Garment with radiused zipper path
US8819865B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA41D2300/322
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A garment has an upper sleeved section extending above a waist line, and a lower section with legs extending downwardly from the crotch of a lower torso section. For freedom of motion, the upper section has an upper torso stretch panel encircling the waist line. Entry into the garment is provided through a zippered front access opening which departs from an imaginary centerline extending between the neck opening and the crotch of the garment. The zipper path has a first segment which extends along the centerline for at least an inch, and then follows a curved radiused path segment to a second path segment which extends from the centerline less than 90 degrees from the first and which crosses the waist line and descends along the leg to a position about even with the crotch. The curved segment has a radius of at least three times the chain width of the zipper.
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