Child clothing device with reinforced zipper access, method of use, and method of manufacture

Abstract

A child's romper or other one-piece clothing outfit which has a reinforced zipper between the legs of the garment to allow for quick and easy access for changing the child's diaper. There is no need to completely undress the child. The zipper element runs from one ankle to the other and allows the child's legs to easily be taken out of the garment for quick and easy diaper changes. The zipper element is reinforced to the inseam of the garment and includes a top stitch around the edges of the zipper to hold it down Ankle cuffs are used at each ankle end point and stitches are placed over the portion of the zipper tape attached to the ankle cuff. An embodiment may not use ankle cuffs and allows complete opening of the garment from ankle to ankle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A child garment system comprising:
 a garment with a first leg having a first ankle and a second leg having a second ankle;   an opening from said first ankle to said second ankle, said first and second ankles selectively openable and closable by a zipper affixed to said first leg and said second leg;   said zipper comprising a first position wherein said opening is closed and a second position wherein said opening is open;   said zipper comprising a zipper tape, said zipper tape secured to an interior of said first leg and said second leg, said zipper tape further comprising a first half and a second half separated by a seam;   said first leg ending in a first cuff and said second leg ending in a second cuff;   said second cuff configured to prevent said zipper from separating at said second position;   said first cuff and said second cuff reinforced with at least one top stitch across said seam between said first half and said second half of said zipper tape to secure said zipper via said zipper tape; and   wherein when said zipper is in said second position, said opening provides access to a diaper within said garment and is configured to allow removal of said diaper without further removal of said garment.   
     
     
         2 . The child garment system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a gastrostomy tube (g-tube) access opening secured by a g-tube zipper having a first orientation and a second orientation;   wherein said first orientation comprises said zipper being closed, thereby closing said access opening;   wherein said second orientation comprises said zipper being unzipped and opened, thereby opening said access opening; and   said access opening configured to provide access to a g-tube within said garment.