CA1290098E - Athletic garment for protecting genital area - Google Patents
Athletic garment for protecting genital areaInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
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 VelcroTM fasteners are positioned on the front and back of each pant leg associated with the outer pantand serve to support hockey stockings.
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 VelcroTM fasteners are positioned on the front and back of each pant leg associated with the outer pantand serve to support hockey stockings.
Description
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ATHLETIC GARMENT FOR PROTECTING GENITAL AREA
FIEJ D OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates primarily to an athletic garment intended to provide protection for the genital area of a wearer, and, in a preferred form, S provides light-weight hockey shorts which simultaneously provide genital protection, support for hockey leggings, and enhanced freedom of skating movement and wearer comfort.
DES~RIPI lQ~ OF THE PRIOR ART
The invention has particularly advantageous, though not 10 exclusive, application to hockey garments.
According to present practice, a hockey player normally wears a conventional athletic support. Such a support is basically an elastici~ed undergarment which is worn imrnediately against the skin and which serves to support and raise the genital area to provide a measure of protection against 15 injury. A genital protector, commonly referred to as a "cup", is normally inserted into the athletic support which may be formed with a pocket appropriatefor such purposes. The cup is usually a hard convex-shaped device intended to absorb the impact of a hockey puck or stick.
A garter with appropriate garter-type fasteners is normally worn 20 over the athletic support and cup. The garter serves to support the stockings cornmonly worn by a hockey player during play. A hockey pant with short pant legs is commonly worn over the garter and may be provided with appropriate hip and thigh protectors.
This basic arrangement comprising an elasticized athletic support 25 containing a cup and a garter-type stocking support has been common practice for many decades. It is still today the principal arrangement used to protect - 1 - .
~Z90~98 hockey players against groin injuries and to support stockings.
There are a number of shortcomings associated with such conventional practices. Anyone who has worn an athletic support and cup can attest to the discomfort which these can occasion. They tend to restrict a hockey 5 player's freedom of movement and make him extremely conscious of the presence of the support and protector. Additionally, the garter-type stocking supports are cumbersome, add an additional component to the number of garments which must be purchased and worn by a player, and can be a source of embarrassment to young players.
It would be desirable to provide an alternative form of hockey garment which s;multaneously provides proper support and protection of the genital area and relatively enhanced freedom of movement and c~rnfort. In connection with such a garment, it would also be desirable to provide a simpler means for supporting hocking leggings or stockings. It would additionally be 15 desirable that such a ga~nent lend itself to and be appropriate for fabrication from light-weight materials so that the garment does not add significantly to the weight of garments and protective devices otherwise worn by a hockey player.
BRIEF SUMMARY OEl~lE INVEN rlON
In one aspect, the invention provides an athletic garment for use 20 in protecting the genital area of the wearer. I~e garment comprises a waistband and support means for maintaining the waistband at the wearer's waist. The support means may comprise, for example, elastic means which normally tend to contract the waistband, a drawstring, or a clasp or button arrangement which draws the waistband sufficiently tight about the wearer's waist as to tend to 25 prevent relative dropping of the waistband.
The garment comprises both an inner pant and an outer pant.
Both are supported from the waistband by stitching directly thereto or any other ~90098 appropriate manner. The outer pant defines an outer crotch portion, the outer crotch portion having a pocket shaped to receive a genital protector, the pocketbeing positioned forwardly of the genital area of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the wearer's waist. The inner pant defines an inner crotch S portion with a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genital area of the wearer when the waistband is raised to its required location at the wearer's waist. The outer pant has a rise greater than that o~ the inner pant. The difference between the rises is selected such that the genital protector remains in a protective position overlaying the genital area 10 whenever the waistband is maintained at the wearer's waist.
When the user steps into the protective gannent, the waistband is raised until the inner pant engages the genital area of the wearer. The protector on the outer pant is then in a proper protective orientation. Since there is a difference in the rises between the inner and outer pants, the associated genital 15 protector essentially "floats" relative to the wearer's body. Accordingly, the wearer is provided with enhanced freedom of movement and cornfort.
