Patent ID: 6460186
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A41B,A41D

Abstract:
A sports garment (10), comprising:a front portion (2) connected by a pair of braces extending over the shoulders of a wearer to a back portion (3); a passage formed in the front portion (2) of the sports garment substantially adjacent the pubis of the wearer, the passage delineated by a curved upper seam and a curved lower seam extending substantially horizontally across an entire width of the front portion; an external flap (11a) extending from the lower seam partially overlaps an internal flap (11b) extending from the curved upper seam, the internal and external flaps being joined to one another by at least a first and a second spaced apart holding seams extending obliquely between the curved upper seam and curved lower seam to maintain the passage in a closed position without the help of any fastening means, until manipulated by the wearer into an open position for purposes of micturition; and wherein the curved upper seam and the curved lower seam are concavely stitched relative to one another across a width of the front part to ensure that the substantially horizontally extending opening (7), remains closed without the help of any fastening means.