Attachable/detachable swimwear garment

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1. Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to an article of clothing and more particularly, to a two-piece swimwear garment wherein one piece of the garment is attachable or detachable to a second piece of garment, the second piece of garment encompassing a variety of different clothing styles.

2. Related Art

A swimsuit, bathing suit or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming or sunbathing. Swimsuits can be skin-tight or loosely fitting and range from garments designed to preserve as much modesty as possible to garments designed to reveal as much of the body as possible without actual nudity. They are often lined with a fabric that prevents them from becoming transparent when wet. Female swimwear is well known and commonly comprises a one-piece bathing suit, bikini top and bottom, thong bikini bottoms, bodysuits, and/or a variety of other styles ranging in aesthetic appeal and functional characteristics. Swimwear is an important item of clothing that can serve a variety of functions such as protecting the skin from epidermis damaging ultra-violet radiation from the sun, added buoyancy in water, and warmth to name a few. Additionally, swimwear has aesthetic appeal as well as function such as swimwear that is form-fitting, slenderizing female swimwear, or padding for accentuating a particular area of the body.

Despite all the current swimwear that exists, there is absent in the marketplace swimwear for women that is attachable and detachable to form a variety of different clothing styles. Additionally, female swimwear should be highly adaptable to allow for easy switching between the fairly revealing swim wear that is typically desirable for swimming and bathing activities, to more modest or conservative clothing suitable for running errands and other everyday activities. Further, it is desirable to have women\'s swimwear accommodate both those women who may be self-conscious about their body image, insecure, or modest as well as those who prefer to wear swimwear that is more revealing. It is also desirable to provide swimwear that is readily adjustable to form different swim and bathing wear types, to allow for a variety of swim/bathing wear options from the same clothing article.

Accordingly, there exists a substantial need in the art for swimwear that is attachable or detachable to the top bikini portion of a swimwear garment that enables a person to choose between a variety of clothing styles that can be attached to or detached from the top bikini portion using a variety of different devices. There is likewise a need in the art for swimwear capable of being adapted into everyday wear and further capable of accommodating the spectrum of women seeking modest swimwear to women seeking a more revealing style of swimwear.

The present invention specifically addresses and alleviates the above-identified deficiencies in the art. In this regard, the present invention is directed to a swimwear garment having a garment piece that is both attachable and detachable to at least one other garment piece. The swimwear garment includes a top garment piece. The top garment piece also includes a top garment attachment means. The attachable and detachable swimwear garment further includes a bottom garment piece. Similar to the top garment piece, the bottom garment piece includes a bottom garment attachment means. It is contemplated that the top attachment means of the top garment piece is attachable to the bottom garment attachment means of the bottom garment piece. Additionally, it is further contemplated that the top attachment means of the top garment piece is detachable from the bottom garment attachment means of the bottom garment piece. An aspect of the present invention also contemplates the bottom attachment means of the bottom garment piece is attachable or detachable from the top garment attachment means of the top garment piece.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the attachable and detachable swimwear garment includes a variety of clothing styles. The following include some of the clothing styles contemplated: a shirt, tube top, dress, body suit, leotard and blouses to name a few. Furthermore, both the top garment piece and the bottom garment piece may comprise fabric of the woven or non-woven type.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the attachable and detachable swimwear garment includes a variety of different attachment means suitable to allow the top garment piece and bottom garment piece to be attached or detached from one another. An example of a few attachment means contemplated by the invention include but are not limited to zippers, a plurality of loops, a plurality of fasteners, and VELCRO®.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These as well as other features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an attachable/detachable swimwear garment having top and bottom attachable garment pieces and top and bottom attachment means comprising a plurality of loops.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the attachable/detachable swimwear garment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the attachable/detachable swimwear garment of FIG. 1.

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