Patent ID: 8230521

Claim:
A garment comprising: first and second lower leg portions each having a distal end and a proximal end; each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof; a first keeper including a first keeper strap having a first end and a second end, the first keeper strap fixed to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof; a second keeper including a second keeper strap having a first end and a second end, the second keeper strap fixed to the second lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof; a plurality of locking members, wherein one locking member is fixed to each end of the first keeper strap and the second keeper strap; an elongate lumbar support assembly having a first end fixed to a plurality of first stays and a second end fixed to a plurality of second stays; wherein each of the plurality of first and second stays includes a free end; a mating member disposed proximate the free end of each first stay that releasably mates with one of the locking members of the first keeper; and a mating member disposed proximate the free end of each second stay that releasably mates with one of the locking members of the second keeper.