Athletic trousers
OwnerPaulette M. Counts, Patricia J. Hoppinventors
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Abstract
The athletic compression trousers have an elastic waistband, a pair of tubular legs made from a stretchable fabric, a rear crotch panel and a front crotch panel. Belt loops may be attached to the outer surface of the elastic waistband. A waist cord can be provided in a waist cord passage in the waistband. A male support pocket is formed in the lower portion of the front crotch panel. A liner for the male support pocket has an upper opening for the insertion of a cup protector. Hip protection fabric side panels are sewn to either the inside or the outside of each tubular leg. These panels provide padding and protection. If needed, the fabric side panels can have openings for the insertion of hip protection pads.
Claims12
Athletic compression trousers comprising:
- a continuous elastic waistband that encircles the waist of a wearer of the trousers and stretches to permit the trousers to be put on by the wearer or to be taken off by the wearer;
- two tubular legs of stretchable fabric with upper ends secured to the waistband and having tubular leg passages each of which is formed by a generally vertical seam on the inside portion of the wearer's legs;
- a front crotch panel with an upper end attached to the continuous elastic waistband, a right edge attached to the tubular leg for a right leg of the wearer, a left edge attached to the tubular leg for a left leg of the wearer, and a male support pocket formed in the front crotch panel by a seam that effectively removes a V-shaped piece of material from a portion of the front crotch panel;
- a liner for the male support pocket covering an inside surface of the front crotch panel and having an upper opening or insertion of a cup protector into the male support pocket;
- a right hip protection fabric side panel sewn to the tubular leg for the right leg of the wearer;
- and a left hip protection fabric side panel sewn to the tubular leg for the left leg of the wearer.
Athletic compression trousers comprising a continuous elastic waistband that encircles the waist of a wearer and stretches to permit the trousers to be put on or taken off;
- a right tubular leg of stretchable fabric with an upper edge secured to the continuous elastic waistband and a generally vertical seam joining two side edges to form a tubular right leg passage;
- a left tubular leg of stretchable fabric with an upper end secured to the continuous elastic waistband and a generally vertical seam joining two side edges to form a tubular left leg passage;
- a front crotch panel with an upper end attached to the continuous elastic waistband, a right edge attached to the right tubular leg, a left edge attached to the left tubular leg, and a male support pocket formed in the lower portion of the front crotch panel by a seam that effectively removes a V-shaped piece of material from the front crotch panel;
- a rear crotch panel with an upper edge attached to the continuous elastic waistband, a bottom edge attached to the front crotch panel, a right edge attached to the right tubular leg, and a left edge attached to the left tubular leg;
- a right hip protection fabric side panel sewn to the inside surface of the right tubular leg;
- a left hip protection fabric side panel sewn to the inside surface of the left tubular leg;
- and a liner for the male support pocket covering an inside surface of the front crotch panel and having an upper opening for the insertion of a cup protector into the male support pocket.
Athletic compression short trousers comprising a continuous elastic waistband that encircles the waist of a wearer and stretches to permit the trousers to be put on or taken off;
- a right tubular leg of stretchable fabric with an upper end secured to the continuous elastic waistband and a generally vertical seam joining two side edges to form a tubular right leg passage;
- a left tubular leg of stretchable fabric with an upper end secured to the continuous elastic waistband and a generally vertical seam joining two side edges to form a tubular left leg passage;
- a front crotch panel with an upper end attached to the continuous elastic waistband, a right edge attached to the right tubular leg, a left edge attached to the left tubular leg and a male support pocket formed in a lower portion of the front crotch panel by a seam that effectively removes a V-shaped piece of material from the front crotch panel;
- a rear crotch panel with an upper edge attached to the continuous elastic waistband, a bottom edge attached to the front crotch panel, a right edge attached to the right tubular leg, and a left edge attached to the left tubular leg;
- a right hip protection fabric side panel sewn to the inside surface of the right tubular leg;
- and a left hip protection fabric side panel sewn to the inside surface of the left tubular leg.
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