Pants assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9861146-B2
Application number	US-201514978737-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2015
Priority date	Dec 23, 2014
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates generally to a pants assembly comprising an outer shell, inner pants, and a retaining system with first and second retainers mounted to the inner pants and outer shell and a belt at least partially encircling the inner pants and being at least partially on an outer side of the outer shell for allowing fit adjustment of the inner pants and outer shell around the wearer's waist. The inner pants and outer shell are coupled together by the belt while the outer shell is movable relative to the inner pants.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pants assembly for a wearer having a lower spine region, lower ribs, a waist, a pelvic region with left and right hips, a crotch region, a genital area, and left and right thighs, the pants assembly comprising:
(a) inner pants comprising a waist portion for covering the wearer's waist, a pelvic portion with front and rear panels for covering the wearer's pelvic region, a crotch portion for covering the wearer's crotch region and left and right leg portions for covering at least partially the left and right thighs of the wearer, the inner pants having inner and outer sides and a waist portion;
(b) an outer shell at least partially covering the inner pants, the outer shell having left and right leg sections covering the left and right leg portions of the inner pants, the outer shell having inner and outer sides and a waist portion;
(c) a belt having a first portion outside the outer shell and adjacent the outer side of the outer shell and a second portion inside the outer shell and adjacent the inner side of the outer shell and the outer side of the inner pants such that the belt at least partially encircles the waist portions of the inner pants and outer shell for allowing fit adjustment of the inner pants and outer shell around the wearer's waist; and
(d) a first retainer mounted to the outer side of the inner pants and a second retainer mounted to the inner side of the outer shell, wherein the belt is received in the first and second retainers such that the inner pants and outer shell are coupled together and wherein one of the first and second retainers is slidable along the belt for allowing movement of the outer shell relative to the inner pants.

2. The pants assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second retainer is a left second retainer mounted to a left portion of the inner side of the outer shell at the waist portion and wherein the pants assembly comprises a right second retainer mounted to a right portion of the inner side of the outer shell at the waist portion, the left and right second retainers being slidable along the belt.

3. The pants assembly of claim 2 , wherein the pants assembly comprises a rear second retainer mounted to a rear portion of the inner side of the outer shell at the waist portion, the left, right and rear retainers being slidable along the belt.

4. The pants assembly of claim 3 , wherein the left, right and rear second retainers comprise left, right and rear sleeves or loops.

5. The pants assembly of claim 1 , wherein the belt is removably received in the first retainer or in the second retainer such that the outer shell is removable from the inner pants.

6. The pants assembly of claim 5 , wherein the belt remains on the outer shell when the outer shell is removed from the inner pants.

7. The pants assembly of claim 6 , wherein the belt second portion has first and second ends and the outer shell has first and second belt openings allowing passage of the first and second ends of the belt such that the first and second ends of the belt are located outside the outer shell and adjacent a front portion of the outer side of the outer shell.

8. The pants assembly of claim 7 , wherein the pants assembly comprises first and second connectors mounted at the first and second ends of the belt for fastening the belt on the outer side of the outer shell and allowing fit adjustment of the outer shell and inner pants around the wearer's waist.

9. The pants assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first retainer is detachably affixed to outer side of the inner pants to allow a height of the outer shell to be adjustable relative to the inner pants.

10. The pants assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first retainer has a bottom section with hooks or loops and the outer side of the inner pants has a top section with hooks or loops for detachably affixing the first retainer to the inner pants.

11. The pants assembly of claim 10 , wherein the bottom section has a length between one and two inches and the top section has a length between two and four inches for allowing height adjustment along a range of about 1 inch to about two inches.

12. The pants assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first retainer has first and second separate openings, each opening allowing passage of an exposed portion of the belt from a first position to a second position where the belt exposed portion is retained in the first retainer, wherein a distance between the first and second separate openings allow a height of the outer shell to be adjustable relative to the inner pants.

13. A pants assembly for a wearer having a lower spine region, lower ribs, a waist, a pelvic region with left and right hips, a crotch region, a genital area, and left and right thighs, the pants assembly comprising:
(a) inner pants comprising a waist portion for covering the wearer's waist, a pelvic portion with front and rear panels for covering the wearer's pelvic region, a crotch portion for covering the wearer's crotch region and left and right leg portions for covering at least partially the left and right thighs of the wearer, the inner pants having inner and outer sides and a waist portion;
(b) an outer shell at least partially covering the inner pants, the outer shell having left and right leg sections covering the left and right leg portions of the inner pants, the outer shell having inner and outer sides and a waist portion;
(c) a belt having a first portion outside the outer shell and adjacent the outer side of the outer shell and a second portion inside the outer shell and adjacent the inner side of the outer shell and the outer side of the inner pants such that the belt at least partially encircles the waist portions of the inner pants and outer shell for allowing fit adjustment of the inner pants and outer shell around the wearer's waist; and
(d) a left first retainer mounted to a left portion of the outer side of the inner pants at the waist portion, a right first retainer mounted to a right portion of the outer side of the inner pants at the waist portion, a left second retainer mounted to a left portion of the inner side of the outer shell at the waist portion, and a right second retainer mounted to a right portion of the inner side of the outer shell at the waist portion, wherein the belt is received in the left and right first retainers and left and right second retainers such that the inner pants and outer shell are coupled together, wherein the left and right first retainers or the left and right second retainers are slidable along the belt for allowing movement of the outer shell relative to the inner pants, and wherein the belt is removably received in the left and right first retainers or in the left and right second retainers such that the outer shell is removable from the inner pants.

14. The pants assembly of claim 13 , wherein the left and right second retainers are slidable along the belt.

15. The pants assembly of claim 14 , wherein the pants assembly comprises a rear second retainer mounted to a rear portion of the inner side of the outer shell at the waist portion, the left, right and rear second retainers being slidable along the belt.

16. The pants assembly of claim 15 , wherein the left, right and rear second retainers comprise left, right and rear sleeves or loops.

17. The pants assembly of claim 15 , wherein each of the left and right first retainers has an opening for allowing passage of an exposed portion of the belt from a first position to a second position where the belt exposed portion is retained in the first retainer.

18. The pants assembly of clai

Assignees

• Martel Pascal
• Gervais Christian
• Gagnon Marc
• Bauer Hockey Llc

Inventors

• Martel Pascal
• Gervais Christian
• Gagnon Marc

Classifications

• A41D13/0015

  Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088 · CPC title

• A41D13/0153

  having hinged or separable parts · CPC title

• A41D1/088

  with crotch reinforcement · CPC title

• A41D2600/10

  for sport activities · CPC title

• A41F9/002 Primary

  Free belts · CPC title