U.S. patent application number 10/744988 was filed with the patent office on 2004-09-16 for combined surfing shorts and wetsuit undergarment.
Invention is credited to Pedrick, Webster.
Application Number | 20040177427 10/744988 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29736608 |
Filed Date | 2004-09-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040177427 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Pedrick, Webster |
September 16, 2004 |
COMBINED SURFING SHORTS AND WETSUIT UNDERGARMENT
Abstract
The present invention relates to a wet suit undergarment and
surfing shorts combination. The combination comprises a wet suit
underpants garment formed of insulating material, preferably
Neoprene, capable of covering and conforming to the body of a
wearer from the waist to the thighs. An interconnecting means is
located around at least a portion of the waist and/or pelvic
portion and/or thigh portion of both garments and is capable of
securing the wet suit underpants garment to the pair of outerwear
short pants so that they are capable of remaining interconnected
during water sports activity.
Inventors: |
Pedrick, Webster; (Santa
Cruz, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Donald W. Meeker
Patent Agent
924 East Ocean Front #E
Newport Beach
CA
92661
US
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Family ID: |
29736608 |
Appl. No.: |
10/744988 |
Filed: |
December 23, 2003 |
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10744988 |
Dec 23, 2003 |
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10389216 |
Mar 14, 2003 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/82 |
Current CPC
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A41D 13/012 20130101;
A41F 7/00 20130101; A41D 7/005 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
002/082 |
International
Class: |
A41D 013/02; A41D
001/06 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A wet suit undergarment and surfing shorts combination
comprising: a wet suit underpants garment formed of insulating
material adapted for covering and conforming to the body of a
wearer from the waist to the thighs of the wearer and further
adapted for trapping a thin layer of water underneath the wet suit
underpants garment and adapted for maintaining the temperature of
the thin layer of water similar to the temperature of the body of
the wearer from the waist to the thighs of the wearer; a pair of
outerwear short pants adapted for attaching to at least a portion
of the wet suit underpants garment by a means of attaching the
outerwear short pants and the wet suit underpants garment along an
attaching portion to interconnect the wet suit underpants garment
and the pair of outerwear short pants so that they are capable of
remaining interconnected during water sports activity, the
outerwear short pants covering at least a substantial portion of
the wet suit underpants garment and concealing from view at least a
substantial portion of the wet suit underpants garment; wherein the
wet suit underpants garment and the pair of outerwear short pants
each comprise a pelvic area covering portion including a waist
portion and a pair of leg encircling portions and the attaching
portion comprises a portion selected from the following list of
attaching portions including at least part of each of the waist
portions, at least part of the pelvic area covering portions, at
least part of each of the pairs of leg encircling portions, at
least a part of both the waist portions and the pairs of leg
encircling portions, at least a part of both the pelvic area
covering portions and the pairs of leg encircling portions and at
least a portion of both the waist portions and the pelvic area
covering portions.
2. The combination of claim 1 wherein the wet suit underpants
garment comprises a pair of briefs fabricated of wet suit
material.
3. The combination of claim 1 wherein the wet suit underpants
garment comprises a pair of shorts fabricated of wet suit material
having thigh covering portions.
4. The combination of claim 1 wherein the attaching portion
comprises only a portion of a waist portion of the wet suit
underpants garment and the outerwear short pants encircling a back
and sides and part of a front of the waist portion up to a center
opening of the outerwear short pants so that the outerwear short
pants are adapted to look and move "naturally" while concealing at
least the substantial portion of the wet suit underpants.
5. The combination of claim 1 wherein the attaching portion
comprises an entire waist portion of the wet suit underpants
garment and the outerwear short pants.
6. The combination of claim 3 wherein the attaching portion further
comprises at least a part adjacent to a bottom of the thigh
covering portion of the wet suit underpants and the outerwear short
pants so that the outerwear short pants are restrained from sliding
on the wet suit underpants garment while a user is sitting on a
surfboard.
7. The combination of claim 6 wherein the attaching portion
comprises a lower circumference encircling each of the thigh
covering portions to keep water from ballooning up the outerwear
short pants legs.
8. The combination of claim 1 wherein the means of attaching
comprises a permanent means of attaching the wet suit underpants
garment and the outerwear short pants so that they remain
permanently attached together.
