PLUS-SIZED CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN
A line of plus-sized clothing has been developed for oversized infants, toddlers, and older children. The dimensions of this clothing line is generally up to 7 inches greater than the respective dimensions of standard sized children's clothing with the exception of the length of the clothing. That is, the length of the clothing is about equivalent to that of the standard sized clothing, where the categories of standard-sized clothing generally are 0-18 month sized infant clothing, 2t-4t sized toddler clothing, and 4-8 sized children clothing. Depending on the type of clothing, the dimensions of increased size may be the waist width, the hip width, the chest width, the shoulder width, the sleeve width, the leg width, and/or the arm hole opening diameter.
The present invention generally relates to children's clothing, and more particularly to plus-sized clothing for infants, toddlers, and older children.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONToday there are many infants, toddlers, and older children who are larger in size than the average child of the same age. The parents of those children are faced with the difficult task of finding clothing which properly fits their child. However, clothing sized to fit oversized children remains unavailable despite a long-felt need of parents for such clothing. The children's clothing industry appears to have failed to develop a line of clothing suitable for such children.
In an attempt to overcome this problem, some parents have resorted to purchasing clothing intended for children older than their own. However, the length of such clothing is generally too long to properly fit the oversized, younger child. As a result, parents of oversized children are forced to take extra measures to have their child's clothing shortened in length. A line of clothing for oversized children that properly fits all the dimensions of a child, including the length and waist width, is therefore desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA line of plus-sized clothing has been developed for oversized (e.g., bigger, larger, or wider than average) infants, toddlers, and older children. The dimensions of this clothing line is generally up to about 7 inches greater than the respective dimensions of standard-sized children's clothing with the exception of the length of the clothing. The length of the plus-sized clothing is about equivalent to that of the standard-sized clothing, where the categories of standard-sized clothing generally are 0-18 month sized infant clothing, 2t-4t sized toddler clothing, and 4-8 sized children clothing. Depending on the type of clothing, the dimensions of increased size may be the waist width, the hip width, the chest width, the shoulder width, the sleeve width, the leg width, and/or the arm hole opening diameter.
This new clothing line advantageously gives oversized children the opportunity to wear clothing that properly fits all their dimensions. Accordingly, parents of such children are no longer burdened with being unable to find properly fitting clothing for their child. They also no longer need to buy clothing that is too long in length for their child, thus saving the time and money required to alter the length such clothing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
According to an embodiment, a new plus-sized (hereinafter referred to as “fluffy-sized”) line of clothing for infants is contemplated that may include various types of clothing. Examples of such clothing include but are not limited to shirts, pants, jeans, overalls, capri pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, dresses, sweat pants, sweat shirts, sweaters, jackets, coats, swimsuits, swim trunks, body suits, onesies, one-piece rompers, pajama tops, pajama pants, gowns, and underwear. Each article of fluffy-sized clothing for infants may have a waist width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than the respective standard waist width of a newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing. The waist width preferably ranges from about 3½ to about 4½ inches greater than the respective standard waist width of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing. Further, the length of the article of clothing may measure within about 2 inches of the respective standard length of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing and is preferably about equivalent to the respective standard length. Depending on the type of clothing, other dimensions of the clothing may be up to about 7 inches, alternatively from about 3½ inches to about 4½ inches, greater than the respective standard dimensions of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing. Such dimensions may include but are not limited to chest width, hip width, shoulder width, sleeve width, leg width, and arm hole diameter. Standard methods of making clothing as known in the art may be applied to make such fluffy-sized infant clothing.
In another embodiment, a new fluffy-sized line of clothing for toddlers is contemplated. This line of clothing also may include a wide variety of clothing such as shirts, pants, jeans, overalls, capri pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, dresses, sweat pants, sweat shirts, sweaters, jackets, coats, swimsuits, swim trunks, one-piece rompers, pajama tops, pajama pants, gowns, and underwear. Each article of fluffy-sized clothing for toddlers may have a waist width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than the respective standard waist width of a 2t to 4t (i.e., 2t, 3t, or 4t) sized article of clothing. The waist width preferably ranges from about 3½ to about 4½ inches greater than the respective standard waist width of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing. Further, the length of the article of clothing may measure within about 2 inches of the respective standard length of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing and is preferably about equivalent to the respective standard length. Depending on the type of clothing, other dimensions of the clothing may be up to about 7 inches, alternatively from about 3½ inches to about 4½ inches, greater than the respective standard dimensions of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing. Examples of those dimensions may include but are not limited to chest width, hip width, shoulder width, sleeve width, leg width, and arm hole diameter. Standard methods of making clothing as known in the art may be applied to make such fluffy-sized toddler clothing.
In yet another embodiment, a new fluffy-sized line of clothing for older girls and boys is contemplated. A wide variety of clothing may be incorporated in this line of clothing, including but not limited to shirts, pants, jeans, overalls, capri pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, dresses, sweat pants, sweat shirts, sweaters, jackets, coats, swimsuits, swim trunks, pajama tops, pajama pants, gowns, and underwear. Each article of fluffy-sized clothing for older children has a waist width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than the respective standard waist width of a 4 to 8 (i.e., 4, 5, 6, 6x, 7, or 8) sized article of clothing. The waist width preferably ranges from about 3½ to about 4½ inches greater than the respective standard waist width of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing. Further, the length of the article of clothing may measure within about 2 inches of the respective standard length of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing and is preferably about equivalent to the respective standard length. Depending on the type of clothing, other dimensions of the clothing may be up to about 7 inches, alternatively from about 3½ inches to about 4½ inches, greater than the respective standard dimensions of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing. Examples of those dimensions include but are not limited to chest width, hip width, shoulder width, sleeve width, leg width, and arm hole diameter. Standard methods of making clothing as known in the art may be applied to make such fluffy-sized children's clothing.
