Activewear garment
View Patent ↗An activewear garment having facial opening formed on an anterior side of an upper head portion of the garment. An elastic securing band is attached to the upper head portion. The elastic band includes a top portion and a bottom portion, each portion having a first end and a second end. There are first and second gaps between the respective ends of the top portion and bottom portion of the elastic band to facilitate the insertion and removal of items intended for insertion in or on a user's ears such as, for example, ear pods and athletic glasses.
1. An activewear garment for engaging in sporting activities comprising:
an upper head portion adapted to be worn about and secured to a user's head;
a facial opening formed on an anterior side of a facial extension of said upper head portion, said facial opening being adapted to allow a user's face to protrude, said facial opening having a circumference;
an elastic band that is attached to said upper head portion;
wherein said elastic band comprises a top portion and a bottom portion,
wherein said top portion has a first end and second end,
wherein said bottom portion has a first end and second end,
wherein said first end of said top portion is spaced apart from said first end of said bottom portion forming a first gap between the top portion and the bottom portion, said first gap positioned adjacent to an interior rim of said facial opening,
wherein said second end of said top portion is spaced apart from said second end of said bottom portion forming a second gap between the top portion and the bottom portion, said second gap positioned adjacent to said interior rim on an opposing side of said facial opening from said first gap.
2. The activewear garment of claim 1 , wherein said elastic band comprises a woven elastic.
3. The activewear garment of claim 1 , further comprising a lower torso portion, wherein a lower end of said upper head portion is attached to an upper end of said lower torso portion.
4. The activewear garment of claim 3 , wherein a first strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are attached to said lower end of said upper head portion.
5. The activewear garment of claim 4 , wherein a second strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are attached to said upper end of said lower torso portion, wherein said first strip of hook-and-loop fasteners are configured to mate with said second strip of hook-and-loop fasteners.