(19)
(11) EP 2 422 634 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/09

(21) Application number: 11006909.3

(22) Date of filing: 24.08.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A41B 9/04(2006.01)
A41B 9/00(2006.01)
 A41D 1/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 25.08.2010 GB 201014143

(71) Applicant: Greasley, Laura Joanne
Thurmaston Leicester Leicestershire LE4 8LA (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Greasley, Laura Joanne
    Thurmaston Leicester Leicestershire LE4 8LA (GB)

(74) Representative: Lichota, Catherine Margaret Timmis 
Franks & Co (South) Limited Carlton House 26 Billing Road
GB-Northampton NN1 5AT
GB-Northampton NN1 5AT (GB)

   


(54) An undergarment


(57) An undergarment apparatus (501) for, and a method (601) of, providing an undergarment having an adjustable girth. An undergarment element (102) has a front (105) and a rear (106). First and second pairs of elastic side panels (103, 104; 401, 402) are detachably connectable between the front (105) and the rear (106) of the undergarment element (12) to provide an undergarment having an undergarment girth. The first and second pairs of elastic side panels (103, 104; 401, 402) have different ranges of predetermined selectable connected lengths. The undergarment girth is manually adjustable by adjusting the connected length of a connected side panel and is further adjustable by detaching a connected side panel and attaching an alternative side panel that provides a different connected length.







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