Abstract: An athletic protective device comprising an essentially rigid cup of a size to enclose the genitals of the wearer, a flexible resilient molded binding secured to the periphery of the cup, the binding preferably being configured to provide a relatively thick body portion lying immediately beyond the peripheral edge of the cup, the binding flaring outwardly to form a relatively thin marginal lip adapted to contact the groin area of the wearer, the cup preferably having a plurality of closely spaced apart perforations extending about its periphery with the molded binding material extending through the perforations to form interlocks integrally joining the portions of the binding lying on opposite sides of the cup.