Patent ID: 6161220
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
An insulating garment for wearing around the waist of a wearer, covering the wearer from the wearer's waist to a point above the wearer's knees, including the wearer's upper thighs and buttocks, comprising a body having edges defined by a waistline, a right edge and a left edge generally perpendicular to the waistline, and a hemline generally parallel to the waistline;the waistline having a length sufficient for wrapping around the waist of a wearer, such that when the garment is wrapped around the wearer's waist, the left edge and right edge at least meet in front of the wearer;the waistline and the hemline being spaced apart at the rear of the wearer, such that when the garment is wrapped around the wearer's waist, the body covers the wearer's buttocks;the hemline having a contour such that when the garment is wrapped around the wearer's waist, the hemline is parallel to the waistline along a line running from a first point at one thigh, around the wearer's buttocks to a second point on the other thigh, and at the first point and second point the hemline rises at an angle to the waistline to meet the left edge and right edge, forming a cutaway in front of the wearer;wherein the contour of the hemline is shaped such that the hemline meets the right edge and left edge of the body at an acute angle.