Patent ID: 9198469
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A short pant for athletics comprising: a body having a plurality of fabric sections assembled together in a manner having joins or seams with a substantially smooth surface, and the body having a front region, a back region, and opposing side regions forming a pelvic region, a pair of thigh regions, an inner surface, and an outer surface; a closure system, operatively coupled to the body at the pelvic region at a top waist edge, for securing the short pant during wearing; the pair of thigh regions each having a bottom edge and having a first slit and a second slit located on each opposing side region distal from the pelvic region and substantially perpendicular to and extending from the bottom edge upward a distance toward the top waist edge; a first fabric section that is assembled within the first slit; a second fabric section that is assembled within the second slit; wherein the bottom edge corresponding to each of the pair of thigh regions defines a perimeter and each of the first and second slits extends along only a portion of the perimeter; wherein the closure system comprises an internal flat lace tie; wherein the first slit and the second slit are reinforced with bar tack stitching on each edge of the slit; and wherein at least one of the plurality of fabric sections is partially perforated to enable breathability of the at least one fabric section.