UNDERGARMENT WITH REPLACEABLE FRONT PANEL
An undergarment, such as a corset, adapted to be worn about a torso of a wearer includes a body having first longitudinal edges. A separate panel is removably attached to the first longitudinal edges of the body. The separate panel can be replaced by another separate panel which has a different design, coloring, or material construction. The body may be formed of first and second separate body members which also are secured along second longitudinal edges by adjustable lacing.
This application claims the priority benefit of the Jun. 8, 2012 filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/657312, filed in the name of Cheryl Bell and entitled “CORSET WITH REPLACEABLE FRONT PANEL”; the entire contents of which are incorporate herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUNDThe present disclosure relates, in general, to women's garments and, in particular, women's undergarment which are designed to encircle at least a portion of a woman's torso.
With particular regards to undergarments such as bustiers, girdles and corsets, such garments generally include a one piece body having an openable fastener located to be positioned in an easily accessible position by the wearer. The fastener can include tie up lacing, snaps, hooks, or a zipper.
It is also known to construct such garments with a drawstring type lacing typically located along the wearer's back and a front located zipper, snaps or hooks. This allows the wearer to tighten or loosen the drawstring to obtain a desired amount of tightness around the wearer's torso while still enabling the zipper, snaps or hooks to be used to provide easy ingress and egress to and from the garment.
However, such garments, and, in particular, corsets, bustiers and girdles, are generally provided in one color or multiple colors and either with or without an ornamental design. While a whole set of such garments may be provided in different colors, color combinations and designs, if a user wishes to change the color or design of a particular undergarment, she has to purchase another garment.
It would be desirable to address this problem by providing a woman's garment which has replaceable panels of different colors, color combinations, material construction and/or design.
SUMMARYA garment includes a body having a pair of spaced first longitudinal edges between top edges and bottom edges, the first edges adapted to be located in front of a wearer's torso when the body is worn by a wearer, and a separate panel replaceably joined between the first and second front edges of the body.
The separate panel is separably joined to the body by separable fasteners. The fasteners can be attached to the first edges of the body and the opposed side edges of the separate panel.
The first edges of the body and the opposed side edges of the separate panel can have complimentary shapes. The complimentary shaped first edges of the body and the side edges of the separate panel can have a continuous linear shape or sinuous shape.
The separate panel can have a polygonal shape with square corners, or trapezoidal shape with non-perpendicular corners between a top edge, bottom edge, and side edges to form the separate panel with one of the top edges being longer than an opposed bottom edge, or a top edge which is smaller in length than the opposed bottom edge.
The separate panel is positioned at the front of the body when joined to the first edges of the body.
The separable fasteners can include a pair of fasteners, one of the pair of fasteners mounted on each of the first edges of the body and each of opposed side edges of the separate panel.
The separate panel has at least one material layer formed of a transparent material or a semi-transparent material.
The separate panel can have at least two material layers, including a back layer of one material and a front layer formed of a transparent, semi-transparent, or lace and mesh material.
The undergarment can include a body formed of first and second body members, each having spaced first and second longitudinal edges, a pair of fasteners, one of the pair of fasteners fixed to first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members and adjustable fasteners secured between the second longitudinal edges of each of the first and second body members.
The body of the undergarment can include an upper brassier portion.
A separate panel is replaceably joined between the first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members.
The separate panel is separably joined to the first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members by separable fasteners. The fasteners can be a zipper attached to the first and second front longitudinal edges of the first and second body members and to opposed side edges of the separate panel.
The first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members and the opposed side edges of the separate panel can have complimentary shapes. The complimentary shape of the first and second edges of the first and second body members and the opposed side edges of the separate panel can have a continuous linear shape or a sinuous shape.
The various features, advantages and other uses of the present garment with replaceable panel will become more apparent by referring to the following detailed description and drawing in which:
A garment, depicted by way of example as being in the form of a corset 10, is shown in
The corset 10 is constructed of a suitable undergarment material, such as cotton, latex, synthetic fabrics, etc., in one or more layers.
