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BOXER BRIEFS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the
present
invention(s). It is not an admission that any of the information provided
herein is prior art, or
material, to the presently described or claimed inventions, or that any
publication or
document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of
undergarments and more
specifically relates to boxer briefs for wear under a pair of trousers.
2. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
[0002] Undergarments are items of clothing worn beneath outer clothes,
usually in direct
contact with the skin, although they may comprise more than a single layer.
They serve to
keep outer garments from being soiled or damaged by bodily excretions, to
lessen the friction
of outerwear against the skin, to shape the body, and to provide concealment
or support for
parts of it. In cold weather, long underwear is sometimes worn to provide
additional warmth.
Special types of undergarments have religious significance. Some items of
clothing are
designed as undergarments, while others, such as T-shirts and certain types of
shorts, are
appropriate both as undergarments and as outer clothing. If made of suitable
material or
textile, some undergarments can serve as nightwear or swimsuits, and some are
intended for
sexual attraction or visual appeal.
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[0003] Undergarments are generally of two types, those that are worn to
cover the torso
and those that are worn to cover the waist and legs, although there are also
garments which
cover both. Different styles of undergarments are generally worn by females
and males.
Undergarments commonly worn by females today include bras and panties, while
males often
wear briefs, boxer briefs or boxer shorts. The problem with current
undergarments on the
market is that they do not provide sufficient comfort and support of male
genitals. A suitable
solution is desired.
[0004] Several attempts have been made to solve the above-mentioned
problems such as
those found in U.S. Pub. No. 2005/0268380 to Gregory Sovell; 2013/0061858 to
Sou Fou
Saeteurn; 2007/0245463 to Paul Kang, U.S. Pat No. 7,958,571 to William Trent
Kitsch;
6,289,520 to Bradley N. Page; 7,043,771 to Brian J. Alessi; 7,065,797 to Shyan-
Wei Chen;
and 5,210,882 to Herbert L. Moretz. This art is representative of
undergarments. However,
none of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or in
combination, is seen to
describe the invention as claimed.
[0005] Preferably, an undergarment should provide comfort and support for
male genitals
and, yet would operate reliably and be manufactured at a modest expense. Thus,
a need exists
for a reliable boxer brief for wear under a pair of trousers to avoid the
above-mentioned
problems.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
undergarment art,
the present invention provides a novel undergarment. The general purpose of
the present
invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail is to
provide a boxer brief
for wear under a pair of trousers.
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[0007] An article of clothing for wear under a pair of trousers or the like
is disclosed
herein. The article of clothing includes a loose fit boxer underwear structure
and a support
structure within the boxer underwear structure. The boxer underwear structure
has a plurality
of panels including a gusset panel, said plurality of panels joined at seams,
the boxer
underwear structure further including a waistband, an outer fly opening, a
waist opening, a
left leg opening, and a right leg opening; the boxer underwear structure
configured to
conform to a human body between a waist and an upper portion of a left leg and
an upper
portion of a right leg; the boxer underwear structure defining a boxer-body
between the waist
opening and the left leg opening, and the right leg opening. The boxer
underwear structure
has a front, a rear, a left side, a right side, an interior side, and an
exterior side. A support
structure is within the boxer underwear structure; the support structure
including a pouch
configured to support a pair of testicles and having an inner fly opening; the
pouch fixed to a
gusset seam at the rear of the boxer underwear structure and extending forward
and upward
to the waistband. The support structure is further fixed to a waistband seam.
[0008] The support structure preferably includes a mesh material. The mesh
material may
comprise a four-way-stretch-nylon-fabric which is flexible and configured to
provide
compressive support for male genitals. The four-way-stretch-nylon-fabric has
moisture
wicking properties. Further, the four-way-stretch-nylon-fabric is breathable
and is configured
to provide ventilation between opposing sides of the four-way-stretch-nylon-
fabric. The
pouch is configured to secure and support the pair of testicles, and further
configured to catch
a penis of a user-wearer from contacting legs of the user-wearer when worn by
the user-
wearer. The pouch is configured to reduce friction between the penis and the
legs of the user-
wearer and to mitigate skin infection including tinea cruris.
