Easy Don Garment

Abstract

The present invention provides a garment comprising a body with a substantially tubular shape designed to partially surround a user. The body includes at least one channel defined by a top, bottom, inner face, and outer face. The channel may have an access point and will be equipped with a support ring situated within the channel between the inner and outer faces. The support ring enhance the structural integrity of the garment and features two end sections that overlap and allow for an expanding diameter of the ring.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment, comprising:
 a body having a substantially tubular shape and configured to at least partially surround a user, the body comprising:   at least one channel that includes one or more elastic bands, wherein the at least one channel comprises a top, a bottom, an inner face, and an outer face between the top and the bottom,
 wherein the at least one channel includes: 
 a support ring provided within the at least one channel between the inner face and outer face, the support ring having two end sections that overlap, and wherein the support ring is positioned such that the support ring forms an oval or circular shape. 
   
     
     
         2 . The garment as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a first leg portion and a second leg portion substantially parallel to the first leg portion, the first and second leg portions extending toward a first end of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The garment as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first leg portion comprises a first channel knit into the first leg portion at the first end of the body, and wherein the second leg portion comprises a second channel knit into the second leg portion at the first end of the body. 
     
     
         4 . The garment as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising a waistband attached to the body at a second end of the body opposite the first end. 
     
     
         5 . The garment as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion comprise an aperture configured to allow passage of a user's leg. 
     
     
         6 . The garment as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion include at least one tubular aperture. 
     
     
         7 . The garment as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the support ring is made of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, rubber, and metal. 
     
     
         8 . The garment as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the support ring comprises a circular or rectangular cross section to provide rigidity. 
     
     
         9 . The garment as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the support ring comprises a rounded end. 
     
     
         10 . A garment, comprising:
 a body comprising a first leg portion and a second leg portion substantially parallel to the first leg portion, the first and second leg portions extending toward a first end of the body; wherein a first leg portion includes a first channel and the second leg portion includes a second channel located adjacent to a first end of the body; wherein the first channel and the second channel include one or more elastic bands, a top, a bottom, an inner face, and an outer face between the top and the bottom; wherein the first channel and the second channel include one access point; and include a support ring provided within at least one channel between an inner face and an outer face of the channel, the support ring having two end sections that overlap, wherein the support ring is positioned such that the support ring forms a circular or oval shape.   
     
     
         11 . The garment as claimed in  claim 10 , further comprising a waistband attached to the body at a second end of the body opposite the first end. 
     
     
         12 . The garment as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion comprise an aperture configured to allow passage of a user's leg. 
     
     
         13 . The garment as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion include at least one tubular aperture, and the support ring is configured to hold the at least one tubular aperture in an open position. 
     
     
         14 . The garment as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the support ring is made of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, rubber, and metal. 
     
     
         15 . The garment as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the support ring comprises a circular or rectangular cross section to provide rigidity. 
     
     
         16 . The garment as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the support ring comprises a rounded end. 
     
     
         17 . A garment, comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a waistband; 
 at least one channel placed on the body below the waistband, the at least one channel having one or more elastic bands, a top, a bottom, an inner face, and an outer face between the top and the bottom, wherein the at least one channel is placed in a first end of the body and includes at least one access point, and a support ring provided within the at least one channel between the inner face and outer face, the support ring having two end sections that overlap, enabling the two end sections to slide past each other and adjust to a user's thigh diameter, and the support ring is positioned such that the support ring forms a circular or oval shape. 
   
     
     
         18 . The garment as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the waistband is attached to the body at a second end of the body opposite the first end. 
     
     
         19 . The garment as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the body comprises an aperture configured to allow passage of a user's leg. 
     
     
         20 . The garment as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the body comprises at least one tubular aperture.