Patent ID: 8332966

Claim:
An article of clothing adapted to be worn on the lower portion of a user, said article of clothing comprising: (a) a waistband, said waistband being adapted to extend around the user in the area of the user's waist and having a front area adapted to be worn on the front of the user and a rear area adapted to be worn on the rear of the user; (b) a pair of leg members extending from the waistband, each of said pair of leg members being adapted to surround at least a portion of one of the user's legs and each of said pair of leg members having: (1) a distal end, said distal end being spaced apart from the waistband; and (2) an inseam extending between each distal end of the pair of leg members; (c) a short zipper, said short zipper extending between a location in the front area of the waistband and a location near the inseam of the article of clothing; (d) an extended zipper, said extended zipper extending between the pair of leg members, and said extended zipper extending between a location adjacent to the rear area of the waistband and a location adjacent to the front area of the waistband; wherein a first portion of the extended zipper is laterally offset and parallel to a portion of the short zipper such that both the first portion of the extended zipper and the short zipper are located underneath a flap.