Patent ID: 8808216

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an annular support member, the annular support member including a front region and a rear region; a protective cup support configured to receive a protective cup and having an approximately triangular shape, the protective cup support including an upper portion connected to the front region of the annular support member, a lower portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, the upper portion being an edge of the triangular shape and the lower portion being a vertex of the triangular shape; a first support strap including a first end connected directly to the lower portion of the protective cup support and a second end connected directly to the first side portion of the protective cup support proximate the upper portion of the protective cup support; a second support strap including a first end connected directly to the lower portion of the protective cup support and a second end connected directly to the second side portion of the protective cup support proximate the upper portion of the protective cup support; a third support strap including a first end connected directly to the lower portion of the protective cup support and a second end connected to the rear region of the annular support member and a fourth support strap including a first end connected to the lower portion of the protective cup support and a second end connected to the rear region of the annular support member.