9. The combination of claim 8 wherein the means of attaching
comprises at least one of the attaching means taken from the list
of attaching means including sewn-in stitches, adhesive lamination,
adhesive tape lamination, heat lamination, plastic welds, rubber
welds, blending of the outerwear short pants fabric with the wet
suit underpants garment.
10. The combination of claim 1 wherein the means of attaching
comprises a removable means of attaching the wet suit underpants
garment and the outerwear short pants so that they are
separable.
11. The combination of claim 10 wherein the means of attaching
comprises mating hook and loop fasteners.
12. The combination of claim 3 wherein the wet suit underpants
garment is longer than the outerwear short pants and the thigh
covering portions of the wet suit underpants garment have a visible
extending portion below the outerwear short pants.
13. The combination of claim 1 wherein the wet suit underpants
garment has a visible waist portion extending above the outerwear
short pants.
14. The combination of claim 1 wherein the wet suit underpants
garment is fabricated of a material having an inner soft surface to
prevent chaffing and rash on a skin of a user.
15. The combination of claim 1 wherein the wet suit underpants
garment is fabricated of a material having a resilient binding
quality so that the wet suit underpants garment is adapted for
support and protection of a wearer's genitals.
16. The combination of claim 1 wherein the wet suit underpants
garment is fabricated of a material selected from the list of
materials including a Neoprene material, a fleece material, a
synthetic fabric, a wool material, an insect material, an animal
material, a plant fabric.
Description
REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part application of patent
application Ser. No. 10/389,216, Filed Mar. 14, 2003.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to water sports attire and in
particular to a surfing wet suit garment designed to be concealed
under and removably attached to a pair of shorts.
[0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0005] Much of the surfer's time is spent paddling the board in
order to attain proper positioning for catching and riding waves.
When the water and/or air is relatively warm, surfers generally
prefer to wear only a bathing suit and/or a pair of board
shorts.
[0006] Wet suits are required when the weather and/or water
temperature is cooler. Wet suits are suits made of thermally
insulating rubberized material, generally designed to fit close to
the body, and adapted so that a thin layer of water exists between
the suit and the wearer's body. The suit once wet, does not
exchange much water, thus the thin layer of water adjacent the
wearer's body provides an insulating function.
[0007] Prior art U.S. Patent Application #20020023283, issued Feb.
28, 2002 to Kania, discloses an article of apparel designed to be
worn by divers and swimmers which is formed by placing a
prefabricated male mold inside a prefabricated female mode. Then a
polymeric material is injected into a gap formed between the male
mold placed inside the female mold. Also included is a built-in air
bladder system to change the buoyancy of the diver and swimmer.
[0008] Prior art U.S. Patent Application #20020026664, issued Mar.
7, 2002 to Grounds, provides a garment for use in water sports that
is designed to protect one or more vulnerable regions of a person's
body considered susceptible to injury associated with repetitive
contact with a hard surfboard surface. The invention comprises a
body garment that has an inside surface and an outer surface; and
one or more than one cushioning pad connected to the body garment.
The cushioning pad or pads are disposed adjacent the inside
surface, or the outer surface, or the inside surface and the outer
surface, and positioned in juxtaposition to the one or more than
one vulnerable region of the body, and one or more than one insert
pad for insertion into one or more than one pocket. The vulnerable
regions may be optionally selected from the group consisting of the
body area in proximity to the ribs, upper hips, elbows, inner
elbows, knees, ankles, front of ankles adjacent the feet, and lower
back.
[0009] Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 6,434,749, issued Aug. 20, 2002
Grounds, shows a garment for use in water sports that is designed
to protect one or more than one vulnerable region of a person's
body considered susceptible to injury associated with repetitive
contact with a hard surfboard surface. The invention comprises a
body garment that has an inside surface and an outer surface and
one or more than one cushioning pad connected to the body garment.
The cushioning pad or pads are disposed adjacent the inside
surface, or the outer surface, or the inside surface and the outer
surface, and positioned in juxtaposition to the one or more than
one vulnerable region of the body, and one or more than one insert
pad for insertion into one or more than one pocket. The vulnerable
regions may be optionally selected from the group consisting of the
body area in proximity to the ribs, upper hips, elbows, inner
elbows, knees, ankles, front of ankles adjacent the feet, and lower
back.
