Patent ID: 7631366

Claim:
A crotch-possessing garment, comprising: a main stretchable body part for covering from at least a lumbar region to an upper thigh region of a wearer, the main stretchable body part having: a front main body side, a rear main body side, lateralmost edges defining left and right flank side central lines extending parallel to a longitudinal centerline of the main stretchable body part, and left and right leg parts extending inwardly from the left and right flank side central lines, respectively, toward inner edges defining an inner leg potion of the main stretchable body part, the inner leg portion terminating at a crotch region along the longitudinal centerline of the main stretchable body part; and a stretchable support line part for covering, in the form of a belt, a region in which the great adductor muscle of a thigh of the wearer of the crotch-possessing garment is located, wherein: the support line part has a lower end and an upper end each corresponding to predetermined positions, the lower end terminating at a first predetermined position on one of the leg parts that is laterally and outwardly displaced from the inner leg portion, and the upper end terminating above the lower end at a second predetermined position on the rear main body side and above the leg parts and crotch region that is laterally and outwardly displaced from the longitudinal centerline, the support line part is inseparably attached to the main stretchable body part, the support line part extends continuously upwardly from the first predetermined position at the lower end to cover a front side of the one leg part, to cross over the inner leg portion in proximity to the crotch portion, to extend onto a rear side of the one leg part and then terminate at the second predetermined position at the upper end, and the support line part forms a spiral around the one leg part to support movement of a great adductor muscle of the wearer.