Patent ID: 8726423

Claim:
An undergarment for a man, comprising: a pair of boxer type shorts having a waistband forming part of the shorts, the waistband having a front part to be disposed on the front of the waist of a man, the boxer type short further having a pants portion interconnected with the waistband and extending downwardly therefrom, the pants portion defining a pair of leg openings and a crotch region therebetween; the pants portion having a front section to be disposed on the front of the torso and legs of a man wearing the shorts and an opposed rear section to be disposed on the buttocks and rear of the legs of a man wearing the shorts, the front and rear sections being interconnected by the crotch region and a pair of opposed side sections; and a genital partitioning panel having an upper edge and an opposed lower edge separated by a panel height, the panel further having a pair of side edges extending between the upper and lower edges and being separated by a panel width, the partitioning panel being interconnected with the waistband at the upper edge of the panel, the genital partitioning panel being disposed inside the boxer type shorts and supported adjacent the front section of the pants portion; and the partitioning panel having a genital opening defined therethrough, the opening being positioned such that when the waistband is disposed on the waist of a man, the genitals may be positioned through the opening and the panel defines a partition between the genitals and the legs or groin of the man.