Patent ID: 8230526

Claim:
A men's underwear or swimwear garment for supporting male genitals, the garment comprising: a waistband; a double-layered front portion having an inner layer and an outer layer, both extending downwards from the waistband; a top-opening pouch formed by folding a lower portion of the inner layer of the double-layered front portion upward such that a free edge of the inner layer forms an opening at a top of the pouch, said opening being below the waistband; a seamless and stitchless lower edge at the bottom of the pouch in the interior of the garment, said lower edge not being secured to the outer layer of the double-layered front portion, leg openings in the garment; and stitching along the side edges of the pouch so as to hold the pouch in place, said stitching being coincident with the perimeter of the leg openings, wherein the pouch engages with the genitals of a male wearer to displace the genitals of the male wearer forward and upward, wherein the front portion of the garment is shaped and/or constructed to accommodate the forwardly and upwardly displaced genitals of the male wearer, and wherein the genitals of the male wearer engage with the pouch at least by engagement of the free edge of the pouch with the posterior region of the male genitals.