[0010] Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 6,041,437, issued Mar. 28, 2000 to
Barker, claims a waterproof thermal insert for outdoor sport pants.
The insert is sewn into the rear of a pair of pants from the belt
line to the region between the middle of the thigh to the back of
the knee, from each outside seam to inside seam, and from the
inside seam to the crotch. The insert is composed of three layers:
an outside layer of water repellent, closed cell foam neoprene; a
middle layer of a synthetic, thermal insulating fabric, such as
Outlast.RTM. Zermatt; and an inner layer of a soft, flexible
material, such as polar fleece. The three layers are sewn together.
If additional protection is desired at the sewn seams, the seams
may be heat-sealed with an overlay of thermoplastic tape.
Alternatively, the insert may be composed of two layers: an outside
layer of water repellent, closed cell foam neoprene; and an inner
layer of a composite fabric combining a synthetic, thermal
insulating material with a soft, flexible material, viz.,
Outlast.RTM, Glacier or Outlast.RTM, Glenpile.
[0011] Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,649,328, issued Jul. 22, 1997 to
Martin, describes a garment for wearing while In-Line Skating that
comprises a pair of loose fitting outer shorts and form fitting
inner shorts. Both shorts have padded portions to absorb the impact
of a fall when landing on the hips, buttocks and or coccyx. The
impact protection is provided by a fixed pad in the inner shorts
and by removable pads that fit securely into pockets on the rear
portion of the outer shorts. The outer shorts also providing
abrasion and cut protection by utilizing highly abrasion resistant
fibers in the rear section.
[0012] Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,288, issued Feb. 6, 2001 to
Kibbee, indicates a garment anchoring system and method. A body
armor vest is anchored at the waist of a wearer by providing an
elastic lower garment, preferably in the form of a legged brief
type undergarment that snugly fits the lower torso of the wearer.
The lower garment anchors the vest in place by attaching along a
strip across the front and back of the vest at the waist. The lower
garment distributes an elastic force that horizontally and
vertically returns the vest, when pulled out of position by the
movement of the wearer, to its intended position, with the waist
level thereof centered at the front and back of the wearer's waist.
Detachable fasteners are provided to allow the easy putting on,
adjustment and removal of the vest and lower garment combination.
With the legged brief version of the lower garment, the fasteners
preferably include strips of hook and loop material sets at the
front and back of the waist on the vest shell and lower garment.
The lower garment, particularly the legged version, is particularly
adaptable to use in a kit for anchoring bulletproof vests as well
as other garments.
[0013] Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 6,231,411, issued May 15, 2001 to
Vinay, puts forth a fashionable life saving device that utilizes
the look of casual clothing such as shorts, pants, bathing suits or
skorts to disguise inflatable chambers. The invention comprises a
gas canister, safety devices including a manual inflation tube,
thereby providing a subtle way to ensure safety in and around the
water. When inflated, the chambers rest under the user's arms, but
are safely attached to his waist or the lower part of his body for
security and safety.
[0014] Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 3,329,966, issued Jul. 11, 1967 to
Slavik, concerns a form-fitting garment in the nature of a pair of
trousers. The garment made from rubber, neoprene sponge or a
similar material is suitable for use as an article of skin diving
apparel, foul-weather gear or the like. In the manufacture of
garments such as skin diving pants and the like, designed to be
used for active sports or work, provide protection to the wearer
against cold surrounding water or weather. It is desirable that the
garment fit the contour of the wearer's body as closely as
possible, for both freedom of action and for efficiency of
insulation.
[0015] What is needed is a wet suit garment that can be worn under
surfing shorts to allow a much longer time in the water while
surfing in waters not requiring a full wet suit while still
maintaining the preferred style of surfing shorts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0016] An object of the present invention is to provide a wet suit
garment that can be worn under surfing shorts to allow a much
longer time in the water in comfort while surfing in waters not
requiring a full wet suit.
[0017] Another object of the present invention is to provide an
outerwear pair of short pants that covers the wet suit garment, so
externally the wearer can maintain their preferred style of surfing
shorts or if desired have small portions of the wet suit underpants
garment visible above or below the outerwear short pants.
