US 20120246806A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: US 2012/0246806 A1 Lane (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 4, 2012

(54) FOOTED BABY BOY (52) US. Cl...... 2/404; 2/405; 2/2431 (76) Inventor: Karen Lane, Jackson, NH (US) (21) Appl. No.: 13/431,156 (57) ABSTRACT (22) Filed; Man 27, 2012 A footed for babies and toddlers is disclosed. This one piece undergarment addresses the issue of the lack of Related US, Application Data leg coverings for little boys Which can be Worn under their _ _ _ _ pants. By making the undergarment as one piece With the feet (60) PrOVlslOnal apphcanon NO' 61/516943’ ?led on Mar' attached ensures that the child Will have his legs covered and 29> 201 1' Warm When taken outside in the cold months. The undergar _ _ _ _ ment consists of a body portion With an elastic Waistband and Pubhcatlon Classl?catlon pant leg openings, a rearpanel to give a better ?t over a , (51) Int, C], a band of stretch fabric encircling the ankle and the attached A41B 9/02 (200601) feet consisting of a , bottom and heel section.

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FOOTED BABY BOY LONG UNDERWEAR stitched to the top of the foot, this gives the resemblance of a being Worn. This section of fabric encircles the ankle. So RELATED APPLICATIONS When the child is being carried it Will look as if he’s Wearing [0001] The present application claims priority to US. Pro and long johns and not . visional PatentApplication 61/516,043 ?led on Mar. 29, 2011 [0009] The front of the undergarment has a mock front ?y and entitled “Footed Baby Boy Long Underwear” to the same panel Which resembles a pair of adult male long johns. The inventor. back of the undergarment has a Wide rear panel seWn into the body Which starts under the Waistband and narroWs to meet FIELD OF INVENTION the mock front ?y panels at the crotch betWeen the legs. This gives more room for a diaper to be Worn and gives a more [0002] The present invention relates generally to babies and comfortable ?t, also to keep the Waist from riding doWn When toddlers, more speci?cally the invention is related to a footed the child is active. Both the front and rear panels have trim or undergarment to cover their legs Which is Worn under their a top stitch seWn in to outline and de?ne them. The attached clothes to keep their legs from being exposed in cold Weather. feet are made from three sections, Which include a top, bottom and heel that are stitched together to form the foot. This gives BACKGROUND a better ?t and Will be more comfortable When the child is [0003] I thought of this invention after having my ?rst Wearing . grandson. During his ?rst Winter he Was still a small baby so When he Was taken out into the cold Weather he Was alWays in BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS a one piece snoWsuit or an infant out?t Which included a top and footed pants that covered his feet. By his second Winter, [0010] FIG. 1 Illustrates the front vieW of the undergarment he Was older and When he Was taken out he Would be Wearing [0011] FIG. 2 Illustrates the rear vieW of the undergarment his out?t Which included a , pants, socks and shoes. The [0012] FIG. 3 Illustrates the side vieW of the foot, ankle and problem With this is We Were alWays pulling his socks up and leg attachment. pulling doWn the bottom of his pant legs to cover his exposed bare legs. This Was happening When he Was being placed in DETAILED DESCRIPTION his car seat, stroller or just being carried. [0004] These footed out?ts are plentiful When they are still [0013] Referring noW to the draWings; FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 infants but once they reach six months old there is no longer illustrates the basic con?guration of the footed undergarment an option to keep their legs covered While Wearing pants. embodying the elements of the present invention. The footed While searching for something to resolve this issue there Was undergarment as shoWn in FIG. 1 generally comprises of a nothing on the market for little boys, little girls have plenty of undergarment body including a pair of leg portions 102 that Warm leggings, While little boys go around With cold red legs. are fuller at the hip and narroWs as the leg goes doWn to the [0005] Some parents have even resorted to keeping their ankle, a no roll elastic band at the top of the Waist 104, a mock child’s footed on under their pants, Which is bulky ?y panel 106 consisting of a pair of cloth pieces that overlap and is uncomfortable for the child and prevents the child from to de?ne the mock ?y and goes doWn to meet at the crotch Wearing shoes. Wrapping a blanket around their legs is betWeen the legs, the mock ?y panel Will have trim or a top another option parents have tried but this is cumbersome and stitch seWn in around the panel for added detail, a band of aWkWard, especially When the parent is juggling numerous stretch fabric 108 secured by stitching to the bottom of the things in their hands at the same time. Also, the problem With pant leg opening, the stretch fabric encircles the ankle With a traditional insulated underWear that’s on the market noW is Width of tWo to three inches. This process Will give the illu the same problem arises With the leg of the insulated under sion that a sock is on the child. The band of stretch fabric may Wear still rising up the child’s legs and exposing their bare have an elastic strip seWn in to give a snugger ?t. The attached skin to cold Weather. So, noW the parents are not only pulling feet 110 are stitched to the bottom of the band of stretch fabric the child’s pant leg doWn and the sock up, they noW have to that encircles the ankle. reach up the pant leg and pull the insulated underWear leg [0014] FIG. 2 illustrates the back vieW and has a rear panel doWn also. It’s an unending battle for parents of little boys. 202 seWn in at the center of the rear starting at under the [0006] Therefore, a real need exists for little boys to have an Waistband and narroWing as it goes doWn to meet the ?y panel undergarment that covers their legs Without rising up under at the crotch betWeen the legs. This Will give the needed their pants to prevent their legs from being exposed in Winter additional volume in the rear area to give a better ?t over the months. diaper. The rear panel Will resemble a ?ap and Will have trim or a top stitch seWn in around the panel for added detail, the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION band of stretch fabric 206 encircles the ankle, 204 the no roll [0007] The present invention provides a one piece under elastic Waist band, the attached feet 208. garment that addresses the issue of the lack of footed leg [0015] FIG. 3 illustrates the process of the foot being coverings suitable for little boys. Oftentimes, you Will see attached to the body of the undergarment, the construction of parents carrying their little boys and you Will a see about a the sock portion 302 Which includes three sections, a top three inch gap betWeen the top of the sock and the bottom of section 304 that ?ts over the top front of the foot that starts at their pants due to their pant legs rising exposing the child’s the toe and ends at the top of the foot at the ankle, a bottom bare leg to the cold Weather. section 306 that forms the sole of the foot, and a heel 308 [0008] By making the undergarment as one piece With the section that starts at the bottom of the heel and ends at the top feet attached solves this problem. The Way the feet are of the foot at the ankle, these sections are stitched together to secured to the undergarment is With a section of stretch fabric form the entire foot. The foot is secured by stitching 3 1 0 to the that is stitched to the bottom of the leg opening and also bottom of the band of stretch fabric that encircles the ankle, US 2012/0246806 Al Oct. 4, 2012

