U.S. patent application number 12/182081 was filed with the patent office on 2010-02-04 for garment.
Invention is credited to REBECCA M. FINELL.
Application Number | 20100024092 12/182081 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41606755 |
Filed Date | 2010-02-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100024092 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
FINELL; REBECCA M. |
February 4, 2010 |
GARMENT
Abstract
A garment includes a unitary garment body having opposed front
and rear panels, opposed first and second sides, opposed upper and
lower ends, a neck-receiving opening formed in the upper end of the
garment body, an arm stall formed in the upper end of the garment
body on either side of the neck-receiving opening, a crotch formed
in the lower end of the garment body, and a leg stall formed in the
lower end of the garment body on either side of the crotch. The
front panel defines a waist section adjacent to the crotch between
the crotch and the arm stalls. An elongate access opening is formed
in the waist section of the front panel, which extends laterally
across the waist section of the front panel from the first side of
the garment body to the second side of the garment body.
Inventors: |
FINELL; REBECCA M.; (Tempe,
AZ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MICHAEL WINFIELD GOLTRY
4000 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 1220
PHOENIX
AZ
85012
US
|
Family ID: |
41606755 |
Appl. No.: |
12/182081 |
Filed: |
July 29, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/75 ; 2/111;
2/114 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41B 13/005 20130101;
A41B 2400/44 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/75 ; 2/111;
2/114 |
International
Class: |
A41D 11/00 20060101
A41D011/00; A41B 13/08 20060101 A41B013/08; A41D 10/00 20060101
A41D010/00 |
Claims
1. A garment, comprising: a unitary garment body including opposed
front and rear panels, opposed first and second sides, opposed
upper and lower ends, a neck-receiving opening formed in the upper
end of the garment body, an arm stall formed in the upper end of
the garment body on either side of the neck-receiving opening, a
crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body, a leg stall
formed in the lower end of the garment body on either side of the
crotch, and a waist section of the front panel of the garment body
formed adjacent to the crotch formed in the lower end of the
garment body between the crotch formed in the lower end of the
garment body and the arm stalls formed in the upper end of the
garment body; and an elongate access opening formed in the waist
section of the front panel of the garment body, the elongate access
opening extending laterally across the waist section of the front
panel of the garment body from the first side of the garment body
to the second side of the garment body.
2. The garment according to claim 1, further comprising opposed
margins formed in the waist section of the front panel of the
garment body, the opposed margins extending laterally across the
waist section of the front panel of the garment body from the first
side of the garment body to the second side of the garment body and
cooperating with the opposed sides of the garment body to form the
elongate access opening.
3. The garment according to claim 1, wherein each of the arm stalls
comprise an arm-receiving sleeve.
4. The garment according to claim 1, wherein each of the leg stalls
comprise a leg-receiving sleeve.
5. A garment, comprising: a unitary garment body including opposed
front and rear panels, opposed first and second sides, opposed
upper and lower ends, a neck-receiving opening formed in the upper
end of the garment body, an arm stall formed in the upper end of
the garment body on either side of the neck-receiving opening, a
crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body, a leg stall
formed in the lower end of the garment body on either side of the
crotch, each of the leg stalls comprising a leg-receiving sleeve
having an open proximal end formed in the lower end of the garment
body and an opposing closed distal end formed by a foot-receiving
boot, and a waist section of the front panel of the garment body
formed adjacent to the crotch formed in the lower end of the
garment body between the crotch formed in the lower end of the
garment body and the arm stalls formed in the upper end of the
garment body; and an elongate access opening formed in the waist
section of the front panel of the garment body, the elongate access
opening extending laterally across the waist section of the front
panel of the garment body from the first side of the garment body
to the second side of the garment body.
6. The garment according to claim 5, further comprising opposed
margins formed in the waist section of the front panel of the
garment body, the opposed margins extending laterally across the
waist section of the front panel of the garment body from the first
side of the garment body to the second side of the garment body and
cooperating with the opposed sides of the garment body to form the
elongate access opening.
7. The garment according to claim 5, wherein each of the arm stalls
comprise an arm-receiving sleeve.
