Abstract: A pair of underpants including a front part, a back part, a crotch part and two leg holes delimited by the parts. The underpants further include a releasable connection for connecting the crotch part to the front part and allowing an opening to be formed in the crotch area. The releasable connection extends from one leg hole to the other and includes two parts, one overlapping the other in the closed condition. The ends of a part of the releasable connection are provided with a flexible protection element.

Abstract: A support garment comprising an elastically extensible body part for exerting an overall pressure on the abdominal region of a patient and a crotch part, which parts are interconnected at the front and the back of the garment, the edges of those portions of the two parts which are interconnected at the back of the garment being curved in flat condition and the radii of curvature of opposed parts of the edges being related so that the radius of curvature of the curved edge of the crotch part is smaller than the radius of curvature of the curved edge of the body part provides a support garment for patients with hernia requiring support in the abdominal area which is more comfortable to use and which can be mass produced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pair of underpants comprising a front part, a back part, a crotch part and to leg holes delimited by the parts, and releasable connecting means for connecting the crotch part to the front part and allowing an opening to be formed in the crotch area, said releasable connecting means extending from one leg hole to the other and comprising two parts one overlapping the other in the closed condition wherein the ends of a part of said releasable connecting means are provided with flexible protection means.