Sports Protector

Abstract

A foul protector is comprised of an undergarment, a pair of protective pads and a protective cup. The undergarment is in the shape of a pair of short pants. It is fabricated from an elastic material and has an elastic waistband. It has attachment members for attachment to mating attachment members on a pair of boxing trunks and has a pocket in the groin area into which the protective cup is inserted. It has a pair of side pockets formed into opposing sides. On each side, the bottom leg portion is form fit to the user's leg. A pad is inserted into each side pocket. Each pad is shaped to protect a portion of the user's thigh, midsection and hip. The pads are covered by waterproof material. The upper periphery is positioned at the navel level of the user. The foul protector has an unprotected center section.

1 . A sports protector comprising:
 (a) a garment in the shape of a pair of short pants;
 (i) said garment being fabricated from an elastic material; 
 (ii) said garment having a pocket in the groin area of the garment for receiving a protective cup; 
 (iii) said garment having a pair of side pockets formed into opposing sides of the garment each for receiving a protective pad; 
   (b) a pair of protective pads one of such pair of pads being inserted into each side pocket, each said protective pad being shaped to fit within a side pocket and being shaped to protect a frontal portion of a user's thigh, a distal lateral portion of a user's thigh and a portion of a user's back; and   (c) a protective cup inserted into the groin area pocket.   
   
   
       2 . The sport protector of  claim 1 , wherein the protective pads are fabricated from flexible polyurethane foam. 
   
   
       3 . The sport protector of  claim 1 , wherein the protective pads are fabricated from memory foam. 
   
   
       4 . The sports protector of  claim 1 , wherein each protective pad is covered with a waterproof material. 
   
   
       5 . The sports protector of  claim 1 , wherein an unprotected center section of the garment is located above the protective cup pocket and between the protective pads for providing comfort to a user. 
   
   
       6 . A boxing foul protector comprising:
 (a) a garment in the shape of a pair of short pants;
 (i) said garment being fabricated from an elastic material; 
 (ii) said garment having an elastic waistband wherein the elasticity of the elastic waistband is greater than the elasticity of the elastic material from which the garment is fabricated; 
 (iii) said garment having a pocket in the groin area of the garment for receiving a protective cup, said pocket being form fit to said protective cup for preventing movement of the protective cup, said pocket having a pair of releasable attachment members at its opening for releasably closing said pocket; 
 (iv) said garment having a pair of side pockets formed into opposing sides of the garment each for receiving a protective pad, each said side pocket having a releasable opening; 
 (v) wherein a portion of the garment at the lower periphery of each leg of the pants is adapted to be elastically form fit to a user's legs; 
   (b) a pair of protective pads one of such pair of pads being inserted into each side pocket, each said protective pad being fabricated from foam, being covered with a waterproof material, being shaped to fit within a side pocket and being shaped to protect a frontal portion of a user's thigh, a distal lateral portion of a user's thigh and a portion of a user's back; and   (c) a protective cup inserted into the groin area pocket.   
   
   
       7 . The boxing foul protector of  claim 6 , wherein the garment is sized and shaped such that, when worn, its upper periphery is positioned substantially at the navel level of the user. 
   
   
       8 . The boxing foul protector of  claim 6 , wherein an unprotected center section of the garment is located above the protective cup pocket and between the protective pads for providing comfort to a boxer. 
   
   
       9 . The boxing foul protector of  claim 6 , wherein said garment has one or more releasable attachment members on its upper outer periphery for attachment to one or more mating releasable attachment members on the upper inner periphery of an outer garment. 
   
   
       10 . A boxing foul protector comprising:
 (a) an undergarment in the shape of a pair of short pants;
 (i) said undergarment being fabricated from an elastic material; 
 (ii) said undergarment having an elastic waistband wherein the elasticity of the elastic waistband is greater than the elasticity of the elastic material from which the undergarment is fabricated; 
 (iii) said undergarment having one or more releasable attachment members on its upper outer periphery for attachment to one or more mating releasable attachment members on the upper inner periphery of a pair of boxing trunks; 
 (iv) said undergarment having a pocket in the groin area of the undergarment for receiving a protective cup, said pocket being form fit to said protective cup for preventing movement of the protective cup, said pocket having a pair of releasable attachment members at its opening for releasably closing said pocket; 
 (v) said undergarment having a pair of side pockets formed into opposing sides of the undergarment each for receiving a protective pad, each said side pocket having a releasable opening; 
 (vi) wherein a portion of the undergarment at the lower periphery of each leg of the pants is adapted to be elastically form fit to a user's legs; 
   (b) a pair of protective pads one of such pair of pads being inserted into each side pocket, each said protective pad being fabricated from memory foam, being covered with a waterproof material, being shaped to fit within a side pocket and being shaped to protect a frontal portion of a user's thigh and midsection, a distal lateral portion of a user's thigh and hip, and a portion of a user's back;   (c) a protective cup inserted into the groin area pocket;   (d) wherein the undergarment is sized and shaped such that, when worn, its upper periphery is positioned substantially at the navel level of the user; and   (e) wherein an unprotected center section of the undergarment is located above the protective cup pocket and between the protective pads for providing comfort to a boxer.   
   
   
       11 . The foul protector of  claim 10 , further comprising a pair of boxing trunks having one or more mating releasable attachment members on its upper inner periphery wherein the releasable attachment members on the boxing trunks are adapted to mate with the releasable attachment members of the undergarment. 
   
   
       12 . The foul protector of  claim 10 , wherein the releasable attachment members and the releasable openings of the side pockets are comprised of hook and loop fasteners. 
   
   
       13 . The foul protector of  claim 10 , wherein the waterproof material is Rainex. 
   
   
       14 . A sports protector comprising:
 (a) a garment in the shape of a pair of short pants;
 (i) said garment being fabricated from an elastic material; 
 (ii) said garment having a pair of side pockets formed into opposing sides of the garment each for receiving a protective pad; and 
   (b) a pair of protective pads one of such pair of pads being inserted into each side pocket, each said protective pad being shaped to fit within a side pocket and being shaped to protect a frontal portion of a user's thigh, a distal lateral portion of a user's thigh and a portion of a user's back.