Activewear and methods of use and manufacture thereof

Abstract

An article of clothing having a zipper attached or extending to the waistband on a front portion of to a rear portion of, wherein the zipper traverses a crotch of the pants and provides an opening in the pants. Internal to the clothing is a movable panel, sewn on one side, and not connected on another, that covers the zipper when it is fully zipped, and provides freedom of movement. External to the clothing, the zipper is hidden from view via an invisible zipper configuration. An oversized zipper pull is attached therewith.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a front portion;   a rear portion on an opposite side of the front portion;   a waistband extending around the front portion and the rear portion;   a middle crotch region between the front portion and the rear portion;   an internal side;   an external side;   a zipper extending from the waistband on the front portion, through the middle crotch region, to the waistband on the rear portion;   a panel having a first panel side and a second panel side, a complete length of the first panel side being attached to the internal side, but having freedom of movement on the second panel side;   a zipper pulley assembly coupled with the zipper, the assembly comprising:
 a slider movingly engaged with the zipper; 
 an oversized zipper pull; and 
 a coupler having a first coupler end directly coupled with the slider, and a second coupler end directly coupled with the oversized zipper pull, 
   wherein the panel is movable, but otherwise covers the internal side of the zipper when the zipper is completely zipped,   wherein when the zipper is completely zipped, the zipper is hidden from ordinary view via an invisible zipper configuration, but the oversized zipper pull is viewable and accessible on the external side of the front portion.   
     
     
         2 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the article of clothing is made of a primary material, and wherein the middle crotch region comprises a gusset made of a secondary material that is different from the primary material. 
     
     
         3 . The article of clothing of  claim 2 , the article of clothing further comprising one or more pockets on the pants, wherein the one or more pockets have one or more designs thereon. 
     
     
         4 . The article of clothing of  claim 2 , wherein the primary material comprises a first color, and wherein the zipper pull assembly is manufactured with an appearance also of the first color. 
     
     
         5 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is configured with an inner section, and wherein a pliable insert is disposed within the inner section. 
     
     
         6 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , the article further comprising one or more liners inside the pants and at least partially behind the zipper. 
     
     
         7 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more liners is bifurcated, and wherein at least one of the one or more liners is attached to the zipper. 
     
     
         8 . The article of clothing of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more liners comprises panty liners or underwear liners. 
     
     
         9 . The article of clothing 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. 
     
     
         10 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the article of clothing is selected from the group consisting of: dress pants, casual pants, culottes, jeans, sweatpants, skirts, yoga pants, tights, or shorts. 
     
     
         11 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a front portion;   a rear portion on an opposite side of the front portion;   a waistband extending around the front portion and the rear portion;   a middle crotch region between the front portion and the rear portion;   an internal side;   an external side;   a zipper extending from the waistband on the front portion, through the middle crotch region, to the waistband on the rear portion;   a panel having a first panel side and a second panel side, a complete length of the first panel side being attached to the internal side, but having freedom of movement on the second panel side;   a zipper pulley assembly coupled with the zipper, the assembly comprising:
 a slider movingly engaged with the zipper; 
 an oversized zipper pull; and 
 a coupler having a first coupler end directly coupled with the slider, and a second coupler end directly coupled with the oversized zipper pull, 
   wherein the panel is movable, but otherwise covers the internal side of the zipper when the zipper is completely zipped,   wherein when the zipper is completely zipped, the zipper is hidden from ordinary view via an invisible zipper configuration, but the oversized zipper pull is viewable and accessible on the external side of the front portion, and   wherein the zipper does not extend into the waistband.   
     
     
         12 . The article of clothing of  claim 11 , wherein the article of clothing is made of a primary material, and wherein the middle crotch region comprises a gusset made of a secondary material having a greater elasticity than the primary material. 
     
     
         13 . The article of clothing of  claim 12 , wherein the waistband comprises an inner section having an elastic insert disposed therein, and wherein the elastic insert extends between 60% to 85% of the waistband. 
     
     
         14 . The article of clothing of  claim 13 , the article of clothing further comprising one or more pockets on the pants, wherein the one or more pockets have one or more designs thereon. 
     
     
         15 . The article of clothing of  claim 14 , wherein the primary material comprises a first color, and wherein the zipper pull assembly is manufactured or dyed in a manner to have an appearance also of the first color. 
     
     
         16 . The article of clothing of  claim 15 , wherein the panel is configured with an inner panel section, and wherein a pliable insert is disposed within the inner panel section. 
     
     
         17 . The article of clothing of  claim 16 , the article further comprising one or more liners inside the pants and at least partially behind the zipper. 
     
     
         18 . The article of clothing of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more liners is bifurcated, and wherein at least one of the one or more liners is attached to the zipper. 
     
     
         19 . The article of clothing of  claim 18 , wherein the article of clothing is selected from the group consisting of: dress pants, casual pants, culottes, jeans, sweatpants, skirts, yoga pants, tights, or shorts. 
     
     
         20 . The article of clothing of  claim 16 , wherein the oversized pull comprises a width dimension that is greater than a zipper width dimension at a point where the zipper is zipped.