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  Adjustable garmentUSPTO Application #: 20070266472Title: Adjustable garment Abstract: A clothing garment is constructed to include adjustable sections that allow for the convenient adjustment of length of sections of the garment so that the useful fitted lifetime of the outfit may be extended. Preferably the method of adjustment includes zippers, Velcro-type materials, buttons, snaps including metallic or plastic snaps, magnets, or any other mechanism that may be used to conveniently attach and detach sections of clothing from each other. The construction may be used on a wide variety of clothing articles, but is particularly useful for children's clothing. (end of abstract) Agent: Douglas Paul Dufaux - Orchard Park, NY, US Inventor: Douglas P. DuFaux USPTO Applicaton #: 20070266472 - Class: 002080000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Body Garments, Bag Type, Separable, Children's The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070266472. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This non-provisional application claims priority to provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/745,389, entitled "Adjustable Garment", filed Apr. 21, 2006, incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to an article of clothing, including pants, skirts, shirts, vests, and other garments. The invention more specifically relates to children's clothing and particularly those of the type commonly worn by infants and toddlers such as one-piece outfits, body suits, or rompers wherein the pants, torso, and top sections are integrated and other articles of clothing that include footed pants sections. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] Convenient adjustment of the length of clothing is a common desire of consumers. Typically, adjustment of the length of an garment is accomplished through cuffing, hemming, or other methods of a skilled tailor. Temporary adjustment of the length of a garment may be accomplished through the use of pins, but this does not prove to be a long term solution. [0006] For children's clothing, especially infants, toddlers, as well as other young children, adjustment to the length of clothing is a constant demand. It is well known that young children in the development stage go through a period where growth is extremely rapid, and may be disproportional from the torso to the legs. During this period, the child may outgrow outfits in a matter of months or weeks. The lifetime of some outfits may be extended by cuffing the arms and legs, and then removing the temporary or permanent cuff as growth requires. However, the very popular footed outfit such as a one-piece footed infant or toddler outfit has a very limited lifetime because there are no practical means to extend the length of the legs. It is possible for an infant or toddler to wear a one-piece footed outfit with legs that are longer than required, but when the child is in the walking stage this causes severe problems. For example, the excess material may be a tripping hazard or may possibly get caught in a toy or other child product such as a wheel from a bicycle or stroller. In addition, there is no convenient way to cuff the torso component of a garment. [0007] The ability to easily and conveniently adjust the length of a footed leg and torso section of a garment is needed. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] It is an object of the invention to provide a means to easily adjust the length of the legs of a garment. [0009] It is an object of the invention to provide a means to easily adjust the length of the legs of a footed children's outfit. [0010] It is another object of the invention to provide a means to easily adjust the length of the torso section of the children's outfit. [0011] It is another object of the invention to provide a means to easily adjust the length of the arms of a children's outfit. [0012] It is a further object of the invention to provide a child's article of clothing that has a greater useful life than that of prior similar style clothing. [0013] These and other objects are achieved by the disclosed invention which in one of its aspects provides an otherwise conventional garment to include adjustable sections that, when attached, appear to be a permanent part of the garment, but allow for the convenient adjustment of length so that the lifetime of the outfit may be extended. [0014] In a preferred embodiment, the adjustable leg sections are attached to the upper section of a one-piece footed outfit by means of a zipper. One portion of the zipper is affixed to the upper leg sections of the outfit and numerous matching portions of the zipper are included on the leg section of the outfit and spaced every inch so that the length of the outfit's legs may be adjusted for growth of the child. [0015] In another preferred embodiment, the invention aims to provide an article of children's clothing having in combination therewith adjustable leg and/or torso and/or arm section of the clothing. The adjustable sections are provided through a multi-component article of clothing. If solely trying to make the legs adjustable the outfit would include an upper piece and two leg sections. The leg sections include a mechanism to quickly and conveniently attach at multiple locations up and down the length of the leg section, through which the leg section may be detached and reattached at varying sections on the leg portion such that the overall length of the leg of the outfit is easily adjusted. [0016] In another preferred embodiment, the invention includes the ability to adjust the length of the torso section of an outfit, where there is a bottom portion and a top portion of the outfit where the torso section of the bottom or top section of the outfit has a means to detach and reattach the bottom portion of the outfit so that it may be easily adjusted for length. [0017] Preferably the means of attachment include zippers, hook-and-loop type materials (e.g., Velcro), buttons, snaps including metallic or plastic snaps, magnets, or any other mechanism that may be used to conveniently attach and detach sections of clothing from each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING [0018] These and other objects, advantages, and features of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description when taken together with the accompanying drawings, wherein; [0019] FIG. 1 is a typical one-piece footed baby garment found commonly in the prior art; [0020] FIG. 2 illustrates a one-piece footed baby garment of the present invention, which includes adjustable leg sections using several mating zippers; Continue reading... Full patent description for Adjustable garment Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Adjustable garment patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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