Patent ID: 6141802
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A pair of pants incorporating a tick barrier system, said pants comprising:a top portion and two tubular pant legs that depend from said top portion;a chemically treated tick shield located within each of said pant legs, wherein each tick shield is in the form of a light colored flexible tubular member and having a top end portion, a bottom end portion and an inner diameter, wherein only said top end portion of each tick shield is secured to create a complete seal on an inner surface of an associated one of said pant legs, wherein said bottom end portion of each tick shield is completely located within the associated pant leg, and wherein the inner diameter of each shield is capable of fitting around an outer diameter of the user's ankle; and wherein when a user who is wearing socks dons said pants, said user can place the bottom end portion of each of said tick shields within a top portion of an adjacent sock and then place an associated one of said pant legs in a position where it encircles and covers said top portion of said sock; and wherein said chemically treated tick shield comprises a tick repellent chemical.