Pantyhose garment with spare leg portion

Abstract

A hosiery item including a panty member having three absorbent crotch members provided therein, each absorbent crotch member having a pocket formed therein; and three leg portions secured to the panty member in a manner such that an absorbent crotch member is positioned between any two leg portions, each leg portion having a leg insertion opening in connection with an interior of the panty member. In use the wearer inserts her legs into two of the leg opening in the conventional fashion of donning a pair of pantyhose. The remaining unused leg portion is then gathered and the toe end tucked into the pocket of one of the absorbent crotch members. If a run or hole develops in one of the leg portions being worn, the leg of the wearer can be easily and rapidly removed from the damaged leg portion and placed into the undamaged spare leg portion. The damaged leg portion is then gathered, folded and tucked into a pocket of one of the absorbent crotch members as wearer to select and use any two of the three leg portions for use.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A pantyhose garment with spare leg portion comprising: 
       a panty member having three absorbent crotch members, each absorbent crotch member having a pocket formed therein; and  
       three leg portions secured to said panty member in a manner such that an absorbent crotch member is positioned between any two leg portions, each leg portion having a leg insertion opening in connection with an interior of said panty member.  
     
     
       2. The pantyhose garment with spare leg portion of  claim 1 , wherein: 
       each absorbent crotch member includes an absorbent portion and a waist portion, each absorbent portion including said pocket formed therein, said pocket being accessible through an access opening positioned exteriorly of said panty member.  
     
     
       3. The pantyhose garment with spare leg portion of  claim 1 , wherein: 
       said panty member includes an elasticized waistband.  
     
     
       4. The pantyhose garment with spare leg portion of  claim 1  wherein: 
       said panty member is constructed by stitching panty waist sections formed at a top of each leg portion to said absorbent crotch members in a manner such that each of said absorbent crotch members is positioned between two of said panty waist sections.  
     
     
       5. The pantyhose garment with spare leg portion of  claim 2  wherein: 
       said panty member is constructed by stitching panty waist sections formed at a top of each leg portion to said absorbent crotch members in a manner such that each of said absorbent crotch members is positioned between two of said panty waist sections.  
     
     
       6. The pantyhose garment with spare leg portion of  claim 2 , wherein: 
       said panty member includes an elasticized waistband.  
     
     
       7. The pantyhose garment with spare leg portion of  claim 6  wherein: 
       said panty member is constructed by stitching panty waist section formed at a top of each leg portion to said absorbent crotch members in a manner such that each of said absorbent crotch members is positioned between two of said panty waist sections.  
     
     
       8. A pantyhose garment with spare leg portion comprising: 
       a panty member having at least two crotch members provided therein, and at least two pockets formed in connection therewith ; and  
       three leg portions secured to said panty member, each leg portion having a leg insertion opening in connection with an interior of said panty member. ;  
       at least one pocket on said panty member for receiving any one of said leg portions.