However, the difference in rises is so selected as to ensure that the protector cannot displace to a non-protective orientation at least while the waistband remains positioned at the wearer's waist. If the waistband is displaced during 20 an athletic activity, this becomes immediately apparent to the wearer indicating that protection has been lost, as discussed below.
When used as a hockey garment, the outer pant may have a pair of short pant legs each of which has attached thereto a pair of VelcroTM
fasteners of the type forrned with a multiplicity of filarnent-like hooks. These25 fasteners are preferably spaced-apart, one fastener of each pair being located at a front portion of the associated pant leg, the other being located at a back portion of the associated pant leg. Ccnventional hockey leggings or stockings 1290(1~8 can be conveniently hooked to the fasteners, which if spaced-apart and at~ached to front and back portions of the pant legs, permit considerable freedom of movement for the hockey player. A conventional garter is consequently eliminated.
The terms "inner pant" and "outer pant" should not be construed as suggesting that the outer pant will necessanly constitute a garrnent intendedfor external wear. In practice, the inner and outer pants are preferably formed of light-weight fabrics and may both be worn beneath athletic garments specifically intended as outer wear, such as conventional hockey shorts. Also, in interpreting the functions and features to be provided by a garment constructed according to the invention, and in interpreting the appended clairns, it should be understood that such garments will be made to accommodate an individual of particular size, as is common practice with more conventional gannents.
In another aspect, the invention provides a hockey garrnent adapted to support hockey stockings. The garment comprises a pant having a waistband and a pair of short pant legs. Each pant leg has fastening means attached thereto and formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks adapted to releasably fasten to a hockey stocking. Support means associated with the waistband secure the waistband against downward displacement with the stockings in response to skating action.
Other inventive features will be apparent from the description of a preferred embodiment below and will be more specifically identified in the appended claims.
DFSCRIPTION OF THE DRAWIN(~S
The invention will be better understood with reference to ~Z9~98 drawings in which:
fig. 1 is an elevational view of a hockey garment constructed according to the present invention, shown supported from the waist of a wearer;
and, S fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view in a vertical plane extending from ~ront to back through the crotch region of the garment.
DESCRIP'llON OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Fig. 1 shows the exterior of a hockey garment 10 constructed according to the invention. The garment 10 may be seen to comprise a waistband 12 which is elasticized and in addition comprises a drawstring 14, both of which serve to contract the waistband 12 about the waist 16 of a wearer.For purposes of the invention, it is important that the waistband 12 be properlymaintained at the wa~st 16 to ensure proper protection of the wearer.
The hockey garment 10 compr~ses an outer pant 18 having a pair of short pant legs 20, 22. A pocket 24 is forrned on the exterior of the outer pant 18 adjacent a crotch portion 26 associated with the outer pant 18. The pocket 24 is positioned forwardly of and overlays the genital area of the wearerwhen the waistband 12 is maintained at the wearer's waist 16. The pocket 24 is shaped to retain a protective cup 28 (illustrated in fig. 2) of predetermined si~e and comprises a movable flap 30 which can be opened either to receive or remove the cup 28. The flap 30 is releasably secured with complementary VelcroTM fasteners 32, 34 to the body of the outer pant 18. One fastener 32 formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks is attached to the inside of the flap 30. The other fastener 34 which is formed with a multiplicity of filament like loops is attached to the body of the outer pant 18 in the interior of the pocket 24.
The hockey garment 10 comprises an inner pant 36 located . . . ,~ . . .
12~3~)V9~3 within the outer pant 18. An upper circumferential portion 38 of the inner pant 36 is sandwiched between inner and outer portions 40, 42 of the waistband 12 and stitched thereto fully around the circumference of the waistband 12. The inner pant 36 is consequently .supported from the waistband 12 when the S garment 10 is worn.
The inner pant 36 has a predetermined rise. For purposes of the present specification, the term "rise" should be understood in the conventional sense as being a measure of the distance between the bottom of the crotch and ~e top of the waistband associated with and supporting the pant This rise is so 10 selected tha~ an inner crotch po~tion 49 associated with the inner pant 36 engages and supports the genital area of the wearer while the waistband 12 is maintained at the wearer's waist 16.
