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US3994026:
Garment with supported drop seat
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Sampey, Gladys LeBlanc; LaFourche Parish, LA
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| Assignee: |
Allemand; Johnny X., Thibodeax, LA
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| Published / Filed: |
1976-11-30
/ 1975-07-07
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| Application Number: |
US1975000593482
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A41D 13/02;
A41F 9/02;
Core:
A41F 9/00;
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IPC-7:
A41D 13/02;
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| ECLA Code: |
A41D13/02; A41F9/02; K41D300/320;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/079;
0D2/743;
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002/079;
002/DIG.6;
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| Field of Search: |
002/78 B,79,78 A,78 R,DIG. 6
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| Abstract: |
A jumpsuit garment with integral drop seat flap for, for example, convenient lowering of the lower rear portion of the jumpsuit for restroom facility usage. The garment of the present invention is worn as a garment over the torso of a man, woman, or child on at least the upper and central torso, and has utility for all types of dress, including casual, formal, work and recreational environments. The garment is one piece and usually full length and has an opening in the lower back portion for correct exposure of the derriere for toilet purposes which is covered by the drop seat flap. The drop seat flap utilizes uniquely positioned and designed means and belting for securing it closed when the drop seat flap is in the raised position (FIG. 6). The drop seat flap is connected to the body of the garment at the bottom edge and lower sides usually by stitching. During normal wear when the person is engaged in activities other than toilet activities, the drop seat portion is in the raised position covering the opening in the back of the device. The drop seat is connected at the sides of the waist at two points using a belt with buttonholes positioned to engage buttons mounted on the garment therethrough and with no other attachment type connection between the bottom portion of the device and the top connections (FIG. 2). The drop seat flap in the raised position covers a part of the garment which is analogous to the tail of an ordinary shirt or blouse and is also attached thereto by a "Velcro" type connection. The "Velcro" fastening in normal use maintains the drop seat in a closed, fixed position, but the "shirt tail" back portion of the garment reaches across its entire back portion and is connected at the side seams thereof and has, as an integral part of its design, two folds removed from the two side seams of the garment. These two folds are each secured at a point two to two-and-a-half inches below the shoulder seam and extend the full length of the back "shirt tail" portion of the garment and are used to permit freer range of movements of the wearer that involve back expansion and stretching as part of the movement. At the lowest extension of the "shirt tail" portion, two free vertical slits are made in the fold to permit freer range of movements of the wearer that involve hip expansion as part of the movements of the wearer.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Pugh & Keaty ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hunter, H. Hampton;
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None
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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of the prior copending application Ser. NO. 473,993, filed May 28, 1974 and entitled "GARMENT WITH DROP SEAT" now U.S. Pat. No. 3,949,427 issued Apr. 13, 1976.
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First Claim:
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What is claimed as invention is:
1. In a unitary body garment that includes an improved drop seat design covering an opening in the "derriere" region of the garment, wherein the unitary body garment is to cover at least the upper and central torso of the body of the wearer including the shoulders, back, "derriere", and upper thighs, the improved drop seat design comprising:
- a drop seat flap of generally rectangular configuration for covering the opening in the "derriere" region of the unitary body garment fixedly connected along its bottom edge to the main body of the garment;
- dual belting means for supporting the drop seat flap in the raised or closed position attached to the opposite, upper, side edges of said drop seat flap;
- attachment means, a portion of which is on said belting means, for securing said belting means along the side or the front of the garment at two places, one on each side of the garment, when desired by the wearer of the unitary body garment;
- pressure connection means for releasably holding said dual belting means against the garment upon the application of pressure, said pressure connection means being releasable when pressure is applied either away from the pressure surfaces or across them without damage to said pressure means; said drop seat flap being located between the main body of the unitary body garment and said belting means with said drop seat flap being connected to the unitary body garment along the bottom edge of said drop seat flap and with said drop seat flap being connected to said belting means along the top edge of said drop seat flap; said belting means extending past the side edges of said drop seat flap and attachment means with said belting means being connected to said attachment means and said pressure connection means when said drop seat flap is in the raised position and being completely free from said unitary body garment when said drop seat flap is in the lowered position; said attachment means and pressure connection means being located between the garment and said belting means with said attachment means being connected to the waist side or front portions of the unitary body garment at two places, one on each side of the unitary body garment, and said attachment means being connected to said belting means when said drop seat flap is in the raised position.
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