Abstract: Athletic shorts are disclosed which provide full support as well as maximum freedom of movement yet with minimum exposure. The construction consists of an underpant plus an outer shell of flexible fabric containing overlapping flap openings in front of each thigh extending from the waist to the bottom border. The construction permits full raising and splitting of the wearer's thighs without friction, and yet the flaps immediately close when the thighs are brought back together, providing full coverage.

Abstract: A loose-fitting garment for individuals wearing an ostomy appliance with an encircling band which contacts the body above the stoma. The downwardly extending fabric which covers the torso has a large vertical opening therein and a pocket on the exterior covering a portion of the opening. The appliance fitted to the stoma extends through the opening and rests in the pocket. A cover flap is provided to shield the appliance from view.

Abstract: A double triangle type swim suit having an elastic crotch portion to provide improved fit and appearance by preventing curling of the edges in the crotch area.

Abstract: A swimsuit consisting of swim trunks and also, if need be, a corresponding bra, which is improved both esthelically, as well as in its method of making, is made of form inserts which are covered with fabric. The form inserts are in the form of U-shaped clamps so that only the pubic bone and the coccyx are engaged. The form insert for the bra forms cups, each of which encompasses the corresponding breast by more than about two thirds. The swim trunks, as well as the bra, may be simply attached to the body portions to be covered. The fabric cover of the form inserts may consist of any given material. An advantageous feature of the inventive swimsuit is a minimum covering of the body, which still conforms to the ethical national laws, while simultaneously having a maximum esthetic effect and, finally, affording a very economical way of making.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pair of reversible, wrap-around shorts particularly suited for use by runners or joggers. The shorts have two panels sewn together so that the outer surfaces of the panels are finished surfaces. The outer edges of the panels are folded over toward the opposed panel and are sewn so that the edges of the panels are both disposed inwardly and are captured between the panels thus producing a finished appearance to both sides of the garment. When spread out on a flat surface, the shorts have an hourglass shape. The upper and lower edges comprise the waistband while the narrow inner portion comprises the crotch. Each panel comprises at least two sections. In the preferred embodiment, the panels are produced by sewing together the respective U-shaped inner edges of a pair of horseshoe-shaped sections. The resulting hourglass-shaped panel has a contoured fit when worn. The waistband is typically provided with an adjustable, quick release fastener.

Abstract: A halter top which is made of non-stretchable or slightly stretchable material is provided for sports use, e.g., as a jogging outfit for females. The halter top consists of the combination of a body encircling portion constituted by a discontinuous panel having a pair of free lateral edges and cooperating means at the free lateral edges to hold such free lateral edges together and means for adjustably securing such halter top to the upper chest portion of a female body by means, e.g., of shoulder straps which adjust the distance from the breasts to the top of the shoulder. The body encircling portion includes a pair of breast receiving and supporting cups including a vertical seam bisecting each breast cup, the preselected variable, but permanent, location of said vertical seam thereby providing preselected different cup sizes. The top edge of the breast receiving and supporting cups is so curved as to follow the natural incline of the breasts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pants type apparel such as shorts, trousers or the like comprised of front and rear fabric panels that are closed about the crotch and inner leg area by a seamless panel that is referred to as a crotch-inner leg panel. Since the crotch-inner leg panel is seamless, the pants type apparel forms a very comfortable garment about the crotch and inner leg area that is particularly suited for athletic wear.

Abstract: Provided is a garment adapted for wear by physically handicapped persons who are incapable of executing normal dressing movements. The garment comprises a front panel applicable to the front of the handicapped person's torso and a rear panel applicable to the back of said person's torso. The front and rear panels each have opposed side edge margins and fastening means distributed thereon for simultaneously assembling and securing the garment to the wearer's torso by interconnecting the front and rear panel along their opposing edge margins in torso supported relation in the worn condition of the garment, without the necessity of normal dressing movement.

Abstract: Athletic shorts are arranged with front and back panels cut in a peculiar pattern and joined to a pair of briefs by an elastic waistband with the front panel overlapping a portion of the back panel so as to relieve tension of the shorts on the rectus femurs and vastus lateralis muscles of the legs of the wearer.

Abstract: Disclosed is athletic apparel comprising an article of clothing to be worn by a participant in an athletic endeavor, a moisture absorbent pad for absorbing perspiration collected on the hands of the participant and fastening means for removably attaching the moisture absorbent pad to the article of clothing. The fastening means includes fastener elements secured to one side of the absorbent pad adjacent a plurality of edges thereof and mating elements secured at spaced apart locations on the outer surface of the clothing and adapted to detachably engage the fastener elements so as to secure the opposite edges of the absorbent pad in a substantially planar orientation on the outer surface of the clothing.

Abstract: Bathing trunks made of an elastic and preferably plasticized cloth, formed by a single piece shaped in such a way as to reproduce, in succession, one rear half, the front portion and the remaining rear half, the longitudinal edges of said rear halves being connected to one another by means of a cross-stich seam, are described. The rear and front flaps forming the lower middle portion of the trunks are seamed together by interposing a strip provided with a plurality of transversely extending holes.

Abstract: Swim trunks formed by a piece of fabric contoured to define a waist and a pair of leg sections, the fabric having a side seam extending between the waist and the lower end of one leg. The seam is interrupted to form a slit whose edges are secured to the complementary tapes of a zipper and to the sides of a pocket. In its normal state, the pocket is interposed between the inner surface of one leg of the trunks and a loose liner suspended from the waist and conforming to the contours of the trunk. The zipper includes a slider having a double pull tab. The outside tab serves to open and close the pocket in its normal mode when the pocket is usable to carry keys and other small items. The inside tab serves to open and close the pocket when it is pulled inside out to function in the reverse state as a carry bag into which the trunks are stuffed. One side of the pocket is provided with a pair of eyelets through which a string is looped, the bag being held from the string in the reverse mode of the pocket.

Abstract: Short pants in which the left and right seat panels are independent of the left and right front panels. The left and right seat panels are attached to the waist band at their upper edges and extend over substantially greater than one-half the waistband. The forward edges of the left and right seat panels slant downwardly and rearwardly from the waistband. The left and right front panels overlap the left and right seat panels at the waistband. Their rearward edges extend generally vertically downwardly from the waistband to terminate on the lower edges in the proximity of the edges of the left and right seat panels.