Abstract: A shorts-type undergarment with two vertical openings on the front of the shorts. The first opening, 4, is located at the bottom of the crotch and extends upward. This opening, 4, allows for the insertion of a catheter. The second opening, is an access panel, 1, which is opened by pulling back a long vertical strip of Velcro.RTM., 3, attached to a corresponding strip of oppositely mated Velcro.RTM., 2, which horizontally extends partially across one front side. The patient is able to retain a high degree of modesty and dignity, when the catheter is attended to by medical personnel. Since the catheter is secured, in a straight pathway, there is a decreased likelihood the patient will develop secondary medical complications like urinary tract infections, discomfort and irritation associated with a catheter which is not properly secured.

Abstract: A garment for giving front abdominal support during the advanced stages of pregnancy includes a sheet of flexible sheet material having first opposing side edges, the first opposing side edges having opposing leg opening forming notches, defining on one side of the opposing notches a garment front panel and on the other side of the opposing notches a garment rear panel, and defining between the opposing notches a panel interconnection section; the front panel having a support section including support material for supporting the wearer abdominal area; the first opposing side edges including a releasible fastener for interconnecting and for disconnecting the garment front panel and garment rear panel. The garment additionally includes an abdomen support strap extending laterally across and secured to the front panel.

Abstract: Boxer shorts for men having internal integrated male briefs not visible from the exterior. The briefs are sewn inside the shorts and both are integrated with a single waistband. The look of boxer shorts is provided with the added benefit of built-in invisible male briefs for supporting the male anatomy.

Abstract: A protective undergarment for use by athletes, which includes a body portion, a pouch for retaining a protective cup in position over the wearer's groin, and a slit through the body portion alongside the pouch, for allowing the wearer to urinate without removing or lowering the garment.

Abstract: A male undergarment formed from a tubular body portion having a scrotum-underlying section with an oval opening defined therein and an outer genitalia-concealing panel connected to a crotch section of the tubular body portion and extending along the leg openings and up to the waistband, thereby forming a pocket with the front area of the tubular body portion along the waistband. The defined opening receives the complete genitalia to be encased by the pocket.

Abstract: An undergarment for separating the testicles from the penis when worn. The inventive device includes a main garment member having a top waist opening, and a pair of spaced apart leg openings. The main garment member has a genital opening located at the front of the main garment member. A cover panel having an outer opening is coupled to the main garment member. The cover panel is positioned on the front of the main garment member such that the cover member covers the genital opening of the main garment member. The cover panel and the front of the main garment member defining a genital space between them. The cover panel also has a pair elongate ducts extending along them with each the duct having opposite upper and lower openings.

Abstract: An undergarment including waist and leg apertures and openable front panel with a closure. The undergarment including similarly shaped overlapped superposed half width segments bonded to each other in preselected area to form front and rear panels having a crotch area. The garment also includes non-bonded overlapped portions forming two halves of an openable front panel connected at the top of the opening by a tape. The rear panel overlapped segments are bonded together. Reusable tapes are also used to attach the segments halves together in the front panel. The rear panel includes flap extensions protruding from each side margin and the extension attach to the side margins of the front portion. The garment is folded in the crotch region.

Abstract: A sports brief, and a method for its construction, made from a cotton blend material having sufficient compression to satisfy sport league compression requirements, such as but not limited to a 90% cotton and 10% Spandex (LYCRA.TM.) blend. The present invention also comprises a two-panel, semi-detached pouch attached to the inside front surface of the brief for holding a protective cup in the correct position in front of the pelvic region of male athletes to protect male genitals from adverse impact. The semi-detached connection of the pouch to the brief allows the cup to substantially fill the pouch for more secure containment of the cup within the pouch. It is also contemplated for darts to be optionally added to the panels and the front portion of the brief to conform the shape of the pouch and the brief to the cup.

Abstract: Lumbar protector with underpants incorporated, including a pair of underpants; and a closed band sewn to an upper part of the pair of underpants and having a band height such that the band covers at least lumbar vertebrae of a user, the band being produced in natural textile fibers with a significant caloric effect and at least ten per cent selected from the group consisting of elastomeric polyurethane, rubber and similar fibers, and the lumbar protector has either natural colors of the fiber, or colors from treatment with natural dyes.

