Abstract:
A garment with changeable ornamentation. The garment includes an adjoined pair of pant legs. At least one of such legs includes an aperture of predetermined location. A plurality of ornaments are provided for selective attachment to the garment at such apertures. Each of the ornaments includes an ornamental face and a back button in spaced relation. The ornamental face may include an internal bar for fixation of decorative devices.

Description:
BACKGROUND  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to wearing apparel. More particularly, this invention pertains to a garment capable of assuming a number of appearances through interchange of ornamentation.  
         [0003]     2. Description of the Prior Art  
         [0004]     Certain garments are routinely enhanced by addition of ornamentation. Included among these are the “basic” demin jeans. Historically, such garment was first enhanced with rivets. Since then, numerous baubles and the like have been employed to spice up its look.  
         [0005]     Gems, metallic medallions and leather trim are among the types of ornamentation that have adorned jeans and other garments. Often, such accoutrements add significantly to the price of the apparel. In fact, it is not at all unusual for such devices to account for the majority of the cost of an item.  
         [0006]     Typically, the type of ornamentation fixed to the basic garment has a limited fashion shelf life making it not at all unusual for a purchaser to discard an otherwise perfectly-wearable garment due changes in fashion trends or, for that matter, boredom with the initially attractive look of the garment.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0007]     The present invention address the preceding and other shortcomings of the prior art by providing a garment that includes an adjoined pair of pant legs. Each of the pant legs has an inner surface and an outer surface and includes an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter. At least one of the pant legs has an elongated aperture.  
         [0008]     The foregoing and other features of the invention will become further apparent from the detailed description that follows. Such description is accompanied by a set of drawing figures. Numerals of the drawing figures, corresponding to those of the written description, point to the features of the invention with like numerals referring to like features throughout both the written description and the drawing figures. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0009]      FIG. 1  is a frontal view of a garment for receiving ornamentation in accordance with the invention;  
         [0010]     FIGS.  2 ( a ) through  2 ( c ) are a series of views for illustrating a brass rivet ornament in accordance with the invention;  
         [0011]     FIGS.  3 ( a ) and  3 ( b ) are side elevation and top planar views of a button ornament in accordance with the invention;  
         [0012]     FIGS.  4 ( a ) and  4 ( b ) are perspective views of scarf and fringe decorative devices, respectively, in accordance with the invention;  
         [0013]      FIG. 5  is a frontal view of a garment bearing ornamentation in accordance with the invention;  
         [0014]     FIGS.  6 ( a ) and  6 ( b ) are front planar views of holder ornaments in accordance with the invention;  
         [0015]     FIGS.  7 ( a ) and  7 ( b ) are perspective views of the holder ornaments of the prior figures with decorative devices affixed thereto; and  
         [0016]     FIGS.  8 ( a ) and  8 ( b ) are frontal views of garments in accordance with the invention with ornamentation affixed thereto.  
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0017]     Turning now to the drawings,  FIG. 1  is a frontal view of a garment  10  for receiving ornamentation in accordance with the invention. The garment  10  comprises an otherwise-conventional pair of pants, such as denim jeans, that includes a pair of pant legs  12 ,  14 . It differs from a conventional pair of pants, in part, by the inclusion of a series of substantially-horizontal apertures  12 ′ and  14 ′ positioned in spaced vertical relationship adjacent the outer perimeters or seams of the pant legs  12  and  14  respectively.  
         [0018]     As will be seen below, each of the apertures  12 ′ and  14 ′ is provided for selective removable attachment of ornamentation for enhancing the appearance of the garment  10 . As mentioned above, the useful fashion life of a garment is often significantly less than its functional lifetime. In the invention, the apertures  12 ′,  14 ′ and their locations relative to the garment  10  provides a means for ready re-design of the garment  10  by providing points of attachment of replaceable items of ornamentation.  
         [0019]     FIGS.  2 ( a ) through  2 ( c ) are a series of views for illustrating a brass rivet ornament  16  in accordance with the invention. The rivet  16  includes a rivet face  18  as illustrated in frontal view in  FIG. 2 ( a ) and a back button  20  as illustrated in  FIG. 2 ( b ) that are threadedly joined in opposed spaced relation as illustrated by the side elevation view of the assembled ornament  16  as illustrated in  FIG. 2 ( c ).  
         [0020]     The use of a back button  20  will be understood to be common to subsequent examples of ornamentation to be described. This element serves to anchor ornamental elements to the garment  10 . Such ornaments are removable affixed to the garment  10  by sliding the associated back button through one the substantially horizontal apertures  12 ′ and  14 ′. After passage through an aperture to the interior of a pant leg, the back button is rotated to an attitude substantially parallel to the inner surface of the pant leg to thereby anchor the ornamental feature, to which it is threadedly engaged, to the outer surface.  
