Foldless fly

Abstract

An article of clothing is provided and includes a body having a first panel and a second panel cooperating to define a pair of leg openings that receive respective legs of a person during use, whereby at least one of the first panel and the second panel is formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity. A waistband is coupled to the first panel and the second panel and includes a waist opening that is positioned at a waist of a person during use. The waistband includes a first portion partially surrounding a first length of the waist opening and formed of a second material having a second modulus of elasticity and a second portion partially surrounding a second length of the waist opening and formed of a third material having a third modulus of elasticity greater than the second modulus of elasticity.

1 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a body including a first panel and a second panel cooperating to define a pair of leg openings operable to receive respective legs of a person during use, at least one of the first panel and the second panel formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity; and   a waistband coupled to the first panel and the second panel and including a waist opening operable to be positioned at a waist of a person during use, the waistband including a first portion partially surrounding a first length of the waist opening and formed of a second material having a second modulus of elasticity and a second portion partially surrounding a second length of the waist opening and formed of a third material having a third modulus of elasticity greater than the second modulus of elasticity.   
     
     
         2 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion cooperate to define the waist opening. 
     
     
         3 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes a first distal end and a second distal end and the second portion includes a third distal end and a fourth distal end, the first distal end being attached to the third distal end and the second distal end being attached to the fourth distal end to define the waist opening. 
     
     
         4 . The article of clothing of  claim 3 , wherein the third distal end and the fourth distal end are formed at a first angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the second portion. 
     
     
         5 . The article of clothing of  claim 4 , wherein the first distal end and the second distal end are formed at a second angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the first portion, the second angle being supplementary to the first angle. 
     
     
         6 . The article of clothing of  claim 3 , wherein the first distal end and the second distal end flare out in a direction from the first panel and the second panel toward the waist opening. 
     
     
         7 . The article of clothing of  claim 6 , wherein the third distal end and the fourth distal end taper down in a direction from the waist opening toward the first panel and the second panel. 
     
     
         8 . The article of clothing of  claim 1 , further comprising a fly panel coupled to the first panel and formed at least in part of a fourth material having a fourth modulus of elasticity different than the first modulus of elasticity. 
     
     
         9 . The article of clothing of  claim 8 , wherein the fourth modulus of elasticity is greater than the first modulus of elasticity. 
     
     
         10 . The article of clothing of  claim 9 , wherein the first panel includes a first panel portion and a second panel portion, the fly panel extending between and connecting the first panel portion and the second panel portion. 
     
     
         11 - 12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a body including a first panel and a second panel cooperating to define a pair of leg openings operable to receive respective legs of a person during use, at least one of the first panel and the second panel formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity; and   a waistband coupled to the first panel and the second panel and including a waist opening operable to be positioned at a waist of a person during use and including a first portion partially surrounding a first length of the waist opening and a second portion partially surrounding a second length of the waist opening, the first portion including a first distal end and a second distal end and the second portion including a third distal end and a fourth distal end that are respectively attached to the first distal end and the second distal end and taper down in a direction from the waist opening toward the first panel and the second panel.   
     
     
         14 . The article of clothing of  claim 13 , wherein the first distal end and the second distal end flare out in a direction away from the first panel and the second panel toward the waist opening. 
     
     
         15 . The article of clothing of  claim 13 , wherein the first distal end is formed at a supplementary angle relative to the third distal end and the second distal end is formed at a supplementary angle relative to the fourth distal end. 
     
     
         16 . The article of clothing of  claim 13 , wherein the first portion is formed of a second material having a second modulus of elasticity and the second portion is formed of a third material having a third modulus of elasticity, the third modulus of elasticity being greater than the second modulus of elasticity. 
     
     
         17 . The article of clothing of  claim 13 , wherein the first portion and the second portion cooperate to define the waist opening. 
     
     
         18 . The article of clothing of  claim 13 , wherein the third distal end and the fourth distal end are formed at a first angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the second portion. 
     
     
         19 . The article of clothing of  claim 18 , wherein the first distal end and the second distal end are formed at a second angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the first portion, the second angle being supplementary to the first angle. 
     
     
         20 . The article of clothing of  claim 13 , further comprising a fly panel coupled to the first panel and formed at least in part of a fourth material having a fourth modulus of elasticity different than the first modulus of elasticity. 
     
     
         21 . The article of clothing of  claim 20 , wherein the fourth modulus of elasticity is greater than the first modulus of elasticity. 
     
     
         22 . The article of clothing of  claim 21 , wherein the first panel includes a first panel portion and a second panel portion, the fly panel extending between and connecting the first panel portion and the second panel portion. 
     
     
         23 - 36 . (canceled)