Patent ID: 6880175

Claim:
A waist expanding and contracting structure for an article of clothing having waist pockets comprising; a waist part consisting of a front waist part, a back waist part, and a side waist part, said front waist part being composed of a front waist surface cloth sewn to an upper end of a front body part and a front waist reverse cloth sewn to an upper end of a reverse cloth of said front body part, both of said front waist surface cloth and said front waist reverse cloth being joined together at upper edges thereof by sewing, said back waist part being composed of a back waist surface cloth sewn to an upper end of a back body part and a back waist reverse cloth sewn to an upper end of a reverse cloth of said back body part, both of said back waist surface cloth and said back waist reverse cloth being joined together at the upper edges thereof by sewing, said side waist part being arranged so as to be positioned between said front waist surface cloth and said front waist reverse cloth, and formed at an upper end of a side cloth of said waist pocket, wherein said structure includes a first elastic member which is positioned between said front waist surface cloth and said front waist reverse cloth with one end of said first elastic member being sewn to said side waist part and with the other end of said first elastic member being sewn to both said front waist surface cloth and said front waist reverse cloth, a second elastic member which is positioned at a rear of said side waist part with one end of said second elastic member being sewn to said back waist part and with the other end of said second elastic member being sewn to said front waist reverse cloth, said side cloth being folded back to be sewn to a hemmed edge of said waist pocket, and a pocket bag to be opened and closed by a fastener which is provided between said front body part and said reverse cloth of said front body part.