Patent ID: 7341580

Claim:
A protective liner of the type used in combination with a garment, said protective liner comprising a cup-shaped portion, said cup shaped portion having a first wide end adapted to cover the “seat” portion of said garment, and a second narrow end adapted to cover the “crotch” portion of said garment, and having a first generally smooth surface and a second opposed generally smooth surface, and wherein said cup-shaped portion has a long axis of symmetry which respectively crosses through said first wide end and said second narrow end, a pair of substantially identical “grip tab” portions, and wherein said substantially identical “grip tab” portions are disposed at an edge of said liner along said axis of symmetry, and a plurality of adhesive portions, wherein a first one of said adhesive portions is disposed along said axis of symmetry, and wherein a second one of said adhesive portions is disposed away from said axis of symmetry, and wherein a third of said plurality of adhesive portions is disposed away from said axis of symmetry, equidistant across said axis of symmetry from said second of said adhesive portions, and a pair of substantially identical elastic rib portions, wherein each of said identical elastic rib portions is respectively disposed away from said axis of symmetry at the edge of said protective liner, and wherein said elastic ribs are adapted to be selectively extended to enlarge the size of said protective liner, and wherein each of said elastic rib portions is respectively supported by said second and third adhesive portions.