[0018] One more object of the present invention is to provide an
interconnecting means, including mating hook and loop fasteners for
a removable connection or sewn-in stitches, adhesive lamination,
adhesive tape lamination, heat lamination, plastic welds, rubber
welds, blending of the outerwear short pants fabric with the wet
suit underpants garment for a permanent connection, which
interconnecting means may be located around a portion of the waist,
the pelvic covering portion or the thigh covering portion of both
garments so they are capable of remaining interconnected during
water sports activity.
[0019] An additional object of the present invention is to attach
the smooth loop portion of the mating pair of hook and loop
fasteners to the inner waist portion of the pair of outerwear short
pants allowing the short surfing pants to be worn comfortably
without the wet suit underpants garment.
[0020] A further object of the present invention is to attach at
least a portion adjacent to a bottom of the thigh covering portion
of the wet suit underpants and the outerwear short pants so that
the outerwear short pants are restrained from sliding on the wet
suit underpants garment while a user is sitting on a surfboard.
[0021] A corollary object of the present invention is to attach a
lower circumference encircling each of the thigh covering portions
to keep water from ballooning up the outerwear short pants
legs.
[0022] One additional object of the present invention is to provide
a wet suit underpants garment fabricated of a material having a
resilient binding quality so that the wet suit underpants garment
is adapted for support and protection of a wearer's genitals.
[0023] Another additional object of the present invention is to
provide a wet suit underpants garment which may be fabricated of a
variety of materials including a material selected from the list of
materials including a Neoprene material with a soft lining, a
fleece material, a synthetic fabric, a wool material, an insect
material, an animal material, a plant fabric.
[0024] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
pair of outerwear short pants capable of covering and concealing
from view the wet suit underpants garment or revealing a top or
bottom portion as desired.
[0025] Yet one more object of the present invention is to help
prevent chafing and skin rash by having the wet suit underpants
garment under surfing shorts.
[0026] In brief, a wet suit undergarment and surfing shorts
combination that allows a wearer to stay a much longer time in the
water while surfing in waters not requiring a full wet suit while
still maintaining their preferred style of surfing shorts. The
combination comprises a wet suit underpants garment formed of
insulating material capable of covering and conforming to the body
of a wearer from their waist to their thighs. The wet suit
underpants garment traps a thin layer of water between itself and
the wearer's body, thereby maintaining the temperature of the thin
layer of water similar to the temperature of the body of the
wearer. The combination further comprises pair of outerwear short
pants capable of covering and concealing from view the wet suit
underpants garment. An interconnecting means, which may be a
removable hook and loop fastener connector or permanent connector
such as sewn-in stitching or welds or adhesive laminates or a
blending of materials, is located around at least a portion of the
waist, and possibly the pelvis covering portion and thigh covering
portions of both garments. The interconnecting means is capable of
securing the wet suit underpants garment to the pair of outerwear
short pants so they are capable of remaining interconnected during
water sports activity.
[0027] In the hook and loop connector version, the smooth loop
portion of the mating pair of hook and loop fasteners is attached
to the inner waist portion of the pair of outerwear short pants
allowing the short surfing pants to be worn comfortably without the
wet suit underpants garment. The surfing shorts are secured on the
wearer with a tie string means. Preferably, the interconnecting
means on waistband of the wet suit underpants garment and the
surfing shorts are attached around the waistband up to the tie
string means.
[0028] An advantage of the present invention is in providing a way
for the wearer to stay in the water longer without wearing a full
wet suit.
[0029] Another advantage of the present invention is the wearer can
maintain their preferred style of outer surfing shorts.
[0030] An additional advantage of the present invention is the
surfer shorts conceal the wet suit underpants garment or reveal a
small portion at the top or bottom as desired.
[0031] One more advantage of the present invention is the surfer
shorts and the wet suit underpants garment can be interconnected
temporarily or permanently.
[0032] An added advantage of the present invention is that bottom
stitching of the two pants together prevents the outerwear short
pants from riding up when worn sitting on a surf board and from
ballooning with water in action.
[0033] Yet another advantage of the present invention is the surfer
shorts can be worn without the wet suit underpants garment.
