Garment with integral support system

摘要

An article of apparel, including a garment such as underwear, boxers, or briefs is provided that has an integral support system. The garment is configured to provide improved genital support while the wearer exercises, plays sports, or engages in a physical activity. The garment includes a portion configured as an article of clothing such as underwear, for example, made of cotton and spandex/elastane material, and includes a support pouch, a wide waistband, support straps slidingly disposed through retaining means, and other supportive features. Use of the garment can eliminate the need for the user to wear multiple support layers or uncomfortable compression underwear in order to gain adequate support while exercising, playing sports, or engaging in other physical activities.

主权项

1. A garment for providing support to a wearer comprising:
an article of clothing configured to cover at least a portion of the lower torso of the wearer, the article of clothing including a front portion and a back portion connected at a crotch portion, the front portion and the back portion defining a waist opening and the front portion, back portion, and crotch portion defining two leg openings; a pouch disposed on a frontside of the article of clothing; and two straps coupled to the pouch, each strap slidingly disposed through a separate channel formed in the article of clothing, the two straps including a first strap having a first end and a second end and a second strap having a first end and a second end, the two channels including a first channel formed in at least one of the crotch portion, the back portion, and the front portion, and a second channel formed in at least one of the crotch portion, the back portion, and the front portion, the first end of the first strap and the first end of the second strap coupled to the pouch and the second end of the first strap and the second end of the second strap coupled to at least one of the front portion and the back portion, a length of the first strap disposed in the first channel, a length of the second strap disposed in the second channel, the waist opening including a waistband, the pouch directly depending from the waistband, the first strap and the second strap configured to extend to the back portion of the garment between the leg openings, and the first strap and the second strap coupled to the garment proximate to the waistband.