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Device for restraining pants' legs above the ground

Device for restraining pants' legs above the ground description/claims

This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/806,854 Filed Jul. 10, 2006.

The embodiments of the present invention relate to a device for restraining the lower portion of pants' legs during use.

Fashion is definitely in the eye of the beholder. In the 70s, bell bottoms were the rage until the 80s when they fell out of favor until the 90s when they came back into style. One current fashion trend has young men and women wearing baggy pants having excessively long inseams such that the legs of the pants extend well below the conventional location adjacent to the wearer's ankle. In fact, the pants' legs can now extend many inches below the wearer's feet causing the wearer to walk on the lower portion of the pants' legs. Consequently, the lower portion of the pants' legs wear out well before the other portions of the pants. Unfortunately, in most cases, the worn out portion is ample reason for parents or the young men or women to replace the pants well before they have been fully utilized and while they remain viable for their intended purpose. The primary reason for the premature replacement is that the worn out portion is unsightly.

It is further noted that excessively long pants' legs can also cause injuries when wearer's trip over them.

It would be advantageous to provide a device for allowing wearers to continue to partake in the fashion trend of wearing the long pants while eliminating the wear and tear and safety issues associated therewith.

Accordingly, a first embodiment of the present invention is a device comprising: a pants restraining section adapted to retain a lower leg portion of a pair of pants; and means for attaching said pants restraining section to a rear portion of a shoe. Another embodiment comprises: an inner and outer surface defining a space therebetween wherein said space is adapted to receive a lower portion of a pants' leg; and means for attaching said device to a rear portion of a shoe. The defined space maintains the lower pants' leg in an elevated position off the ground. In one embodiment, the device is attached to the shoe by means of a pair of plastic posts extending downward from the inner surface and inserted into a rear portion of the shoe such that each post resides on an opposite side of a wearer's Achilles tendon. Other means including clips, adhesives or fasteners may also be used.

Other variations, embodiments and features of the present invention will become evident from the following detailed description and claims.

FIG. 1 shows a rear view of a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows an upper view of the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows an upper view of a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows both embodiments side-by-side; and

FIG. 5 shows a device according to the first or second embodiment on a shoe.

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