The outer pant 18 has a rise which is greater than that of the inner pant 36 by a preselected amount. Accord~ngly, the pocket 24 and 15 contained cup 28 associated with the outer pant 18 will normally be spaced from the crotch portion 49 of the inner pant 36 and the wearer's genital area. Since the cup 28 is externally supported, and can move relative to the wearer, there is significantly increased comfort to the wearer. Both freedom of movement and somfort will be enhanced by increasing the difference between the inner and 20 outer rises.
It will be apparent that the cup 28 essentially floats relative to the genital area. In prior practices, an elasticized athletic support and cup would be positioned immediately against the skin and over the genital area of the athlete.
There is little relative movement of the athletic support and associated cup 25 relative to the wearer's body in such a prior practice, and accordingly the wearer is guaranteed a measure of protection against injury, although no signi~lcant measure of comfort. Since according to the present invention the genital 1290~3~8 protector will float to a certain degree relative to the wearer's genital area and is not directly attached to the wearer's genital area, it is important that the wearer have some indication that the genital protector is properly positioned. In pa~ticular, the most significant displacement of the cup 28 tending to reduce 5 protection of the genital area would involve a downward movement with the outer pant 18. Since both the outer and inner pants 18, 36 are supported from the waistband 12, any downward movement of the waistband 12 that must accompany such a downward movement of the cup 28 and outer pant 18 is manifested as a loosening of the inner pant 36 from the wearer's body. He is 10 accordingly alerted to the fact that the genital protector is no longer properly positioned, and can take steps to raise the waistband 12 and tighten the associated drawstring 14.
Each pant leg associated with the outer pant 18 carnes VelcroTM
fasteners. These fasteners are of the male type, comprising a dense mass of filament like hooks. In fig. 2, typical fasteners 44, 46 associated with the right pant leg 20 have been illustrated and specifically identified. These fasteners 44, 46 may be seen to be spaced-apart circumferentially, one fastener 44 being positioned at a front portion of the pant leg 20 on its exterior surface, the other fastener 46 being positioned on a back portion of the pant leg 20, once again on20 the exterior surface. A hockey legging or stocking 48 (shown in stippled outline in fig. 2) would norrnally be formed of a wool or a comparable material and is drawn up over the pant leg 20. The ~llament-like hooks of the ~vo fasteners 44, 46 fasten to the woollen material and support the stocking 48 directly frorn the exterior of the pant leg 20. Accordingly, conventional 25 garter-type fasteners are eliminated, and hockey stockings may be very quickly and reliably supported.
1290~)98 The stocking fasteners are preferably spaced-apart and positioned on the front and back on eaeh pant leg. If formed as a single circumferential fastener or equivalent structure mounted on the front, back and sides of the pant legs 20, 22, skating movement tends to be impeded.
S Basically, the player will sense a tugging frorn his stockings as he skates, particularly when turning. Positioning the fasteners 44, 46 as described at the front and back of the pant leg 20 ensures greater freedom of movement.
The outer and inner pants 18, 36 may be formed of comparatively light fabrics. Accordingly, protection for the genital area of the10 hockey player and support for his leggings can be provided without significantly adding to the weight of the outer garmen~ and the protective gear otherwise worn. An additional heavier pair of hockey shorts with optional thigh or hip protectors would typically be worn over the outer and inner pants 18, 36.
It will be appreciated that a particular embod~nent of the invention has been described and that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
ATHLETIC GARMENT FOR PROTECTING GENITAL AREA
FIEJ D OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates primarily to an athletic garment intended to provide protection for the genital area of a wearer, and, in a preferred form, S provides light-weight hockey shorts which simultaneously provide genital protection, support for hockey leggings, and enhanced freedom of skating movement and wearer comfort.
DES~RIPI lQ~ OF THE PRIOR ART
The invention has particularly advantageous, though not 10 exclusive, application to hockey garments.
