Apparel – Nether garments – Bifurcated
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-27
2001-10-02
Hale, Gloria M. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Nether garments
Bifurcated
C002S400000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06295651
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to underpants, and more particularly, to mens' underpants for wearing.
2. Description of Related Art
In general, mens' underpants do not prevent the wearer's scrotum from contacting the groin, which may cause an uncomfortable feeling or even trouble to the wearer.
Therefore, in the U.S. patent application. Ser. No. 09/307,068, U.S. Pat. No. 6,027,517, filed by the inventor of the present invention, mens' underpants are provided to cope with the aforementioned problem of conventional underpants. The mens' underpants of the prior art application include a front piece having a bottom edge, a rear piece having a bottom edge joined with the bottom edge of the front piece to form a bottom sewing line, and a pocket with an opening through the bottom sewing line where a pocket space is adapted to receive the wearer's scrotum.
By means of the pocket, the wearer's scrotum can be kept separate from the wearer's groin, thereby solving the aforementioned problem of groin discomfort. One drawback to the aforementioned mens' underpants, however, is that the wearer's phallus will still be confined between the front piece and the wearer's lower hypogastrium even though the wearer's scrotum has been received within the pocket. Therefore, the phallus is kept in contact with the skin on the wearer's lower hypogastrium. In wearing the underpants, this would then tend to create discomfort or even skin disease due to perspiration. As a result, there exists a need in the underpants, manufacturing industry for new mens' underpants that can help eliminate this drawback.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an objective of this invention to provide underpants having a protection structure which can keep the wearer's phallus separate from the skin on the wearer's hypogastrium, so that the discomfort caused to the wearer by conventional underpants can be eliminated.
In accordance with the foregoing and other objectives, improved underpants are herewith proposed. The underpants of this invention include a front piece made of a fabric and having a bottom edge and a corresponding rear piece made of a fabric and having a bottom edge. The bottom edge of the front piece is joined to that of the rear piece so that an opening is formed subsequent to the completion of the joined portion, allowing the wearer's phallus and scrotum to pass therethrough. After the front and rear pieces have been joined, a pocket piece is attached to the rear piece so that a pocket space is formed and connected to the opening formed between the front piece and the rear piece. The wearer's scrotum which passes through the opening can then be received in the pocket space, thereby preventing the wearer's scrotum from rubbing the wearer's groin. A cover piece also made of a fabric is joined with the upper edge of the pocket piece so that the pocket space as well as the opening are covered by the cover piece after the upper edge of the cover piece is detachably affixed to the front piece at a region above the opening. In this arrangement, when the wearer's phallus passes through the opening it is able to be held in position between the cover piece and the front piece so that it will be kept separate from the wearer's hypogastrium, preventing skin disease due to perspiration or moisture.
In addition, the cover piece and the pocket piece may be integrally formed.
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