Abstract:
A garment includes a lower garment of pant portion, and an upper garment having an elastic bellyband portion having first fastening elements and/or camisole portion having second fastening elements. Each of the first fastening elements of the bellyband portion is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of the second fastening elements of the camisole portion. The bellyband portion is attached to the pant portion is neither accommodating nor compressing.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    The present application is based on, and claims the benefit of priority of U.S. application Ser. No. 62/154808, filed on Apr. 30, 2015, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0003]    This invention relates to an invention of women&#39;s trouser system, which converts jean and/or pant into a smoothing and comforting trouser. 
         [0004]    2. Background Art 
         [0005]    Overweight women have long searched for clothing that allows for a more comfortable fit all over, but most particularly in the waistlines of their jeans and skirts, something that alleviates some of the pinch and pressure on their belly, often exacerbated by sitting in a fitted pant. As waistlines on women&#39;s pants have grown lower and lower in recent years the challenge has become even greater. Women struggle to look and, even more importantly feel good, in their classic denim jeans. 
         [0006]    A few creative souls, looking for a more smoothing and comfortable fit, have purchased or worn maternity jeans for this purpose. These denim jeans in all parts that are visible to others, with a hidden, stretchable, fabric belly-band stitched to the heavier weight, less flexible denim fabric at midrise, provide a partial solution to the problem. Existing maternity jeans are built with the specific goal of accommodating an ever expanding pregnant belly. In most cases this bellyband is too accommodating or too loose for a non-pregnant woman and quickly becomes a nuisance as it slips down around the wearer&#39;s mid section. 
         [0007]    At the other extreme is the “control-top” or “shape-wear” denim jeans that have flooded the marketplace. Fabric is specifically designed to compress the tummy and give the appearance of a slimmer, flatter mid section. For many women, however, shape wear is uncomfortable as it compromises breathing and/or interferes with digestion and other vital metabolic functions. In addition, though this type of shape wear promises women a slimmer look, it merely displaces the bulges of excess fat moving them so that they rise above fee waistline of most jeans. 
         [0008]    A need exists in the current art for a garment that is designed to fit snugly on the weaver, without compressing. The fit is smoothing and comfortable as wearer can breathe, eat, laugh, etc., without compromise. While a belly band is stitched to the denim at mid waist, the bellyband fabric is neither accommodating nor compressing. The present invention solves the problem by a unique set of elements described according to claim  1  to  20 . 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0009]    In a preferred embodiment, an upper garment includes a belly band portion having a side seam on a lower end being attached to a past portion and an upper end opposite to the lower end including a first fastening elements thereof, wherein each of the first fastening elements is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of the second fastening elements of a camisole portion. 
         [0010]    According to the preferred embodiment, the belly band portion includes a front panel, wherein the first fastening elements are positioned on the upper end of the front panel. In an embodiment, the belly portion garment includes a rear panel opposite the front panel, and wherein the first fastening elements are positioned on the upper end of the rear panel. 
         [0011]    Further the front and rear panels forming a waistline portion, and wherein the lower end of the belly portion includes a first side seam located on the inner side, and a second side seam located on the inner side and opposite the first side seam, wherein the pant portion is attached to the first and the second side seams of the belly portion at the waistline portion. In an embodiment, the pant portion is attached to the lower end of the belly band portion at the waistline portion, thus eliminating the zipper and button fly elements of the classic five-pocket denim jean. 
         [0012]    Still in the preferred embodiment, the upper garment includes a camisole portion having elastic straps on an upper end extending over the shoulders and a lower end opposite to the upper end including a second fastening elements thereof, wherein each of the first fastening elements is adapted to engage releasably a corresponding one of the second fastening elements of the belly band portion. In an embodiment, the elastic straps are adjustable selected fens a group of classic bra-strap hardware, wherein each of the elastic straps crisscrosses over each before getting stitched on. 
         [0013]    Additionally, each of the first fastening elements of the belly portion includes a female snap element, and each of the second fastening elements of the camisole portion includes a male snap element. In other embodiments, each of the first fastening elements of the belly portion and the second fastening elements of the camisole portion are selected from the group consisting of buttons, pins, zippers, and hook and loop fasteners. 
         [0014]    In another preferred embodiment, the upper garment includes the belly portion, wherein the front panel of the belly band portion extends upward to cover breasts, and each of the elastic straps extends from the upper end of the front panel of the belly portion over the shoulder in a straight path to the upper end of the rear panel of the belly band portion. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0015]      FIG. 1  shows a front elevational view of a garment including the camisole and belly portions constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 2  shows a rear elevational view of the garment shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0017]      FIG. 3  illustrates a fastening element facilitating attachment of the belly portion to the camisole portion. 