According to present practice, a hockey player normally wears a conventional athletic support. Such a support is basically an elastici~ed undergarment which is worn imrnediately against the skin and which serves to support and raise the genital area to provide a measure of protection against 15 injury. A genital protector, commonly referred to as a "cup", is normally inserted into the athletic support which may be formed with a pocket appropriatefor such purposes. The cup is usually a hard convex-shaped device intended to absorb the impact of a hockey puck or stick.
A garter with appropriate garter-type fasteners is normally worn 20 over the athletic support and cup. The garter serves to support the stockings cornmonly worn by a hockey player during play. A hockey pant with short pant legs is commonly worn over the garter and may be provided with appropriate hip and thigh protectors.
This basic arrangement comprising an elasticized athletic support 25 containing a cup and a garter-type stocking support has been common practice for many decades. It is still today the principal arrangement used to protect - 1 - .
~Z90~98 hockey players against groin injuries and to support stockings.
There are a number of shortcomings associated with such conventional practices. Anyone who has worn an athletic support and cup can attest to the discomfort which these can occasion. They tend to restrict a hockey 5 player's freedom of movement and make him extremely conscious of the presence of the support and protector. Additionally, the garter-type stocking supports are cumbersome, add an additional component to the number of garments which must be purchased and worn by a player, and can be a source of embarrassment to young players.
It would be desirable to provide an alternative form of hockey garment which s;multaneously provides proper support and protection of the genital area and relatively enhanced freedom of movement and c~rnfort. In connection with such a garment, it would also be desirable to provide a simpler means for supporting hocking leggings or stockings. It would additionally be 15 desirable that such a ga~nent lend itself to and be appropriate for fabrication from light-weight materials so that the garment does not add significantly to the weight of garments and protective devices otherwise worn by a hockey player.
BRIEF SUMMARY OEl~lE INVEN rlON
In one aspect, the invention provides an athletic garment for use 20 in protecting the genital area of the wearer. I~e garment comprises a waistband and support means for maintaining the waistband at the wearer's waist. The support means may comprise, for example, elastic means which normally tend to contract the waistband, a drawstring, or a clasp or button arrangement which draws the waistband sufficiently tight about the wearer's waist as to tend to 25 prevent relative dropping of the waistband.
The garment comprises both an inner pant and an outer pant.
Both are supported from the waistband by stitching directly thereto or any other ~90098 appropriate manner. The outer pant defines an outer crotch portion, the outer crotch portion having a pocket shaped to receive a genital protector, the pocketbeing positioned forwardly of the genital area of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the wearer's waist. The inner pant defines an inner crotch S portion with a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genital area of the wearer when the waistband is raised to its required location at the wearer's waist. The outer pant has a rise greater than that o~ the inner pant. The difference between the rises is selected such that the genital protector remains in a protective position overlaying the genital area 10 whenever the waistband is maintained at the wearer's waist.
When the user steps into the protective gannent, the waistband is raised until the inner pant engages the genital area of the wearer. The protector on the outer pant is then in a proper protective orientation. Since there is a difference in the rises between the inner and outer pants, the associated genital 15 protector essentially "floats" relative to the wearer's body. Accordingly, the wearer is provided with enhanced freedom of movement and cornfort.
However, the difference in rises is so selected as to ensure that the protector cannot displace to a non-protective orientation at least while the waistband remains positioned at the wearer's waist. If the waistband is displaced during 20 an athletic activity, this becomes immediately apparent to the wearer indicating that protection has been lost, as discussed below.
When used as a hockey garment, the outer pant may have a pair of short pant legs each of which has attached thereto a pair of VelcroTM
fasteners of the type forrned with a multiplicity of filarnent-like hooks. These25 fasteners are preferably spaced-apart, one fastener of each pair being located at a front portion of the associated pant leg, the other being located at a back portion of the associated pant leg. Ccnventional hockey leggings or stockings 1290(1~8 can be conveniently hooked to the fasteners, which if spaced-apart and at~ached to front and back portions of the pant legs, permit considerable freedom of movement for the hockey player. A conventional garter is consequently eliminated.