Abstract: A padded brief especially for men comprising a garment shell having a front side and a rear side and at least one pad removably mountable on the rear side of the padded brief.

Abstract: An apparatus to be worn by human males as underwear for providing protection of the private parts, having a flexible and durable material attached to the inside of the underwear to form a pocket. Thus, having a means of supporting and separating the private parts to help protect them from injury and fungal type diseases. An apparatus, whereby when worn would not hinder normal movement.

Abstract: For use in combination with an incontinence garment, a protection device includes a generally planar deflection shield formed of a moisture impervious material. The deflection shield is of sufficient length to extend from above the penis shaft downwardly to the approximate level of the scrotum of the male. The deflection shield includes a clearance aperture permitting the penis shaft to extend through the deflection shield to assure urine is deflected away from the scrotum of the male. The deflection shield includes a sack-like structure extending from a lower portion of the deflection shield adapted to at least partially enclose the scrotum of the male. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a lower portion of the deflection shield is directly attached to the incontinence garment.

Abstract: A jockstrap for fixing the position of a condom includes a waistband made of soft material. The rear portion and side portions of the waistband are provided with hook-and-loop fastener portions. A pouch portion is attached to the front portion of the waistband and extends to the rear portion of the waistband. A circular slot is provided at the front portion of the pouch portion in correspondence with the position of a user's penis. A tough seam is provided between the pouch portion and the circular slot. An adjusting strap is provided at the rear portion of the pouch portion in correspondence to a hook-and-loop fastener portion of the waistband. By this arrangement, the condom can be fixed onto the user's penis without being peeling off during intercourse.

Abstract: A male supporting apparatus for supporting and lifting male genitalia. The apparatus includes a support panel for attachment to the front interior surface of a garment such as a swim suit, briefs or trousers, in front of, and adjacent to the user's genitalia. The support panel being constructed of flexible material having an adjustable aperture disposed for receiving male genitalia, including the penis and scrotum, therethrough. The aperture being adjustable in size from a first maximum circumference configuration for receiving male genitalia, to a second reduced circumference configuration to support and lift male genitalia so received. A guide conduit is incorporated in the support panel to encircle the aperture about its circumference so that a draw means/cinching cord can be slidingly received therethrough for adjusting the size of the aperture from the first configuration to the second configuration when drawn.

Abstract: For use in combination with an incontinence garment, a protection device includes a generally planar deflection shield formed of a moisture impervious material. The deflection shield is of sufficient length to extend from above the penis shaft downwardly to the approximate level of the scrotum of the male. The deflection shield includes a clearance aperture permitting the penis shaft to extend through the deflection shield to assure urine is deflected away from the scrotum of the male. The deflection shield includes a sack-like structure extending from a lower portion of the deflection shield adapted to at least partially enclose the scrotum of the male. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a lower portion of the deflection shield is directly attached to the incontinence garment.

Abstract: Briefs according to the invention can prevent contact between a pubic region and a thigh while there is a wide space to enclose the pubic region during the use. That is, the briefs according to the invention are provided with a small chamber (3) projecting from a small chamber entrance (2) at lower side of a brief body (1). The small chamber (3) can enclose sufficiently a pubic region comprising a testicle and a penis. Therefore a tight fit or a feeling of pushing does not exist although this is produced in underwear in the prior art. Also such state is prevented by a small chamber wall (5) around the small chamber (3) that a part of a testicle adheres closely to a thigh.

Abstract: The present invention relates to underpants for men which comprises a sanitary section so that a penis can be sanitarily treated. A construction in which the sanitary section having a predetermined area is attached to a divided portion of the underpants allows the underpants to be kept sanitary by removing any remaining urine after men urinate.

Abstract: A male genitalia support has a posterior testicular strap portion extending from a waist band portion. The posterior testicular strap portion is designed to be positioned behind the scrotum and testicles to provide support to the wearer's cremaster muscles and spermatic cords. The support is made of a generally unyielding material so that a constant, non-variable amount of support is provided to the wearer. A receptacle, made of an air-permeable material, for accepting the male's genitalia may be attached to the support.

