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An athletic undergarment has a pants with a trunk and legs. A cup pouch is adjustably attached to a waistband supports a cup protector assembly having a bellows and bladder providing a protective comfortable air cushion for a person's groin area. Adjustable knee supports are attached to the legs.

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1. An athletic garment comprising: a pants having a trunk and legs;a cup pouch having an internal chamber;at least one fastener attaching the cup pouch to the trunk; anda cup protector assembly located within the internal chamber of the cup pouch;said cup protector assembly includinga bellows movabl

1. An athletic garment comprising: a pants having a trunk and legs;a cup pouch having an internal chamber;at least one fastener attaching the cup pouch to the trunk; anda cup protector assembly located within the internal chamber of the cup pouch;said cup protector assembly includinga bellows movable between expanded and compressed positions to allow air to flow into the bellows and to pump air out of the bellows, anda bladder connected to the bellows for receiving air from the bellows to inflate the bladder. 2. The garment of claim 1 wherein: the pants includes a waistband connected to the trunk, andsaid fastener comprising a releasable fastener attachable to the waistband in selected positions to adjust the position of the cup pouch on the trunk of the pants. 3. The garment of claim 1 including: knee portions included on said legs; andknee pad holders attached to the knee portions of the legs of the pants. 4. The garment of claim 1 including: a first one-way valve connected to the bellows operable to only allow air to flow into the bellows when the bellows moves from the compressed position to the expanded position; anda second one-way valve connected to the bellows and bladder operable to allow air to flow out of the bellows and into the bladder to inflate the bladder and hold the air in the bladder when the bellows is moved from the expanded position to the compressed position thereby inflating the bladder with air. 5. The garment of claim 4 including: an actuator operatively associated with the second one-way valve to allow air to flow out of the bladder to atmosphere. 6. The garment of claim 1 including: a body located in the internal chamber adjacent the bladder. 7. The garment of claim 6 wherein: the body is a concave curved member having a generally semi-circular shaped upper end and downwardly converging side edges. 8. The garment of claim 6 wherein: the bellows comprises a compressible hollow rubber ball. 9. The garment of claim 6 wherein: the bladder includes downwardly extended tubular members having air chambers for accommodating air under pressure from the bellows whereby the tubular members expand adjacent the body. 10. The garment of claim 9 wherein: each tubular member has flexible and expandable walls around an air chamber. 11. The garment of claim 1 including: knee portions included on said legs,knee pads holders attached to the knee portions of the legs of the pants, said holders havingknee pads,supports for holding the pads, andreleasable fasteners for retaining the supports and pads in a compression fit around a person's knees. 12. An athletic garment comprising: a pants having a trunk with a waistband and legs;a cup pouch having an internal chamber;releasable fasteners connecting the cup pouch to the waistband to allow vertical and lateral adjustment of the positions of the cup pouch on the waistband;a cup protector assembly located within the internal chamber of the cup pouch, said cup protector assembly including:an upright body,a bellows movable between expanded and compressed positions to allow air to flow into the bellows and to pump air out of the bellows,a bladder located adjacent the body, said bladder being connected to the bellows for receiving air from the bellows to inflate the bladder,a first one-way valve connected to the bellows operable to only allow air to flow into the bellows when the bellows moves from the compressed position to the expanded position;a second one-way valve connected to the bellows and bladder operable to allow air to flow out of the bellows and into the bladder to inflate the bladder and hold air in the bladder when bellows is moved from the expanded position to the compressed position thereby inflating the bladder with air; andan actuator included with the second one-way valve operable to allow air to flow out of the bladder to atmosphere. 13. The garment of claim 12 wherein: the body is a concave curved member having a generally semi-circular shaped upper end and downwardly converging side edges. 14. The garment of claim 12 wherein: the bellows comprises a compressible hollow rubber ball. 15. The garment of claim 12 wherein: the bladder includes downwardly extended tubular members having air chambers for accommodating air under pressure from the bellows whereby the tubular members expand adjacent the body. 16. The garment of claim 15 wherein: each tubular member has flexible and expandable walls around an air chamber. 17. The garment of claim 12 including: knee portions included on said legs,knee pads holders attached to the knee portions of the legs of the pants, said holders havingknee pads,supports for holding the pads, andreleasable fasteners for retaining the supports and pads in a compression fit around a person's knees.