Patent ID: 8418268

Claim:
A garment comprising: a body of fabric that covers at least an upper thigh area of a wearer's body; the body of fabric having a waistband and at least two seams that extend along vertical axes of the body of fabric from said waistband; a support structure that is connected to said at least two seams and said waistband; the support structure including a pocket comprised of an inner pocket material that is away from the body of the wearer, an outer pocket material that is against the body of the wearer, and a tape that is stitched to and that covers from 50% to 80% of the outer pocket material; wherein said tape is made from 100% twill cotton and wherein said pocket does not contain elasticized material; said pocket further comprises a horizontal axis along a midline of said outer pocket material that extends between said at least two seams along a horizontal axis of the body of fabric, said midline dividing the outer pocket material into two equal sections of material, and wherein said tape being centrally disposed along the horizontal axis of said outer pocket material, said tape comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a right side portion, and a left side portion; wherein the right side portion and the left side portion are situated along said vertical axes of the body of fabric, wherein the top portion and bottom portion extend parallel to each other between said at least two seams and are stitched to said outer pocket material so that the top portion and bottom portion are disposed parallel to said horizontal axis along said midline to prevent elongation of said pocket between said at least two seams during the wearable life of the body of fabric.