         [0021]     FIGS.  3 ( a ) and  3 ( b ) are side elevation and top planar views of a button ornament in accordance with the invention. The ornament includes a rounded dome  22  of plastic or metallic composition. A loop  24  is fixed to the backside  26  of the button ornament for receiving the thread that joins the button ornament to an associated back button (not shown). The back button is substantially identical to the back button  20  of  FIG. 2 ( b ) and serves a like purpose, namely to anchor the button ornament to the garment  10 .  
         [0022]     The button ornament may be employed by itself as ornamentation. Alternatively, it may be employed to secure a decorative device to the garment  10 . Each is attachable to the garment  10  by means of an associated button ornament  28  as illustrated in FIGS.  3 ( a ) and  3 ( b ) as shown. It is to be noted that the fringe  32  illustrated in  FIG. 4 ( b ) is generally-elongated with a plurality of button ornaments  28  arranged along its length. It will be seen that the arrangement of a plurality of fastener devices along the length of a generally-elongated decorative device enables the decorative engagement of such a device by engagement with the vertically-spaced apertures  12 ′,  14 ′ of the garment  10 .  
         [0023]     Such an arrangement of an elongated decorative device is illustrated in  FIG. 5 , a frontal view of a garment  34  bearing an elongated decorative device in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Chains  36  are secured to the garment  34  by means of pluralities of button ornaments  38  to give the give the garment  34  a stunning look. The chains may be of metal, such as gold or silver, or plastic fabrication enabling a wide range of appearances and impressions. Due to the replaceable nature of ornamentation in accordance with the present invention—no more complicated than buttoning and unbuttoning a shirt—all options are readily available to the garment owner. This, or course, greatly enhances the fashion life of a garment in accordance with the invention.  
         [0024]     FIGS.  6 ( a ) and  6 ( b ) are front planar views of holder ornaments  40  and  42  in accordance with the invention. As in the case of the button ornament discussed above, each holder ornament is decorative in itself and capable of enhancing the appearance of a garment in accordance with the invention by itself. The holder ornament  40  of  FIG. 6 ( a ) includes a periphery  44  defining a star shape. The interior of the ornament  40  comprises a region that includes parallel cutouts  46  and  48  with spacing therebetween defining a bar. A pair of holes  50  is provided within the bar for receiving a length of thread for securing the holder ornament  40  to a back button. A like arrangement pertains to the holder ornament  42  of  FIG. 6 ( b ) which differs materially from that of  FIG. 6 ( a ) only insofar as its generally-circular periphery  52  is of undulating character. Holder ornamentation in accordance with the invention may be of metallic, wood, leather, plastic or like fabrication.  
         [0025]     FIGS.  7 ( a ) and  7 ( b ) are perspective views that illustrate the operation of the holder ornaments  40  and  42  of the prior figures with free-flowing decorative devices affixed thereto. If  FIG. 7 ( a ), the star-shaped holder ornament  40  is seen to secure strips  54  that may comprise suede or other leather including gems  56  affixed thereto while the generally-circular holder ornament  42  of  FIG. 7 ( b ) secures plain leather strips  58 . It should be noted that the invention is not limited to the type of free-flowing decorative devices illustrated in FIGS.  7 ( a ) and  7 ( b ). Rather, any free flowing decorative device capable of being secured by means of a central bar of a holder ornament is suitable for use in a garment in accordance with the invention.  
         [0026]     FIGS.  8 ( a ) and  8 ( b ) are frontal views of distinctly-ornamented garments  60  and  62  in accordance with the invention. As shown in  FIG. 8 ( a ) free flowing decoration in the form of leather strips  63  is fixed to each of the legs  64 ,  66  of the garment  60  while decorations of different characters are fixed to the legs  68  and  70  of the garment  62 . In particular, an elongated lace ruffle  72  is fixed to the leg  68  by means of a plurality of button ornaments inserted into the vertically-spaced apertures of the leg  68 . In contrast, free-flowing faux fur strips  74 , each secured by means of a star-shaped holder ornament, are fixed to the leg  70 . As can be seen, the invention allows the user to design an almost-limitless variety of personalized arrangements.  
         [0027]     Thus it is seen that the present invention provides a garment that is readily capable of assuming a number of appearances. By following the teachings of the invention, one may enjoy a garment throughout its useful functional life by varying its appearance in accordance with fashion style and the user&#39;s whims.  
         [0028]     While this invention has been presented with reference to its presently-preferred embodiment, its scope is not limited thereto. Rather, this invention is limited only insofar as it is defined by the following set of patent claims and includes within its scope all equivalents thereof.