US 12,389,953 B2Granted

Undergarment and garment liner having adjustable support for male genitalia

OwnerJames G. Perezinventor

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Abstract

A garment for supporting the male genitalia of a wearer includes a waistband with a series of circumferentially oriented slits spaced along the front. A back strap attaches to a back strip of the waistband and extends downward from the waistband to a lower end. A pouch with a rearward end connected to the lower end of the back strap extends forward covering a lower extreme of a wearer's abdomen. A pair of cuffs attach to opposite sides of the forward end of the pouch. A pair of laces connected to the forward end of the pouch thread inside through respective tubular passages of the cuffs, extending upward through different slits in the front of the waistband. The wearer can select the spacing of the laces extending through the slits and the tightness of the laces to customize the pouch shape and tightness for a desired fit.

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Dependent claims

A garment for supporting a male wearer having an anus and genitals including a scrotum, the scrotum positioned in front of the anus, said garment comprising:

a waistband having a circumferential length corresponding to a wearer's waist and having an interior face adapted to face the wearer, said waistband further comprising a back strip configured to overlay a wearer's back and a front strip configured to overlay a wearer's front, said front strip having a series of circumferentially oriented slits spaced at intervals along the front strip;
a back strap having an upper end attached to the back strip of the waistband and extending downward from the waistband to a lower end;
a pouch having a rearward end connected to the lower end of the back strap, the pouch extending forward from its rearward end to a forward end extending between opposite lateral ends and adapted to overlay a lower portion of a wearer's abdomen;
and
a pair of laces connected to the forward end of the pouch, each lace of the pair of laces extends from a lower end attached to a corresponding lateral end of the forward end of the pouch and extends through a different selected slit of said series of the circumferentially oriented slits and through the front strip of the waistband to an upper end, wherein the different selected slits are spaced by a distance chosen to customize a shape and tightness of the pouch.

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A method for adjusting a garment for supporting a male wearer's genitalia, said male wearer having a pair of legs extending downward below the wearer's genitalia, a left leg of said pair of legs being positioned on a left side of the wearer's genitalia and a right leg of said pair of legs being positioned on a right side of the wearer's genitalia, the garment comprising (i) a waistband having a circumferential length corresponding to a wearer's waist, said waistband having a front strip configured to overlay a wearer's front, said front strip having a series of circumferentially oriented slits spaced at intervals along the front strip, (ii) a back strap attached to a back of the waistband and extending downward from the waistband to a lower end, (iii) a pouch having a rearward end connected to the lower end of the back strap and extending forward from its rearward end to a forward end, wherein the pouch is adapted to overlay a lower portion of a wearer's abdomen and at least a portion of the pouch comprises an elastic material, and (iv) a pair of laces connected to the forward end of the pouch, said method comprising:

selecting a garment having an appropriately sized waistband adapted to fit the wearer;
stepping into the waistband;
pulling the waistband into position on the wearer's waist;
moving the pair of laces between the pair of legs and upward so the pouch overlays a lower portion of a wearer's abdomen;
threading each lace of said pair of laces through a selected slit of the waistband to locate the pouch in a desired position;
pulling each lace of said pair of laces upward through the respective slit until the pouch has a desired tightness;
and
tying the pair of laces together above the slits to maintain a fit of the pouch.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.