8. A garment, comprising: a unitary garment body including opposed
front and rear side panels, opposed first and second sides, and
opposed upper and lower ends, a neck-receiving opening formed in
the upper end of the garment body, an arm stall formed in the upper
end of the garment body on either side of the neck-receiving
opening, a crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body, a
leg stall formed in the lower end of the garment body on either
side of the crotch, and a waist section of the front panel of the
garment body formed adjacent to the crotch formed in the lower end
of the garment body between the crotch formed in the lower end of
the garment body and the arm stalls formed in the upper end of the
garment body; an elongate access opening formed in the waist
section of the front panel of the garment body, the elongate access
opening extending laterally across the waist section of the front
panel of the garment body from the first side of the garment body
to the second side of the garment body; and a flap formed in the
waist section of the front panel of the garment body, the flap
extending laterally across the waist section of the front panel of
the garment body from the first side of the garment body to the
second side of the garment body and movable between a first
position revealing the access opening from the first side of the
garment to the second side of the garment and a second position
covering the access opening from the first side of the garment body
to the second side of the garment body.
9. The garment according to claim 8, further comprising opposed
margins formed in the waist section of the front panel of the
garment body, the opposed margins extending laterally across the
waist section of the front panel of the garment body from the first
side of the garment body to the second side of the garment body and
cooperating with the opposed sides of the garment body to form the
elongate access opening.
10. The garment according to claim 8, wherein each of the arm
stalls comprise an arm-receiving sleeve.
11. The garment according to claim 8, wherein each of the leg
stalls comprise a leg-receiving sleeve.
12. The garment according to claim 8, wherein each of the leg
stalls comprises a leg-receiving sleeve having an open proximal end
formed in the lower end of the garment body and an opposing closed
distal end formed by a foot-receiving boot.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to clothing and, more
particularly, to baby clothing.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The term "onesie" is a term of art in the field of baby
clothing that refers to a unitary bodysuit used to cloth a human
baby. Onesie garments provide a convenient, easy, and inexpensive
way to cloth a human baby. However, a longstanding problem with the
onesie garment is the difficulty in removing the onesie garment
from a baby to change the baby's diaper, and the associated
difficulty of re-clothing the baby with the onesie garment after
the baby's diaper is changed. Some onesie garments must be
completely removed from the baby to allow the baby's diaper to be
changed, which is frustrating and time-consuming. Other onesie
garments are formed with a relatively complicated set of openings
formed in the lower end and legs stalls of the onesie that are
secured with snaps or buttons, which are used to open and close the
openings to allow access to the baby to change the baby's diaper.
This latter form of onesie is particularly difficult to use due to
the convoluted arrangement of openings and the difficultly in
opening and closing the openings with the buttons or straps. Other
deficiencies in the art of onesie garments will readily occur to
those having ordinary skill in the art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an improved
onesie garment that is inexpensive, that is easy to make, that it
easy to install on a human baby, that is easy to remove from a
baby, and which incorporates a uniquely-formed access opening to
allow a caregiver to change the baby's diaper without having to
remove the onesie garment from the baby.
[0004] According to the principle of the invention, a garment
consists of a unitary garment body including opposed front and rear
panels, opposed first and second sides, opposed upper and lower
ends, a neck-receiving opening formed in the upper end of the
garment body, an arm stall formed in the upper end of the garment
body on either side of the neck-receiving opening, a crotch formed
in the lower end of the garment body, a leg stall formed in the
lower end of the garment body on either side of the crotch, and a
waist section of the front panel of the garment body formed
adjacent to the crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body
between the crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body and
the arm stalls formed in the upper end of the garment body. An
elongate access opening is formed in the waist section of the front
panel of the garment body, which extends laterally across the waist
section of the front panel of the garment body from the first side
of the garment body to the second side of the garment body. Opposed
margins are formed in the waist section of the front panel of the
garment body, which extending laterally across the waist section of
the front panel of the garment body from the first side of the
garment body to the second side of the garment body and cooperate
with the opposed sides of the garment body to form the elongate
access opening. In a particular embodiment, the arm stalls are
arm-receiving sleeves, and the leg stalls are leg-receiving
sleeves.
