Pant leg lower end reinforcing structure and shoe and pant leg system

• US 7,328,460 B1
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Issued: 02/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pants Un-Heeled LLC
• Original Assignee: Cheryl Mancini
• Inventors: Mancini, Cheryl
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale; Gloria M.
• Application Number:
  US11/147,785
• Time in Patent Office: 979 Days
• Field of Search: 222/7, 2230-232, 2 4/6, 2 5/1, 36/70.R, 36/70.A
• US Class Current: 2/232
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 17/04 Straps on the lower end of legs of trousers

Abstract

A reinforced pant leg system includes pants having two pant legs, each pant leg having a pant leg lower end with a lower end rearward portion; a pair of open back shoes, each open back shoe including a shoe heel having a certain heel height; and a pant leg reinforcing structure fastened to each pant leg lower end rearward portion with a reinforcing structure fastening mechanism and having a height of at least twice the certain heel height; so that the pant leg reinforcing structures prevent the lower end rearward portions from bending sufficiently to become caught between the corresponding open back shoe and a user foot.

Claims

1. A reinforced pant leg assembly, comprising:

a pant leg having a pant leg lower end with a lower end rearward portion and an inner surface and having a pant leg longitudinal axis extending from said pant leg lower end upwardly, and lengthwise along said pant leg;

and elongate reinforcing structure at least three inches in height and having a reinforcing structure upper end and a reinforcing structure lower end and having adhesive fastening means at least at said reinforcing structure upper end and at said reinforcing structure lower end attaching said reinforcing structure to the inner surface of said pant leg lower end rearward portion such that the height of said elongate reinforcing structure extends substantially parallel to said pant leg longitudinal axis and such that said elongate reinforcing structure is entirely inside said pant leg to prevent said pant leg lower end rearward portion from bending forwardly and becoming caught between a heel of a wearer foot and the corresponding sole of an open back shoe.

2. A reinforced pant leg assembly, comprising:

a pant leg having a pant leg lower end with a lower end rearward portion and an inner surface and having a pant leg longitudinal axis extending from said pant leg lower end upwardly, and lengthwise along said pant leg;

and elongate reinforcing structure at least four inches in height and having a reinforcing structure upper end and a reinforcing structure lower end and having adhesive fastening means at least at said reinforcing structure upper end and at said reinforcing structure lower end attaching said reinforcing structure to the inner surface of said pant leg lower end rearward portion such that the height of said elongate reinforcing structure extends substantially parallel to said pant leg longitudinal axis and such that said elongate reinforcing structure is entirely inside said pant leg to prevent said pant leg lower end rearward portion from bending forwardly and becoming caught between a heel of a wearer foot and the corresponding sole of an open back shoe.

3. A reinforced pant leg system, comprising:

pants having two pant legs, each said pant leg having a pant leg lower end with a lower end rearward portion and an inner surface and having a pant leg longitudinal axis extending from said pant leg lower end upwardly, and lengthwise along said pant leg;

a pair of open back shoes, each said open back shoe comprising a shoe heel having a certain heel height;

and a pant leg reinforcing structure having a reinforcing structure upper end and a reinforcing structure lower end fastened at said reinforcing structure upper end and at said reinforcing structure lower end to the inner surface of each said pant leg lower end rearward portion such that the height of said elongate reinforcing structure extends substantially parallel to said pant leg longitudinal axis and such that said elongate reinforcing structure is entirely inside said pant leg with reinforcing structure fastening means and having a height of at least twice said certain heel height;

such that said pant leg reinforcing structures prevent said lower end rearward portions from bending sufficiently to become caught between the corresponding open back shoe and a user foot.

4. The reinforced pant leg system of claim 3, wherein each said reinforcing structure comprises an elongate reinforcing panel oriented substantially parallel to a corresponding said pant leg longitudinal axis.

5. The reinforced pant leg system of claim 3, wherein said reinforcing structure fastening means comprises an adhesive on said reinforcing panel.

6. The reinforced pant leg system of claim 5, additionally comprising a removable cover sheet covering said adhesive, such that said cover sheet can be pealed off said reinforcing panel and said panel placed and affixed upright against the cuff inner surface.

7. The reinforced pant leg system of claim 4, wherein said reinforcing panel is formed of one of:

cardstock, cardboard and plastic.