Abstract: An insulating garment including a cap. The cap has an eyehole and is positionable over a head. Included is a body suit for covering an area of a body. The body suit has an upper portion with a pair of shoulder straps extending therefrom, a lower portion forming a pair of leg ends and a middle portion therebetween. The suit has a front side and a rear side. The front side has a fly positioned thereon and spaced from a waist area of the suit on the middle portion. The rear side has a posterior opening with a top portion along the middle portion and a pair of vertical coupling members. Also included are a pair of boots. Each has an upper end for positioning over a respective leg end of the lower portion of the suit. A jacket is provided. The jacket has a collar and jacket sleeves for positioning over the body suit when worn. Lastly, a pair of gloves are included. The gloves have an upper end for positioning over a respective short sleeve of the jacket.

Abstract: Trousers specifically designed for the wearer engaged in strenuous, albeit casual and informal, athletic activity. The trousers have padding to protect the thighs, knees, buttocks, and genital areas. The abdominal and upper back portions of the trousers are made as one whole piece tightly secured in the front by a vertical fly containing a vertical row of buttons. Beneath the front row of buttons the trousers have a pouch fly with a two-way zipper along three sides permitting the wearer to open and close the pouch fly from either side, and to open the fly outward. The abdominal, upper back and fly segments of the trousers have soft-lined padding, thereby providing comfort and protection. The hip seam arches over the wearer's hip joints thereby causing the trousers to collapse and crease where it would naturally do so when sitting or bending, forming a V-like pattern. The pouch fly top cross seam also forms a natural horizontal crease thereby forming a triangle pattern in the trouser crotch area.

Abstract: A medical examination garment (10) has a trunk (11) and a right and left leg (19, 20) extending from the trunk. The trunk, right leg and left leg each have a front portion (17) and a rear portion (18). The garment has an opening (23) therein which extends into the front and rear portions. The garment also has a front flap (24) for covering and uncovering a front portion (25) of the opening, and a rear flap (30) for covering and uncovering a rear portion (31) of the opening. VELCRO strips (28, 29) are provided for securing the front flap to the trunk. Additional VELCRO strip (33,34) are provided for securing the rear flap and rear flaps to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a zipper that closes the opening between overlapping fabric portions for a pair of trousers. The zipper slide component of the zipper includes a button and the waistband of the trousers has a button hole in the outer overlapping fabric portion to receive a button that is secured to the zipper slide. The zipper preferably has its upper end extending into the waistband of the trousers and terminating about midway of the width of the waistband to allow the button on the slide to cooperate with the button hole when the zipper is in the closed position.

Abstract: Fishing waders equipped with opening and closing means so as to allow a fisherman to urinate without having to draw the garment down. The opening is in the form of a tubular member which may be coiled to return the garment to a water impervious mode.

Abstract: A pair of reversible pants with a reversible front pocket arrangement and/or a reversible button fly arrangement is disclosed. The reversible pocket arrangement includes a pocket slot defined in the pants corresponding to a desired upper edge of each pocket, and a pocket flap corresponding to each pocket. The flap is attached to the pants and can extend down through the corresponding pocket slot so as to contact either surface of the pants. The flap has a first surface and an opposing second surface, with a first pouch formed on the flap first surface and a second pouch formed on the flap second surface. The reversible fly arrangement includes a first fly panel and a second fly panel, each having buttonholes that align when the two panels overlap.

Abstract: A woman's trouser (10) having an outer ply (120 and an integral inner lining (13) sewn to the interior of the trouser. A releasable seam (11) is provided in both the inner lining and the outer ply to allow the wearer to open the crotch portion (18) and seat portion (19) of the trouser for minimal exposure of the buttocks and crotch of the wearer.

Abstract: Trousers include two selectively openable seams which extend from the upper edge to the hem edge of the trousers, the selectively openable seams being positioned in such a way as to be only minimally visible as the trousers are worn. Each of the two front selectively openable seams converges with its adjacent inseam. A back opening embodiment is also disclosed.

Abstract: A pair of anatomically fitted trousers prevents friction and pressure onto the genitals by means of a triangular crotch panel (B) which is attached to the bottom edge of a rectangular abdominal belt portion (A). The abdominal belt portion extends downwards from a waistband (2) to the top of two front leg portions (3), and is on its both sides connected by seams 4 to two rear leg portions (1). The front leg portions (3) are shorter than the rear leg portions (1) and have angular tops, one side of which is connected to the crotch panel (B) by seams (7), while the other, horizontal side is connected to the abdominal front portion (A) by means of seams (9) which contain the openings for pockets (12).

