Tights, leggings, pants, and other articles of clothing

Abstract

Tights, leggings, training pants, spots pants, and other types of pants include multiple pants-regions. A first pants-region covers a first body-part; and a second, non-adjacent, pants-region covers a second body-part. A decoupling pants-region is connected in between the first pants-region and the second pants-region. The decoupling pants-region expands or shrinks or otherwise modifies its size or dimensions or properties, in order to decouple between movement of the first pants-region and movement of the second pants-region, in response to a human wearer movement of one or more body parts.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Pants comprising:
 a first pants-region to cover a first body-part;   a second pants-region to cover a second body-part;   a decoupling pants-region to decouple between (i) movement of the first pants-region and (ii) movement of the second pants-region.   
     
     
         2 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein, when the pants are worn by a human who moves to a first extent the first body-part and moves to a second, greater, extent the second body-part, the decoupling pants-region decouples between (i) movement of the first pants-region and (ii) movement of the second pants-region, by causing the first pants-region to move less than the second pants-region. 
     
     
         3 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein, when the pants are worn by a human who moves to a first extent the first body-part and moves to a second, greater, extent the second body-part, the decoupling pants-region decouples between (i) movement of the first pants-region and (ii) movement of the second pants-region, by causing the first pants-region to stretch less than the second pants-region. 
     
     
         4 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein, when the pants are worn by a human who moves to a first extent the first body-part and moves to a second, greater, extent the second body-part, the decoupling pants-region decouples between (i) movement of the first pants-region and (ii) movement of the second pants-region, by causing the first pants-region to shrink less than the second pants-region. 
     
     
         5 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the first pants-region is one-or-more pants-regions that cover hips of a human wearer; wherein the second pants-region is one-or-more pants-regions that covers loins of the human wearer; and wherein the decoupling pants-region is one-or-more pants regions that cover upper thighs of the human wearer. 
     
     
         6 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the first pants-region is a single undivided pants-region that cover at least a portion of a right hip and at least a portion of a left hip of a human wearer;
 wherein the second pants-region comprises: (a) a right-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a right loin of the human wearer; and (b) a left-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a left loin of the human wearer;   wherein the right-side loin-area pants-region is separate from, and is not directly connected to or touching, the left-side loin-area pants-region;   wherein the decoupling pants-region comprises:
 (A) a right-side decoupling pants-region to decouple between (A1) movement of the single undivided pants-region, and (A2) movement of the right-side loin-area pants-region; 
 (B) a left-side decoupling pants-region to decouple between (B1) movement of the single undivided pants-region, and (B2) movement of the left-side loin-area pants-region. 
   
     
     
         7 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the first pants-region is a right-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a right loin of a human wearer;
 wherein the second pants-region is a right-side calf-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a right calf of the human wearer;   wherein the decoupling pants-region is a right-side knee-area pants region that covers at least an entirety of a right knee of the human wearer.   
     
     
         8 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the first pants-region is a left-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a left loin of a human wearer;
 wherein the second pants-region is a left-side calf-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a left calf of the human wearer;   wherein the decoupling pants-region a left-side knee-area pants region that covers at least an entirety of a left knee of the human wearer.   
     
     
         9 . The pants of  claim 1 , comprising:
 (A) a right-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion a right loin of a human wearer;
 wherein the second pants-region is a right-side calf-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a right calf of the human wearer; 
 wherein the decoupling pants-region is a right-side knee-area pants region that covers at least an entirety of a right knee of the human wearer; and 
   (B) a left-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a left loin of the human wearer;
 wherein the second pants-region is a left-side calf-area pants-region that covers at least a of a left calf of the human wearer; 
 wherein the decoupling pants-region is a left-side knee-area pants region that covers at least an entirety of a left knee of the human wearer. 
   
     
     
         10 . The pants of  claim 1 , comprising:
 (a) a right-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a right loin of a human wearer;
 wherein the second pants-region is a right-side calf-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a right calf of the human wearer; 
 wherein the decoupling pants-region is a right-side knee-area pants region that covers at least an entirety of a right knee of the human wearer; and 
   (b) a left-side loin-area pants-region that drat covers at least a portion of a left loin of the human wearer;
 wherein the second pants-region is a left-side calf-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a left calf of the human wearer; 
 wherein the decoupling pants-region a left-side knee-area pants region that covers at least an entirety of a left knee of the human wearer; 
   (c) wherein the first pants-region is a single undivided pants-region that cover at least a portion of a right hip and at least a portion of a left hip of a human wearer;   (d) wherein the second pants-region comprises: (i) a right-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a right loin of the human wearer; and (ii) a left-side loin-area pants-region that covers at least a portion of a left loin of the human wearer;   (e) wherein the right-side loin-area pants-region is separate from, and is not directly connected to or touching, the left-side loin-area pants-region;
 wherein the decoupling pants-region comprises:
 (A) a right-side decoupling pants-region to decouple between (A1) movement of the single undivided pants-region, and (A2) movement of the right-side loin-area pants-region; 
 (B) a left-side decoupling pants-region to decouple between (B1) movement of the single undivided pants-region, and (B2) movement of the left-side loin-area pants-region. 
 
