Abstract: A cover to attach along an edge of a garment and extend over a fastener. The cover includes front and back members each with outer and inner surfaces. A connector comprising a first end is connected to the front member and a second end is connected to the back member. The connector is sized to space apart the inner surfaces by a gap. The front and back members are connected together in an overlapping arrangement with the inner surfaces facing together and spaced apart on opposing sides of the gap.

Abstract: An apparatus for a textile tag according to various aspects of the present technology include a removable tag that can be easily positioned along and removed from an end or edge portion of a towel to identify one towel from a plurality of identical or similar looking towels. The textile tag may be configured in various ways to aid in identification such as shape, color, and/or design. The textile tag may comprise a body having an open channel area configured to receive the end or edge portion of the towel and at least one gripping element configured to engage the towel to secure the textile tag in place.

Abstract: A hem insert is adapted for forming an inwardly or outwardly-turned cuff in a garment. The hem insert comprises an elongated flexible strip having opposing ends and opposing longitudinal straight edges. The hem insert is adapted for insertion into a sewn circumferential hem of the garment, and the hem subsequently folded by a wearer to form the cuff.

Abstract: The subject invention is a bunker strap for attaching to two sides of a lower opening of a bunker pant leg of bunker pants, the bunker strap comprising an elongated band having a first end with a fastener for attaching to the pant leg and a second end with a fastener for attaching to the pant leg; wherein the elongated band is of sufficient length to be routed from one side if the lower opening, around a sole of a firefighter boot, and upwardly towards the other side of the lower opening.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a protective guard accessory for protecting the cuff of a pant leg. In a version of the invention, the clothing accessory generally comprises a cuff protection sleeve comprising an annular wall portion with an upper enlarged portion and an inwardly curved bottom lip defining a circular channel. The circular channel adapted to receive a respective bottom cuff of the pants. In addition, an inner fastening ring is provided comprising an external annular channel configured to couple with the upper enlarged portion of the cuff protection sleeve. Wherein, while in use, the fabric of the pants is pinched or sandwiched between the top enlarged portion of the cuff protection sleeve and the inner fastening ring while simultaneously engaging the cuff within the circular channel. Thereby, engaging the clothing accessory with the lower end portion and bottom cuff of the respective pant leg and providing a barrier between the pant leg and respective shoe.

Abstract: A hem insert is adapted for forming an inwardly or outwardly-turned cuff in a garment. The hem insert comprises an elongated flexible strip having opposing ends and opposing longitudinal straight edges. The hem insert is adapted for insertion into a sewn circumferential hem of the garment, and the hem subsequently folded by a wearer to form the cuff.

Abstract: A clip for the construction of a temporary reduction of the seam of the sleeves of a short sleeve shirt, or the elastic cuffs of a long sleeve shirt. The clip creates a friction lock between the metal frame of the clip and the clip body with the material locked between the two parts of the clip. The clip creates a temporary seam or hem so that the shirt or other article of clothing appears tailored to accommodate medical prosthesis.

Abstract: A medical undergarment system effective for supporting an ostomy system consists of a first diagonal catheter channel, a second diagonal catheter channel, a first vertical catheter channel, and a second vertical catheter channel. The system consists of tubing, a base undergarment, and a fluid bag. The medical undergarment system provides a comfortable yet stable ostomy system that can easily be slipped on and off by a user. The system enables convenient and easy removal of bodily fluid when using a catheter.

Abstract: A clothing accessory to be worn on the bottom cuffs of the wearer's trousers includes a sleeve or ring of fabric that folds over to cover the trouser cuffs. The fabric is held in place with a fastener such as a clip, which in preferred embodiments is fastened with permanent magnets that attract each other through the fabric and trouser leg, thus urging the layers of the sleeve together while allowing the user to easily apply a countervailing force to urge the fastener open and thereby allowing the accessory to be removed.

Abstract: A protective apparel system for responders such as firefighters, civil defense, and defense workers is disclosed. Different aspects include a boot with a flange for forming a vapor/liquid tight seal with trousers, trousers that include a resistant barrier cuff for interfacing with a boot, and a resistant barrier liner that includes a gusset providing for expansion of the liner.

