Patent ID: 7310825

Claim:
A garment element comprising: first and second fabric ends extending in generally opposite first and second directions; an elongate access opening defined by said fabric ends and extending between two separate, longitudinally opposite attachment sections, said first and second fabric ends being attached to one another at said attachment sections, each attachment section forming one side of said opening, said access opening including: an overlap section having a first fabric end unfolded portion extending transversely into the first direction and a first fabric end folded portion folded inwardly into the second direction and a second fabric end unfolded portion extending transversely into the second direction and a second fabric end folded portion folded outwardly in the first direction, whereby the folded portion of the first fabric end is at least partially sandwiched between the unfolded and folded portions of the second fabric end and the folded portion of the second fabric end is at least partially sandwiched between the unfolded and folded portions of the first fabric end; said first and second fabric ends being selectively separable from one another at said overlap section to allow a protrusion member to transversely extend therebetween and between said attachment sections.