Patent ID: 8032949

Claim:
A garment assembly, comprising: a garment; a seat including a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, the seat defining an aperture that extends through the seat from the first side surface to the second side surface; an at least partially elastic member including: a first end section attached to the garment, a second end section attached to the garment, and an intermediate section extending through the seat aperture; a first connector attached to at least one of the first end section and the intermediate section, the first end section releasably connected to the intermediate section via the first connector; and a second connector attached to at least one of the second end section and the intermediate section, the second end section releasably connected to the intermediate section via the second connector, such that the seat is deployable between a stowed position and a deployed position and the seat is exterior to the garment in said stowed position and in said deployed position.