Patent EA-000338-B1 (EA)
Title: Article of clothing
IPC: A41D1/06
Filed: 1997-08-22
Abstract: 1. An article of clothing having a crotch portion separating two leg portions or openings, and having in the crotch portion a crotch fly extending along the penneal region, the crotch fly being openable and closable by fastening means which in the closed position are concealed, and in which, preferably, the said fastening means are provided along a line in the crotch portion in such a manner as to give the appearance of a normal stitched seam in the closed position. 2. An article of clothing having a crotch portion separating two leg portions or openings, and having in the crotch portion and as far as or adjacent the rear waist a crotch fly which is openable and closable by fastening means which in the closed position are concealed, and in which, preferably, the said fastening means are provided along a line in the crotch portion in such a manner as to give the appearance of a normal stitched seam in the closed position. 3. An article of clothing as in Claim 1 or 2 in which the fastening means comprise an invisible zip. 4. An article of clothing as in Claim 1 or 2 in which the fastening means comprise a zip concealed behind a flap of material provided with a stitching line or lines forming an extension of and/or simulating a seam stitching line or lines at the front and/or rear of the article of clothing. 5. An article of clothing as in Claim 3 or 4 in which the zip extends along or parallel to the actual or apparent seam line but is arranged at one end at least to deviate away from the said line, and in which a widened flap portion is, or widened flap portions are, provided for covering said at least one end and for concealing an enlarged end portion of the zip. 6. An article of clothing as in Claim 5 in which the widened flap portion or portions create an open seam having at least one folded edge, which follows the seam line when the zip is closed. 7. An article of clothing as in Claim 3 or 4 in which the zip extends along or parallel to the actual or apparent seam line but in which a widened flap portion having an edge deviating beyond the seam line is provided on at least one side and at one end at least of the zip for concealing an enlarged end portion of the zip 8. An article of clothing as in Claim 5, 6 or 7 in which said one end at least of the zip is arranged to deviate on only one side of the zip. 9 An article of clothing as in any preceding Claim having a front fly as well as a crotch fly, both the front fly and the crotch fly being closed by zip fastening means, and in which a lower end of the zip fastening means of the front fly is arranged adjacent to a front end of the zip fastening means of the crotch fly. 10. An article of clothing as in Claim 9 in which a region of discontinuity, comprising bar stitching or a supplementary stop element, is arranged to separate the front fly from the crotch fly and is provided just above the front end of the crotch fly. 11. An article of clothing as in Claim 9 or 10 in which the lower end of the zip fastening means of the front fly overlaps, or is overlapped by, the front end of the zip fastening means of the crotch fly. 12 An article of clothing as in Claim 9 or 10, in which the front fly and the crotch fly have a single continuous zip for both flies. 13 An article of clothing as in any of Claims 9 to 12 in which the front fly has a front fly placket arranged to form a closure for at least the front end of the crotch fly.