Bodysuit with rear bottom flap

Abstract

Bodysuit with a rear bottom flap configured as an extension of the front side of the bodysuit and folded upward through the crotch region of the child's body and attached to the back side of the bodysuit. The rear bottom flap is fastened to the backside of the bodysuit through two fastener connecting structures such as buttonholes, snap sockets, or a hook and loop fasteners located at the bottom end of the rear bottom flap with the corresponding buttons, snap studs, or a hook and loop fastener connecting structures located on the back side of the bodysuit. When the infant or toddler is dressed in the bodysuit, the two connected fastener connecting structures are positioned over the outer thigh region of the child making it easy to access and unfasten them quickly to change the diapers, or the bodysuit, and re-fasten them after the changes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bodysuit comprising:
 a front side and a back side;   said front side and said back side attached at a top end of said bodysuit through a pair of shoulder flaps;   a pair of sleeves located one on each side at said top end of said bodysuit;   said front side and said back side having neck openings;   said front side having an elongated tail end section forming a rear bottom flap;   said rear bottom flap constricted at a top end with sufficient curvature to accommodate hip appendages of a child's body when said rear bottom flap is folded upward through the crotch region of said child's body to said back side of said bodysuit and fastened to said backside through connecting structures;   said rear bottom flap having a bottom end with fastener connecting structures spaced apart at equidistance from each other;   said back side having fastener connecting structures at said back side spaced apart at equidistance from each other to connect with said fastener connecting structures on said bottom end of said rear bottom flap to hold said rear bottom flap to said back side of said bodysuit; and   said bottom end of said rear bottom flap having an elastic strip structure of varying length at a medial aspect of said bottom end of said rear bottom flap between said fastener connecting structures.   
     
     
         2 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein there are two fastener connecting structures on the rear bottom flap and two fastener connecting structures on the backside of the bodysuit spaced apart and equidistance from each other, with the two fastener connecting structures on the rear bottom flap connecting with the corresponding two fastener connecting structures on the backside of the bodysuit to form the closure for the bodysuit. 
     
     
         3 . The bodysuit of  claim 2  wherein when the infant or toddler is dressed in the bodysuit and the two fastener connecting structures on the rear bottom flap and the two fastener connecting structures on the backside of the bodysuit are connected to form the closure for the bodysuit, the completed, connected fastener structures are positioned over the outer thigh region of the child on either side of the bodysuit making it easy to access them and quickly unfasten them to change the diapers, or the bodysuit and re-fasten them after the changes, thereby significantly reducing the time required to change the diaper, or dress an infant or toddler. 
     
     
         4 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein said fastener connecting structures on the bottom end of the rear bottom flap are button holes to accommodate buttons located on the back side of said bodysuit. 
     
     
         5 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein said fastener connecting structures on the bottom end of the rear bottom flap are snap sockets to connect with snap studs located on the back side of the bodysuit. 
     
     
         6 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein said fastener connecting structures on the bottom end of the rear bottom flap are one member of a hook and loop fastener to connect with the second member of the hook and loop fastener located on the back side of the bodysuit. 
     
     
         7 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein the fastening structures on the back side of the bodysuit are buttons to insert through the button holes located at the bottom end of the rear bottom flap. 
     
     
         8 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein the fastening structures on the back side of the bodysuit are snap studs to connect with the snap sockets at the bottom end of the rear bottom flap. 
     
     
         9 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein the fastening structures on the back side of the bodysuit are a second member of a hook and loop type of fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein the elastic strip structure of varying length at a medial aspect of the bottom end of the rear bottom flap between the fastener connecting structures provides the necessary flexibility and resilience to the rear bottom flap. 
     
     
         11 . The bodysuit of  claim 1  wherein the fastener connecting structures on the rear bottom flap and on the back side of the bodysuit are placed over tabs to provide additional re-enforcement to the fastener connecting structures.