 cm. 
     
     
         17 . The boning system of  claim 13 , wherein the two tubular pieces are stitched to the body shaper by highly elastic stitching threads. 
     
     
         18 . The boning system of  claim 17 , wherein the two tubular pieces are configured to be in a stretched state in which the highly elastic stitching threads and highly elastic shaper fabric extend so as to force the two tubular pieces to move apart from each other and reveal a gap therebetween providing an entrance allowing the bone to be inserted into and removed from the two tubular pieces. 
     
     
         19 . The boning system of  claim 13 , wherein the bone comprises a 4-way movement metal spiral bone. 
     
     
         20 . A body shaper having at least one boning system according to  claim 13 .