1. Field of the Disclosure
The disclosure relates to garment support devices and more particularly pertains to a new garment support device for holding an outer garment in a suspended position relative to an inner garment.
2. Summary of the Disclosure
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an inner garment having a waistband and a pair of leg openings. A support loop is coupled to the inner garment. An outer garment has a top edge and a pair of leg portions extending downwardly from the top edge. A first strap has a first end, a second end, and a medial portion extending between the first end and the second end. The first end of the first strap is coupled to the outer garment. The medial portion of the first strap extends through the support loop. The second end is coupled to the outer garment whereby the top edge of the outer garment is supported by the first strap in spaced relationship to the waistband of the inner garment.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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An outer garment 30 has a top edge 68 defining a top opening 32 and a pair of leg portions 34 extending downwardly from the upper opening 32. A first strap 36 is provided having a first end 38, a second end 40, and a medial portion 42 extending between the first end 38 of the first strap 36 and the second end 40 of the first strap 36. The first end 38 of the first strap 36 is coupled to the outer garment 30. The medial portion 42 of the first strap 36 is selectively extendable through the support loop 24. The second end 40 of the first strap 36 is coupled to the outer garment 30 whereby the top edge 68 of the outer garment 30 is supported by the first strap 36 in spaced relationship to the waistband 14 of the inner garment 12. Thus, a portion of the inner garment 12 will be exposed above the outer garment 30 as may be considered fashionable or otherwise desirable to the wearer 22. A second strap 46 may also be provided having a first end 48, a second end 50, and a medial portion 52 extending between the first end 48 of the second strap 46 and the second end 50 of the second strap 46. The first end 48 of the second strap 46 is coupled to the outer garment 30. The medial portion 52 of the second strap 46 is selectively extendable through the support ring 26. The second end 50 of the second strap 46 is coupled to the outer garment 30 whereby the top edge 68 of the outer garment 30 is further supported by the second strap 46 in spaced relationship to the waistband 14 of the inner garment 12.
A first portion of hook and loop fastener 56 is coupled to the first strap 36 adjacent to the second end 40 of the first strap 36. A second portion of hook and loop fastener 58 is also coupled to the first strap 36. The second portion of hook and loop fastener 58 coupled to the first strap 36 is positioned between the first portion of hook and loop fastener 56 and the first end 38 of the first strap 36. The second portion of hook and loop fastener 58 coupled to the first strap 36 is complimentary to the first portion of hook and loop fastener 56 coupled to the first strap 36 whereby the second end 40 of the first strap 36 is securable to the first portion of hook and loop fastener 56 coupled to the first strap 36.
Similarly, a first portion of hook and loop fastener 60 is coupled to the second strap 46. The first portion of hook and loop fastener 60 coupled to the second strap 46 is positioned adjacent to the second end 50 of the second strap 46. A second portion of hook and loop fastener 62 is coupled to the second strap 50 and is positioned between the first portion of hook and loop fastener 60 coupled to the second strap 46 and the first end 48 of the second strap 46. The second portion of hook and loop fastener 62 coupled to the second strap 46 is complimentary to the first portion of hook and loop fastener 60 coupled to the second strap 46 whereby the second end 50 of the second strap 46 is securable to the first portion of hook and loop fastener 60 coupled to the second strap 46.
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In use, the inner garment 12 is worn by the wearer 22 and the waistband 14 adjusted and secured in a desired position relative to a waist 76 of the wearer 22. The outer garment 30 is then put on the wearer 22 and secured to the inner garment 12 using either or both of the first strap 36 and the second strap 46. The first strap 36 and the second strap 46 may also be coupled to the inner garment in such a manner as to skew the top edge 68 of the outer garment 30 if so desired by the wearer 22.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure.
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