Patent ID: 6532599
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
An athletic pants garment, comprising:(a) a main shell of elastic shorts adapted to cover a person's body from the waist to the knees; (b) a plurality of irregularly shaped pockets attached to the left and right hip area, the left and right thigh area and the tailbone area of said garment, wherein each of the plurality of pockets has an irregularly shaped opening adapted to receive a serrated, irregularly shaped pad; (c) a plurality of irregularly shaped flaps attached to the main shell of said shorts wherein each of the plurality of pockets has a corresponding pocket flap and wherein each of the plurality of flaps is adapted to open and close the corresponding pocket; (d) a plurality of removable and washable irregularly shaped bendable and flexible pads corresponding to said plurality of irregularly shaped pockets wherein the shape of each pad corresponds to the shape of each pocket, respectively; and wherein each of the plurality of pads has a serrated cross-section along the length of the pad wherein said serrations create longitudinal peaks and valleys, wherein only the peak portions of the pads are in contact with the person's body except during compression occurring as a result of collisions or falls; and (e) a buttock pad permanently attached to the buttock area of said garment, wherein the padding of said buttock area is lighter than the plurality of removable hip, thigh and tailbone pads.