The terms "inner pant" and "outer pant" should not be construed as suggesting that the outer pant will necessanly constitute a garrnent intendedfor external wear. In practice, the inner and outer pants are preferably formed of light-weight fabrics and may both be worn beneath athletic garments specifically intended as outer wear, such as conventional hockey shorts. Also, in interpreting the functions and features to be provided by a garment constructed according to the invention, and in interpreting the appended clairns, it should be understood that such garments will be made to accommodate an individual of particular size, as is common practice with more conventional gannents.
In another aspect, the invention provides a hockey garrnent adapted to support hockey stockings. The garment comprises a pant having a waistband and a pair of short pant legs. Each pant leg has fastening means attached thereto and formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks adapted to releasably fasten to a hockey stocking. Support means associated with the waistband secure the waistband against downward displacement with the stockings in response to skating action.
Other inventive features will be apparent from the description of a preferred embodiment below and will be more specifically identified in the appended claims.
DFSCRIPTION OF THE DRAWIN(~S
The invention will be better understood with reference to ~Z9~98 drawings in which:
fig. 1 is an elevational view of a hockey garment constructed according to the present invention, shown supported from the waist of a wearer;
and, S fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view in a vertical plane extending from ~ront to back through the crotch region of the garment.
DESCRIP'llON OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Fig. 1 shows the exterior of a hockey garment 10 constructed according to the invention. The garment 10 may be seen to comprise a waistband 12 which is elasticized and in addition comprises a drawstring 14, both of which serve to contract the waistband 12 about the waist 16 of a wearer.For purposes of the invention, it is important that the waistband 12 be properlymaintained at the wa~st 16 to ensure proper protection of the wearer.
The hockey garment 10 compr~ses an outer pant 18 having a pair of short pant legs 20, 22. A pocket 24 is forrned on the exterior of the outer pant 18 adjacent a crotch portion 26 associated with the outer pant 18. The pocket 24 is positioned forwardly of and overlays the genital area of the wearerwhen the waistband 12 is maintained at the wearer's waist 16. The pocket 24 is shaped to retain a protective cup 28 (illustrated in fig. 2) of predetermined si~e and comprises a movable flap 30 which can be opened either to receive or remove the cup 28. The flap 30 is releasably secured with complementary VelcroTM fasteners 32, 34 to the body of the outer pant 18. One fastener 32 formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks is attached to the inside of the flap 30. The other fastener 34 which is formed with a multiplicity of filament like loops is attached to the body of the outer pant 18 in the interior of the pocket 24.
The hockey garment 10 comprises an inner pant 36 located . . . ,~ . . .
12~3~)V9~3 within the outer pant 18. An upper circumferential portion 38 of the inner pant 36 is sandwiched between inner and outer portions 40, 42 of the waistband 12 and stitched thereto fully around the circumference of the waistband 12. The inner pant 36 is consequently .supported from the waistband 12 when the S garment 10 is worn.
The inner pant 36 has a predetermined rise. For purposes of the present specification, the term "rise" should be understood in the conventional sense as being a measure of the distance between the bottom of the crotch and ~e top of the waistband associated with and supporting the pant This rise is so 10 selected tha~ an inner crotch po~tion 49 associated with the inner pant 36 engages and supports the genital area of the wearer while the waistband 12 is maintained at the wearer's waist 16.
The outer pant 18 has a rise which is greater than that of the inner pant 36 by a preselected amount. Accord~ngly, the pocket 24 and 15 contained cup 28 associated with the outer pant 18 will normally be spaced from the crotch portion 49 of the inner pant 36 and the wearer's genital area. Since the cup 28 is externally supported, and can move relative to the wearer, there is significantly increased comfort to the wearer. Both freedom of movement and somfort will be enhanced by increasing the difference between the inner and 20 outer rises.
It will be apparent that the cup 28 essentially floats relative to the genital area. In prior practices, an elasticized athletic support and cup would be positioned immediately against the skin and over the genital area of the athlete.
