Apparel – Body garments – Union type
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-17
2001-09-04
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Body garments
Union type
C002S115000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06282718
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to improved methods and apparatus for allowing individuals to easily remove clothing.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Individuals for certain purposes may need to easily remove articles of clothing. This is particularly true for athletes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention in one embodiment provides changeable clothes that allow a person to change their clothing in public without exposing themselves. The changeable clothes may include fasteners or attachment devices which allow a wearer to put on a new set of clothes over the old set and to thereafter take off the old set of clothes. The attachment devices which make this possible may include VELCRO (trademarked), zippers, buttons, and other devices. A first set of changeable clothes can easily be fastened together through the attachment devices or taken apart and slipped off after a second set of changeable clothes is placed over the first. The attachment devices can be provided so that they provide full freedom of movement and do not substantially hinder movement of an individual.
The changing operation can be accomplished in seconds. This is particularly useful for a changeover in tennis. A tennis player, during a changeover, may place a second shirt for example over a first shirt and then while the second shirt is over the first shirt, may detach attachment devices on the first shirt and remove the first shirt.
The changeable apparel is particularly useful in sports and especially in women's sports, particularly women's tennis. The rules of tennis prohibit a player from leaving the tennis court once the match begins except for a brief bathroom break, thereby inhibiting women tennis players from changing their shirts, during the match, as men do, even though women's shirts become sweaty and uncomfortable during the course of the match. Some men players change their shirts as often as six to ten times during a match. With embodiments of the present invention, a woman tennis player could change her top on the court as often as necessary without any fear of exposure to the public. The general public can use the changeable garments to change from working clothes to evening clothes eliminating the need for a dressing room or seclusion. The general public can also use the changeable garments or shirts to change in populated places like airports or train stations when a dressing room or other secluded place may not be convenient or available to change from one shirt to another without fear of personal exposure.
The present invention in one embodiment provides a method comprising the steps of placing a first shirt on. The method may be further comprised of playing tennis with the first shirt on and after becoming sweaty, a second shirt may be placed over the first shirt, with the underneath first shirt being removable. The method may further comprise removing the first shirt while the second shirt is on and playing tennis thereafter with the second shirt on.
The first shirt may be comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the shirt may have a first attachment device. The second portion of the shirt may have a second attachment device. The first attachment device can be attached to the second attachment device in order to attach the first portion to the second portion. The second attachment device can be detached from the second attachment device in order to detach the first portion from the second portion. The first shirt is removed by detaching the first attachment device from the second attachment device while the second shirt is on.
The first and the second attachment devices may be comprised of first and second VELCRO (trademarked) portions, respectively, or other appropriate fasteners. The first and second attachment devices may each be comprised of a plurality of attachment portions, which may include first, second, third, and fourth attachment portions for each attachment device.
The first portion of the shirt may have a left shoulder area, a right shoulder area, a left side area, and a right side area. The second portion of the shirt may have a left shoulder area, a right shoulder area, a left side area, and a right side area. The first and second attachment portions of the first attachment device may be located near the left and right shoulder areas, respectively of the first portion. The third and fourth attachment portions of the first attachment device are located near the left and right side areas, respectively of the first portion. The first and second attachment portions of the second attachment device are located near the left and right shoulder areas, respectively of the second portion. The third and fourth attachment portions of the second attachment device are located near the left and right side areas, respectively of the second portion.
The present invention in one embodiment also provides an apparatus comprised of a shirt comprised of a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the shirt may have a collar which has first attachment device. The second portion of the shirt may have a second attachment device. The first attachment device of the collar can be attached to the second attachment device in order to attach the collar to the second portion of the shirt. The first attachment device can be detached from the second attachment device in order to detach the collar from the second portion of the shirt. The garment or shirt provided may be constructed so that after washing it can be used repeatedly.
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Calvert John J.
Hoey Alissa L.
Tencza Jr. Walter J.
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