Apparel – Nether garments – Bifurcated
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-22
2001-06-19
Hale, Gloria M. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Nether garments
Bifurcated
C002S406000, C002S067000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06247184
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a conformable pair of underwear and more particularly pertains to allowing securement to an individual without requiring them to lift their leg risking loss of balance.
The use of clothing items is known in the prior art. More specifically, clothing items heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of covering parts of the human body are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,675,918 to O'Brien discloses a one piece brief with hook and pile closures. U.S. Pat. No. 4,802,469 to Gollestani discloses a therapeutic body suit. U.S. Pat. No. 4,835,795 to Lonon discloses a body suit and underpants with self-gripping fasteners. U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,321 to Mortensen et al. discloses a novelty undergarment. U.S. Pat. No. 4,961,234 to Leibman discloses an outer garment with detachable crotch piece. U.S. Pat. No. 5,103,501 to Meisels discloses a traveling and disposable underwear.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a conformable pair of underwear for allowing securement to an individual without requiring them to lift their leg risking loss of balance.
In this respect, the conformable pair of underwear according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing securement to an individual without requiring them to lift their leg risking loss of balance.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved conformable pair of underwear which can be used for allowing securement to an individual without requiring them to lift their leg risking loss of balance. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of clothing items now present in the prior art the present invention provides an improved conformable pair of underwear. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved conformable pair of underwear which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a central member positionable over a crotch area and backside of the individual. The central member has opposed forward and rearward ends. The central member is fabricated of a cotton-like material. A front member is secured to the forward end of the central member for positioning above the crotch area of the individual. The front member is essentially perpendicular to the central member. The front member has a first side edge and a second side edge. The first side edge has a plurality of male fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship in a co-linear relationship with the front member. The second side edge has a plurality of female fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship in a co-linear relationship with the front member. A back member is secured to the rearward end of the central member for positioning above the back side of the individual. The back member is essentially perpendicular to the central member. The back member has a first side edge and a second side edge. The first side edge has a plurality of female fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship in a co-linear relationship with the back member. The second side edge has a plurality of male fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship in a co-linear relationship with the back member. The female and male fasteners are selectively engaged with the male and female fasteners of the front member when the front member and the back member are wrapped. around a waist of the individual.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved conformable pair of underwear which has all the advantages of the prior art clothing items and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved conformable pair of underwear which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved conformable pair of underwear which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved conformable pair of underwear which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a conformable pair of underwear economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved conformable pair of underwear for allowing securement to an individual without requiring them to lift their leg risking loss of balance.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved conformable pair of underwear including a central member positionable over a crotch area and backside of the individual. The central member has opposed forward and rearward ends. The central member is fabricated of a cotton-like material. A front member is secured to the forward end of the central member for positioning above the crotch area of the individual. The front member has a first side edge and a second side edge. The first side edge has a plurality of male fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship. The second side edge has a plurality of female fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship. A back member is secured to the rearward end of the central member for positioning above the back side of the individual. The back member has a first side edge and a second side edge. The first side edge has a plurality of female fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship. The second side edge has a plurality of male fasteners disposed thereon in a spaced relationship. The female and male fasteners are selectively engaged with the male and female fasteners of the front member when the front member and the back member are wrapped if around a waist-of the individual.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the
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