Pants garment with movement restricting leg members

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for a pants garment that has an upper segment having a waist, and two leg portions, and a lower segment having two leg members. The leg members having an elastic upper portion and a lower portion. The leg portions of the upper segment overlap the top portion of the leg members, and are attached to the leg members at a portion below the top of the leg members, as to allow the leg members elastic upper portions to resist the movement of the leg warmers when the upper portion is pulled down.

1 . A pants garment comprising:
 an upper segment comprising a waist, a first upper leg portion, and a second upper leg portion, said first upper and second upper leg portions configured to cover at least an upper portion of legs of the wearer, said first upper and second upper leg portions each independently having a circumference of a first size, the circumference being measured at a bottom end of the first upper leg portion and the second upper leg portion; and   a lower segment attached to said upper segment comprising a first and a second leg member, said first and second leg members each further comprising an internal top portion and an external lower portion, said internal top portions of said first and second leg members each having a circumference of a second size, wherein the circumference of the first and second leg members is smaller than said first size, and wherein said internal top portions of said first and second leg members comprises an elastic material adapted to retain said first and second leg members in place against the legs of the wearer,   wherein said external lower portions of said first and second leg members are located below an attachment point of the upper and lower segments and wherein the external lower portions of said first and second leg members are located external to the internal top portion of said first and second leg members, wherein the internal top portion of said first and second leg members are located above the attachment point of the upper and lower segments, and internal with respect to an interior surface of the upper segment.   
     
     
         2 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said first and second leg members are permanently attached to said upper segment. 
     
     
         3 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said first and second leg members further comprise an external upper portion capable of retaining said first and second leg members in place, wherein the external upper portion is located below the attachment point of the upper and lower segments. 
     
     
         4 . The pants garment of  claim 3  wherein said internal top portions of the first and second leg members are made from a different material than said external top portions and said external lower portions. 
     
     
         5 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said first and second leg members are made of at least three portions. 
     
     
         6 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said first and second upper leg portions are connected to each other in an overlapping fashion. 
     
     
         7 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said internal top portions of said leg members include an elastic cuff. 
     
     
         8 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said waist further comprises a waistband. 
     
     
         9 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said leg members are leg warmers. 
     
     
         10 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said leg members are made of a stretchable fabric or material. 
     
     
         11 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said leg members further comprise one or more knee pads. 
     
     
         12 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said elastic material of said internal top portions of said first and second leg members is a releasable fastener. 
     
     
         13 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said leg members further comprise a foot or bootie portion. 
     
     
         14 . The pants garment of  claim 1  wherein said upper segment of the pants garment extends from the waist to below the knee. 
     
     
         15 . A pants garment comprising:
 a waist and two upper leg portions configured to extend from a waist downwardly past each knee, wherein the two upper leg portions overlap two leg members below each knee, said two leg members each having an elastically adapted upper portion, wherein the two upper leg portions are attached to said leg members at a point on said elastically adapted upper portion of each leg member, said leg members configured to retain the leg members to at least above or at a part of a tibia area of a wearer.   
     
     
         16 . The pants garment of  claim 15  wherein said leg members are made entirely of an elastic based material. 
     
     
         17 . The pants garment of  claim 15  wherein said leg members are made of 2 or more portions, where each portion is made of different materials. 
     
     
         18 . A method for making a pants garment comprising:
 sewing an upper segment, said upper segment comprising a waist and two leg portions that extend below the knee and that have a circumference at the location around the leg below the knee;   sewing a lower segment, said lower segment comprising two leg members having an upper and a lower portion, said upper portion of the two leg members of the lower segment being made of a tight-fitting material and a circumference smaller than said circumference of said leg portions;   inserting said leg members upper portions into said leg portions; and   attaching said upper segment to said lower segment;   wherein said upper portion of said leg member remains located internally of said leg members and above a point of attachment between the upper segment and the lower segment.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising including an elastic member in each of the upper portion of the two leg members of the lower segment. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising detachably coupling the upper portion of the two leg members of the lower segment to the upper segment.