Abstract: A man's removable brief which allows easy removal while wearing an outer garment, the brief comprises: an elastomeric waistband having a frontal opening closeable with hook and eye fasteners; a torso surrounding web portion between the waistband and leg opening; and a crotch web positioned between the leg openings; a two fabric layer front panel permanently attached at one end of the crotch and removable attached along sloping side edges by slide fastening members. There are cutouts in front panel for access to inside a brief. Buttons and press-buttons can be used instead of slide fasteners.

Abstract: A mens' garment for surrounding and securing the genitals, having a waistband, a penis-covering front piece shaped to conform with the groin region, and a scrotal pouch that is secured to the back side of the front piece in a manner that forms at once a barrier between the penis and the scrotum and an open-ended penis-receiving sheath which secures and protects the penis, and allows for urination without removing the garment or touching the penis with the thumb and fingers. This men's garment is devoid of any between-the-legs structures used to hold the garment in place on the body or otherwise cover any portion of the buttocks. This garment's scrotal pouch employs a means of securement around the base of the scrotum and is secured to the front piece in a manner that, in conjunction with the waistband, holds the front piece in a downward position and inward toward the groin.

Abstract: An article of men's underwear having a front aperture bounded by two edges and having a front portion of a waistband with two strips for independently supporting the edges, at least one of the edges is slidable along its respective strip between a position in which the two edges are at least partly superposed and a position in which they are spaced apart.

Abstract: A protective device for protecting a female genital region, particularly during athletic competition, having an elongated, banana-shaped cup portion with an elongated concave cavity having sufficient volume to bridge over the wearer's vagina and perineum without contact therewith, and adapted to extend rearwardly between the wearer's upper thighs with the edge of the cavity proximate to the superior ramii, the inferior ramii, and/or the Ischial ramii of the pelvis, with minimal contact with the upper thighs, and a resilient padding mounted onto the edge of said cavity adapted to absorb at least a major portion of any impact experienced by said cup, and optionally including a curved, kidney-shaped shield portion adapted to fit against a wearer's bowel area sufficient to overlay and shield the ovaries.

Abstract: The invention relates to a male undergarment brief which through simple construction forms a defined genital pouch and a secured leg opening edge. The brief includes front and rear panels. The front panel comprises two knitted cotton panels having identical shapes which are obversely stitched together thereby forming overlapping fly openings. The two knitted panels provide for a pair of concave lower edges which make up a portion of the leg openings. The concave edges are provided with elastic strips which in their unstretched condition are approximately 2/3 the length of the concave edges. The elastic strips are each stretched to the length of the concave edges and then secured thereto. With the contraction of the elastic strips, a shirring takes place on the panels forming a genital pouch and secure leg openings.

Abstract: An undergarment for people who have an overhanging upper abdomen, a fat apron, which when wearing ordinary undergarments would rub against the lower abdomen. The undergarment includes a pouch in the upper abdomen area to contain the fat apron, thereby eliminating any skin-to-skin rubbing. The pouch is formed by adding a panel to the ordinary construction of the undergarment. The pouch and crotch of the garment is lined to absorb perspiration and increase comfort for the user. The leg openings can be made adjustable in size by including fasteners on the leg. The fasteners can be of any easily adjusted construction, such as typical hook-and-eye fasteners like Velcro.

Abstract: A garment having a moisture management suspended panel attached at one end thereof to a front waist area of the garment, and attached at a second end thereof to a back seat area of the garment. The suspended panel includes inner, intermediate, and outer fabric layers. The inner fabric layer is constructed of moisture wicking fibers for residing in skin contact during garment wear. The intermediate fabric layer resides adjacent to the inner fabric layer, and is formed of one or more fabrics for receiving and dispersing moisture wicked outwardly by the inner fabric layer. The intermediate fabric layer transports the moisture upwardly away from a lower crotch area of the garment and outwardly away from the skin of the wearer. The outer fabric layer includes a liquid impermeable, vapor permeable shield for providing a leak-proof barrier which prevents passage of liquid but permits dissipation of moisture in vapor form through the fabric.

Abstract: A moisture management component incorporated in a garment for moving moisture away from the skin of a wearer. The moisture management component includes a first and second fabric. The first fabric comprises a moisture wicking panel carried by the garment for moving moisture away from the skin. The moisture wicking panel has a skin-side surface and an obverse surface, and an opening therethrough from the skin-side surface to the obverse surface. The second fabric comprises a moisture transport insert extending through the opening in the moisture wicking panel to move moisture from the skin of the wearer to the outer fabric layers of the garment for dispersal and evaporation.

