초록 ▼

Disclosed is a method of adapting a lower body garment for use during early term pregnancy. The method includes the steps of co-linearly securing to each side of the vertical zipper area, strips of a velcro-like fabric. Thereafter, there is provided an adaptor in the nature of an inverted triangle,

Disclosed is a method of adapting a lower body garment for use during early term pregnancy. The method includes the steps of co-linearly securing to each side of the vertical zipper area, strips of a velcro-like fabric. Thereafter, there is provided an adaptor in the nature of an inverted triangle, formed of flexible fabric. Velcro-like strips are placed along both diagonal sides of the inverted triangle. There is further provided several buttons along the horizontal base of the adaptor at a first vertex thereof. There is also provided a buttonhole at the opposite horizontal vertex from the several buttons. The velcro-like strips co-linear with the zipper are press-fitted against the velcro-like elements upon the diagonals of the inverted triangle of the adaptor means. Thereafter a selected one of the several buttons is fastened to the original buttonhole of the lower body garment. The selected button of the several buttons will depend upon the point within the early term of pregnancy of the wearer. Thereafter, the buttonhole of said adaptor is fastened to the original button of the lower body garment.

대표청구항 ▼

A method for adapting a lower body garment having in the midriff area a vertical waist fastening zipper, a fastening button and a corresponding buttonhole, which method is for use during early term pregnancy, said method comprising the steps of: (a) securing, at both sides of said vertical zipper of

A method for adapting a lower body garment having in the midriff area a vertical waist fastening zipper, a fastening button and a corresponding buttonhole, which method is for use during early term pregnancy, said method comprising the steps of: (a) securing, at both sides of said vertical zipper of said garment, strips of hook and pile type fastener fabric; (b) providing an adaptor means in the nature of an inverted triangle, formed of a flexible fabric, with strips of hook and pile type fastener material along both diagonal sides of said triangle; (c) providing a plurality of buttons along the horizontal base of said inverted triangle of said adaptor means at one vertex thereof; (d) providing a buttonhole at an opposite vertex of the horizontal base of said adaptor means; (e) press-fitting said velcro-like elements near said vertical zipper against said hook and pile type fastener material of said adaptor means; (f) fastening a selected one of said plurality of buttons to said buttonhole of said lower body garment; and (g) fastening said buttonhole of said adaptor means to said button of said lower body garment, whereby a regular-use lower body garment may be adapted for use during early term pregnancy through the insertion thereinto of said adaptor means and the securement thereof to the lower body garment in accordance with Steps (e), (f), and (g) above.