[0005] According to the principle of the invention, a garment
consists of a unitary garment body including opposed front and rear
panels, opposed first and second sides, opposed upper and lower
ends, a neck-receiving opening formed in the upper end of the
garment body, an arm stall formed in the upper end of the garment
body on either side of the neck-receiving opening, a crotch formed
in the lower end of the garment body, a leg stall formed in the
lower end of the garment body on either side of the crotch, each of
the leg stalls comprising a leg-receiving sleeve having an open
proximal end formed in the lower end of the garment body and an
opposing closed distal end formed by a foot-receiving boot, and a
waist section of the front panel of the garment body formed
adjacent to the crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body
between the crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body and
the arm stalls formed in the upper end of the garment body. An
elongate access opening is formed in the waist section of the front
panel of the garment body, which extends laterally across the waist
section of the front panel of the garment body from the first side
of the garment body to the second side of the garment body. Opposed
margins are formed in the waist section of the front panel of the
garment body, which extends laterally across the waist section of
the front panel of the garment body from the first side of the
garment body to the second side of the garment body and cooperate
with the opposed sides of the garment body to form the elongate
access opening. In a particular embodiment, the arm stalls consist
of arm-receiving sleeves.
[0006] According to the principle of the invention, a garment
consists of a unitary garment body including opposed front and rear
side panels, opposed first and second sides, and opposed upper and
lower ends, a neck-receiving opening formed in the upper end of the
garment body, an arm stall formed in the upper end of the garment
body on either side of the neck-receiving opening, a crotch formed
in the lower end of the garment body, a leg stall formed in the
lower end of the garment body on either side of the crotch, and a
waist section of the front panel of the garment body formed
adjacent to the crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body
between the crotch formed in the lower end of the garment body and
the arm stalls formed in the upper end of the garment body. An
elongate access opening is formed in the waist section of the front
panel of the garment body, which extends laterally across the waist
section of the front panel of the garment body from the first side
of the garment body to the second side of the garment body. A flap
is formed in the waist section of the front panel of the garment
body. The flap extends laterally across the waist section of the
front panel of the garment body from the first side of the garment
body to the second side of the garment body and is movable between
a first position revealing the access opening from the first side
of the garment to the second side of the garment and a second
position covering the access opening from the first side of the
garment body to the second side of the garment body. Opposed
margins are formed in the waist section of the front panel of the
garment body, which extend laterally across the waist section of
the front panel of the garment body from the first side of the
garment body to the second side of the garment body and cooperate
with the opposed sides of the garment body to form the elongate
access opening. In a particular embodiment, the arm stalls are
arm-receiving sleeves, and the leg stalls are leg-receiving
sleeves. Each of the leg-receiving sleeves have an open proximal
end formed in the lower end of the garment body and an opposing
closed distal end formed by a foot-receiving boot.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] Referring to the drawings:
[0008] FIG. 1 is a front view of a garment constructed and arranged
in accordance with the principle of the invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the garment of FIG. 1;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a front view of the garment of FIG. 1 illustrating
a flap, formed in a front panel of a garment body of the garment,
shown in a raised position revealing an elongate access opening
formed in the front panel of the garment body; and
[0011] FIG. 4 is a fragmented vertical sectional view of the
garment of FIG. 3 illustrating a portion of the elongate access
opening and the flap formed adjacent to one side of the garment
body.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0012] Turning now to the drawings, in which like reference
characters indicate corresponding elements throughout the several
views, attention is directed in relevant part to FIGS. 1 and 2, in
which there is seen front and rear views, respectively, of an
article of clothing or garment 10 constructed and arranged in
accordance with the principle of the invention. Garment 10 consists
of a unitary garment body 11 including a front or front panel 12
and an opposed rear or rear panel 13, opposed sides 14 and 15, and
opposed upper and lower ends 16 and 17. In this example, side 14 is
the right side of garment body 11, and side 15 is the left side of
garment body 11. Front and rear panels 12 and 13, and sides 14 and
15 extend from upper end 16 of garment body 11 to lower end 17 of
garment body 11, and together form a volume to receive a torso or
trunk of a human baby.
