Modular system for interchanging components of clothing

Abstract

Systems and methods for selectively attaching and detaching removable portions of an article of clothing to provide long and short options for the article of clothing. In particular, the present invention provides a magnetic connection between a circular opening of an article of clothing and a circular opening of a removable portion of the article of clothing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A modular system for interchanging components of a clothing item, said system comprising:
 a clothing item having a first magnet disposed at an edge of the clothing item; and   a removable portion having a second magnet disposed at an edge of the removable portion, wherein the first and second magnets are configured to provide an abutted interface between the clothing item and the removable portion.   
     
     
         2 . The modular system of  claim 1 , further comprising a second removable portion having a third magnet disposed at an edge of the second removable portion, wherein the first and third magnets are configured to provide an abutted interface between the clothing item and the second removable portion. 
     
     
         3 . The modular system of  claim 2 , wherein the second removable portion comprises a physical attribute that is distinct from the removable portion. 
     
     
         4 . The modular system of  claim 3 , wherein the physical attribute is selected from the group consisting of a color, a dimension, a material, a graphical design, and a function. 
     
     
         5 . The modular system of  claim 1 , wherein the first magnet comprises a plurality of first magnets, and wherein the second magnet comprises a plurality of second magnets. 
     
     
         6 . The modular system of  claim 1 , wherein the edge of the clothing item is a circular opening. 
     
     
         7 . The modular system of  claim 6 , wherein the edge of the removable portion is a circular opening having a diameter that is approximately equal to the circular opening of the clothing item. 
     
     
         8 . The modular system of  claim 1 , wherein a polarity of the first magnet is opposite a polarity of the second magnet. 
     
     
         9 . The modular system of  claim 1 , wherein the abutted interface prevents an overlap of the clothing item and the removable portion at the abutted interface. 
     
     
         10 . The modular system of  claim 1 , wherein the abutted interface closes a gap between the clothing item and the removable portion. 
     
     
         11 . Modular system of  claim 1 , wherein the clothing item is a first article of clothing, and the removable portion is a second article of clothing. 
     
     
         12 . The modular system of  claim 11 , wherein the abutted interface closes a gap between the first article of clothing and the second article of clothing.