the top of the stretch fabric at the ankle 312 is secured by A pair of feet portions secured by stitching to the bottom of stitching to the pant leg opening 314. the stretch fabric that encircles the ankle. [001 6] The present invention has been described in terms of 2. The undergarment as de?ned in claim 1 Wherein the speci?c embodiments incorporating details to facilitate the body has a mock front ?y panel comprising of tWo pieces of understanding of the construction of the invention. Still other cloth that overlap to form the ?y and meets at the center of the embodiments of the present invention Will become apparent crotch betWeen the legs. to those skilled in the art that modi?cations can be made in the 3. The undergarment as de?ned in claim 1 Wherein the embodiment chosen for illustration Without departing from body has a center rear panel in order to ?t over the diaper. The the spirit and scope of the invention. Speci?cally, it Will be panel starts just beloW the Waistband and is Wider at the top and narroW to meet the mock ?y panel at the crotch betWeen apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the device and the legs. method of the present invention could be implemented in 4. The feet as de?ned in claim 1 Wherein the feet are several different Ways and have several different appearances. constructed from three separate sections that are stitched together to form the entire foot. I claim: 5. The feet as de?ned in claim 4 Wherein the feet have a top 1. A one piece undergarment for a baby or toddler com section that starts at the toe and ends at the top of the foot at the prising: ankle. An undergarment body including a pair of leg openings 6. The feet as de?ned in claim 4 Wherein the feet have a that are Wider at the hips and tapers doWn toWard the bottom section that forms the sole of the foot. ankle. 7. The feet as de?ned in claim 4 Wherein the feet have a heel A tWo to three inch Width section of stretch fabric secured section that starts at the bottom of the heel and ends at the top by stitching to the bottom of the leg opening that Will of the foot at the ankle. encircle the ankle. This section may have an elastic band included for a snugger ?t around the ankle. * * * * *