[0013] A neck-receiving opening 20 is formed in upper end 16 of
garment body 11, and opposed arm stalls 21 and 22 are formed in
upper end 16 of garment body 11 on either side, respectively, of
neck-receiving opening 20. In this example, arm stall 21 is formed
proximate to side 14 of garment body 11 and is the right arm stall
of garment body 11, and arm stall 22 is formed proximate to side 15
of garment body 11 and is the left arm stall of garment body 11. A
crotch 23 is formed in lower end 17 of garment body 11. Leg stalls
24 and 25 are formed in lower end 17 of garment body 11 on either
side, respectively, of crotch 23. In this example leg stall 24 is
formed proximate to side 14 of garment body and is the right leg
stall of garment body 11, and leg stall 25 is formed proximate to
side 15 of garment body 11 and is the left leg stall of garment
body 11.
[0014] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, arm stalls 21 and 22
consist of arm-receiving sleeves 30 and 31. Sleeves 30 and 31 are
identical in structure and size and shape. Sleeve 30 has an open
proximal end 32 formed in upper end 16 of garment body 11 at side
14 and extends outwardly and somewhat downwardly from side 14 to an
open distal end 33. Sleeve 31 has an open proximal end 34 formed in
upper end 16 of garment body 11 at side 15 and extends outwardly
and somewhat downwardly from side 15 to an open distal end 35.
Sleeves 30 and 31 are sized and shaped so as to be generally
representative of long sleeves. Sleeves 30 and 31 may, if desired,
be sized and shaped so as to be generally representative of short
sleeves. In a further example, arm stalls 21 and 22 may be formed
simply as arm-receiving openings, respectively.
[0015] Leg stalls 24 and 25 consist of leg-receiving sleeves 40 and
41. Sleeves 40 and 41 are identical in structure and size and
shape. Sleeve 40 has an open proximal end 42 formed in lower end 17
of garment body 11 proximate to side 14 and extends downwardly from
lower end 17 of garment body 11 to a distal end 43. Distal end 43
is closed by a foot-receiving boot 44 formed in distal end 43.
Sleeve 41 has an open proximal end 45 formed in lower end 17 of
garment body 11 proximate to side 15 and extends downwardly from
lower end 17 of garment body 11 to a distal end 46. Distal end 46
is closed by a foot-receiving boot 47 formed in distal end 46.
Sleeves 40 and 41 are sized and shaped so as to be generally
representative of long pant sleeves or pant legs. Sleeves 40 and 41
may, if desired, be sized and shaped so as to be generally
representative of short pant legs or sleeves. In a further example,
leg stalls 24 and 25 may be formed simply as leg-receiving
openings, respectively.
[0016] Garment 10 is formed of a soft, pliant fabric, such as a
cotton fabric, a polyester fabric, or the like, and is generally
representative of a "onesie" garment worn by human babies from
birth through two to three years of age. The term "onesie" is a
term of art and refers to a unitary body-receiving suit as herein
described used to cloth human babies. Installation of garment 10
onto a human baby will be discussed later in this
specification.
[0017] Referencing FIG. 1, front panel 12 defines a waist section
50, which is formed above and adjacent to crotch 23 formed in lower
end 17 of garment body 11 between crotch 23 formed in lower end 17
of garment body 11 and arm stalls 21 and 22 formed in upper end 16
of garment body 11. Looking to FIG. 3, an elongate access opening
51 is formed in waist section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body
11. Access opening 51 extends laterally and completely across waist
section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body 11 from side 14 of
garment body 11 to side 15 of garment body 11. In particular,
opposed, substantially parallel margins 55 and 56 are formed in
waist section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body 11. Margin 55 is
formed in waist section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body 11
toward upper end 16 of garment body 11, and margin 56 is formed in
waist section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body 11 below margin
55 toward crotch 23 and lower end 17 of garment body 11. Margins 55
and 56, which are considered edges, extend laterally across waist
section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body 11 from side 14 of
garment body 11 to side 15 of garment body 11 and cooperate with
sides 14 and 15 of garment body 11 forming access opening 51, in
accordance with the principle of the invention. Margin 55 forms the
upper side of access opening 51 toward upper end 16 of garment body
11, and margin 56 forms the lower side of access opening 51 toward
lower end 17 of garment body 11.
