Trousers and skirts that are easy to don and remove

Abstract

A garment is disclosed for easy donning and removal. In one example, the garment is a pair of pants that comprises: a waistband with a first end and a second end, a first leg, a second leg, a first sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said first leg, a second sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said second leg, and a front patch. The waistband has an extension strip on said first end. The extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said first sealable opening. The second end of said waistband has a component of a fastener. The extension strip has a mating component of said fastener.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A pair of pants, comprising:
 a waistband with a first end and a second end;   a first leg;   a second leg;   a first sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said first leg;   a second sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said second leg; and   a front patch, wherein:
 said waistband has an extension strip on said first end; 
 said extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said first sealable opening; 
 said second end of said waistband has a component of a fastener; 
 said extension strip has a mating component of said fastener. 
   
     
     
         2 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , wherein the front patch is at the center of the pants. 
     
     
         3 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , wherein the front patch has a first side edge and a second side edge, said first side edge forms part of the first sealable opening, said second side edge forms part of said second sealable opening. 
     
     
         4 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first sealable opening and the second sealable opening comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         5 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , further comprising: a front opening in an upper portion of at least one of the first leg and the second leg. 
     
     
         6 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , further comprising: a back opening in an upper portion of at least one of the first leg and the second leg. 
     
     
         7 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , further comprising: a mechanism for adjusting a size of the waistband. 
     
     
         8 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , further comprising: a power skirt. 
     
     
         9 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , further comprising: a front fly. 
     
     
         10 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , further comprising: a mechanism for adjusting a size of the hem of at least one of the first leg and the second leg. 
     
     
         11 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , wherein some part of said pants has a plurality of fabric layers. 
     
     
         12 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , wherein one of said sealable openings is located near the front center of its corresponding said leg. 
     
     
         13 . The pair of pants of  claim 1 , wherein one of said sealable openings is located near an outseam position of its corresponding said leg. 
     
     
         14 . A pair of pants, comprising:
 a waistband with a first end and a second end;   a first leg;   a second leg;   a crotch area;   a front fly sealable opening running from a front center of said waistband to a bottom of said crotch area;   a first sealable opening running from said bottom of said crotch area to a hem of said first leg; and   a second sealable opening running from said bottom of said crotch area to a hem of said second leg, wherein:
 said waistband has an extension strip on said first end; 
 said extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said front sealable opening; 
 said second end of said waistband has a component of a fastener; 
 said extension strip has a mating component of said fastener. 
   
     
     
         15 . The pair of pants of  claim 14 , further comprising: a front opening in an upper portion of at least one of the first leg and the second leg. 
     
     
         16 . A skirt, comprising:
 a waistband with a first end and a second end;   a skirt body;   a lower shield;   a first lower leg enclosure;   a second lower leg enclosure;   a first sealable opening running from said waistband to a lower rim of said skirt body and across said lower shield to a hem of said first leg enclosure;   a second sealable opening running from said waistband to the lower rim of said skirt body and across said lower shield to a hem of said second leg; and   a center front patch with a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein:
 said waistband has an extension strip on said first end; 
 said extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said first sealable opening; 
 said second end of said waistband has a component of a fastener; 
 said extension strip has a mating component of said fastener; 
 said first side edge of said center front patch forms part of said first sealable opening; 
 said second side edge of said center front patch forms part of said second sealable opening. 
   
     
     
         17 . A pair of pants, comprising:
 a waistband with a first end and a second end;   a first leg;   a second leg;   a first sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said first leg;   a second sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said second leg; and   a front patch, wherein:
 said waistband has a first extension strip on said first end; 
 said waistband has a second extension strip on said second end; 
 said first extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said first sealable opening; 
 said second extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said second sealable opening; 
 said first extension strip has a component of a fastener; 
 said second extension strip has a mating component of said fastener. 
   
     
     
         18 . A method for donning a pair of pants, said pair of pants comprising:
 a waistband with a first end and a second end;   a first leg;   a second leg;   a first sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said first leg;   a second sealable opening running from said waistband to a hem of said second leg; and   a front patch, wherein:
 said waistband has an extension strip on said first end; 
 said extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said first sealable opening; 
 said second end of said waistband has a component of a fastener; 
 said extension strip has a mating component of said fastener, said method comprising the following:
 (1) wrapping said waistband of said pants around a wearer's waist and fastening said fastener; 
 (2) lifting said front patch; 
 (3) sealing said first sealable opening; and 
 (4) sealing said second sealable opening. 
 
   
     
     
         19 . A method for donning a pair of pants, said pair of pants comprising:
 a waistband with a first end and a second end;   a first leg;   a second leg;   a crotch area;   a front sealable opening running from a front center of said waistband to a bottom of said crotch area;   a first sealable opening running from said bottom of said crotch area to a hem of said first leg; and   a second sealable opening running from said bottom of said crotch area to a hem of said second leg, wherein:
 said waistband has an extension strip on said first end; 
 said extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said front sealable opening; 
 said second end of said waistband has a component of a fastener;
 said extension strip has a mating component of said fastener, said method comprising the following steps:
 (1) wrapping said waistband of said pants around a wearer's waist and fastening said fastener; 
 (2) sealing said front sealable opening; 
 (3) sealing said first sealable opening; and 
 (4) sealing said second sealable opening. 
 
 
   
     
     
         20 . A method for donning a skirt, said skirt comprising:
 a waistband with a first end and a second end;   a skirt body;   a lower shield;   a first lower leg enclosure;   a second lower leg enclosure;   a first sealable opening running from said waistband to a lower rim of said skirt body and across said lower shield to a hem of said first leg enclosure;   a second sealable opening running from said waistband to the lower rim of said skirt body and across said lower shield to a hem of said second leg; and   a center front patch with a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein:
 said waistband has an extension strip on said first end; 
 said extension strip extends from a proximity of an intersection of said waistband and said first sealable opening; 
 said second end of said waistband has a component of a fastener; 
 said extension strip has a mating component of said fastener; 
 said first side edge of said center front patch forms part of said first sealable opening; 
 said second side edge of said center front patch forms part of said second sealable opening, 
 said method comprising the following:
 (1) wrapping said waistband around a wearer's waist and fastening said fastener; 
 (2) lifting said center front patch; 
 (3) sealing said first sealable opening; and 
 (4) sealing said second sealable opening.