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[0009] The pouch includes anti-bacterial features configured for improved
hygiene and
odor protection. The boxer underwear structure is arranged as a boxer short;
the boxer short
having a loose fit body configured to loosely contour to the human body
between the waist
and the upper portion of the left leg and the upper portion of the right leg.
The pouch is
suspended and nested within the boxer underwear structure, and the support
structure is
further fixed to a waistband seam and to a fly seam of the outer fly opening.
The waistband
includes an elastic material configured to contour to a waist of the human
body. The pouch is
sewn on an interior side of the outer fly opening along a seam of the outer
fly opening. The
pouch is configured to be at least partially suspended above the gusset panel
when worn by a
user-wearer. The boxer underwear structure is arranged as a boxer brief; the
boxer short
having a body form fit body configured to closely contour to the human body
between the
waist and the upper portion of the left leg and the upper portion of the right
leg.
[00010] According to another embodiment, a method for manufacture is also
disclosed
herein. The method includes step one, joining a left and right front panel
crotch seam; step
two, joining a back panel rise seam; step three, assembling a mesh panel; step
four, attaching
the mesh panel on a front panel fly opening; and step five, joining the mesh
panel, a rear
seam, and back panels to side seams.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00011] The figures which accompany the written portion of this
specification illustrate
embodiments and method(s) of use for the present disclosure, article of
clothing, boxer briefs
(boxer brief system), constructed and operative according to the teachings of
the present
disclosure.
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[00012] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a boxer briefs during
an 'in-use'
condition showing a boxer underwear structure according to one exemplary
embodiment.
[00013] FIG. 2 is a cutaway view illustrating an interior of the boxer
underwear structure
of the boxer briefs of FIG. 1.
[00014] FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the boxer underwear structure
having a pouch
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00015] FIG. 4 is a interior view illustrating the pouch of the boxer
underwear structure
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00016] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of manufacture for
boxer briefs
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00017] The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter
be described in
conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like
elements.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00018] As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an
undergarment and more particularly to a boxer briefs as used to improve the
comfort and
support of male undergarments for wear under trousers. The features of the
invention which
are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed
in the concluding
portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and
advantages of the present
invention will become better understood with reference to the following
drawings and
detailed description.
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[00019] Generally, a loose fit boxer is disclosed herein comprising an
auxiliary supportive
crotch pouch, in particular, the kind of looser fit boxer with a supportive
pouch design to
secure the penis and reduce direct contact between the penis and the legs, to
prevent friction
and the occurrence of tinea cruris and other skin infections.
[00020] The loose fit boxer comprises an auxiliary supportive crotch pouch.
One end of
the pouch is attached to the center seam of the crotch or its nearby place and
the other end of
the pouch is attached to a waistband, waist belt, elastic cord or its nearby
place. The pouch
secures and protects the penis and supports the weight of the testicles so
that the penis does
not slant or dangle loosely. The present invention also prevents contact
between the penis and
the crotch, thereby reducing friction and preventing the occurrence of tinea
cruris.
[00021] Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference there is shown in
FIG. 1,
article of clothing 100 for wear under a pair of trousers or the like. The
article of clothing 100
includes boxer underwear structure 110 and support structure 160 within the
boxer underwear
structure 110. The boxer underwear structure 110 has a plurality of panels 120
including
gusset panel 124, plurality of panels 120 joined at seams, boxer underwear
structure 110
further including waistband 130, outer fly opening 134, waist opening 136,
left leg opening
138, and right leg opening 142; boxer underwear structure 110 configured to
conform to a
human body between a waist and an upper portion of a left leg and an upper
portion of a right
leg. Boxer underwear structure 110 defines boxer-body 144 between waist
opening 136 and
left leg opening 138, and right leg opening 142, boxer underwear structure 110
having a
front, a rear, a left side, a right side, an interior side, and an exterior
side. Support structure
160 is within boxer underwear structure 110, support structure 160 including
pouch 162
configured to support a pair of testicles and having inner fly opening 164,
pouch 162 fixed to
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gusset seam 166 at the rear of boxer underwear structure 110 and extending
forward and
upward to waistband 130, support structure 160 further fixed to waistband
seam.
