Patent ID: 7757305

Claim:
A garment comprising: first and second lower leg portions each having a distal and a proximal end; each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof; a first keeper fixed to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof; a second keeper fixed to the second lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof; an elongate lumbar support assembly including a first stay with a free end and a second stay with a free end; wherein the first stay and the second stay are fixedly attached to the elongate lumbar support assembly; a first mating member disposed at the free end of the first stay that releasably mates in a complementary manner releasably mate with the first keeper proximate the proximal end of the first lower leg portion; a second mating member disposed at the free end of the second stay that releasably mates in a complementary manner with the second keeper proximate the proximal end of the second lower leg portion; first and second upper leg portions; the first upper leg portion extending between the proximal end of the first lower leg portion and the lumbar support assembly; and the second upper leg portion extending between the proximal end of the second lower leg portion and the lumbar support assembly.