Abstract: An outergarment having a detachable crotch piece is disclosed. The crotch piece is multilayered, with a disposable liner and a washable backing. The crotch piece is preferably padded for comfort and has a seamless cover layer. In this way, the need for supplementary or separate undergarments is eliminated, while sanitary conditions are maintained.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of adapting a lower body garment for use during early term pregnancy. The method includes the steps of co-linearly securing to each side of the vertical zipper area, strips of a velcro-like fabric. Thereafter, there is provided an adaptor in the nature of an inverted triangle, formed of flexible fabric. Velcro-like strips are placed along both diagonal sides of the inverted triangle. There is further provided several buttons along the horizontal base of the adaptor at a first vertex thereof. There is also provided a buttonhole at the opposite horizontal vertex from the several buttons. The velcro-like strips co-linear with the zipper are press-fitted against the velcro-like elements upon the diagonals of the inverted triangle of the adaptor means. Thereafter a selected one of the several buttons is fastened to the original buttonhole of the lower body garment. The selected button of the several buttons will depend upon the point within the early term of pregnancy of the wearer.

Abstract: First and second panels are removed from a length of apparel fabric. Each panel is folded so as to form suitable pleats and folds in the mutually adjoining edge regions of the panels. Both zipper halves are preferably simultaneously inserted into one of the pleats. Each folded and pleated panel together with its associated zipper half are stitched together, for instance by means of a sewing machine head. During performance of the foregoing operations the first and second panels are removed from adjacent regions of the apparel fabric, folded, pleated and stitched to the associated zipper half such that substantial continuity of visual patterns in the fabric is substantially uniformly maintained from one panel across the zipper connection to the other panel. In a preferred embodiment, a strip of reinforcing fabric is incorporated in an outer lap formed by a hem fold of one of the panels.

Abstract: A pair of trousers including two tubular leg portions having an upper extremity sloping upwardly away from the crotch to a point below the waist, a pair of straps or welts extending down and inwardly from the waist and crossing in the crotch, thereafter extending across the lower portion of the buttocks and attached below the waist to the opposing strap, said straps defining and being attached to the upper extremities of said leg portions, a triangular front piece between said straps and including closure means along one side, and a five-sided, downwardly-pointed back section sewn along its lower edges to the rear portions of said straps and along its upper edges to the topmost front portions of said straps, the top edges of said front and back sections defining the waist, and a waist band including a fastener at the top of the closure means.

Abstract: A novel and useful pants-type outergarment having a crotch opening and a padded fly attached to the interior of the outergarment on one side to the crotch opening seam line, beginning at a front placket of the outergarment and extending to the back waistband. First fastener means are provided on one side of the padded fly to cooperate with and releasably engage second fastener means provided on the inner thigh seam line adjacent to the crotch opening so that, when the two fastener means are engaged with each other, the padded fly cannot roll up while the garment is being worn, and third fastener means are provided to selectively close together and open apart the opposite sides of the crotch opening.

Abstract: A pants closure adapted for use on a pair of pants (12) comprising a first plate (14) mounted to the underlapping flap (39) of pants (12) and having a retaining clasp (16) extending outwardly therefrom; a slide handle (52) attached to slide elements (46, 48) and with a first hole (54) which fits over the retaining clasp (16); and a second plate (20) mounted to the overlapping flap (36) of pants (12) and having a second hole (22) which fits over the retaining clasp (16). When the forgoing elements are assembled, the slide handle (52) is sandwiched between first plate (14) and second plate (20) while in registry with retaining clasp (16).

Abstract: There is disclosed a multilayered protective trouser comprised of: a trouser inner liner including a fly opening and a storm flap folded upon itself to form two layers having fastening means secured thereto; and a trouser outer shell including a fly opening and an outer shell tab having fastening means secured thereto. The storm flap extends across both of the fly openings, while the outer shell tab is removably positioned between the two layers of the storm flap to provide removable attachments between the storm flap and the outer shell tab.

Abstract: This invention relates to a fly structure for trousers or the like, and more particularly to a fly structure formed from flaps which are integral with the front panels of the trousers or the like. The flap forming the outer or exposed flap portion of the fly is folded in a manner to provide reinforcement along the free edge and to simulate the construction obtained using fly flap pieces independent of the front panels of the trousers or the like.