Abstract: A method for creating a series of size-proportioned trouser bottoms comprises each of the slack bottoms being approximated as a cylindrical surface transitioning into a circular conical surface. The back lower portion of the circular conical surface is trimmed along a cutting plane to produce a parabolic-shaped rear edge, to provide rear clearance above a shoe heel. The front lower portion of the circular conical surface is trimmed along second cutting plane producing a unique parabolic-shape front edge for clearance above a shoe throat. Trimming may be by a CNC fabric cutting machine, using the descriptive geometric definition of the circular conical surface, (x/?)2+(y/?)2(z/?)2=0, and using planar cuts for the parabolic edge trim defined by the equation, Ax+?z+?=0. The defined surface may be unwrapped and supplied to the CNC machine as a flat pattern.

Abstract: A garment accessory for attachment to a hem of a garment for prevention of entrapment of the garment beneath a foot or shoe of the wearer, comprising an adhesive-backed flexible and conforming film having a low-friction surface.

Abstract: A stirrup for securing the end of a pant leg to the foot of a wearer. The stirrup has a base web and at least three arms projecting therefrom. Each arm has a fastener such as alligator jaws style, for engaging the pant leg at at least three points about its circumference, to avoid bunching. The base member may comprise an elastic fabric and may include a length adjusting mechanism. Alligator jaw fasteners may instead comprise buttons, hooks, hook and loop material, or snaps. The stirrup may be made from denim, leather, cotton, satin, lace, or nylon. The base web may optionally form a sock.

Abstract: A protective garment configured to facilitate easy donning of the garment is described. The garment includes one or more foreshortening structures within the garment that allows for the arms and legs to be shorted into a donning configuration. This allows the garment to be handled and donned by the wearer, without the wearer touching an exterior surface of the garment or allowing any portion of the garment to touch another surface. A method of preparing a protective garment for donning and a method of donning such a garment is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lower body equestrian garment is provided. Sections of gripping, protective fabric are provided on the inner portions of the legs extending from inner thigh to ankle. The gripping/protective fabric has flared sections near the bottom, and slots for receiving and retaining spurs worn by the rider. Zippers are provided on the outer legs allowing quick removal of the lower body garment to improve comfort of the rider when not riding. An adjustable waistband is provided to allow the lower body garment to be adaptable to the differently sized individuals.

Abstract: A device and method for temporary hemming/cuffing children's pants legs is disclosed. A base member and a securement member sandwich material to be hemmed between one another. The base member and the securement member are operatively engaged with one another by way of tab extending axially from the securement member, which are engageable with lip portions of the base member. When the securement member and the base member sandwich the material to be hemmed, portions of the material, especially any seams, are positioned within spaces or passages defined by the tabs.

Abstract: A cuff clip secures a loose trouser leg to a shoe, and support the lower edge of such trouser leg above the ground. A fastener is embedded within a lower portion of the shoe, leaving a coupling head exposed outside the shoe. The cuff clip engages the bottom edge of the trouser leg. The cuff clip includes a snap coupler that mates with the coupling head of the fastener embedded within the shoe. An outwardly-directed exterior wall of the cuff clip includes a bottom lip and opposing side lips to releasably receive a rectangular logo.

Abstract: Herein is described a device that prevents the back of one's pants from dragging on the ground by clamping the back of the pants to the back of the shoe. This is done particularly by attaching adhesive hook and loop fastening strips to both the base of the clip and the back sole of the shoe, attaching the clip to the shoe via the hook and loop fasteners, and sliding the bottom of the pant leg between the clip and the back heel of the shoe.

Abstract: A clothing system includes a set of first pants having a corresponding set of first cuffs and includes a second of second pants having a corresponding set of second cuffs. The sets of pants have different size ranges, but each set has the same outside circumference on the legs of the pants for that set. Each of cuffs in a set has the same inside circumference that will fit the outside circumference for the legs of the corresponding set of pants. Fasteners on the inside circumferences of the cuffs are used to attach and hold the cuffs to fasteners on the outside circumference of the pant legs.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting the ankle-shin area of pant legs having a “W” shaped bar with a first loop and a second loop on each end and a strap having each end connected to each loop respectively. The strap has an adjustment buckle coupled to it for adjusting the tension on the strap.