[00022] Referring now to FIG. 2 showing article of clothing 100 for wear under
a pair of
trousers or the like. Support structure 160 includes a mesh material. The mesh
material is a
four-way-stretch-nylon-fabric which is flexible and configured to provide
compressive
support for male genitals. The four-way-stretch-nylon-fabric has moisture
wicking properties.
Further, the four-way-stretch-nylon-fabric is breathable and is configured to
provide
ventilation between opposing sides of the four-way-stretch-nylon-fabric. Pouch
162 is
configured to secure and support the pair of testicles, and further configured
to catch a penis
of a user-wearer from contacting legs of user-wearer 140 when worn by user-
wearer 140.
Pouch 162 is configured to reduce friction between the penis and the legs of
user-wearer 140
and to mitigate skin infection including tinea cruris.
[00023] Referring
now to FIG. 3, pouch 162 including anti-bacterial features is configured
for improved hygiene and odor protection. Boxer underwear structure 110 is
arranged as a
boxer short; the boxer short having a loose fit body configured to loosely
contour to the
human body between the waist and the upper portion of the left leg and the
upper portion of
the right leg.
[00024] Referring now to FIG. 4, pouch 162 is suspended and nested within
boxer
underwear structure 110, and support structure 160 is further fixed to a
waistband seam and
to a fly seam of the outer fly opening. Waistband 130 includes an elastic
material configured
to contour to a waist of the human body. Pouch 162 is sewn on an interior side
of outer fly
opening 134 along a seam of outer fly opening 134. Pouch 162 is configured to
be at least
partially suspended above gusset panel 124 when worn by user-wearer 140. Boxer
underwear
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structure 110 is arranged as a boxer brief, the boxer briefs having a body
form fit body
configured to closely contour to the human body between the waist and the
upper portion of
the left leg and the upper portion of the right leg.
[00025] Boxer briefs 100 may be manufactured and provided for sale in a wide
variety of
sizes and shapes for a wide assortment of applications. Upon reading this
specification, it
should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such
issues as
design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural
requirements,
available materials, and technological advances, etc..
[00026] Referring now to FIG. 5 showing a flow diagram 550 illustrating method
of
manufacture 500 for boxer briefs 100 according to an embodiment of the present
invention of
FIGS. 1-4. As shown, method of manufacture 500 may comprise the steps of: step
one 501,
joining a left and right front panel crotch seam; step two 502, joining a back
panel rise seam;
step three 503, assembling a mesh panel; step four 504, attaching the mesh
panel on a front
panel fly opening; step five 505, joining the mesh panel, a rear seam, and
back panels to side
seams.
[00027] It should be noted that the steps described in the method of use
can be carried out
in many different orders according to user preference. The use of "step of'
should not be
interpreted as "step for", in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke
the provisions of
35 U.S.C. 112(f). Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated
that, under
appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user
preferences,
marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials,
technological
advances, etc., other methods of use arrangements such as, for example,
different orders
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within above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps,
including or excluding
certain maintenance steps, etc., may be sufficient.
[00028] The present disclosure may provide for significant improvements and
serve as
boxer briefs. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages
may be achieved
in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the
invention may
be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one
advantage or group of
advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as
may be taught
or suggested herein.
[00029] The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and
numerous
modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to
achieve
substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced
within the spirit and
scope of the invention. For purposes of summarizing the disclosure, certain
aspects,
advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein.
Further, the
purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office and the
public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in
the art who are
not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly
from a cursory
inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the
application.
