Patent ID: 7143453

Claim:
A reinforced undergarment designed to support and shape a wearer's body, said undergarment comprising: a) underpants including a plurality of interconnected portions, at least some of which are formed from an elastic material, b) said plurality of interconnected portions including a first support portion extending at least partially beneath and in supporting relation to the buttocks of the wearer, c) said first support portion having a predetermined first density substantially equal to or greater than the density of at least a majority of a remainder of said plurality of interconnected portions, said first density being at least sufficient to exert an uplifting force on the buttocks of the wearer, d) said plurality of interconnected portions further including a second support portion disposed in overlying relation to the wearer's abdomen, e) said second support portion comprising a predetermined second density being at least sufficient to exert a substantially inwardly directed support force on the wearer's abdomen, f) said first support portion comprising two elongated segments disposed in spaced apart relation to one another, each of said two segments disposed below and in supporting relation to a different buttock of the wearer, and g) said plurality of interconnected portions further including a third support portion at least partially disposed adjacent said first support portion below each of said two elongated segments and the wearer's buttocks.