Abstract: A connecting and retaining structure for a shoe covering and trouser leg combination includes a connecting portion, a retaining portion, an extension portion, a position fixing portion and a shoe covering, and is capable of covering of the leg portion of a user against rain. A periphery of the retaining portion forms a covering that enables the extension portion and the shoe covering to be retained therein. The shoe covering is joined to a lower end of the extension portion, and is provided with an opening, through which the shoe covering and the extension portion can be rolled up and then disposed within the retaining portion. The extension portion adopts a flexible soft lining having length longer than the connecting portion, and provides an allowance for displacement and extension of the legs of the user when wearing the shoe coverings, thereby enabling unhindered large extending movements of the legs.

Abstract: A clothes fastening system comprising an attachment member configured for attachment to a wearer's footwear where such attachment member has a first fastener attached thereto. A fastening mechanism is attached to the wearer's clothing where such fastening mechanism has a second fastener attached thereto. The first and second fasteners are detachably attached to each other thus preventing at least a portion of the wearer's clothing from dragging against the ground while the wearer is walking.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a T-shaped stiffening device to prevent a trouser leg from becoming entangled between the foot and a shoe, particularly and open-back shoe, of a wearer. Accordingly, the device includes a stiffening device having a central stiffening member arranged between two opposing layers, one layer having an exterior face having an adhesive. One method of use includes locating an interior portion of a trouser leg, preferably near the hem-line, where stiffening is desired and arranging the device vertically starting at the hem-line at a rear portion of the interior portion of the trouser leg. Finally, adhering the device to the interior portion of the trouser leg using an adhesive provided on the device.

Abstract: Trouser anti tuck device that will prevent a wearers trousers from tucking between their shoe and their heel. Comprising of, two identical sheets that when inserted into the inside, rear, bottom of trousers, and adhesively applied, will be slippery enough on the inside for the wearers heel and shoe to move freely, yet will have enough vertical rigidity to prevent tucking of the trousers.

Abstract: A stirrup for securing the end of a pant leg to the foot of a wearer. The stirrup has a base web and at least three arms projecting therefrom. Each arm has a fastener such as alligator jaws style, for engaging the pant leg at at least three points about its circumference, to avoid bunching. The base member may comprise an elastic fabric and may include a length adjusting mechanism. Alligator jaw fasteners may instead comprise buttons, hooks, hook and loop material, or snaps. The stirrup may be made from denim, leather, cotton, satin, lace, or nylon. The base web may optionally form a sock.

Abstract: A garment accessory for attachment to a hem of a garment for prevention of entrapment of the garment beneath a foot or shoe of the wearer, comprising an adhesive-backed flexible and conforming film having a low-friction surface.

Abstract: A stay system for hems (12) of long pants (FIG. 1) includes hems (12) that resist getting caught between the heel of a foot and shoe or caught at the top opening of short boots. A stay system comprised of a pocket (14) with stick (16) eliminates the hem (12) from rising up and getting caught and offers the wearer a comfortable and non-obtrusive feel of the stay and pants (FIG. 1). The pocket (14) is made of material and laminated with adhesive on one side. The pocket (14) is attached to the pants by activating the adhesive with heat or the pocket (14) can be attached to the pants by other attachment methods. The stick (16), retained inside the pocket (14), is made of slightly flexible yet rigid material to effectively and comfortably hold the pant leg hems (12) straight down. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding a motorcycle rider's trouser or pant leg in place is disclosed. In one example, a strap having a pair of fasteners is disclosed. The fasteners permit the attachment and removal of the strap to a pant leg. The strap may have a reflector positioned thereon. The reflector may be permanent, or may be disposable and thus temporarily secured to the strap. The strap may be formed of or coated with a fire-retardant material.

