Modesty Enhancing Underpant for Women

Abstract

Provided is an underpant for a female wearer that enhances the modesty of a female wearer when the underpant is worn under tight-fitting carments

I claim: 
     
         1 . A modesty-enhancing underpant for females comprising:
 a) a shell, the shell having
 a top opening having a top opening edge for receiving the pelvic area of a female wearer, 
 left and right leg openings for receiving the left and right legs, respectively, of a 
 female wearer, each leg opening having a leg opening edge, and 
   b) a modesty-enhancing portion, located in the underpant such that, when the underpant is worn, the modesty-enhancing portion extends from proximate the symphysis pubis into and terminates in the perineum of a female wearer, the modesty enhancing portion comprising;
 an outer member that is a portion of the shell between the leg openings of the underpant, 
 a modesty panel fabricated of an elastomeric material, and 
 an inner member, an upper surface of which contacts the genital area of a female wearer when the underpant is worn, the inner member being
 fabricated of a fabric having a Ret value of 13 or less as measured by ISO 11092:1993, and 
 fixedly attached about its entire perimeter to the outer member, the attached perimeter defining the portion of the shell that is the outer member. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The underpant of  claim 1  wherein the fabric having a Ret value of 13 or less is a cotton fabric. 
     
     
         3 . The underpant of  claim 2  wherein the cotton fabric has a Ret value of 8 or less. 
     
     
         4 . The underpant of  claim 1  wherein the elastomeric material of which the modesty panel is fabricated is a solid elastomeric material having a Shore A durometer hardness of 10 to 40 and is selected from the group consisting of silicone elastomers, EP elastomers, and EPDM elastomers. 
     
     
         5 . The underpant of  claim 4  wherein the elastomeric material of which the modesty panel is fabricated is a solid elastomeric material having a Shore A durometer hardness of 25+/−5. 
     
     
         6 . The underpant of  claim 5  wherein the modesty panel has a thickness of about 1 mm to about 4 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The underpant of  claim 6  wherein the solid elastomeric material of which the modesty panel is fabricated is a silicone elastomer. 
     
     
         8 . The underpant of  claim 7  wherein the modesty panel has a thickness of about 1.5 mm to about 3.8 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The underpant of  claim 6  wherein the modesty panel has a thickness of about 1.5 mm to about 3.8 mm. 
     
     
         10 . The underpant of  claim 4  wherein the solid elastomeric material of which the modesty panel is fabricated is a silicone elastomer. 
     
     
         11 . The underpant of  claim 10  wherein the modesty panel has a thickness of about 1.5 to about 3.8 mm. 
     
     
         12 . The underpant of  claim 1  wherein the elastic material is foamed. 
     
     
         13 . A modesty-enhancing underpant for females comprising:
 a) a shell, the shell having
 a top opening having a top opening edge for receiving the pelvic area of a female wearer, 
 left and right leg openings for receiving the left and right legs, respectively, of a female wearer, each leg opening having a leg opening edge, and 
   b) a modesty-enhancing portion, located in the underpant such that, when the underpant is worn, the modesty-enhancing portion extends from proximate the symphysis pubis into and terminates in the perineum of a female wearer, the modesty enhancing portion comprising;
 a lower member that is a portion of the shell between the leg openings of the underpant, 
 a modesty panel having a thickness of about 1.5 mm to about 3.8 mm and fabricated of a solid silicone elastomer having a Shore A durometer hardness of 25+/−5, and 
 an upper member, an upper surface of which contacts the genital area of a female wearer when the underpant is worn, the upper member being
 fabricated of cotton fabric having a Ret value of 13 or less as measured by ISO 11092:1993, and 
 fixedly attached about its entire perimeter to the lower member, the attached perimeter defining the portion of the shell that is the lower member. 
 
   
     
     
         14 . The underpant of  claim 13  wherein the cotton fabric has a Ret value of 8 or less.