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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001621 | Pants with v-shaped waistband Pants include a waistband shaped to descend from the hip region to a rear center region, thereby resembling a shallow v-shape. The rear center region is configured to reach toward the back of the individual wearing the pants. A reinforcement patch is used to provide... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7587768 | Garment waistband A garment waistband having vertical stability and a concomitant ability to provide circumferential length variation to enable a garment to be a comfortable fit despite variations in waist size. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7418742 | Pants The present invention relates to pants capable of lifting sagging buttocks when a user wears them, thereby giving a sense of comfort as well as a good appearance to the user. The pants include elastic first wings, wherein each one side of the first wings is seamed w... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350242 | Garments having an inside out appearance Garments having an inside-out appearance are disclosed and are designed to be inside-out and fashionable. Unique fasteners, belt carriers and modifications of pockets make possible wearing a garment having an inside-out appearance. When a conventional garment is tur... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7287491 | Assembly of an activity meter and a fastening strap for fastening the activity meter to the neck or the leg of an animal An assembly of an identification unit, more particularly an activity meter for identifying an animal and possibly measuring movements of an animal to which the identification unit, in use, is fastened, and a fastening strap, connected with the identification unit, f... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278174 | Adjustable garment waistband and method of manufacture A figure defining and contouring garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a fashionable and comfortable manner, includes a waistband coupled to a body with a rear tunnel that extends along the inside rear of the garment from the lower rise or ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7181775 | Maternity garment Maternity wear of the invention accommodates the changing shape of a woman's body during pregnancy, minimizing the need for maternity clothes. In one aspect of the invention, pants or a skirt are worn with the upper end unfastened so as to conform to the shape of th... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137973 | Post tumescent liposuction absorption pad garments Garments that are an absorption pad holding system used during post tumescent liposuction drainage recovery. These garments with rows of inside pockets will secure retail maxi pads and/or medical pads in a, but not limited to, stretchable, breathable, leak proof and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124448 | Pants construction stabilized by integral undergarment A pants construction comprises an undergarment having a drawstring, elastic band or other securing mechanism on the waistband. The undergarment is attached to the inside of a pair of pants or shorts with a hook and loop type fastener, buttons, zippers, snaps, tie st... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093306 | Adjustable garment waistband and method of manufacture A figure defining and contouring garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a fashionable and comfortable manner, includes a waistband coupled to a body with a rear tunnel that extends along the inside rear of the garment from the lower rise or ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7037284 | Specific pelvic compression belt A pelvic compression belt may be comprised of a belt body constructed and arranged for positioning relative to a pelvic region of a human body. The pelvic belt may have at least one tightening member constructed and arranged to be independently and removably engaged... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6839913 | Adjustable garment waistband and method of manufacture A figure defining and contouring garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a fashionable and comfortable manner, includes a waistband coupled to a body with a rear tunnel that extends along the inside rear of the garment from the lower rise or ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6817709 | Ventilated glasses with a removable pad The ventilated glasses system with a removable pad and detent includes an eyeglass frame and an inner frame with the pad. The first aperture and the second aperture are located on the nostril bridge support, where condensation tends to be the most prevalent. Air can... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6735785 | Clothing waist portion structure A band-shaped upper waist outer cloth is sews to a band-shaped upper inner waist cloth and a lower waist inner cloth is sewn to a band-shaped lower waist outer cloth. A lower portion of the upper cloths are sewn to an upper portion of the lower cloths to form a wais... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6715155 | Pair of pants equipped with a tightening strap A pair of pants comprising a closure region with two flaps (5, 6) which partially overlap and are equipped with means for holding one with respect to the other, and which also comprises: a casing (10) going around the waist of the pants; ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6618863 | Clothing An item of clothing the width of a component part of which can be adjusted by the user, the clothing item having a line or cord (1) at least partly encircling the relevant part, which cord can be pulled by the wearer to adjust the width or tightness of th... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6526597 | Waistband stay for clothing A waistband stay for clothing inserts removably into the waistband of a pair of trousers, a dress or skirt, a pair of shorts, etc., and stiffens the waistband thereacross. This serves to prevent circumferential gathering, wrinkling, and the like of the wa... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6434754 | Hook assembly used for waist-adjusting mechanism of garment and garment having waist-adjusting mechanism A front center opening can be opened and closed by a zip fastener. A hook assembly joins upper ends of the front center opening in a separable way and adjusts a waist size of pants within a fixed range. An adjusting cloth is sewed between one of fastener ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434753 | Hook assembly used for waist-adjusting mechanism of garment and garment having waist-adjusting mechanism A front center opening can be opened and closed by a zip fastener. A hook assembly joins upper ends of the front center opening in a separable way and adjusts a waist size of pants within a fixed range. An adjusting cloth is sewed between one of fastener ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6367086 | Garment with a lower abdominal support and an insert therefor A garment for supporting lower abdomen of a wearer and a supporting device therefor has a pair of elongated flexible strips adapted for securing along inside side seam of the garment a distance below a waistline of the user. A plurality of eye fasteners a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6343384 | Waist adjusting device An object of the invention is to provide a waist adjusting device, in which the number of components is reduced, an assembly thereof is not necessary because of its simple structure so as to achieve reduction of production cost and the adjustment operatio... