Patent ID: 8601616
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A41B

Abstract:
1. A mens support nethergarment having a main body for surrounding the lower body of the wearer, a waist opening located at an upper end of the main body, the main body having a front panel section and a rear panel section each formed of knitted or woven fabric, a waistband defining the waist opening wherein said waistband is attached to an upper portion of the front and rear panel sections, and said waistband includes an upper edge and a lower edge, the front and rear panel sections extending downwardly from the waist opening and being joined together to define a crotch region, the front panel section including a pair of pouch forming sub-panels arranged side by side and extending longitudinally from the crotch region to the lower edge of the waistband, the pair of pouch forming sub-panels being secured together along their inner sides by a first seam extending longitudinally to the lower edge of the waistband, the pouch forming sub-panels and the first seam being shaped to define a pouch for containing the genitalia of the wearer, and a pair of support sub-panels attached to outer sides of a respective pouch forming sub-panel, to the lower edge of the waistband, and to a corresponding front panel, and extending to the rear panel, each pouch forming sub-panel and a neighbouring support sub-panel being formed from separate panels, and adjacent sides of a support sub-panel and a neighbouring pouch forming sub-panel being sewn together at respective second seams.