Claims
- 1. An article of clothing having at least one closure that is secured with a lock, the at least one closure being positioned such that opening the closure causes the article to fall away from a wearer's body.
- 2. The article of claim 1, wherein the article comprises one of a group consisting of lingerie, bathing suit, pants, jacket, top, dress, skirt, and evening wear.
- 3. The article of claim 1, wherein the closure is positioned at a shoulder area of the article.
- 4. The article of claim 1, wherein the closure is positioned at a neck strap area of the article.
- 5. The article of claim 1, wherein the closure is positioned at a belt area of the article.
- 6. The article of claim 1, comprising one closure secured by the lock.
- 7. The article of claim 1, comprising a plurality of closures secured by a plurality of locks.
- 8. A closure system for an article of clothing comprising:
one or more closures of the article positioned at one or more points on the article such that opening of the one or more closures facilitates removal of the article from a wearer's body; and one or more locking devices, each openable by a key and used to secure a closure.
- 9. A method for removing an article of clothing from a wearer's body, the method comprising:
using a key to unlock a lock locking a closure on the article, the closure being positioned at a point on the article such that opening of the closure facilitates removal of the article from a wearer's body; and removing the lock from the closure to thereby facilitate removal of the article from a wearer's body.
Parent Case Info
[0001] Applicant hereby claims the benefit of the following two provisional patent applications, which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties:
[0002] provisional application Ser. No. 60/205,111, filed May 18, 2000, titled “Clothing Held by a Lock”; and
[0003] provisional application Ser. No. 60/246,068, filed Nov. 7, 2000, titled “Garment Closure System and Method. ”
Provisional Applications (2)
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60205111 |
May 2000 |
US |
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60246068 |
Nov 2000 |
US |