초록 ▼

An athletic garment particularly suitable for hockey players protects the genital area of the wearer. The garment comprises a waistband which is supported at the wearer\s waist elastically and with a drawstring. An inner pant and an outer pant are attached the waistband. The inner pant has a rise so

An athletic garment particularly suitable for hockey players protects the genital area of the wearer. The garment comprises a waistband which is supported at the wearer\s waist elastically and with a drawstring. An inner pant and an outer pant are attached the waistband. The inner pant has a rise so selected that its crotch portion engages and supports the genital area of the wearer. The outer pant has a pocket adjacent its crotch portion which receives a genital protector. The pocket is positioned to overlay the genital area when the waistband is maintained at the wearer\s waist thereby ensuring proper protection. The outer pant has a larger rise than the inner pant so that the pocket is normally spaced from the wearer\s genital area, providing greater comfort and enhanced freedom of movement. Hook-type VelcroTMfasteners are positioned on the front and back of each pant leg associated with the outer pant and serve to support hockey stockings.

대표청구항 ▼

An athletic garment for use in protecting the genital area of a wearer, comprising: a waistband; support means associated with the waistband for maintaining the waistband at the waist of the wearer; an outer pant supported from the waistband, the outer pant having an outer crotch portion, the outer

An athletic garment for use in protecting the genital area of a wearer, comprising: a waistband; support means associated with the waistband for maintaining the waistband at the waist of the wearer; an outer pant supported from the waistband, the outer pant having an outer crotch portion, the outer crotch portion having a pocket shaped to receive and releasably retain a genital protector, the pocket being positioned forwardly of the genital area of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the wearer\s waist; an inner pant located within the outer pant and supported from the waistband, the inner pant having an inner crotch portion and a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genital area of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the waist of the wearer, the inner pant being so supported from the waistband that downward displacement of the genital protector with the outer pant relative to the inner pant causes a losening of the inner pant from the wearer\s body; the outer pant having a rise greater than the rise of the inner pant such that the genital protector is spaced from and movable relative to the inner crotch portion when the waistband is maintained at the wearer\s waist, the difference between the rises of the inner and outer pants being selected such that the genital protector remains in a protective position overlaying the genital area whenever the waistband is maintained at the wearer\s waist.