Article of clothing for the handicapped

Claim 1

A one-piece garment adaptable for self-donning and for donning by another onto a wearer having difficulty executing normal dressing movements comprising, in combination: a first panel having a waistband section, a hip portion and leg sections applicable to the front of a wearer's lower body; a second panel having a waistband section, a hip portion and leg sections applicable to the rear of the wearer's lower body; said first panel being integral with and permanently joined to said second panel by a seam extending vertically along the entire length of an integral edge of the panels to define an outer seam of the garment; a continuous strip of cooperating fastening material permanently affixed vertically along the entire length of an outer border of each of said first and second panels for releasably connecting corresponding sections of the panels to form an opposite outer seam of the garment; and a continuous strip of cooperating fastening material permanently affixed along interior borders of said leg sections of each of said first and second panels for releasably joining corresponding sections of the panels to form leg inseams and a crotch area of the garment in a completed configuration.