Patent ID: 7950070

Claim:
A pair of shorts, comprising: a rear face and a front face; a waistband coupled to the front and rear faces, the waistband having first and second ends; a tab extending from the first end of the waistband, the tab having a self-gripping strip and a free end, the self-gripping strip configured to be flexibly attached to the second end of the waistband to close the waistband, the free end configured to overlap with a portion of the closed waistband; and a lace configured to secure the free end of the tab to the second end of the waistband, wherein the second end includes a self-gripping strip configured to be flexibly coupled to the self-gripping strip of the tab and a grip-free section configured to overlap with the free end of the tab, the free end of the tab defines a first eyelet, the grip-free section of the second end defines a second eyelet and a third eyelet, the second eyelet is configured to align with the first eyelet of the free end when the free end substantially overlaps with the grip-free section, and the lace has a first end and a second end, such that the first end is configured to pass through the first and second eyelets and the second end is configured to pass through the third eyelet.