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6327714 | Clothing assembly A clothing assembly consisting of trousers, the trousers having a waist, the waist having a waistband, the waistband having a right side, a left side, a front side, and a back side; a plurality of upper belt loops, each belt loop among said plurality bein... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6292950 | Adjustable garment A garment having an adjustable waist is provided. The adjustable garment includes a waist portion and an adjustment device. The adjustment device is disposed along a surface of the waist portion and includes a central receiving element and opposing fasten... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6233342 | Sunglasses with adjustable ventilation Eyewear is disclosed for use in sports and the like which allows the wearer to adjust the flow of air across the inside surface of the lens without having to remove the eyewear. The eyewear includes a frame shaped to fit a wearer's face, one or two lenses... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6202220 | Drop crotch pants A pair of pants having two waistbands: one true waistband for securing the pants about a wearer's waist, and a second false waistband for creating the appearance that the pants are being worn at or below the level of the wearer's hips.... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6138282 | Underpants with vertically wide, fold-down waistband Underpants having a vertically wide waistband that may be folded down over the waistband of an outer garment for the lower torso and legs (e.g., pants or skirt) to display in a right-side-up position markings on what would be the inside face of the underp... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6085356 | Waistxpander Disclosed herein is a detachable waist band expander for temporarily adjusting the waist band size of a garment. The user attaches the waist band expander to the button and the button slit of their clothing. The present invention includes an optional size... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5946730 | Maternity insert panel for jeans Various embodiments of a maternity insert panel for jeans or other button-fly garments are shown and described. The insert is a V-shaped cloth constructed preferably of a firmly-woven stretch fabric and may be faced with generally the same color fabric as... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5875495 | Male undergarment A male undergarment formed from a tubular body portion having a scrotum-underlying section with an oval opening defined therein and an outer genitalia-concealing panel connected to a crotch section of the tubular body portion and extending along the leg o... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5867836 | Waist band trouser or skirt holder A waist band holder for holding up a pair of trousers or a skirt. The waist band holder has three strips, a fabric strip, an elastic strip and a Velcro strip. The strip of Velcro is attached to the elastic strip. The elastic strip is attached to the fabri... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5852831 | Self-closing toilet seat and lid An improved toilet seat having a flush device, a bowl mount, a seat and a lid each having at least one locking member and a hinge pin pivotally holding the seat and lid to the bowl mount, a braking means for the seat and lid, the braking means being subst... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5819320 | Detachable trouser garment The invention is a detachable trouser garment which allows police officers the ability to use restroom facilities without removing their firearm. The garment has a waist portion, a detachable portion and a horizontal fastening mechanism for selectively at... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806090 | Diving suit with stretchable waistband A diving suit has an upper torso portion and a lower torso portion. The upper and lower torso portions are connected and one is layered and folded upon itself in the waistband area. A stretchable waistband is connected to the upper and lower torso portion... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5689832 | Sagging double bottom pants A sagging double bottom incorporated into a conventional pair of trousers, pants or the like. The sagging double bottom is an added separate layer of matching fabric material overlying the rear surface areas of the trousers or pants. The added layer of fa... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5529823 | Waterproof connection devices for garments A waterproof connection device is provided for use with a garment having optionally many detachable liners including a functional layer insert having a water vapor permeable functional layer.... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5524800 | Replacement drawstring for garment waistbands and hoods, laundry bags and the like A replacement drawstring for use in garments or drawstring bags and designed to easily be threaded through the drawstring tunnel around the opening of said garment or bag. Breakably molded as a part of an aglet at one end of the drawstring is an elongated... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5499965 | Shaped lifting belt and method A shaped lifting belt and method in which the shape is provided by deepening the central lumbar panel in the rear to a depth of at least an additional half of the depth of the side wraps, providing the lumbar panel with expandable elements, and then separ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5351340 | Work garment with lumbar support A work garment having a waist portion covering a lower back area of a wearer and a front closure, and a support member, attached to the garment, for supporting a lumbar region of the wearer. The support member preferably includes a plurality of elastic ba... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5343564 | Protective body undergarment An insect-proof, form-fitting undergarment consisting of top and bottom parts formed of selected breathable material and having omnidirectional stretch properties, and which top and bottom parts may be securely joined at the waist to prevent insect entry.... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5299323 | Integral adjustment system for garments The present invention discloses an adjustment system for forming a repeatedly adjustable hem on a garment. There is provided an adjustment mechanism comprising of a cord with one end that is attached to the garment's inside hem while the other end passes ... | 04/05/1994 |