Abstract: A Trouser Guard Coil (99) is a watch spring shape strip (100) of springable material used to bind objects together. The Trouser Guard Coil has a first end (101), a second end (102), a top edge (103), and a bottom edge (104). Top and bottom edges (103 and 104), are parallel volute coils that extend from the first end (101) to the second end (102). The strip (100) has a front surface (105) on the exterior side of the coil, and a rear surface (106) on the interior side. The Trouser Guard Coil is employed by simultaneously uncoiling the strip (100) from the volute form and recoiling it in a helical manner to bring the rear surface (106) into contact with a mounting surface (107), such as a trouser leg worn by a user. In a preferred embodiment, the front surface (105) is highly reflective of optical light, and the strip (100) has a cushion material (109) to aid comfort and positional stability.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a protective cuff guard for protecting the hem of a pants leg. In exemplary embodiments the cuff guard comprises a body comprising at least one layer of durable material such as neoprene or nylon; a first fastener element and a second fastener element, disposed such that when the body is folded around the hem of the pants leg, the first fastener element engages the second fastener element, detachably affixing the body to the pants leg. In further embodiments at least some of the fastener elements are magnets. In further embodiments the cuff guard may further comprise a decorative device affixed to the body of the cuff guard.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a pant stabilizer which provides stability, rigidity, and weight to the cuff of a pant and a method of using the pant stabilizer. The pant stabilizer may include a malleable boning device formed of tubular stays or a malleable strip. The pant stabilizer may be fastened to a pant cuff in any suitable manner such as, for example, an adhesive, one or more clips, a zipper, one or more snaps, a hook and loop fastener (e.g. Velcro), one or more larger hooks, or one or more buttons and button holes. The pant stabilizer may be torn or cut by the user in a suitable length and then fastened to an interior portion of a pant cuff. Alternatively, a pant may be manufactured with a pant stabilizer fastened to an interior portion of the pant cuff.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a pant stabilizer which provides stability, rigidity, and weight to the cuff of a pant and a method of using the pant stabilizer. The pant stabilizer may include a malleable boning device formed of tubular stays or a malleable strip. The pant stabilizer may be fastened to a pant cuff in any suitable manner such as, for example, an adhesive, one or more clips, a zipper, one or more snaps, a hook and loop fastener (e.g. Velcro), one or more larger hooks, or one or more buttons and button holes. The pant stabilizer may be torn or cut by the user in a suitable length and then fastened to an interior portion of a pant cuff. Alternatively, a pant may be manufactured with a pant stabilizer fastened to an interior portion of the pant cuff.

Abstract: A device for restraining a lower portion of pants to prevent them from dragging along the ground is disclosed. A separate unit attaches to a rear portion of each shoe worn by a user. The device itself may include two surfaces defining a space or a single surface forming a gap for receipt of each of a user's lower pants' legs. The device thereby retains the pants' legs above the ground preventing damage to the pants' legs.

Abstract: A reinforced pant leg system includes pants having two pant legs, each pant leg having a pant leg lower end with a lower end rearward portion; a pair of open back shoes, each open back shoe including a shoe heel having a certain heel height; and a pant leg reinforcing structure fastened to each pant leg lower end rearward portion with a reinforcing structure fastening mechanism and having a height of at least twice the certain heel height; so that the pant leg reinforcing structures prevent the lower end rearward portions from bending sufficiently to become caught between the corresponding open back shoe and a user foot.

Abstract: A cuff clip secures a loose trouser leg to a shoe, and supports the lower edge of such trouser leg above the ground. A fastener is secured to a lower portion of the shoe, leaving a coupling head or stud exposed outside the shoe. The cuff clip includes a channel to engage the bottom edge of the trouser leg. The cuff clip includes a snap coupler that mates with the coupling head or stud of the fastener embedded within the shoe. An exterior wall of the cuff clip is used to display a logo or other indicia. Such exterior wall has retaining lips to releasably receive indicia to be displayed thereon.

