| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 002211000 | Skirts | 25 |
| 20080271225 | Posterior-form enhancement device - The posterior-form enhancement device includes a garment and two posterior-form pads. Each posterior-form pad is formed by attaching one first posterior-form piece to one second posterior-form piece. The garment is used for covering the lower body part of a person, and in its rear side has two pockets adjacent to the posteriors of wearers for placing the posterior-form pads respectively. Each first posterior-form piece includes a bag for encasing a volume of gel. The second posterior-form pieces are respectively adjacent to the first posterior-form pieces in the pockets, wherein the first posterior-form piece is near an external surface away from wearers' posteriors of while the second posterior-form piece is near an internal surface adjacent to wearers' posteriors. The shape and size of the pockets are determined by the shape and size of the posterior-form pad. The posterior-form pads can be put into or taken out of the pockets. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20120131727 | ADJUSTABLE SKIRT - A piece of fabric is provided with a band; and a plurality of temporary fastening members disposed on the band. A skirt is formed by helically securing the temporary fastening members to the band so that the skirt can be put on the waist, the buttocks, and the legs of a person. The formed skirt can accommodate the changed shape of a woman, thereby minimizing the chance of discarding unfitted clothes. | 05-31-2012 |
| 002212000 | Combined bifurcated | 4 |
| 20120090076 | Convertible Golf Garment With Integrated Belt Loops - A multi-layered garment may comprise components that are affixed using integrated belt loops. In particular, shorts belt loops of a shorts component may pass through an opening created when single-layer skirt belt loops of a skirt component are oriented outwards. Both the skirt belt loops and the shorts belt loops may be fully functional and aesthetically pleasing belt loops. Additionally, the shorts belt loops may be combined with the skirt belt loops to form integrated belt loops, thereby allowing a belt to pass beneath both sets of belt loops simultaneously to affix the shorts component to the skirt component. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20130036530 | HIP PAD FOR DECREASING A WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO - A hip pad is provided for decreasing a waist-to-hip ratio of a user and includes a generally elongated body having a hip portion and a thigh portion that are integrally formed with the generally elongated body. The hip pad also includes an interior surface of the hip portion that is contoured to an anatomical curvature of a hip region of the user. An interior surface of the thigh portion is contoured to the anatomical curvature of a thigh region of the user. A curved exterior surface of the hip portion is configured to decrease the waist-to-hip ratio of the user. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20150327605 | CONVERTIBLE TENNIS GARMENT - The subject matter described herein includes a convertible tennis garment. The garment includes a tennis skirt. Integrated shorts are fixedly attached to and located within the tennis skirt. Leggings are removably attachable to the shorts, such that the leggings can be attached to the shorts and removed from the shorts based on environmental conditions and/or a state of warm up of the tennis player. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160106161 | POCKETED ATHLETIC GARMENT - A pocketed athletic garment. The garment can include an outer layer, an inner layer, and a waistband coupled to the outer layer and the inner layer, the waistband including a plurality of pockets. | 04-21-2016 |
| 002213000 | Convertible bifurcated | 1 |
| 20090031477 | Transformable Womens' Trousers - Transformable womens' trousers which, comprised of an upper part with means to fasten a belt around a user's waist, and having a zipper on its lower hem region with which to join other parts corresponding to the trouser legs, with side zippers that allow its extension in order to be joined in different combinations or in such a manner as to form a skirt, or even produce a handbag by joining specific parts, characterized in that the upper part has a peripheral zipper that corresponds to its lower hem region, to which a second bridge part is joined to comprise the upper part of the trouser legs, said zipper being disposed above the crotch of said bridge part or piece so as to comprise, through the separation thereof, a mini-skirt. | 02-05-2009 |
| 002215000 | With pads or distenders | 1 |
| 20100313336 | INTEGRATED DUTY GEAR SUPPORT TROUSERS - A duty gear support trousers having a waist portion with a plurality of ergonomically shaped pads positioned within a hem around an interior surface of the waist portion and a plurality of vertically opening loops spaced around an exterior surface for removable placement of duty gear belt keepers. A duty gear belt having a plurality of accessories is positioned through the keepers so that the load of the duty gear accessories is spread over a wide area of the wearers waist. | 12-16-2010 |
| 002217000 | Lifters and holders | 2 |
