Claims
- 1. An outfit, comprising:a top portion for covering at least the upper torso and shoulder area of the body of a wearer, the top portion having an interior side confronting the wearer and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the top portion having a first side configured to have a first design and a second side opposite the first side and configured to have a second design, the top portion being reversible to a first configuration wherein the first side defines the exterior side and the second side defines the interior side and to a second configuration wherein the second side defines the exterior side and the first side defines the interior side; and a bottom portion for covering at least the waist portion and at least a portion of the upper thighs of the wearer, the bottom portion having an interior side confronting the wearer and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the bottom portion further including a waist portion, a first side that is configured to have the first design and a second side that is opposite the first side and is configured to have the second design, the bottom portion being reversible to either a first configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion and to a second configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including at least one pocket portion movably attached to the bottom portion and a corresponding pocket slot adjacent to and sized so as to allow the pocket portion to pass therethrough, the pocket portion having a first pouch and a second pouch, the first pouch having an exterior side configured with the first design, the second pouch having an exterior side configured with the second design; whereby when the wearer desires to wear the garment so that the first design is visible and the second design faces the body of the wearer, the wearer configures the top and bottom portions to the first configuration and inserts the pocket portion through the pocket slot so that the exterior side of the first pouch is visible and the exterior side of the second pouch faces the wearer's body and when the wearer desires to wear the garment so that the second design is visible and the first design faces the wearer's body, the wearer configures the top and bottom portions to the second configuration and inserts the pocket portion through the pocket slot so that the exterior side of the second pouch is visible and the exterior side of the first pouch faces the wearer's body; and wherein the bottom portion includes a belt-receiving pouch that is located on the second side of the bottom portion and that extends about the waist portion, the belt-receiving pouch being sized for receiving a belt having a pair of ends, the belt-receiving pouch having a pair of openings that are formed therein and which are located on the second side of the bottom portion so as to allow ends of a belt to extend from the openings when a belt is disposed within the belt-receiving pouch, the waist portion further including a pair of slots formed therein, each slot being sized to allow a corresponding end of a belt to pass therethrough.
- 2. The outfit according to claim 1 further comprising:a belt disposed within the belt-receiving pouch, the belt having a pair of ends; and a belt fastening device having a pair of complementary fastening portions, each fastening portion being attached to a corresponding end of the belt, each slot being sized to allow a corresponding fastening portions to pass therethrough; whereby the wearer passes each end of the belt through a corresponding slot so that the ends of the belt are on the first side of the bottom portion when the wearer configures the bottom portion in first configuration, and withdraws the ends of the belt from the slots so that the ends of the belt are on the second side of the bottom portion when the wearer configures the bottom portion in the second configuration.
- 3. The outfit according to claim 1 wherein the bottom portion further comprises:first and second fly portions that are configured to be removably secured together in an overlapping relationship when the bottom portion is in a closed configuration, the first fly portion comprising a first portion of the first side of the bottom portion and a first fly strip located on the same side as the second side of the bottom portion and directly opposite the first portion, the first fly strip being configured to have the second design, the second fly portion comprising a second portion of the first side of the bottom portion and a second fly strip located on the same side as the second side of the bottom portion and directly opposite the second portion of the first side, the second fly strip being configured to have the second design, wherein both the first fly strip and the second fly strip have the second design thereon; and means for removably securing the first and second fly portions together when the bottom portion is in either the first or second configuration.
- 4. The outfit according to claim 3 wherein the removably securing means comprises:a plurality of buttons attached to the first portion of the first side of the bottom portion; a plurality of button holes formed in the first portion of the first side of the bottom portion wherein each button hole is adjacent to a corresponding button; a plurality of buttons attached to the second fly strip; and a plurality of button holes formed in the second fly strip wherein each button hole in the second fly strip is adjacent to a corresponding button of the second fly strip; wherein the buttons of the first portion of the first side of the bottom portion are disposed within the button holes of the second fly strip when the bottom portion is closed and in the first configuration and wherein the buttons of the second fly strip are disposed in the button holes of the first portion of the first side of the bottom portion when the bottom portion is closed and in the second configuration.
- 5. The outfit according to claim 1 wherein the top portion further comprises first and second front edge portions that are removably secured together in an overlapping relationship when the top portion is in a closed configuration and are apart when the top portion is in an opened position.
- 6. The outfit according to claim 5 wherein the first edge portion comprises a first portion of the first side and a first strip located on the second side of the top portion and directly opposite the first portion, the first strip configured to have the second design, the second edge portion comprises a second portion of the first side and a second strip located on the second side of the top portion and directly opposite the second portion, the second strip being configured to have the second design, the top portion further comprising to means to removably secure the first and second edges together so that the second strip covers the first portion when the top portion is in the first configuration and removably secure the first and second edges together so that the first portion covers the second strip when the top portion is in the second configuration, and wherein both the first strip and the second strip have the second design thereon.