   
     
     
         11 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region is formed of fabric having a first type of thread knitting; wherein the first pants-region and the second pants-region are formed of fabric having a second, different, type of thread knitting. 
     
     
         12 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region is formed of fabric that is knitted as sheer-and-opaque; wherein the first pants-region and the second pants-region are formed of fabric knitted as non sheer-and-opaque. 
     
     
         13 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region is formed of fabric that is knitted as sheer-and-opaque and comprises: (i) a primary yarn having a first thread-count and a first elasticity value; and (ii) a secondary yarn that has a second, increased thread-count and a second, increased elasticity value. 
     
     
         14 . The pants of  claim 1 , where the decoupling pants-region comprises: a front side and a back side;
 wherein the area of the front side of the decoupling pants-region is smaller than the area of the back side of decoupling pants-region.   
     
     
         15 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region covers at least a portion of a left hip of a human wearer and also covers at least a portion of right hip of the human wearer;
 wherein the decoupling pants-region comprises: a front side and a back side;   wherein the area of the front side of the decoupling pants-region is smaller than the area of the back side of decoupling pants-region.   
     
     
         16 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region covers an entirety of a right knee of a human wearer;
 wherein the decoupling pants-region comprises: a front side and a back side;   wherein the area of the front side of the decoupling pants-region is greater than the area of the back side of decoupling pants-region.   
     
     
         17 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region is formed of fabric that is knitted as accordion component which expands or shrinks in response to movement of body-parts of a human wearer. 
     
     
         18 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region is formed of fabric that is knitted as accordion component such that the area of the decoupling pants-region expands or shrinks in response to a movement of a particular body-part of a human wearer;
 wherein at least one pants-region that is immediately adjacent to and connected to the decoupling pants-region expands less or shrinks less, respectively, in response to said movement of said particular body-part of said human wearer.   
     
     
         19 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region is formed of fabric that is knitted as a folded accordion component which has a plurality of folding fabric panels that protrude outwardly relative to a plane that comprises an upper-thigh of a human wearer;
 wherein the area of the decoupling pants-region expands or shrinks in response to movement of the human wearer.   
     
     
         20 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the decoupling pants-region is formed of fabric that is knitted as a folded accordion component which has a plurality of folding fabric panels that protrude outwardly relative to a knee of a human wearer;
 wherein the area of the decoupling pants-region expands or shrinks in response to movement of the human wearer.   
     
     
         21 . The pants of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a unified undivided decoupling pants-region to decouple between (A1) movement of a left-hip pants-region of the pants, and (A2) movement of a left-loin pants-region of the pants;   wherein said unified undivided decoupling pants-region is to also decouple between (A3) movement of a right-hip pants-region of the pants, and (A4) movement of right-loin pants-region of the pants.   
     
     
         22 . The pants of  claim 1 , comprising:
 (A) a unified undivided decoupling pants-region to decouple between (A1) movement of a left-hip pants-region of the pants, and (A2) movement of a left-loin pants-region of the pants;
 wherein said unified undivided decoupling pants-region is to also decouple between (A3) movement of a right-hip pants-region of the pants, and (A4) movement of right-loin pants-region of the pants; 
   (B) a right-knee pants region, to decouple between (B1) movement of a right-thigh pants-region of the pants, and (B2) movement of a right-calf pants-region of the pants;   (C) a left-knee pants region, to decouple between (C1) movement of a left-thigh pants-region of the pants, and (C2) movement of a left-calf pants-region of the pants.   
     
     
         23 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein a height north-to-south of the decoupling pants-region, is smaller than a width east-to-west of said decoupling pants-region. 
     
     
         24 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein a height north-to-south of the decoupling pants-region, is greater than a width east-to-west of said decoupling pants-region. 
     
     
         25 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the pants are pants selected from a group consisting of:
 tights, leggings, yoga pants, training pants, sports pants.