           [0018]      FIGS. 4A and 4B  show front and rear elevational views, respectively, of a garment including only the belly portion employed by the garment shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 ; 
           [0019]      FIG. 5  is an exploded front elevational view of the garment shown in  FIGS. 4B ; 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0020]      FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3  describes an embodiment of the present invention comprising a garment with camisole and belly band portions attached by the fastening elements An assembly of the belly portion and pant portion where no camisole portion is needed according to other embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 4A ,  FIG. 4B , and  FIG. 5 . 
         [0021]    Referred to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , the garment  10  is a dress having a belly portion  18 , a camisole portion  22  attached to and extending upwardly over shoulder by straps  24  from the belly portion  18 , a fastening band  14  formed around the periphery the points of attachment of the camisole portion  22  to the belly portion  18 , a pant portion  20  attached to the belly portion  18 , and a waistline portion  16  formed around the periphery at the points of attachment of the belly portion  18  to the pant portion  20 . 
         [0022]    In an embodiment the camisole portion  22 , the belly portion  18 , and the fastening band  14  are attached to one another by buttons, pins or other means known of the art. In an embodiment, the belly portion  18 , the pant portion  20 , and the waistline portion  16  are attached to one another by stitching, sewing or other means known of the art. 
         [0023]    Still referred to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , in an embodiment, the belly portion  18  includes a length that covers substantial portion of a user&#39;s tummy. In an embodiment, the belly portion  18  is characterized by a line cut and attached to the pant portion  20  at the waistline portion  16 . In other embodiments, the belly portion  18  includes a length that terminates at the waistline portion  16 . In an embodiment, the belly portion  18  is elastic. In other embodiments, the belly portion consists of other designs, styles, shapes and sizes. 
         [0024]    In an embodiment shown in  FIG. 1 , the camisole portion  22  includes bra cups  12  and straps  24 . In other embodiments, the camisole portion  22  consists of other designs, styles, shapes and sizes. In an embodiment, the camisole portion  22  is characterized by a line cut. In other embodiments, the camisole portion  22  includes a length that terminates at the fastening band  14 . 
         [0025]    Referring to  FIG. 3 , the camisole portion  22  includes a lower end  34 . In an embodiment, the belly band portion  18  includes an tipper end  36 . The lower end  34  of the camisole portion  22  is attached to an upper end  36  of the belly band portion  18 , respectively, at locations proximate to the mid tummy of the user when she wears the garment  10 . The belly band portion  18  includes the first fastening elements  30  at the upper end  36  thereof. Each of the first fastening elements  30  includes a female snap element as shown in the  FIG. 3 . In another embodiment, the camisole portion  22  includes the second fastening elements  32  at the lower end  34  thereof. Each of the second fastening elements  32  includes a male snap element, as shown in the  FIG. 3 . 
         [0026]    Still referring to  FIG. 3 , in other embodiments each of the first fastening elements  30  and the second fastening elements  32  includes other fastening elements and systems known in the art, such as buttons, buttonholes, hook and eye fasteners, zippers, pins, and VELCRO® hook and loop fasteners. 
         [0027]      FIG. 3  shows the camisole portion  22  and the belly portion  18  detached from one another. In an embodiment, the user attaches the camisole portion  22  to the belly portion  18  by engaging the first fastening element  30  of the belly portion  18  with the second fastening element  32  of the camisole portion  22 . In an embodiment, a user may remove the camisole portion  22  from the belly portion  18  without having to remove the garment  10  (e.g., to utilize the bathroom or for other reasons) by disengaging the first fastening elements  32  from the second fastening elements  30 , thus allowing the user to slip out of the bellyband portion  18  and the pant portion  20 . 
         [0028]    Referring to  FIGS. 4A and 4B , a garment  38  includes the belly portion  18  having a front panel  50  extending upwardly to cover breasts, a rear panel  42  opposite the front panel  50 , straps  40  extending from the upper end of the front panel  50  over the shoulder in a straight path to the upper end of the rear panel  42 , and a pant portion  20  attached to the belly portion  18 , and a waistline portion  16  formed around the periphery at the points of attachment of the belly portion  18  to the pant portion  20 . In an embodiment, each of the straps  40  is elastic and adjustable. 
         [0029]    Still referred to  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B , in an embodiment, the belly portion  18  includes a length that covers user&#39;s breasts. In an embodiment, the belly portion  18  is characterized by a line cut. In other embodiments, the belly portion  18  includes a length that terminates at the waistline portion  16  as shown in  FIG. 5 . In an embodiment, the belly portion  18  is elastic. In other embodiments, the belly portion consists of other designs, styles, shapes and sizes. 
         [0030]    Having illustrated and described the principles of the present invention in a preferred embodiment, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiment can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from such principles. Any and all such embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.