- 7. An outfit comprising:a top portion for covering at least the upper torso and shoulder area of a wearer, the top portion having an interior side confronting the wearer and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the top portion having a first side configured to have a first design and a second side opposite the first side and configured to have a second design, the top portion being reversible to a first configuration wherein the first side defines the exterior side and the second side defines the interior side and to a second configuration wherein the second side defines the exterior side and the first side defines the interior side; and a bottom portion for covering at least the waist portion and a portion of the thighs of a wearer's body, the bottom portion having an interior side confronting the wearer's body and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the bottom portion further including a waist portion, a first side that is configured to have the first design and a second side that is opposite the first side and is configured to have the second design, the bottom portion being reversible to either a first configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion, and to a second configuration wherein the first side of the bottom portion defines the interior side of the bottom portion and the second side of the bottom portion defines the exterior side of the bottom portion, the bottom portion further including a belt-receiving pouch located on the second side of the bottom portion and extending about the waist portion, the belt-receiving pouch being sized for receiving a belt having a pair of ends, the belt-receiving pouch having a pair of openings located on the second side of the bottom portion to allow the ends of a belt to extend from the pouch when a belt is disposed within the belt-receiving pouch, the waist portion further including a pair of slots formed therein, each slot being sized to allow the ends of a belt to pass therethrough.
- 8. The outfit according to claim 7 further comprising:a belt disposed within the pouch, the belt having a pair of ends; and a fastening device attached to the belt, the device comprising a pair of complementary fastening portions, each fastening portion being attached to a corresponding end of the belt, each slot being sized for allowing a fastening portion to pass therethrough, whereby the wearer passes the ends of the belt through the slots so that the ends of the belt are on the first side of the bottom portion when the wearer configures the bottom portion to the first configuration, and withdraws the ends of the belts from the slots so that the ends of a belt are on the second side of the bottom portion when the wearer configures the bottom portion to the second configuration.
- 9. The outfit according to claim 7 wherein the bottom portion further includes at least one pocket portion movably attached to the bottom portion and a corresponding pocket slot adjacent to the pocket portion, the pocket slot being sized so as to allow the pocket pouch to pass therethrough, the pocket portion having a first pouch and a second pouch, the first pouch having an exterior side configured with the first design, the second pouch having an exterior side configured with the second design, whereby when the wearer desires to configure the top and bottom portions to the first configuration, the wearer inserts the pocket portion through the pocket slot so that the exterior side of the first pouch is visible and the exterior side of the second pouch faces the wearer's body and when the wearer desires to configure the top and bottom portions to the second configuration, the wearer inserts the pocket portion through the pocket slot so that the exterior side of the second pouch is visible and the exterior side of the first pouch faces the wearer's body.
- 10. The outfit according to claim 7 wherein the bottom portion further comprises:first and second fly portions that are configured to be removably secured together in an overlapping relationship when the bottom portion is in a closed configuration, the first fly portion comprising a first portion of the first side of the bottom portion and a first fly strip located on the same side as the second side of the bottom portion and directly opposite the first portion, the first fly strip configured to have the second design, the second fly portion comprising a second portion of the first side of the bottom portion and a second fly strip located on the same side as the second side of the bottom portion and directly opposite the first portion, the second fly strip configured to have the second design; and means for removably securing the first and second fly portions together when the bottom portion is in either the first or second configuration.
- 11. An outfit for covering at least a waist portion and a portion of the thighs of the wearer's body, the garment having an interior side for confronting the wearer's body and an exterior side opposite the interior side, the garment further including a waist portion, a first side that is configured to have a first design and a second side that is opposite the first side and is configured to have a second design, the garment being reversible to either a first configuration wherein the first side defines the exterior side and the second side defines the interior side and to a second configuration wherein the first side defines the interior side and the second side defines the exterior side, the garment including a pouch located on the second side and which extends about the waist portion, the pouch being sized for receiving a belt having a pair of ends, the pouch having a pair of openings formed therein and located on the second side of the garment so as to allow the ends of a belt to extend therefrom when a belt is disposed within the pouch, the waist portion further including a pair slots formed therein wherein each slot is sized so as to allow a corresponding end of a belt to pass therethrough.
- 12. The outfit according to claim 11 further comprising:a belt disposed within the pouch, the belt having a pair of ends; and a fastening device attached to the belt, the device comprising a pair of complementary fastening portions, each fastening portion being attached to a corresponding end of the belt, each slot being sized for allowing a fastening portion to pass therethrough, whereby the wearer passes the ends of the belt through the slots so that the ends of the belt are on the first side of the bottom portion when the wearer configures the bottom portion in first configuration, and withdraws the ends of the belts from the slots so that the ends of a belt are on the second side of the bottom portion when the wearer configures the bottom portion in the second configuration.
- 13. The outfit according to claim 11 wherein the bottom portion further comprises:first and second fly portions that are configured to be removably secured together in an overlapping relationship when the bottom portion is in a closed configuration, the first fly portion comprising a first portion of the first side of the bottom portion and a first fly strip located on the same side as the second side of the bottom portion and directly opposite the first portion, the first fly strip configured to have the second design, the second fly portion comprising a second portion of the first side of the bottom portion and a second fly strip located on the same side as the second side of the bottom portion and directly opposite the first portion, the second fly strip configured to have the second design; and means for removably securing the first and second fly portions together when the bottom portion is in either the first or second configuration.
Government Interests
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by the U.S. Government for Governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty thereon.
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