[0034] Yet one more advantage of the present invention is to help
prevent chafing and skin rash while surfing.
[0035] Still another advantage of the present invention is to
provide support for the genitals of the user.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0036] These and other details of my invention will be described in
connection with the accompanying drawings, which are furnished only
by way of illustration and not in limitation of the invention, and
in which drawings:
[0037] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surfer sitting on a
surfboard in the water wearing the combination wet suit underpants
garment and outerwear short pants, preferably surfer shorts;
[0038] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wet suit underpants
garment aligned for insertion within the outerwear short pants;
[0039] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the wet suit underpants garment
inserted within the outerwear short pants showing the mating hook
and loop fasteners between the two around the waistbands;
[0040] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the wet suit underpants
garment inserted within the outerwear short pants with mating hook
and loop fasteners interconnecting the wet suit underpants garment
and outerwear short pants around a portion of the waists and a
portion of the legs;
[0041] FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the wet suit underpants garment
inserted within the outerwear short pants showing a series of
plastic welds or rubber welds interconnecting the two around a
portion of the waistbands;
[0042] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the wet suit underpants
garment inserted within the outerwear short pants with sewn-in
stitches interconnecting the wet suit underpants garment and
outerwear short pants around a portion of the waists and a portion
of the legs;
[0043] FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the wet suit underpants garment
inserted within the outerwear short pants showing a lamination of
adhesive or adhesive tape, or a heat lamination interconnecting the
two around a portion of the waistbands;
[0044] FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the wet suit underpants garment
inserted within the outerwear short pants showing the two
interconnected around a portion of the waistbands by a blending of
the wet suit underpants garment with the outerwear short pants
material.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0045] In FIG. 1-8, the invention comprises a wet suit underpants
garment 20 and outerwear short pants 40, preferably surfing shorts,
combination 10. The combination 10 comprises a wet suit underpants
garment 20 formed of insulating material, preferably Neoprene,
capable of covering and conforming to the body of a wearer from the
waist to the thighs and further capable of trapping a thin layer of
water underneath the wet suit underpants garment 20, thereby
maintaining the temperature of the thin layer of water similar to
the temperature of the body of the wearer from the waist to the
thighs of the wearer.
[0046] The combination 10 also comprises pair of outerwear short
pants 40 capable of covering and concealing from view the wet suit
underpants garment 20. The combination 10 further comprises an
interconnecting means 30 and 30A-30F attaching the outerwear short
pants 40 to the wet suit underpants garment along an attaching
portion to interconnect the wet suit underpants garment and the
pair of outerwear short pants so that they are capable of remaining
interconnected during water sports activity, the outerwear short
pants covering at least a substantial portion of the wet suit
underpants garment and concealing from view at least a substantial
portion of the wet suit underpants garment.
[0047] The wet suit underpants garment 20 and the pair of outerwear
short pants 40 each comprise a pelvic area covering portion 12
including a waist portion 11 and a pair of leg encircling portions
15, for a pair of brief wet suit underpants garment, and a pair of
thigh covering portions 13 for a longer shorts wet suit underpants
garment. The attaching portion may comprises any desired portion
including a portion selected from the following list of attaching
portions including: at least part of each of the waist portions 11,
at least part of the pelvic area covering portions 12, at least
part of each of the pairs of thigh covering portions 13, at least a
part of both the waist portions 11 and the thigh covering portions
13, at least a part of both the pelvic area covering portions 12
and the thigh covering portions 13, and at least a part of both the
waist portions and the pelvic area covering portions 12.
[0048] The means of attaching may comprise a variety of attaching
means including at least one of the attaching means taken from the
list of attaching means including mating hook and loop fasteners
30A and 30B (FIGS. 1-4 shown as in the waist portion 11, or the
thigh portion 13, or both), sewn-in stitches 30D (FIG. 6 shown as
possibly in the waist portion 11 or the pelvic covering portion 12
or the thigh covering portion 13 or all three), lamination 30E such
as adhesive lamination, adhesive tape lamination, or heat
lamination (FIG. 7), welds 30C such as plastic welds or rubber
welds (FIG. 5), blending 30F of the outerwear short pants fabric
with the wet suit underpants garment (FIG. 8).
