Novelty ladies swimsuit

• US 20060089085A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chris Ruggiero, Sharon Dion
• Original Assignee: Chris Ruggiero, Sharon Dion
• Inventors: Dion, Sharon, Ruggiero, Chris
• Application Number:
  US11/259,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20060089085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 450/81
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 3/06 Strapless brassieres, i.e. without shoulder straps
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 7/00 Bathing gowns; Swim-suits, drawers, or trunks; Beach suits

Abstract

The novelty garment is a garment having a pair of hands disposed thereon. In one embodiment, the garment is a strapless bra made from a transparent material having opaque hands placed thereon to cover the breasts and create the illusion that the hands are holding the breasts. In a second embodiment, the novelty garment is a pair of panties having a transparent rear panel with an opaque pair of hands cupping the buttocks. In either embodiment, the hands may have movable digits that can be arranged in any desired pattern.

Claims

1. A novelty garment, comprising:

a body embracing band and a pair of cups, the band connecting the cups to form a brassiere; and

a pair of opaque hand members disposed over or forming said pair of cups, said pair of opaque hand members being disposed to appear to hold the breasts of a user wearing said novelty garment.

2. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said body embracing band is made of a transparent material.

3. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said pair of opaque hand members are shaped in the form of human hands.

4. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said pair of opaque hand members are of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, latex, foam and silicon.

5. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said pair of opaque hand members each have digits that resemble fingers.

6. The novelty garment of claim 5, wherein said pair of opaque hand members have at least two digits that are separable from each other and are flexible for a user to position in any desired orientation.

7. The novelty garment of claim 5, wherein at least one digit from each of said pair of opaque hand members join together said pair of cups.

8. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said body embracing band includes a transparent connection band that joins together said pair of cups.

9. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said body embracing band is fashioned as opaque arms that appear to extend around a user'"'"'s body said novelty garment is worn by a user.

10. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein each of the hands comprises a plurality of flexible, separable fingers, at least one of the fingers having a support wire embedded therein, whereby the fingers are adjustable in position.

11. A novelty garment, comprising:

a pair of panties having a rear portion; and

a pair of opaque hand members disposed over said rear portion, said pair of opaque hand members being disposed in order to appear to cup the buttocks of a user wearing said novelty garment.

12. The novelty garment of claim 11, wherein said pair rear portion comprises a transparent rear panel.

13. The novelty garment of claim 11, wherein said pair of opaque hand members are shaped in the form of human hands.

14. The novelty garment of claim 11, wherein said pair of opaque hand members are of a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, latex, foam and silicon.

15. The novelty garment of claim 11, wherein said pair of opaque hand members each have digits that resemble fingers.

16. The novelty garment of claim 15, wherein said pair of opaque hand members have at least two digits that are separable one from the other and are flexible for a user to position in any desired orientation.

17. The novelty garment of claim 15, wherein at least one digit from each of said pair of opaque hand members join said pair of opaque hand members together forming said rear portion of said pair of panties.