Clothing item with integrated panty liner

Abstract

A clothing item includes a main body with a panty liner attached to an interior facing surface thereof. The clothing item can provide privacy covering for girls, especially young girls. Such privacy protection can avoid unintentional or unknowing exposure of a girl's panties or private areas when skirts or dresses are worn. The clothing item can provide comfort to the wearer and reduce the number of layers worn.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clothing item comprising:
 a main body having an exterior facing surface and an interior facing surface, the main body having a crotch region, the main body having a body receiving opening and two leg receiving openings; and   a party liner attached to the interior facing surface in the crotch region.   
     
     
         2 . The clothing item of  claim 1 , wherein the main body is configured as shorts, and wherein the main body has leg portions. 
     
     
         3 . The clothing item of  claim 1 , wherein the panty liner is substantially diamond shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The clothing item of  claim 1 , wherein the panty liner is substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         5 . The clothing item of  claim 1 , wherein the panty liner has a plurality of sides, wherein each of the sides has an associated length, and wherein the lengths of the sides are substantially equal. 
     
     
         6 . The clothing item of  claim 1 , wherein the panty liner has two opposing corners, and wherein at least a portion of the two opposing corners are covered by a portion of the main body. 
     
     
         7 . The clothing item of  claim 6 , wherein each of the two opposing corners is located proximate to a respective one of the leg openings. 
     
     
         8 . The clothing item of  claim 1 , wherein the panty liner is attached to the main body by stitching. 
     
     
         9 . The clothing item of  claim 8 , wherein the stitching is provided proximate to one or more sides of the panty liner. 
     
     
         10 . The clothing item of  claim 9 , wherein the stitching is provided about the entire perimeter of the panty liner. 
     
     
         11 . The clothing item of  claim 1 , wherein the panty liner is made of cotton. 
     
     
         12 . A clothing item comprising:
 a main body configured as shorts and having leg portions, the main body having an exterior facing surface and an interior facing surface, the main body having a crotch region, the main body having a body receiving opening and two leg receiving openings; and   a party liner attached to the interior facing surface in the crotch region, the panty liner being substantially diamond shaped with four sides and four corners, the panty liner being arranged such that two of corners are located proximate to a respective one of the leg openings.   
     
     
         13 . The clothing item of  claim 12 , wherein each of the sides has an associated length, and wherein the lengths of the sides are substantially equal. 
     
     
         14 . The clothing item of  claim 12 , wherein the two corners located proximate to a respective one of the leg openings are at least partially covered by a portion of the main body. 
     
     
         15 . The clothing item of  claim 12 , wherein the panty liner is attached to the main body by stitching. 
     
     
         16 . The clothing item of  claim 15 , wherein the stitching is provided proximate to at least one side of the panty liner. 
     
     
         17 . The clothing item of  claim 16 , wherein the sides of stitching is provided about the entire perimeter of the panty liner.