Patent ID: 9572381
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A41D

Claim:
1. A clothing system comprising: removable leggings, the removable leggings having two legging portions, each legging portion having an ankle end and a distal end, the distal end having at least one attachment mechanism, wherein each legging portion includes a first resilient material that extends completely around a circumference of the legging portion adjacent to the distal end, wherein the first resilient material does not include the at least one attachment mechanism, wherein the first resilient material does not form the distal end, wherein the first resilient material is configured to allow each legging portion to form-fit around a leg of a wearer from an ankle of the wearer to at least a thigh of the wearer, and wherein the distal end includes a second resilient material that is configured to maintain a shape of the distal end after repeated wearing and removing of the legging portions; a shorts portion having a waistband, the shorts portion having at least one mating attachment mechanism on an inner side of the waistband, wherein the shorts portion has no mating attachment mechanism on an outer side of the waistband, and wherein the shorts portion is configured to extend from a waist of the wearer to the thigh of the wearer; a skirt portion having a first end permanently stitched to the waistband and a second end not attached to the shorts portion, the skirt portion having a deployed state and a retracted state, wherein the skirt portion is placed in the retracted state by pulling the second end upwards above the waistband, wherein the skirt portion is placed in the deployed state by pulling the second end downwards below the waistband, wherein the skirt portion substantially covers the shorts portion when the skirt portion is placed in the deployed state, wherein the skirt portion is not visible in the retracted state, wherein the skirt portion is not removable from the waistband, and wherein the skirt portion is made from a first material, and the shorts portion is made from a second material different from the first material; wherein when worn, each of the legging portions are connected to the shorts portion by connecting each attachment mechanism to a respective mating attachment mechanism on the waistband, and the shorts portion substantially covers and hides the distal end of each of the legging portions when the legging portions are connected to the shorts portion, wherein the first resilient material is configured to provide a first tension around a circumference of the leg of the wearer, and the second resilient material is configured to provide a second tension to a hamstring area of the wearer, wherein the first tension is different than the second tension, and wherein the shorts portion and the legging portions are configured to appear as a single outfit when the legging portions are connected to the shorts portion; wherein the removable leggings are disconnected from the shorts portion when the skirt portion is in the deployed state, and wherein the removable leggings are not connected to the shorts portion when the skirt portion is in the deployed state; wherein each of the attachment mechanisms is a hook-and-loop-fastener; wherein the first resilient material is made from a first elastic material, and the second resilient material is made from a second elastic material; wherein the distal end of each legging portion has a level area and a crotch area, wherein a first distance from the ankle end of the legging portion to the crotch area of the legging portion is less than a second distance from the ankle end of the legging portion to the level area of the legging portion, and wherein the crotch area is configured to conform to a crotch of the wearer without overly applying pressure to the crotch of the wearer, and without substantially covering the crotch of the wearer; and wherein the shorts portion and each of the legging portions are made from the second material, wherein the second material has a different fabric, texture, color, or pattern than the first material.