Pocketed athletic garment

Abstract

A pocketed athletic garment. The garment can include an outer layer, an inner layer, and a waistband coupled to the outer layer and the inner layer, the waistband including a plurality of pockets.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An athletic garment, comprising:
 an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is a skirt;   an inner layer, wherein the inner layer is a compression garment having a first leg portion and a second leg portion;   a waistband adapted to extend around a waist of a wearer when the garment is worn and permanently affixed to the outer layer and the inner layer; and   an opening disposed in the inner layer substantially between the first leg portion and the second leg portion.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is anatomically aligned for urinary relief of a female wearer. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is coverable by overlapping material of the inner layer. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer is an elastic material. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a central portion of the inner layer comprises a first layer and a second layer. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the opening is formed by an overlap of the first layer and the second layer, wherein the overlapping edges are unsecured. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one pocket. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer and the outer layer are the same material. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer and the outer layer are different materials. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a top edge of the inner layer, a top edge of the outer layer, and a bottom edge of the waistband coincide. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer, the outer layer, and the waistband are stitched together. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer comprises a plurality of panels stitched together.