Abstract: A relatively simple frame for use in bikini bottoms or briefs includes two lengths of wire which are bent to define mirror images of each other, the lengths defining a major portion of an oval of sufficient length to extend around the crotch of a wearer between a V-shaped line across the rectus abdominous muscle in the front and the sacrum in the rear of the wearer. Each of the lengths of wire includes a straight, vertical rear portion extending downwardly from an inverted L-shaped top rear end to approximately the bottom center of the crotch area, and a front portion flaring outwardly and upwardly from the vertical plane of the straight rear portion to a top end and then downwardly to the vertical plane of the rear portion. The two lengths of wire are interconnected using conventional cable connectors to define a T-shaped rear and a generally triangular front with a V-shaped depression in the top thereof.

Abstract: A moisture-management garment and support garment including a moisture-management panel which extends from an upper crotch area of the garment to a lower crotch area of the garment. The panel includes an inner fabric layer, intermediate fabric layer, and an outer fabric layer. The inner fabric layer is constructed of wicking yarns for residing in skin contact during garment wear. The intermediate fabric layer comprises one or more moisture transport inserts which reside adjacent to the inner fabric layer for transporting moisture away from the inner fabric layer and away from the skin of the wearer. An outer fabric layer resides adjacent the intermediate fabric layer for receiving and dispersing moisture wicked outwardly from the inner and intermediate fabric layers.

Abstract: A breathable garment having an inner panel in the crotch area made of an open knit material formed of hydrophobic fiber having a large surface area and longitudinally extending channels which transports or "wicks" moisture away from the body, thereby helping to keep intimate areas drier, cooler, and more comfortable.

Abstract: A male under garment, particularly male boxer type underwear shorts is disclosed having an interior liner panel suspended from the frontal waist area and central crotch zone oil the garment to provide a loose fitting, suspensory support for depending male body portions.

Abstract: In general, bikini bottoms or briefs are somewhat unimaginative in terms of shape, uncomfortable and expensive to produce. A relatively simple frame for use in bikini bottoms or briefs includes two lengths of wire which are bent to define mirror images of each other, the lengths defining a major portion of an oval of sufficient length to extend around the crotch of a wearer between a V-shaped line across the rectus abdominous muscle in the front and the sacrum in the rear of the wearer. Each of the lengths of wire includes a straight, vertical rear portion extending downwardly from an inverted L-shaped top rear end to approximately the bottom center of the crotch area, and a front portion flaring outwardly and upwardly from the vertical plane of the straight rear portion to a top end and then downwardly to the vertical plane of the rear portion.

Abstract: A multi-layer moisture management fabric for being placed in garments. The multi-layer fabric includes a relatively thick inner moisture permeable hydrophobic fabric layer having for being positioned next to the skin of the wearer of the garment, a first, relatively thin intermediate hydrophilic fabric layer positioned adjacent the hydrophobic fabric layer on the side thereof away from the skin of the wearer, and a second, relatively thick outer hydrophilic fabric layer positioned adjacent the first hydrophilic fabric layer on the opposite side thereof from the hydrophobic fabric layer.

Abstract: A moisture-management garment having a moisture management panel constructed of a moisture management fabric which extends generally between a crotch area of the garment and a waist area of the garment. The moisture management panel includes a first fabric having an inner moisture transport fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic yarns for residing in skin contact during garment wear and an inner dispersal fabric layer constructed of hydrophilic yarns and positioned adjacent to the inner moisture transport layer to receive and disperse moisture transported to it by the inner moisture transport layer. A second fabric is provided having an outer moisture vaporization fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic yarns which is the outermost surface of the moisture management fabric during wear, and an outer moisture dispersal fabric layer constructed of hydrophilic yarns and positioned adjacent to the outer moisture vaporization layer.