Abstract: A pant cuff protecting device includes a clip member that has a central section and a first leg and a second leg each attached to and extending away from the central section so that the clip member is U-shaped. Each of the first and second legs has an inner surface facing each other and an outer surface facing away from each other. The central member biases the first and second legs toward each other. The clip member is positioned on a pant cuff such that the cuff is adjacent to and extends along the central member and such that the first leg is positioned outside of a pant leg of the pant cuff.

Abstract: Variable leg width trousers, offering the wearer the ability to change the diameter of the lower leg sections of the trousers near the foot end while keeping the diameter of the upper leg sections constant. Each lower leg section is formed to have a width adjustment slot. The trousers may include a width adjusting insert, releasably attached to the lower leg sections by at least one joining device for each width adjustment slot, with which to vary the size of the width adjusting inserts. This allows the user to select the contraction or expansion of each lower leg section for functionality or appearance. The inserts may be constructed of the same material as the trousers or may be constructed of contrasting materials and/or colors. The width adjusting inserts may incorporate decorative indicia or expressive indicia, or may bear certain functional features, such as reflectors or pockets.

Abstract: A clothes fastening system comprising an attachment member configured for attachment to a wearer's footwear where such attachment member has a first fastener attached thereto. A fastening mechanism is attached to the wearer's clothing where such fastening mechanism has a second fastener attached thereto. The first and second fasteners are detachably attached to each other thus preventing at least a portion of the wearer's clothing from dragging against the ground while the wearer is walking.

Abstract: An anti-climbing restraining strap attached to article of clothing made for a child. The restraining strap, which is incorporated into the article of clothing, aids in preventing a child from climbing over the railing of a crib, playpen or gate. The article of clothing includes two legs. The article of clothing includes at least one restraining strap between the legs of the article of clothing. The restraining strap is usually detachably fastened to at least one leg using fasteners to allow full mobility of a child, whereby the detached restraining strap is fastened to the article of clothing in some fashion to prevent an unsafe situation.

Abstract: A pants hem guard, for attachment to a shoe, having a frame with a U-shaped inner portion and a U-shaped outer portion, and a clip insert attached to the outer portion of the frame. The outer portion has two ends attached to a rear surface of the clip insert. A pair of horizontal members connect the inner and outer portions so that the frame is one continuous piece. The guard is attached to the back portion of a shoe, with the clip insert remaining on the outside of the shoe just above the shoe heel. A pants hem is tucked behind the clip insert and keeps the hem above the shoe heel.

Abstract: An anklet that includes a strap that encircles an ankle of a child, a quick disconnect buckle that is affixed to, and selectively maintains, the strap around the ankle, and a leash that depends from the strap and engages a foot covering worn by the child so as to prevent loss of the foot covering if unintentionally removed. The strap includes an ankle-facing layer that is made of an elastomer with a modulus of elasticity, and an ambient-facing layer that directly overlies the ankle-facing layer and is made of a fabric that has a limited modulus of elasticity so as to prevent the ankle-facing layer from passing the modulus of elasticity thereof and failing. The leash is an endless loop that extends through the foot covering and then extends back through itself, and in so doing, becomes self-fastened to the foot covering.

Abstract: Garments such as ski pants are often scraped by the strokes of an abrasive device, i.e., the edges of the opposing skis, when worn by a user. In one embodiment of the invention, elongated abrasion-resistant ribs are overlaid on the area of a pant leg scraped by the device, to provide a corduroyed effect of alternately successive relatively raised ribs and recessed grooves thereon, the ribs of which have a height adapted to sustain the ski edges above the bottoms of the grooves so that the bottoms of the grooves are protected from abrasion. In another embodiment, a slot is formed in the pant leg at that area, and a patch of a flexible substrate material, with an array of ribs and grooves thereon, is inserted in the slot and secured to the pant leg to provide a corduroyed surface having the capability of protecting the area from the abrasive action of the ski edge.

Abstract: A leg protector for trousers comprises a strip of rubber material forming a loop that projects downwardly below the bottom edge of the leg opening in the trouser leg. Stitching attaches the rubber protector in such a manner that a finished hem is formed. Also disclosed is a method of forming a leg protector for trousers while simultaneously forming the finished hem.

