ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,044, issued on July 15.
"Adaptive clothing assembly" was invented by Lonnie West (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptive clothing assembly for facilitating access to the legs and crotch of a user with medical issues or mobility restrictions includes a pair of pants having a waist portion coupled to a first leg portion and a second leg portion. A crotch area is positioned between the first leg portion and the second leg portion. An inseam extends across the crotch area and downwardly along each of the first leg portion and the second leg portion. An inseam closure is coextensive with the inseam. The inseam closure is o...