Abstract: A men's undergarment is disclosed. The undergarment includes a brief having front and rear sections, a crotch section interconnecting the front and rear sections and a pair of leg openings on respective sides of the crotch section. The front section and the crotch section include a relatively non-elastic region formed therein. An absorbent liner is provided for temporarily engaging inside surfaces of the front section and the crotch section. A pocket element is formed on the inside surface of the front section for releasably holding the liner generally in place when the front section is raised and lowered.

Abstract: Briefs for the support of male genitalia comprise an inner pants having a hole at a front side of the inner pants such that the genitalia can be inserted through the hole. A front side band having two ends is attached to the front side of the inner pants. A cover is attached to the front side band at one end of the cover and attached to the front side band at an opposite end of the cover for exposing the genitalia. An adjustable loop is attached to the front side of the inner pants and located between the front side of the inner pants and the cover for receiving the penis.

Abstract: An athletic support short is made of resilient, stretchable fabric and has an interior pouch extending between a waistband and the bottom of the crotch to receive a hard, protective cup. The pouch has an opening at its top and a releasable closure for retaining the cup. The top and bottom of the pouch are secured to the rest of the short, but the pouch is free of attachment to the rest of the short between the top and the bottom of the pouch.

Abstract: A device for incontinent males includes an athletic supporter having a pocket and a disposable insert which fits into the pocket. The athletic supporter includes a waist band which fits around the waist of a user of the device and which helps to hold the pocket adjacent the penis of the user. The disposable insert which is placed in the pocket of the athletic supporter is substantially cylindrical and sized to be received in the pocket of the athletic supporter includes a layer of absorbent material, a waterproof material on the exterior of the layer of absorbent material, and a cavity sized to receive a human penis. The layer of absorbent material preferably includes a first portion which surrounds the cavity and a second portion which extends between the cavity and the second, closed end of the insert, the second portion having a length of between one half and three quarters of the distance between the first, open end of the insert and the second, closed end of the insert.

Abstract: A concealed pocket assembly, and more particularly, a concealed pocket assembly which can be incorporated into swim wear, beach wear, active wear, exercise wear and related articles. The concealed pocket assembly is generally provided for incorporation into clothing. The concealed pocket assembly includes a pocket member attached to a fabric portion adjacent an edge of the opening of the pocket and in association with a lining portion of the garment.

Abstract: A garment in the general form of an improved athletic supporter includes a genital pouch depending from and attached to a waist band. The pouch comprises a front panel and a rear panel, joined at the bottom to form an open-top pocket. The respective top portions of the front and rear panels are provided with releasable fastening means, preferably hook-and-loop fasteners, so that the pocket can be selectively closed and reopened. A packet containing a chilling medium, such as ice, and conforming to the pocket, is inserted into the pocket. When the garment is worn with the chilling medium packet installed in the pocket, the chilling medium is held in close proximity to a surgical site or a site of mild trauma in the scrotal or inguinal area, thereby affording a degree of relief from pain and inflammation. The pouch offers genital support and limits the movement of the genitals, thereby reducing strain that can exacerbate the pain and inflammation and inhibit healing.

Abstract: A restraining device is disclosed for maintaining an individual in a seated position in a chair or similar and providing containment and absorption of waste materials produced by the individual. An external garment portion with appearance similar to ordinary clothing for the lower portion of the body has opposing, closeable side slots, and straps extending from rear waistband portions of the garment are removably disposable through loops attached to front waistband portions of the garment and tied behind the individual. A three-ply liner is attached to the interior of the garment, and a disposable, absorbent pad is removably attached to the interior of the liner.

Abstract: The present invention is for an undergarment which can be used separately or in combination with a bifurcated overgarment. Both the undergarment and the bifurcated overgarment are designed with crotch elements which can be easily opened and closed, allowing body waste elimination without requiring partial disrobing. The undergarment has a slidable crotch panel which moves between a closed position and an open position. The overgarment has a closeable crotch opening which, when worn with the undergarment of the present invention, is aligned with the slidable crotch panel of the undergarment. The overgarment preferably has side openings which allow access to the undergarment so that the undergarment can be adjusted.

Abstract: The present invention provides a male garment with a scrotal pouch. More specifically, the present invention provides a male garment with a scrotal pouch comprising an anterior panel and a posterior panel with an opening in said posterior panel to enable the continuous anterior displacement of the penis and scrotum in the usual anatomic relationship to one another.