The corset 10 includes first and second body members 12 and 14. The first body member 12 has a top edge 16, a bottom edge 18, and a visible panel surface 20 extending between a first longitudinally extending edge 22 and a second longitudinally extending edge 24.
The second body member 14 is similarly constructed with a top edge 26, a bottom edge 28, and a visible panel surface 30 extending between a first longitudinally extending edge 32 and a second longitudinally extending edge 34.
Adjustable fasteners, such as lacing 40, is provided in one aspect for securing the corset 10 about the torso of a user. The lacing 40 includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced eyelets 42 adjacent to the second longitudinal edges 24 and 34 of the first and second body members 12 and 14. The lacing 40 includes a lace 44, which is threaded through the eyelets 42 in a crisscross pattern and tied at the ends to secure the corset 10 about the torso of a user.
A pair of straps 46 is shown by way of an option, in
Boning or stiffeners 52 may be attached to the first and second body member surfaces 20 and 30 to maintain the shape of the corset 10 during use.
According to one aspect of the corset 10, a replaceable, separate panel 60 is removably attached to the first longitudinal edges 22 and 32 of the first and second body members 12 and 14, respectively, to be located at the front of a user's torso. The separate panel 60 can be formed of an undergarment material and may be constructed with one or more layers. The separate panel 60 may also be provided with a variety of ornamentations, including different designs, appliqués, colors, and combinations thereof, which can be the same or different from the color, material, and ornamentation used to form the remainder of the corset 10. For example, the body member panel 60 can be formed of a different color than the color of the first and second body members 12 and 14 of the corset 10. The separate panel 60 can also be formed of a different material in addition to or in lieu of a different color than the remainder of the corset 10. Further, a separate member panel 100,
The separate panel 60 is formed, for example, with a top edge 62, a bottom edge 64, and first and second side edges 66 and 68. The top and bottom edges 62 and 64 and the first and second side edges 66 and 68 surround a visible panel surface 70. The first and second side edges 66 and 68 of the separate panel 60 are complimentarily shaped to the shape of the first longitudinal edges 22 and 32 of the first and second body members 12 and 14 of the corset 10.
The first and second side edges 66 and 68 may have a straight longitudinal extent and may be disposed at any angle relative to the ends of the top and bottom edges 62 and 64 of the separate panel 60. For example, the first and second side edges 66 and 68 of the separate panel 60 may have a continuous linear extent extending perpendicularly between the ends of the top and bottom edges 62 and 64. Alternatively, the first and second side edges 66 and 68 can have a continuous linear extent, but are disposed at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the ends of the top and bottom edges 62 and 64. In the example shown in
In another example shown in
The separate panel 60 is removably attached to the first longitudinal edges 22 and 32 of the first and second panels 12 and 14 by two fasteners 80 and 82 which provide separable interlocking engagement between the side edge 66 of the separate panel 60 and the front longitudinal edge 22 of the first body member 12 as well as the opposite side edge 68 of the body member 60 to the front longitudinal edge 32 of the second body member 14.
By way of example, the fasteners 80 and 82 are illustrated as being zippers, also referred to as zipper 80 and 82. Interlocking teeth 84 of each zipper 80 and 82 extend laterally from a tape or strip attached to the first and second longitudinal edges 22 and 32 of the first and second body members 12 and 14. A slidable pull member 86 may be mounted at either of the upper or lower ends of the zipper teeth 84 on the edges 22 and 32 of the first and second body members 12 and 14 or on top and bottom edges 62 and 64 of the separate panel 60.
It will be understood that other types of fasteners, such as Velcro, snaps, interlocking hooks and loops, etc. may also be employed to replaceably attach the separate panel 60 to the corset 10.
