Stay system for pant legs

Abstract

A stay system for hems (12) of long pants (FIG. 1) includes hems (12) that resist getting caught between the heel of a foot and shoe or caught at the top opening of short boots. A stay system comprised of a pocket (14) with stick (16) eliminates the hem (12) from rising up and getting caught and offers the wearer a comfortable and non-obtrusive feel of the stay and pants (FIG. 1). The pocket (14) is made of material and laminated with adhesive on one side. The pocket (14) is attached to the pants by activating the adhesive with heat or the pocket (14) can be attached to the pants by other attachment methods. The stick (16), retained inside the pocket (14), is made of slightly flexible yet rigid material to effectively and comfortably hold the pant leg hems (12) straight down. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 995,203, filed Sep. 25, 2007 by the present inventor.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH [0002]Not ApplicableSEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM [0003]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]1. Field[0005]This application relates generally to pant leg stays by means of attachable pocket with stick, weights, stiffening agent, magnets and / or stays inserted into side seams and / or inseams; specifically, to hem stay systems used to keep one's pant leg from being caught between the bottom heel of one's foot and one's shoe, or to keep from having the back lower part of the pant leg from being caught inside the top part of a short boot or shoe; the embodiment will provide a space to store miscellaneous items such as money or a key.[0006]2. Prior Art[0007]It is known by common experience that while it is desired to wear pants of different fabrics with an open heel shoe or a s...

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Benefits of technology

[0019](e) They do not address the problem of pant legs getting caught under the heel of a foot or in the top of a short boot.

Problems solved by technology

When walking, a person's pant leg moves up the person's leg causing the pant to lose its normal extended position and thereby the pant hem gets caught.

It can become uncomfortable, bothersome and untidy to have the pant hem caught.

The stay system in U.S. Pat. No. 20,030,135,907 to Sanchez and Slocum (2003) is limited to keeping bathing suits or short pants from rising up.

This prior patent does not address the problem of long pant legs getting caught between the heel of the foot and shoe or of the pant leg getting caught inside the top part of a short boot.

The straps go under a person's foot proving to be non stationary and uncomfortable to wear.

All the retaining devices heretofore known suffer from a number of disadvantages:(a) Their application to the pant leg is complicated and elaborate.(b) Their appearance is obtrusive and indiscreet.(c) They can be uncomfortable to wear.(d) They can scratch and damage the wearer's shoes.(e) They do not address the problem of pant legs getting caught under the heel of a foot or in the top of a short boot.

While there generally have been patents issued for pockets with stays for shirt collars, stiffening agents for fabrics, and magnetic attachment devices which work to keep shirt collars straight down, none have directly or indirectly addressed pant legs, specifically, with the purpose of keeping the back bottom part of a pant leg straight down.

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