ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,596, issued on June 9.
"Carnival pantyhose" was invented by Nicolette Leacock (New Providence, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carnival pantyhose for Caribbean and Brazilian carnival costumes that includes two leg portions joined at a high-rising waistband, which defines front and rear wedge-shaped cut-outs extending toward the perineal region, and two wedge-shaped lateral portions extending above the hips to a position at or just below the inframammary region. Each wedge-shaped lateral portion terminates in an opening that allows a strip of the carnival costume to pass through, enabling removable attachment without sewing, stitc...