One-piece garment

Abstract

A one piece garment, comprising an upper body portion and a lower body portion that are integrally connected; a neck opening formed in the upper body portion; a pair of openings formed in the upper body portion and configured for receiving the arms of an intended user; a pair of openings formed in the lower body portion and configured for receiving the legs of an intended user's; a port formed in the garment and oriented transverse to the intended user's longitudinal axis, the port allowing for the passage of the intended user's upper body to pass into the upper body portion of the garment and for the intended user's lower body to pass into the lower body portion of the garment. In the foregoing garment, the port may be located approximately along a back waistline area of the garment. In the foregoing garment, a flap may extend over (in front of or behind) a gap of the port and thereby cover the gap.

1 . A garment, comprising:
 an upper body portion and a lower body portion that are integrally connected;   a neck opening formed in the upper body portion;   a pair of openings formed in the upper body portion and configured for receiving the arms of an intended user;   a pair of openings formed in the lower body portion and configured for receiving the legs of an intended user; and   an elongate port formed in the garment and having a longitudinal axis oriented transverse to an intended user's longitudinal axis, the port allowing for the passage of the intended user's upper body portion to pass into the upper body portion of the garment and for the intended user's lower body portion to pass into the lower body portion of the garment.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the port is located approximately along a back waistline area of the garment. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1  further comprising a flap that extends over a gap of the port thereby closing the port. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 3  wherein the flap is configured so that it can be tucked between the intended user and an opposing edge of the port to close the port. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4  wherein the flap extends downwardly at least about 50% of the way into the buttocks area. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 3  wherein the port includes a stretchable section to apply tension and maintain the flap inside the garment. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the neck opening is defined by overlapping folds of material that expand the neck opening during donning and then return to a smaller size opening. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 3  wherein the port for donning the garment is free of mechanical closure for use in closing the port, except the flap. 
     
     
         9 . A garment for covering a person and having openings for receiving a head, arms, and legs of the person, the garment comprising:
 a unitary body having an upper portion and a lower portion for covering an upper body and lower body respectively of a person;   the unitary body further having a front portion and a back portion; and   wherein the back portion includes an elongate opening sized to receive the upper body of a person and the lower body of a person and a longitudinal axis of the elongate opening is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the unitary body.   
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the longitudinal axis of the elongate opening is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the unitary body. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the elongate opening is accessed by folding the front upper portion toward to the front lower portion. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the back portion of the upper portion includes an extension that extends beyond the elongate opening and thereby prevents exposure of an inside of the garment from the outside of the garment along the elongate opening. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the back portion of the lower portion includes an extension that extends beyond the elongate opening and thereby prevents exposure of an inside of the garment along the elongate opening. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the junction of the front portion and the back portion define sides of the garment and wherein the elongate opening extends substantially from one side to the other. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 12  wherein the elongate opening is proximate a transverse elastic band and the extension is urged to remain in a position by the elastic band that prevents exposure of an inside of the garment at the elongate opening when the garment is worn by a person. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 13  wherein the elongate opening is proximate a transverse elastic band and the extension is urged to remain in a position by the elastic band that prevents exposure of a wearer when the garment is worn. 
     
     
         17 . A unitary garment having openings for a head, arms, and legs of a wearer and defining a front, back, upper, and bottom, and having a waist defined between the upper and bottom, the garment comprising:
 an elongate opening along the back and transverse to a longitudinal access of the garment, wherein the elongate opening receives a head, arms, and upper torso of the wearer and receives feet, legs, and lower torso of the wearer when the garment is folded along the front, proximate the waist, upper toward bottom.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 17  wherein a longitudinal axis of the elongate opening is substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the garment. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 17  further comprising a flap depending from the upper back and extending across the elongate opening so as to close the elongate opening when the garment is worn by a person. 
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 19  further comprising an elastic band proximate a lower edge of the elongate opening that applies pressure against the flap when the flap is located into the elongate opening and against a wearer thereby holding the flap in place closing off the elongate opening.