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Garment having a fixed cuffRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Body Garments, Bag Type, Separable, Combined BifurcatedGarment having a fixed cuff description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060162040, Garment having a fixed cuff. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/591,881, filed Jul. 29, 2004, incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The disclosed inventions relate to the art of design and manufacture of garments and apparel generally and, more particularly, to a garment that covers at least part of a wearer's lower body, and is cuffed along its bottom edge. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Prior to the present invention, cuffs have sometimes been used to enhance the appearance of other lower body garments such as jeans or slacks, by providing an upward fold of the bottom hem, thereby exposing the interior of the fabric. This provides an extra aesthetic effect or fashion statement not present with regular pants. However, such a statement has not been available for skirts. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] The invention disclosed herein relates to a garment that covers at least part of a wearer's lower body, and includes a cuff that is fixed to the garment itself. The cuff adds a finishing touch for a fashionable look. Attaching the cuff to the garment itself enables the cuff to stay in place on the outside of the garment. [0005] Stated generally, the disclosed invention enables a person referred to herein as a "wearer" or a "user" to wear a garment that covers at least part of a wearer's lower body, and that includes a cuff that stays in place. Additionally, the invention allows the wearer to wear and to remove the garment without having to recuff it, although voluntary recuffing may be possible. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0006] FIG. 1 illustrates a frontal view of a garment with a fixed cuff and a button and zipper in the front center of the garment according to an embodiment of the invention. [0007] FIG. 2 illustrates a frontal view of a garment with a fixed double cuff and a button and zipper on the back center of the garment according to an embodiment of the invention. [0008] FIG. 3 illustrates a right elevational view of a garment with a fixed cuff and a zipper on the left side of the garment according to an embodiment of the invention. [0009] FIG. 4 illustrates a left elevational view of a garment with a fixed double cuff and a button and zipper on the front center of the garment according to an embodiment of the invention. [0010] FIG. 5 illustrates a frontal view of a garment with a cuff fixed by buttons, as well as extra buttons to change the length of the cuff according to an embodiment of the invention. [0011] FIG. 6 illustrates a frontal view of a garment with a fixed cuff, wherein the garment is a dress, according to an embodiment of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0012] The present invention allows a wearer of a garment that covers at least part of a wearer's lower body, such as a skirt, to emulate the cuffed effect previously associated with pants on a skirt or skirt-like garment. This provides the aesthetic effect of a cuff, traditionally associated with garments like pants, on a skirt. Attaching the cuff to the skirt avoids the need to constantly refold an unfixed cuff as one would need to do with an ordinary skirt lacking a means to hold a cuff in place. Although the invention is described herein primarily in connection with a skirt, it will be noted that the concept of a "skirt" as used herein may refer to other garments or portions thereof that cover at least part of a wearer's lower body, such as dresses, gowns, skirt-jumpers, skirt-overalls and kilts. [0013] A wearer of a garment that includes at least a skirt who desired to wear the skirt with a cuff to achieve the fashionable appearance that such a combination provides would be faced with a plurality of problems. The cuff in the skirt often comes undone, necessitating recuffing the skirt. Moreover, the removal of the skirt often tends to cause the cuff to come undone. The wearer is often not aware of this, such that others consider the wearer to be an unkempt person. Additionally, the cuff is often uneven, creating discomfort as well as an untidy appearance. [0014] The cuff on the present invention is sewed or otherwise held to the exterior of the garment, so it may be a permanent fixture of the garment. Folding the hem of a skirt into a cuff as one might with an ordinary pair of pants is uncommon, and may present difficulty without a means to secure or fasten the cuff in place. Skirts are less easily cuffed than pants because with skirts both legs would be contained within the perimeter of one cuff, and as the legs move in opposing directions during walking or other movement the cuff is more likely to be loosened and then come undone. This invention surmounts that difficulty by providing a cuff that is secured to the garment and will not unfold during movement. This enables the wearer to retain the cuff in place. [0015] FIG. 1 illustrates a frontal view of a garment with a fixed cuff and a button and zipper 103 in the front center of the garment according to an embodiment of the invention. The exterior of the skirt is indicated by 105. The interior of the skirt 101 is visible while the skirt is being worn, because the skirt is cuffed. The cuff is fixed to the skirt along the bottom edge of the skirt 102. [0016] The skirt in FIG. 1 has the bottom few inches cuffed and fixed to the skirt itself. To create the fixed cuff, part of the bottom of an ordinary skirt (e.g., a few inches) may be rolled up so that the interior of the skirt may show (101), in the same way that the inside of jeans, pants or slacks are shown when they are cuffed. The cuff may be sewed to the skirt along the bottom edge (102). Having the cuff sewed to the skirt may aid in keeping the cuff in place while the skirt is worn. The cuff may also be held in place by other fastening means such as buttons or hooks that keep the cuff affixed to the exterior of the skirt. [0017] The cuff may involve any number of inches of the bottom of the skirt. The number of inches may depend on the designer's preference. The final length of skirt desired may also determine the number of inches of skirt that is cuffed. If the cuff is held in place by removable fasteners such as buttons or hooks, the length of the cuff may be altered depending on the locations of the buttons or hooks. [0018] More details regarding altering the length of the cuff may be found in connection with FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a frontal view of a garment with a cuff fixed by a first set of buttons 501. The length of the cuff may be altered by affixing the cuff using a second set of buttons 502 instead. It will be noted that any number of suitable buttons may be used in each set of buttons, and any number of suitable sets of buttons may be used. Continue reading about Garment having a fixed cuff... Full patent description for Garment having a fixed cuff Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Garment having a fixed cuff 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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