In use, the user chooses one separate panel, such as separate panel 60. The selected separate panel 60 is then attached by means of the fasteners, such as the zippers 80 and 82, to the first longitudinal edges 22 and 32 of the first and second body members 12 and 14 of the corset 10. During this attachment, the lacing 40 is already in place between the eyelets 42 along the second longitudinal edges 24 and 34 of the first and second body members 12 and 14. The lacing 40 may be in a loosened state or already tightened to conform the corset 10, including the separate panel 60, at the desired circumference or tightness about the user's torso.
After the separate panel 60 has been attached to the corset 10, the corset 10 may be placed about the torso of a user to enable the lacing 40 to be tightened to secure the corset 10 about the torso of the user in the desired tightness and conforming fit.
After the lacing 40 has been properly adjusted to the user's preference, the user may put on and take off the corset 10 via the separate panel 60 merely by unzipping one of the zippers 80 or 82.
When the user desires to replace the separate panel 60 currently attached to the corset 10 with a different separate panel 61,
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Claims
1. An undergarment comprising:
- a body having a first pair of spaced longitudinal edges between top edges and bottom edges, the first longitudinal edges adapted to be located in front of a wearer's torso when the body is worn by a wearer; and
- a separate panel replaceably joined between the first longitudinal edges of the body.
2. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein:
- the separate panel is separably joined to the body by separable fasteners.
3. The undergarment of claim 2 wherein the separable fasteners comprise:
- zippers attached to the first longitudinal edges of the body and opposed side edges of the separate panel.
4. The undergarment of claim 1 further comprising:
- the separable fasteners including a pair of fasteners, one of the pair of fasteners mounted on one of the first longitudinal edges of the body and on one of the opposed sided edges of the separate panel.
5. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein:
- the first longitudinal edges of the body and the opposed side edges of the separate panel have complimentary shapes.
6. The undergarment of claim 5 wherein:
- the complimentary shaped first longitudinal edges of the body and the side edges of the separate panel have one of a continuous linear shape and a sinuous shape.
7. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein:
- the separate panel has one of a polygonal shape with square corners, a trapezoidal shape with non-perpendicular corners between a top edge, a bottom edge, and the side edges to form the separate panel with one of a top edge longer than an opposed bottom edge, and a top edge smaller in length than the opposed bottom edge.
8. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein:
- the separate panel is positioned at the front of the body when joined to the first longitudinal edges of the body.
9. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein the separate panel comprises:
- at least one material layer of one of a transparent material and a semi-transparent material.
10. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein the separate panel comprises:
- at least two material layers, including a back layer of one material and a front layer formed of one of a transparent, semi-transparent, lace and mesh material.
11. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein the body comprises:
- first and second body members, each having spaced first and second longitudinal edges;
- a pair of fasteners, one of the pair of fasteners fixed to the first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members; and
- mating fasteners secured between the second longitudinal edges of each of the first and second panels.
12. The undergarment of claim 1 further comprising:
- the body including an upper brassiere portion.
13. An undergarment comprising:
- a body having first and second body members, each of the first and second body members formed with spaced first and second front longitudinal edges between top edges and bottom edges, the first longitudinal edges adapted to be located in front of a wearer's torso when the body is worn about a wearer's torso; and
- a separate panel replaceably joined between the first longitudinal edges of the body.
14. The undergarment of claim 1 wherein:
- the separate panel is separably joined to the first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members by separable fasteners.
15. The undergarment of claim 14 wherein the separable fasteners comprise:
- a zipper attached to the first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members and to opposed side edges of the separate panel.
16. The undergarment of claim 13 wherein:
- the first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members and the opposed side edges of the separate panel have complimentary shapes.
17. The undergarment of claim 15 wherein:
- the complimentary shape of the first longitudinal edges of the first and second body members and the opposed side edges of the separate panel have one of a continuous linear shape and a sinuous shape.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 7, 2013
Publication Date: Dec 12, 2013
Inventor: Cheryl Bell (Sterling Heights, MI)
Application Number: 13/912,387
International Classification: A41C 1/00 (20060101);