Patent ID: 7716752

Claim:
A protective undergarment comprising: a waist portion adapted to encircle the waist of a user, wherein said waist portion comprises end segments; and a crotch portion comprising an end segment extending from said waist portion, a central segment, and a terminal end segment attachable to said waist portion, said terminal end segment extending substantially perpendicular to said waist portion; wherein each of said end segments of said waist portion and said terminal end segment of said crotch portion comprises a body facing surface positionable against the body of the user and a surface opposite said body facing surface; a fastener positioned on said body facing surface of each waist portion end segment and the terminal end segment; a fastener positioned on said opposite surface of each waist portion end segment and the terminal end segment; each fastener positioned on said opposite surface being configured for engagement to a fastener positioned on said body facing surface of at least one of said other end segments, and each fastener positioned on said body facing surface being configured to be engaged by a fastener positioned on said opposite surface of at least one of said other end segments; and wherein said fasteners of said body facing surface and said fasteners of said opposite surface are positioned such that said end segments and said terminal end segment are configured to be engaged in any order.