[0018] Momentary reference is now made to FIG. 4, which is a
fragmented vertical sectional view of garment 10 illustrating a
portion of access opening 51 formed adjacent to side 14 of garment
body 11 showing opposed margins 55 and 56 extending to side 14
forming the extreme right side of access opening 51 at side 14 of
garment 10. This same arrangement between margins 55 and 56 is also
formed at side 15 of garment 10.
[0019] Referencing FIG. 1, a skirt or flap 60 is formed in waist
section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body 11, which extends
laterally across waist section 50 of front panel 12 of garment body
11 from side 14 of garment body 11 to side 15 of garment body 11.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, flap 60 is integrally formed with
marginal section 55 and extends away from marginal section 15 and
is movable between a first/closed position as illustrated in FIG. 1
closing access opening 51 (not shown in FIG. 1) and a second/open
position as illustrated in FIG. 3 opening or otherwise revealing
access opening 51. In the closed position of flap 60 as illustrated
in FIG. 1, flap 60 extends downwardly from margin 55 across access
opening 51 and downwardly over and across margin 56 toward crotch
23 of garment body 11 closing or otherwise covering and concealing
access opening 51 from side 14 of garment body 11 to side 15 of
garment body 11. In the open position of flap 60 as illustrated in
FIG. 2, flap 60 is folded upwardly and away from access opening 51
at margin 55 to open or otherwise reveal access opening 51 from
side 14 of garment body 11 to side 15 of garment body 11, in
accordance with the principle of the invention.
[0020] Garment 10 is used to cloth a human baby. To apply garment
10 to a baby, the upper torso of the baby is applied head first
into the volume bound by garment body 11 through access opening 51
in a direction toward upper end 16 of garment body 11, and the head
of the baby is applied through neck-receiving opening and the right
and left arms of the baby is applied into right and left arm stalls
21 and 22 through open proximal ends 32 and 34, respectively. At
this point, margin 56 is pulled downwardly away from upper end 16
of garment body 11 to widen access opening 51 and the left and
right legs of the baby are applied into garment 10 through access
opening 51 and are applied into right and left leg stalls 24 and 25
through open proximal ends 42 and 45, respectively, and the lower
torso of the baby is applied into the volume bound by garment body
11 applying crotch 23 of garment body 11 to the crotch of the baby.
At this point, flap 60 is moved to its closed position as
illustrated in FIG. 1 to complete the clothing of the baby with
garment 10. To remove garment 10 from the baby, the foregoing
operation to install the garment 10 on to the baby need only be
reversed.
[0021] Because garment 11 is used to cloth a human baby and because
human babies wear diapers to collect urine and fecal matter, a baby
clothed by garment 10 will typically be wearing a diaper. As such,
access opening 51 of garment 10 is specifically structured relative
to garment 10 to provide convenient access to the baby to change
the baby's diaper without having to completely remove the garment
from the baby. To change a diaper worn by a baby wearing garment
10, flap 60 is simply moved into its open position as illustrated
in FIG. 3 opening or otherwise revealing access opening 51, margin
56 is pulled downwardly toward crotch 23 to widen access opening
51, the right and left legs of the baby are removed from right and
left leg stalls 24 and 25, and the legs and lower torso of the baby
are removed from garment 10 through access opening 51, all without
removing the upper torso and arms of the baby from garment 10. The
ability to remove the legs and lower torso of a baby wearing
garment 10 through access opening 51 without having to remove the
upper torso and arms from the garment is provided by the structure
of access opening 51 extending laterally across waist section 50 of
front panel 12 of garment body 11 from side 14 of garment body 11
to side 15 of garment body 11. After changing the diaper, the legs
and lower torso of the baby are reapplied into garment 10 through
access opening 51 as previously explained, and flap 60 is moved to
its closed position as illustrated in FIG. 1 closing or otherwise
concealing access opening 51, in accordance with the principle of
the invention.
[0022] The present invention is described above with reference to a
preferred embodiment. However, those skilled in the art will
recognize that changes and modifications may be made in the
described embodiment without departing from the nature and scope of
the present invention. Various further changes and modifications
will readily occur to those skilled in the art. To the extent that
such modifications and variations do not depart from the spirit of
the invention, they are intended to be included within the scope
thereof.
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