Abstract: Male underwear briefs provides for the separate receptions of the scrotum and the phallus of the wearer in respective separate receptacle means to maintain the groin area dry and clean, thereby preventing various diseases including moist tetter. The briefs of the present invention have a separate scrotum nest made of a net material for resting the scrotum in a non-contact position with the rest of the wearer's body, with a good circulation of air there around, and has a phallus receptacle receiving the phallus in an upright posture and an elastic element fixed inside the phallus receptacle for holding the inserted phallus in an upright position so that the phallus is prevented from contact with adjacent skin areas. This separate receptions of scrotum and phallus prevents the skin to skin contact of the wearer and the net of the scrotum nest improves the circulation of air, thereby preventing an undue moistening of the groin and thus the various diseases arising therefrom.

Abstract: An undergarment characterized by a loose comfortable fit in the seat, upper abdomen and leg areas and by a snug, supporting fit in the crotch area. The undergarment includes a relatively narrow expansible waistband component for encircling the waist of the wearer, a relatively loose, woven non-stretch fabric seat, upper abdomen and leg component attached to and carried by the waistband component for providing a loose, comfortable fit in the seat, upper abdomen and leg areas of the wearer and a relatively stretchable crotch component attached to and positioned in relation to the leg, upper abdomen and seat component to snugly support the crotch of the wearer. Embodiments are disclosed which include a multi-layer crotch with enhanced moisture management capacity and a crotch which includes a pouch for holding a separate moisture absorbing pouch.

Abstract: A disposable garment of pants type, such as a disposable diaper of pants type, is constructed by attaching respective leg-hole surrounding flaps and waist-hole surrounding flaps to respective opposite side edges extending longitudinally of a basic assembly for the garment which comprises at least a topsheet and a backsheet. The leg-hole surrounding flaps and the waist-hole surrounding flaps respectively cooperate to form a pair of leg-holes. A pair of shoulder straps can be easily prepared by making a slit which extends longitudinally of the garment on each waist-hole surrounding flap. A disposable garment of the present invention is featured in its simple construction and easy production.

Abstract: An elongated circular knit tube having a central body and a self contained waistband at each end of said central body is flattened to form a double layer of fabric having two longitudinal folded edges. The body portion is severed to remove selected portions therefrom and to divide the tube into two brief blanks. Coursewise extending severed portions are aligned and subsequently sewn together to form the brief crotch and leg openings.

Abstract: An underwear garment includes a torso surrounding web formed with an elastomeric waistband to include a respective first and second leg opening divided by a central crotch web. A pocket member is mounted to the torso web to position a condom member therewithin. A modification of the invention includes a second pocket member spaced from a first pocket member defined by a fluid impermeable pocket structure including a zipper seam to permit depositing of a condom member therewithin, wherein the second pocket is arranged to include a tube member including a germicidal fluid that is punctured upon projection and securement of the zipper seam together directing germicidal fluid through a distribution conduit positioned below the tube member in communication with the second pocket cavity.

Abstract: A concealed pocket assembly, and more particularly, a concealed pocket assembly which can be incorporated into swim wear, beach wear, active wear, exercise wear and related articles. The concealed pocket assembly is generally provided for incorporation into clothing. The concealed pocket assembly includes a pocket member attached to a fabric portion adjacent an edge of the opening of the pocket and in association with a lining portion of the garment.

Abstract: A man's undergarment ergodynamically designed to have the combined quality and characteristics of a brief and an athletic supporter and which is of scant dimensions and fits snugly about a man's body with leg openings of such size as to provide additional comfort to the wearer. The system comprises four major parts, a waistband, a front panel, a back panel, and a 3-dimensional raised insert stitched in an oval shaped cutout in the front panel to act as a cradle and provide support without crush. Elastic edges are provided on the leg openings. Each of the parts are designed so that when sewn together, they provide a perfect fit for each size.

Abstract: Women's body wear is provided with a panel in the crotch area which is formed of open or loosely knit material formed using threads made up of a bundle of hydrophobic fibers having a large surface area and longitudinally extending channels to provide drier, more comfortable and "breathable" body wear. The body wear garment may be provided with an open knit exterior panel generally coextensive with the inner panel, and of the same color as the remainder of the body wear garment.