| 20120110719 | Gathering device and a method of gathering - A gathering device and method for gathering a gown are disclosed. The gathering device comprises a sheet having an opening therein, and at least one cord affixed in a slip fashion along the perimeter of the sheet. At least a portion of the cord is exposed. The opening of the sheet may be elastic; or it may comprise means for obtaining a friction hold on an object located in the opening. The gathering device may comprise two cords affixed in a slip fashion along the perimeter, and that each cord has a portion thereof exposed. The disclosed method of gathering a gown includes the steps of stepping into an opening of a sheet while wearing a gown, taking hold of a cord affixed to the perimeter of the sheet in a slip fashion, and pulling on the cord to cause the gown to be gathered. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20160021956 | HITCH FOR CYCLING SKIRT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A hitch for lifting the hem of a skirted garment, or garment set comprising a skirt and hitch. The hitch comprises a strip of flexible fabric with coacting fastening means affixed near each end of its length, securing the hitch in a loop when fastened. The fastening means may comprise a button and buttonhole, a snap, a hook-and-loop fastening system, or other fastening means. The garment set can include a hitch featuring a button and buttonhole, and a skirt that comprises a waistband and a second button, the second button affixed to the waistband. One method of removably securing in a raised position a portion of a skirt comprises passing a garment hitch under the hemline of the skirt; passing the garment hitch through the band of the garment; and fastening the garment hitch to itself, thereby forming a secured loop whereby the hitch circumscribes the portion of the skirt. | 01-28-2016 |
| 002219000 | Waist closures | 1 |
| 20160021943 | Ready to Wear Adjustable Clothing System - An adjustable, ready to wear garment that provides the appearance of the traditional sari without the complex assembly process; composed of a garment that includes a sari skirt or bottom with adjustable waistband, attached petticoat and uniformly sized pre-formed pleats. The waistband includes adjustment mechanisms, such as elastic, hooks and eyes, to adjust the tightness of the bottom according to the girth of a user, while the petticoat may include an open portion for further adjustment. The pre-fabricated pleats on the garment bottom do not require intricate folding and will not fall out, loosen, or require pinning. The included petticoat or undergarment is attached to the interior of the garment bottom. The waistband helps supports the weight of the bottom and maintain its placement at the user's waist. The regular waistband may be replaced with an expandable waistband or belly panel to accommodate changes in midsection girth for maternity users. | 01-28-2016 |
| 002220000 | Waistbands | 14 |
| 20130276210 | Lower torso athletic apparel with built in mobile device carrying panel - The present invention provides pants/short/skirts ( | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130305433 | POCKETED ATHLETIC GARMENT - A pocketed athletic garment. The garment can include an outer layer, an inner layer, and a waistband coupled to the outer layer and the inner layer, the waistband including a plurality of pockets. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150082516 | HIP POCKET PANTS, SHORTS AND SKIRTS - Various examples are provided for pants, shorts and skirts including a hip pocket. In one embodiment, among others, a pair of pants includes first and second pant legs and a hip pocket positioned along an outer portion of the first pant leg and adjacent to a front pocket of the pair of pants. The hip pocket can have an opening that is substantially perpendicular to a seam extending along a length of the first pant leg. In another embodiment, a skirt includes a waistband that secures around a waist of a wearer of the skirt and a hip pocket positioned along a side portion of the skirt and adjacent to a hip of the wearer. The hip pocket can have an opening that is substantially parallel to the waistband of the skirt. | 03-26-2015 |
| 002221000 | Adjustable or elastic | 11 |
| 20090049583 | - A clothing system that may include a lower component of an article of clothing and one or more upper components of an article of clothing that may be sized and configured to be selectively and/or interchangeably connected to and disconnected from the lower component. For example, a first upper component may include a generally fixed waistband, and a second upper component may include an expandable maternity waistband. Desirably, a woman may connect the first upper component to the lower component to form an article of clothing that she may wear when not pregnant and/or during her first months of her pregnancy. The woman may later disconnect the first upper component from the lower component and then connect the second upper component to the lower component to form an article of clothing that she may wear during her latter months of her pregnancy and/or during her recovery from pregnancy. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090049584 | - A clothing system that may include a lower component of an article of clothing and one or more upper components of an article of clothing that may be sized and configured to be selectively and/or interchangeably connected to and disconnected from the lower component. For example, a first upper component may include a generally fixed waistband, and a second upper component may include an expandable maternity waistband. Desirably, a woman may connect the first upper component to the lower component to form an article of clothing that she may wear when not pregnant and/or during her first months of her pregnancy. The woman may later disconnect the first upper component from the lower component and then connect the second upper component to the lower component to form an article of clothing that she may wear during her latter months of her pregnancy and/or during her recovery from pregnancy. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090300822 | Sectional skirt - The sectional skirt includes multiple panels that are secured together in an easily detachable manner to form a skirt. At least four panels or sections are employed to form the skirt. Zippers or the like are utilized to detachably secure the panels together. By interchanging a panel(s) with a panel of a different color or design, the wearer can create a different look without resorting to another entire skirt. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20110004976 | Convertible maternity garment - A convertible maternity garment that includes a first garment configured and arranged as a maternity garment to be worn by a woman during her maternity term and a second garment constructed from a portion of the first garment to provide a garment having a configuration for non-maternity use, where a removable portion is provided and where a first waistband and an alternate waistband are provided and configured so that both waistbands are functional waistbands that may be present on the garment simultaneously, but are selectively functional. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010824 | Lower-Body Garment with Combined Stretchably-Retained, Fastenably-Slit Waist - Lower-body garment with a combined stretchably-retained, fastenably-split waist. The waistband is sleevelike and split by overlapping ends having circumferentially opposing mouths. A stretchable band is encapsulated in, and unfixed entirely throughout, the waistband. The stretchable band has opposing ends passing out of the opposing mouths in the waistband and coupled into an endless loop by a coupling device for adjusting the length of the stretchable band. An unfastenable locking mechanism is provided on the overlapping ends of the waistband. Opening/closing portions are formed by at least one split in a predetermined location in the garment body, extending to a common terminal position and continuous with the split in the waistband. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110131705 | GARMENT HAVING SUPPORT - A garment including a body of fabric having a waistband and at least two seams that extend from the waistband and a support structure that is connected to the at least two seams and the waistband is provided. The support structure further includes a pocket and a tape connected to the pocket that prevents elongation of the support structure between said at least two seams during the wearable life of the body of fabric. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110296585 | PATIENT CLOTHING SYSTEM FOR INCONTINENT INVALIDS - A garment system for incontinent invalids, including bariatric patients, that has pants and dresses with common features including a diaper opening, elastic at and above the waistline, elastic fabric extendable across at least a middle portion of the back of the garment near the waist-line. The garments cover the crotch of the wearer while reclined or seated, and still provide caregivers easy access to diapers. The pants feature a rear elastic belt with first and second releasably fastenable belt ends. The dress may have releasably open shoulder seams and two-petal sleeves. Faux pockets, providing concealed openings through the garment for medical equipment are included. For the pants, the crotch seam extends far enough back to cover the crotch from view when the wearer is seated or reclining. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120030861 | GARMENT FOR AIDING IN WALKING OF PET - A garment that includes a garment structure, a plurality of loop members, and first, second and third pocket assemblies. Each loop member is coupled to a waist portion of the garment structure and remains attached thereto in response to the application of a leash force of 37 lbf thereto. The first pocket assembly is configured to hold a plurality of disposable plastic bags and defines an opening through which the disposable plastic bags can be dispensed. The second pocket assembly is configured to receive one or more of the disposable plastic bags that have been filled with pet excrement. Each third pocket assembly is coupled to the lower portion of the garment structure and is configured to hold a tennis ball therein. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120102623 | BELT WITH INTERCHANGEABLE ACCESSORIES - A belt system including a waist encircling band, a plurality of spaced apart releasable attachments located about the band, and a plurality of interchangeable accessories releasably securable to the releasable attachments so as to substantially completely encircle the band and extend downwardly from the band to provide a skirt. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20130031698 | SPORTING APPAREL - Embodiments of sporting apparel, including, shorts, pants, trousers and so forth, are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the sporting apparel may be arranged about the waist of a wearer. In various embodiments, the sporting apparel may include one or more strips of hook-loop fasteners (e.g., Velcro) that may be integrated into textile layers, rather than on top thereof, to reduce bulk. In various embodiments, a flap may be provided to be folded over all or a portion of a closure of sporting apparel, to reduce a likelihood that the closure will come undone, e.g., during combative sports. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20140304892 | Leg Wear with Sliding Closure - The invention relates to a leg wear ( | 10-16-2014 |
