Patent ID: 8819865
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: A41D,A62B,B64D

Abstract:
1. A garment comprising: an upper section extending upwards from a waist line to a neck opening, wherein the upper section has an upper torso section with two sleeves which extend outwardly from the torso section; a lower section extending downwardly from the waistline having a lower torso section, having two legs which extend downwardly from the lower torso section which join the lower torso section at a crotch, wherein a front centerline extends from the crotch to the neck opening; a zipper extending from the neck opening across the waistline to the lower torso section, wherein a portion of the zipper extends along a side of the garment spaced sidewardly from the front centerline, the zipper having two columns of engageable teeth, which, when engaged with each other define a chain with a width, wherein the zipper extends along a zipper path, and wherein the zipper path has a first upper segment which extends downwardly and which is at least one inch long, and a second lower segment which extends across the waistline, the second lower segment extending at an angle of less than 90 degrees from the front centerline, and the zipper path having a radiused segment which connects the first upper segment to the second lower segment, the radiused segment being a curved path segment with a radius of at least three times the zipper chain width; and a stretch panel forming a portion of the upper section and defining a portion of the upper torso section which extends above the waist line, with the lower section having a first level of stretch in the direction of the front centerline towards the neck opening, and the stretch panel having a second level of stretch in the direction of the front centerline towards the neck opening, wherein the second level of stretch is greater than the first level of stretch.