Abstract: A pants having frayable leg bottoms is provided by provision of at least one circumferential thread stitching proximate each leg bottom. The circumferential thread stitching provides a defined boundary for fraying and cutting the leg bottom to a selected length. The pant legs are cut below the stitching line to define the fabric area for fraying in the pant legs. Fraying in the legs is then provided by separation of yarns at cut bottoms in normal wear and laundering of the pants. In a preferred embodiment, the pant legs include multiple circumferential double needle top stitching rows of thread which are spaced apart from the leg bottoms.

Abstract: A device for compressing and concealing a boot beneath a trouser leg includes an elongated panel having an inner side, an outer side, a bottom end and a top end. Secured to the top end is a buckle means for securing the panel to a boot strap. A pair of length adjustable straps extend from the panel for encircling and compressing the upper portion of a boot. Accordingly, the compressed upper portion of the boot may be easily inserted into a pants leg and concealed therewithin.

Abstract: A temporary hemming device includes a flexible member having a first end and a second end and being made of a material which feels comfortable on skin, and a fastening device for fastening the first end to the second end through a garment, wherein the fastening device comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is attached to the first end and the second part is attached to the second end. A method for making a temporary hem includes folding an edge of a garment, placing a temporary hemming device over the folded edge, and affixing the temporary hemming device to make the temporary hem. A temporary hemming device includes a folded edge of a garment and a temporary hemming device securing the folded edge in place.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for blousing a pant leg. The central hole of a tubular, torus shaped, horizontally positioned, elastic sleeve is of a size to accept a calf of a person's leg. The sleeve includes a pair of opposing slits that each provide entry into the interior of the sleeve from above. A pair of foundation forms each have a curved, horizontally extending first portion positioned within the sleeve for providing conformal alignment of the sleeve with the natural curvature of a human calf. Each form further includes a second portion contiguous with the first portion and extending vertically from the first portion for protruding through one of the slits of the sleeve. A strap attachment slit is further included on each second portion for engaging at least one elastic anchoring strap, the strap holding the sleeve in place on the calf at a position adjacent to, and above, the top of a boot.

Abstract: A combined turnout pant and boot provide an effectively continuous moisture barrier. Each pant leg includes a moisture barrier liner and may include a first cuff. To fasten the boot to the liner, a second cuff, which may be attached to the top of the boot, is pulled up to the bottom of the moisture barrier liner and first and second corrugated connections are sealed together. The corrugated connections may be at one end of the second cuff and at the bottom of the first cuff; at the other end of the second cuff, with the second cuff being an extension of the liner and the first cuff, and at the top of the boot, or at both ends of the second cuff and at the first cuff and at the top of the boot. Excess material on the second cuff permits the second cuff to fold down, tending to fall over the boot with the liner extending down over the boot with it, thereby providing a substantially complete moisture barrier betwene the pant and the boots.

Abstract: A garment accessory for application to an arm of a human being is used in combination with a garment having at least one sleeve. The garment accessory includes a cuff and a gripping portion. The cuff is provided with a decorative inner surface and an outer surface. The garment accessory is mounted on the arm and being movable from a first to a second position. In the first position, the gripping portion engages a forearm of the user, so that the cuff is positioned adjacent to a wrist of the user. In the second position, at least an end portion of the cuff is turned inside out in such a manner that the decorative inner surface of the cuff extends over the sleeve, thereby creating a decorative effect.

Abstract: A material and method for hemming garments, especially trousers, by persons lacking satorial skills. On the material appears both a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a permanent fusible resin. Further, it has a row of slots cut into it. In use, the salesman or even the purchaser of a pair of trousers, for example, will mark the trouser leg and place the material on the inside of the leg, with the row of slots aligned with the marks. Folding the material upward until the slots sit along the line of the fold gives a trouser length as originally measured. The pressure-sensitive adhesive holds the material to the inside of the garment's cloth. The purchase of the garment may then try on the trousers again to see if, in fact, the hem falls at the exact correct location. If not, the pressure-sensitive adhesive allows the unfolding of the cuff and a further trial fold.