Patent ID: 7762262

Claim:
A male garment for reducing the risk of being exposed to sexually transmitted diseases, said male garment comprising: a bifurcated body formed from pliable and fluid-impermeable material and including integrally disposed front and rear sections, said body having a centrally disposed longitudinal axis and being removably positionable about a user's waist wherein said front section is oriented about a genital region and said rear section is oriented about a buttock region respectively, said front section being provided with a sheath sized and shaped for receiving a male penis therethrough, said sheath being integral with said front section and including a ribbed outer surface for maintaining a condom at a substantially stable position during love-making activities, said ribbed outer surface including a plurality of protrusions symmetrically spaced in multiple rows thereabout; means for fastening said garment about the user's waist so that said garment can be maintained at a substantially stable position during the activities; and a condom positionable about the penis wherein a proximal end portion of said condom is engageable about said ribbed outer surface of said sheath, said ribbed outer surface defining a frictional contact area for assisting to maintain said condom positioned about the penis during the activities; wherein said fastening means comprises a resiliently gathered elastic portion integrally attached to said rear section and being formed from elastic material for providing resilient tension about the user's waist, said elastic portion terminating at said front section such that said front section is freely adaptable during thrusting motions and unhindered by said elastic portion, and an additional gathered elastic portion attached to said rear section and providing resilient tension about a buttock region, said additional gathered elastic portion being spaced from said front portion, said additional gathered elastic portion having a longitudinal length that is shorter than a longitudinal length of said elastic portion; wherein said additional gathered elastic portion spans along a partial width of said rear section and is centered between left and right sides of said garment, said additional gathered elastic portion having a concentrated central elastic section that is substantially rectangular and spans substantially parallel to a waist of the user; wherein said fastening means further comprises: a plurality of resilient elastic sections extending along entire longitudinal lengths of respective longitudinal sides of said central elastic section respectively, wherein each of said resilient elastic sections has a corresponding elasticity that is less concentrated than an elasticity of said central elastic section.