There is little relative movement of the athletic support and associated cup 25 relative to the wearer's body in such a prior practice, and accordingly the wearer is guaranteed a measure of protection against injury, although no signi~lcant measure of comfort. Since according to the present invention the genital 1290~3~8 protector will float to a certain degree relative to the wearer's genital area and is not directly attached to the wearer's genital area, it is important that the wearer have some indication that the genital protector is properly positioned. In pa~ticular, the most significant displacement of the cup 28 tending to reduce 5 protection of the genital area would involve a downward movement with the outer pant 18. Since both the outer and inner pants 18, 36 are supported from the waistband 12, any downward movement of the waistband 12 that must accompany such a downward movement of the cup 28 and outer pant 18 is manifested as a loosening of the inner pant 36 from the wearer's body. He is 10 accordingly alerted to the fact that the genital protector is no longer properly positioned, and can take steps to raise the waistband 12 and tighten the associated drawstring 14.
Each pant leg associated with the outer pant 18 carnes VelcroTM
fasteners. These fasteners are of the male type, comprising a dense mass of filament like hooks. In fig. 2, typical fasteners 44, 46 associated with the right pant leg 20 have been illustrated and specifically identified. These fasteners 44, 46 may be seen to be spaced-apart circumferentially, one fastener 44 being positioned at a front portion of the pant leg 20 on its exterior surface, the other fastener 46 being positioned on a back portion of the pant leg 20, once again on20 the exterior surface. A hockey legging or stocking 48 (shown in stippled outline in fig. 2) would norrnally be formed of a wool or a comparable material and is drawn up over the pant leg 20. The ~llament-like hooks of the ~vo fasteners 44, 46 fasten to the woollen material and support the stocking 48 directly frorn the exterior of the pant leg 20. Accordingly, conventional 25 garter-type fasteners are eliminated, and hockey stockings may be very quickly and reliably supported.
1290~)98 The stocking fasteners are preferably spaced-apart and positioned on the front and back on eaeh pant leg. If formed as a single circumferential fastener or equivalent structure mounted on the front, back and sides of the pant legs 20, 22, skating movement tends to be impeded.
S Basically, the player will sense a tugging frorn his stockings as he skates, particularly when turning. Positioning the fasteners 44, 46 as described at the front and back of the pant leg 20 ensures greater freedom of movement.
The outer and inner pants 18, 36 may be formed of comparatively light fabrics. Accordingly, protection for the genital area of the10 hockey player and support for his leggings can be provided without significantly adding to the weight of the outer garmen~ and the protective gear otherwise worn. An additional heavier pair of hockey shorts with optional thigh or hip protectors would typically be worn over the outer and inner pants 18, 36.
It will be appreciated that a particular embod~nent of the invention has been described and that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (16)
1. 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 defining an outer crotch portion, the outer crotch portion having a pocket shaped to receive 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 defining an inner crotch portion and a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genitalarea of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the wearer's waist, 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 aloosening 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 innercrotch 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.
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 defining an outer crotch portion, the outer crotch portion having a pocket shaped to receive 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 defining an inner crotch portion and a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genitalarea of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the wearer's waist, 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 aloosening 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 innercrotch 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.
2. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 1 adapted to support stockings, in which:
the outer pant comprises a pair of pant legs;
each pant leg has attached thereto a pair of spaced-apart fasteners formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks, one of each pair of fastenersbeing located at a front portion of the associated pant leg and the other of each pair of fasteners being located at a back portion of the associated pant leg.
the outer pant comprises a pair of pant legs;
each pant leg has attached thereto a pair of spaced-apart fasteners formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks, one of each pair of fastenersbeing located at a front portion of the associated pant leg and the other of each pair of fasteners being located at a back portion of the associated pant leg.
3. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 2 in which each of the fasteners is located on an external surface of the associated pant leg.
4. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 1 in which the support means comprise a draw-string.
5. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 1 in which the support means comprise an elastic means which tends to contract the waistband.
6. An athletic garment for 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 defining an outer crotch portion, the outer crotch portion carrying a genital protector 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 defining an inner crotch portion and having a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genitalarea of the wearer when the waistband is at the wearer's waist, the inner pant being supported from the waistband such that any downward displacement of the genital protector with the outer pant relative to the inner pant causes a loosening 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 innercrotch 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.
