An undergarment having front and rear portions attached together so as to define a waist opening in the top of the undergarment and a pair of leg openings in the opposite sides of the undergarment. A medial portion extends from the waist opening to a location between the leg openings. The medial portion has side and bottom edges attached to the front portion so as to define a pocket between the medial and front portions with a pocket opening in the top of the undergarment adjacent the waist opening. A bifurcated waistband has a circular, outer part which is attached to the front portion and the rear portion adjacent the waist opening. The waistband also has an inner part attached to the medial portion and the outer part.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates generally to apparel and, more particularly, 
to underwear. 
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
Legless undershorts or briefs having pockets for concealing small items 
from the view of a casual observer have been proposed in the past. Despite 
having many benefits, briefs of this sort have not seen widespread use 
since, it is believed, the pocket openings have been difficult to locate 
beneath outer garments and the pocket closure mechanisms have made the 
briefs irritating to wear. A need, therefore, exists for a comfortable 
undergarment having at least one, easy-to-access pocket. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In light of the problems associated with the known briefs having pockets 
for carrying small items in a concealed manner, it is a principal object 
of the invention to provide an undergarment in the from of briefs which is 
both comfortable to wear and has one or more easily accessed pockets for 
toting: credit cards, a driver's license, keys, spare change and the like. 
It is another object of the invention to provide an undergarment of the 
type described wherein the means for closing said pockets also serves to 
secure the undergarment to the waist of a user. 
It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and 
arrangements thereof in an undergarment for the purposes described which 
is lightweight in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and dependable 
in use. 
The undergarment in accordance with this invention achieves the intended 
objects by featuring front and rear portions attached together to define a 
waist opening and a pair of leg openings. A medial portion has a bottom 
edge sewn along a bottom seam and side edges sewn along lateral seams to 
the front portion to define a pocket with a pocket opening adjacent the 
waist opening. A bifurcated waistband has a circular, outer part attached 
to the front and rear portions adjacent the waist opening. The waistband 
also has an inner part attached to the medial portion. The ends of the 
inner part are attached to the outer part by the lateral seams. If 
desired, the medial portion can be attached to the front portion between 
the side edges thereof by at least one sewn seam to define a plurality of 
pockets between the medial and front portions with a corresponding 
plurality of pocket openings located adjacent the waist opening. 
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present 
invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the 
following detailed description of the preferred embodiment as illustrated 
in the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring now to the FIGS., an undergarment in accordance with the present 
invention is shown at 10. The undergarment 10 includes triangular, front 
and rear portions 12 and 14 which are joined together so as to define a 
waist opening 16 in the top of the undergarment and a pair of leg openings 
18 in the opposite sides thereof. A medial portion 20 is positioned 
between front and rear portions 12 and 14 and is attached to front portion 
12 to form pockets 22, 24 and 26 for carrying small items. The pockets 22, 
24 and 26 have pocket openings 28, 30 and 32 adjacent waist opening 16 for 
easy access. 
Medial portion 20 is sewn to front portion 12. Preferably, medial portion 
20 is attached along its side edges to front portion 12 by sewn lateral 
seams 34 which extend for a part of their length along the edges of leg 
openings 18 and is also attached along its bottom edge to front portion 12 
by sewn bottom seam 36 which extends between leg openings 18. A pair of 
laterally-spaced seams 38 extend upwardly from seams 34 and attach medial 
portion 20 to front portion 12 along two lines between the side edges of 
medial portion 20. 
A bifurcated waistband 38, formed of an elastomeric material, is attached 
to front, rear and medial portions 12, 14 and 20. The band 38 includes a 
circular, outer part 40 to which the top edges of the front and rear 
portions 12 and 14 are attached by folding such over outer part 40 and 
then sewing a seam 42 to make a band-retaining sleeve. Waistband 38 also 
includes an inner part 44 to which the top edge of medial portion 20 is 
secured by forming a sleeve with the top edge of medial portion 20 and a 
sewn seam 46. Inner part 44 is attached in side-by-side fashion to outer 
part 40 at its ends and at intermediate points by seams 34 and 38. 
The waistband 38 is sized to snugly encircle the waist of a wearer thereby 
placing the inner and outer parts 44 and 40 under a light tension. Tension 
serves to draw the inner and outer parts 44 and 40 together thereby 
closing the pocket openings 28, 30 and 32 and pressing inner part 44 
against the wearer's waist. Because the inner and outer parts are 
positioned side-by-side, no uncomfortable creases, bunches or pulls arise 
in the fabric forming the front, rear and medial portions 12, 14 and 20 
during wear. 
Access to the contents of pockets 22, 24, 26 is obtained by either: pulling 
outwardly on outer part 40 of sleeved waistband 38, pulling inwardly on 
the sleeved inner part 44 thereof, or a combination of both. Since the 
pocket openings 28, 30 and 32 are adjacent waistband 38 a wearer need not 
remove an outer garment that opens at the waist to accomplish this task. 
Under all other circumstances, the undergarment 10 is donned, doffed and 
worn in the usual manner. 
While the invention has been described with a high degree of particularity, 
it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may 
be made thereto. For example, medial portion 20 could be positioned 
adjacent the outer surface of the front portion 12 rather than its inner 
surface as shown. Further, any number of spaced seams 38 could be used to 
form pockets in the undergarment. Therefore, it is to be understood that 
the present invention is not limited to the sole embodiment described 
above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the 
following claims.