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Tables 1A-3B below further illustrate the differences between a conventional children's clothing line and a fluffy-sized children's clothing line. Tables 1A and 1B compare a sizing chart for infants requiring standard-sized clothing to a sizing chart for infants requiring fluffy-sized clothing. Likewise, Tables 2A and 2B compare a sizing chart for toddlers requiring standard-sized clothing to a sizing chart for toddlers requiring fluffy-sized clothing. Further, Tables 3A and 3B compare a sizing chart for older children requiring standard-sized clothing to a sizing chart for older children requiring fluffy-sized clothing. In Tables 1B, 2B, and 3B, “f” denotes the fluffy size that replaces an equivalent standard size.
While preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, modifications thereof can be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and teachings of the invention. The embodiments described herein are exemplary only, and are not intended to be limiting. Many variations and modifications of the invention disclosed herein are possible and are within the scope of the invention. Use of the term “optionally” with respect to any element of a claim is intended to mean that the subject element is required, or alternatively, is not required. Both alternatives are intended to be within the scope of the claim.
Accordingly, the scope of protection is not limited by the description set out above but is only limited by the claims which follow, that scope including all equivalents of the subject matter of the claims. Each and every claim is incorporated into the specification as an embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the claims are a further description and are an addition to the preferred embodiments. The discussion of a reference herein is not an admission that it is prior art, especially any reference that may have a publication date after the priority date of this application. The disclosures of all patents, patent applications, and publications cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference, to the extent that they provide exemplary, procedural, or other details supplementary to those set forth herein.
Claims
1. An article of clothing for an oversized child, having:
- (a) a waist width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard waist width of a 2t to 4t sized article of clothing; and
- (b) a length measuring within about 2 inches of a respective standard length of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
2. The article of clothing of claim 1, wherein the waist width is from about 3½ to about 4½ inches greater than the respective standard waist width of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
3. The article of clothing of claim 1, wherein the length is about equivalent to the respective standard length of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
4. The article of clothing of claim 1, further having a chest width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard chest width of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
5. The article of clothing of claim 1, further having a hip width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard hip width of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
6. The article of clothing of claim 1, further having an arm hole diameter measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard arm hole diameter of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
7. The article of clothing of claim 1, further having a shoulder width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective shoulder width of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
8. The article of clothing of claim 1, further having a sleeve width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective sleeve width of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
9. The article of clothing of claim 1, further having a leg width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective leg width of the 2t to 4t sized article of clothing.
10. The article of clothing of claim 1, being a shirt, pants, jeans, overalls, capri pants, shorts, a skirt, a skort, a dress, sweat pants, a sweat shirt, a sweater, a jacket, a coat, a swimsuit, swim trunks, a one-piece romper, a pajama top, pajama pants, a gown, or underwear.
11. An article of clothing for an oversized child, having:
- (a) a waist width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard waist width of a 4 to 8 sized article of clothing; and
- (b) a length measuring within about 2 inches of a respective standard length of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
12. The article of clothing of claim 11, wherein the waist width is from about 3½ to about 4½ inches greater than the respective standard waist width of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
13. The article of clothing of claim 11, wherein the length is about equivalent to the respective standard length of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
14. The article of clothing of claim 11, further having a chest width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard chest width of a 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
15. The article of clothing of claim 11, further having a hip width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard hip width of a 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
16. The article of clothing of claim 11, further having an arm hole diameter measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard arm hole diameter of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
17. The article of clothing of claim 11, further having a shoulder width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard shoulder width of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
18. The article of clothing of claim 11, further having a sleeve width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard sleeve width of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
19. The article of clothing of claim 11, further having a leg width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard leg width of the 4 to 8 sized article of clothing.
20. The article of clothing of claim 11, being a shirt, pants, jeans, overalls, capri pants, shorts, a skirt, a skort, a dress, sweat pants, a sweat shirt, a sweater, a jacket, a coat, a swimsuit, swim trunks, a pajama top, pajama pants, a gown, or underwear.
21. An article of clothing for an oversized infant, having:
- (a) a waist width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard waist width of a newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing; and
- (b) a length measuring within about 2 inches of a respective standard length of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
22. The article of clothing of claim 22, wherein the waist width is from about 3½ to about 4½ inches greater than the respective standard waist width of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
23. The article of clothing of claim 22, wherein the length is about equivalent to the respective standard length of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
24. The article of clothing of claim 22, further having a chest width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard chest width of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing;
25. The article of clothing of claim 22, further having a hip width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard hip width of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
26. The article of clothing of claim 22, further having an arm hole diameter measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard arm hole diameter of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
27. The article of clothing of claim 22, further having a shoulder width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard shoulder width of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
28. The article of clothing of claim 22, further having a sleeve width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard sleeve width of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
29. The article of clothing of claim 22, further having a leg width measuring up to about 7 inches greater than a respective standard leg width of the newborn to 18 month sized article of clothing.
30. The article of clothing of claim 22, being a shirt, pants, jeans, overalls, capri pants, shorts, a skirt, a skort, a dress, sweat pants, a sweat shirt, a sweater, a jacket, a coat, a swimsuit, swim trunks, a body suit, a onesie, a one-piece romper, a pajama top, pajama pants, a gown, or underwear.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 4, 2006
Publication Date: Oct 11, 2007
Inventor: Shellie Eldred (Carrollton, GA)
Application Number: 11/278,591
International Classification: A41D 13/00 (20060101);