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 defining an outer crotch portion, the outer crotch portion carrying a genital protector 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 defining an inner crotch portion and having a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genitalarea of the wearer when the waistband is at the wearer's waist, the inner pant being supported from the waistband such that any downward displacement of the genital protector with the outer pant relative to the inner pant causes a loosening 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 innercrotch 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.
7. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 6 in which the outer crotch portion has a pocket comprising a movable flap portion, a first connectorattached to the movable flap portion, and a second connector attached to the rest of the outer pant and positioned for engagement with the first connector, one ofthe connectors being formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks, the other of the connectors being formed with a multiplicity of loops dimensioned to engage and retain the hooks.
8. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 6 adapted to support stockings, in which:
the outer pant comprises a pair of pant legs;
each pant leg has attached thereto a pair of spaced-apart fasteners formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks, one of each pair of fastenersbeing located at a front portion of the associated pant leg and the other of each pair of fasteners being located at a back portion of the associated pant leg.
the outer pant comprises a pair of pant legs;
each pant leg has attached thereto a pair of spaced-apart fasteners formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks, one of each pair of fastenersbeing located at a front portion of the associated pant leg and the other of each pair of fasteners being located at a back portion of the associated pant leg.
9. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 8 in which each of the fasteners is located on an external surface of the associated pant leg.
10. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 6 in which the support means comprise a draw-string.
11. An athletic garment as claimed in claim 6 in which the support means comprise an elastic means which tends to contract the waistband.
12. A hockey garment comprising:
a waistband;
support means associated with the waistband for maintaining the waistband at the waist of a wearer;
an outer pant supported from the waistband, the outer pant defining an outer crotch portion and a pair of pant legs, the outer crotch portion having a pocket shaped to receive 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 defining an inner crotch portion and having a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genitalarea of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the waist of the wearer, the inner pant being supported from the waistband such that any downward displacement of the genital protector with the outer pant relative to the inner pant causes a loosening 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 innercrotch 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;
each pant leg having attached thereto a fastener formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks whereby a stocking can be secured by means of the fasteners to each pant leg.
a waistband;
support means associated with the waistband for maintaining the waistband at the waist of a wearer;
an outer pant supported from the waistband, the outer pant defining an outer crotch portion and a pair of pant legs, the outer crotch portion having a pocket shaped to receive 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 defining an inner crotch portion and having a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages the genitalarea of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the waist of the wearer, the inner pant being supported from the waistband such that any downward displacement of the genital protector with the outer pant relative to the inner pant causes a loosening 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 innercrotch 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;
each pant leg having attached thereto a fastener formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks whereby a stocking can be secured by means of the fasteners to each pant leg.
13. A hockey garment adapted to support hockey stockings, comprising:
a pant have a waistband and a pair of short pant legs;
each pant leg having fastening means attached thereto formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks adapted to releasably fasten to a hockey stocking;
support means associated with the waistband and adapted to secure the waistband to a wearer's waist against downward displacement with the hockey stockings in response to skating action.
a pant have a waistband and a pair of short pant legs;
each pant leg having fastening means attached thereto formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks adapted to releasably fasten to a hockey stocking;
support means associated with the waistband and adapted to secure the waistband to a wearer's waist against downward displacement with the hockey stockings in response to skating action.
14. A hockey garment as claimed in claim 13 in which the fastening means associated with each pant leg comprise a pair of spaced-apart fasteners each formed with a multiplicity of filament-like hooks and each located on the exterior of the pant, one of the pair of fasteners being attached to the pant at the front of the associated pant leg, the other of the pair of fasteners being attached to the pant at the back of the associated pant leg.
15. A hockey garment as claimed in claim 13 comprising an inner pant supported from the waistband, the inner pant having a crotch portion and a predetermined rise so selected that the inner crotch portion engages and supportthe genital area of the wearer when the waistband is maintained at the wearer's waist.
16 A hockey garment as claimed in claim 15 comprising means defining a pocket for receiving a genital protector forwardly of the genital area of the wearer.
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