[0049] In FIGS. 3 and 4, the attaching means 30 is fashioned from a
mating pair of hook and loop fasteners 30A and 30B, around at least
a portion of the waist of the wearer (as shown in FIG. 3). The
interconnecting means 30 is capable of interconnecting the wet suit
underpants garment 20 and the pair of outerwear short pants 40 so
they are capable of staying connected during water sports
activities. The hook portion 30A of the mating pair of hook and
loop fasteners 30 is attached around an outside waist portion of
the wet suit underpants 20 (as shown in FIG. 2). The smooth loop
portion 30B of the mating pair of hook and loop fasteners 30 is
attached to an inner waist portion of the pair of outerwear short
pants 40 (as shown in FIG. 2) so the short pants 40 are capable of
being worn without the wet suit underpants garment 20 with the
smooth loop portion 30B of the mating pair of hook and loop
fasteners 30 contacting the skin of the wearer. The pair of
outerwear short pants 40 comprises a pair of surfing shorts that
are secured on the wearer with a tie string means. The waist band
of the wet suit underpants 20 and the surfing shorts 40 are each
provided with a strip of mating hook and loop fasteners 30 that is
attached around the waist band, preferably up to the tie string
means.
[0050] When the attaching portion comprises only a portion of a
waist portion of the wet suit underpants garment 20 and the
outerwear short pants 40 encircling a back and sides and part of a
front of the waist portion up to a center opening of the outerwear
short pants, the outerwear short pants 40, preferably surfer
shorts, are adapted to look and move "naturally" while concealing
all or at least the substantial portion of the wet suit
underpants.
[0051] When the attaching portion comprises at least a part
adjacent to a bottom of the thigh covering portion 13 of the wet
suit underpants garment 20 and the outerwear short pants 40, the
outerwear short pants are restrained from sliding on the wet suit
underpants garment while a user is sitting on a surfboard, as in
FIG. 1. When the attaching portion comprises a lower circumference
encircling each of the thigh covering portions 13, as shown by the
sewn-in stitching 30D at the bottom of the wet suit underpants
garment 20 of FIG. 6, the attachment keeps water from ballooning up
the outerwear short pants legs 40.
[0052] In FIGS. 4 and 6, the wet suit underpants garment 20 may
longer than the outerwear short pants 40 and the thigh covering
portions 13 of the wet suit underpants garment have a visible
extending portion 21 (shown dashed) below the outerwear short
pants. The wet suit underpants garment 20 may have a visible waist
portion 22 (shown dashed) extending above the outerwear short pants
40.
[0053] The wet suit underpants garment 20 is preferably fabricated
of a material having an inner soft surface to prevent chaffing and
rash on a skin of a user, and the wet suit underpants garment 20 is
preferably fabricated of a material having a resilient binding
quality so that the wet suit underpants garment is adapted for
support and protection of a wearer's genitals. The wet suit
underpants garment 20 may be fabricated of a number of different
materials including material selected from the list of materials
including a Neoprene material with a soft lining, a fleece
material, a synthetic fabric, a wool material, an insect material,
an animal material, a plant fabric.
[0054] In practice, the wet suit underpants garment 20 and the
surfing shorts 40 would be manufactured preferably with mating
strips of hook and loop fastening devices 30 attached to their
waistbands. The smooth loop portion 30B of the hook and loop
material 30 is to be attached to the surfing shorts 40, allowing
them to be worn comfortably without the wet suit underpants garment
20. The hook and loop fastening devices 30 would preferably extend
around the waistbands up to the tie string of the surfing shorts 40
(as shown in FIG. 3). To wear the combination 10 of the wet suit
underpants garment 20 and the surfing shorts 40 (as illustrated in
FIG. 1) the wearer would first put on the wet suit underpants
garment 20 and then the surfing shorts 40. The hook 30A and loop
30B portions of the interconnecting means 30 on the waistbands of
the wet suit underpants garment 20 and the surfing shorts 40 would
then need to be mated together (as shown in FIG. 3). The final step
would be to securely tie the surfing shorts 40 around the wearer's
waist (as illustrated in FIG. 1).
[0055] It is understood that the preceding description is given
merely by way of illustration and not in limitation of the
invention and that various modifications may be made thereto
without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.
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