Abstract: A uniform trouser garment for use in martial arts such as Karate has a generally triangular symmetrical front flap with an interior pocket for holding in position a groin protective cup; an apex of the front flap is hinged by a non-metallic attachment at a mid-crotch location, adjacent which a strap additionally secures the groin protector, and covers a similarly-shaped but smaller opening located in the front of the garment below a waistband portion; for quick-detach but multiply secure fastening in the up or wear position the front flap has along the inner periphery upward margins strips of "Velcro" material for interlocking in overlapping relation with matching-location strips of material along the margins of the opening, and has across the top or base of the triangular shape on the inner side of the front flap a transverse strip of "Velcro" material which mates with a similar type strip along the inner face of waistband portion when the front flap, which extends above the waistband portion, is folded rear

Abstract: A trouser construction includes a conventional fly portion formed by a pair of overlapping flaps integral with the trouser waist and including a conventional zipper-type fly closure. In one embodiment, a second or imitation fly portion is removably attached to the waist portion in overlying relation with the conventional fly to simulate the appearance of the trousers being worn with the fly in an open position. In a second embodiment, an imitation fly portion is sewn onto the outer trouser flap that conceals the zipper of the operative fly of the trouser. The imitation fly portion includes a pair of strips of material each supporting a zipper-type track. The strips of material are sewn together and positioned in overlying relation with the trouser flap thereby concealing the trouser flap. The pair of zipper tracks extend from the upper end of the trouser flap to a lower end where the tracks converge toward one another and meet at a slide portion which engages the zipper tracks.

Abstract: A trouser construction includes a conventional fly portion formed by a pair of overlapping flaps integral with the waist portion of the trouser and including a conventional slide fastener. In one embodiment a second or imitation fly portion is removably attached to the waist portion in overlying relation with the first or conventional fly portion to simulate the appearance of the trousers being worn with the fly in an open position. The imitation fly portion includes a flexible backing having spaced apart strips that support in a converging arrangement a pair of track elements or rows of teeth. Associated with the track elements is a fly closure device that is maintained in a lowermost position to present the appearance of an open fly where the backing simulates an exposed portion of the garment worn under the trousers. In a second embodiment the imitation fly portion is formed integral with the overlapping flaps of the conventional fly portion.

Abstract: A fastener means for fabrics and clothing and which includes a magnetic tape material which is sewn into or otherwise applied to next adjacent edges of cloth material intended to be overlapped. Such magnetic material being relatively thin and light weight, pliable and flexible, capable of being cut to desired lengths and having the general characteristics of a narrow strip of fabric or cloth material itself.

Abstract: A pull-on slacks construction characterized by an elastic waistband which is "seamless" in the sense that there is no rear seam and the front joint of the band is hidden by a simulated flap, complete with buttons or the equivalent, offset laterally from a front fly which does not extend through the waistband and is constructed from pattern-cut portions which are unitary with rise portions which are wide enough to act as free facings on the inside of the rise portion of the finished slacks. There are no side seams in the leg or rise portions but only inside leg seams, crotch and back seams, and the whole garment is of stretchable material for form-fitting, attractive style with simple, smooth lines and at the same time economical to manufacture.

Abstract: A coated abrasion-resistant optical element, such as an eyeglass lens, formed of a typical rigid polymeric substrate of relatively low scratch resistance coated on at least one surface with a relatively soft, resilient, and tough transparent polymeric material. The essential characteristics of the coating material resulting in an abrasion-resistant protective film for the optical element are disclosed.

Abstract: A trouser garment having two leg portions united to form a crotch the leg portions including a pair of front flap portions forming the trouser fly at overlying parts, the flap portions being joined to rear leg portions of the trousers at side seams, linings for the trouser pockets be formed independently of the flap portions and the folded material on the exposed fly fold be secured without exposed stitching.

Abstract: A pair of pants having an adjustable lower body portion made of two overlapping frontal triangular flaps extending from the back and sides of the body portion. The triangular flaps have their apex at about the crotch of the body wearing the pants and their base at about the waist of the said body, the free side of each flap is adapted to be normally directed diagonally in the general direction of the side of the hips. The forward flap is provided with a set of buttonholes along its free side and the rearward flap is provided with a set of displaceably fixed buttons in positions corresponding to the said buttonholes. The overlapping surfaces of the two flaps may vary in dimensions by being pivoted about their apex and accordingly adjust to the girth of the lower body. The buttons are displaceably fixed to the rearward flap along a radial line having its center about the said apex and corresponding to the position of the buttonholes.

Abstract: A pair of dress pants or slacks has a wide and deep pocket across the front between the center creases on the legs. The pocket has a top opening with a slide opening and a lower end flap that is not attached directly to the front of the pants or slacks. On men's pants this flap covers an opening in the front of the pants just above the crotch.

Abstract: A zipper-fly arrangement for connecting two garment body panels and for concealing the zipper when closed. The panels are arranged in the form of a right hand and a left hand panel with cooperating zipper scoops to be connected with each panel. The zipper components are carried by right and left zipper tapes, each having a web with an edge to which the zipper scoops are connected and an extended portion terminating in another edge which is substantially parallel with the zipper edge, the other portion being disposed to extend past and overlie the zipper scoops. The right and left zipper tapes are positioned on the respective panels so that the zippered edges can be joined to close the panels. When the zipper is closed, the front and back faces of the zipper, i.e., the scoops, are covered by the extended portions of the web of each tape.