Multi Layer Athletic Short Having a Liner Connector

Abstract

The short has an outer portion, and an inner liner connected to the outer portion at a waist area of the short. A connector is disposed at a location proximate to each leg hole of the short. The connector is connected to the inner liner at one end and connected to the outer portion at another end and this connector prevents or reduces ride up by the outer portion of the short.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A short that prevents or reduces riding up comprising:
 an outer layer including a waist and having a first length measured along an outseam of said outer layer;   an inner liner connected to said outer layer at the waist and extending from the waist along an outseam of said inner liner a second length less than the first length;   a connector connecting said outer layer to said liner layer having first and second ends and positioned between the waist and the leg portion of said outer layer, the first end of the connector connected to an inner surface of said outer layer at the outseam of the outer layer at a first distance from the waist, the second end of the connector connected to an outer surface of said inner liner;   said connector is made of a stretchable material such that an extended length of at least part of said connector is at least 50% longer than a retracted length of at least part of said connector.   
     
     
         2 . The short of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a width of said connector measured along the outseam of the outer layer, said width being less than half of the retracted length of said connector. 
 
     
     
         3 . The short of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a width of said connector measured along the outseam of the outer layer, said width is at least 30% of the first length. 
 
     
     
         4 . The short of  claim 1  wherein the width of said connector measured along the outseam of the outer layer is at least 50% of the first length. 
     
     
         5 . The short of  claim 1  wherein the second end is positioned at a distance from the end of the leg portion of said inner liner that is less than an inseam of said inner liner. 
     
     
         6 . The short of  claim 1  further comprising an inseam connector having first and second ends, the first end of the inseam connector connected to said outer layer at an inseam thereof, the second end of the inseam connector connected to said liner layer. 
     
     
         7 . The short of  claim 6  further comprising:
 a width of said inseam connector measured along the inseam, said width of said inseam connector being less than half of a retracted length of said inseam connector. 
 
     
     
         8 . The short of  claim 6  further comprising:
 a width of said inseam connector measured along the inseam, said width of said inseam connector is at least 30% of a length of the inseam. 
 
     
     
         9 . The short of  claim 6  wherein said width of said inseam connector is at least 50% of an inseam length of said inner liner. 
     
     
         10 . The short of  claim 6  wherein the first end of the inseam connector is located at a distance from a crotch portion along the inseam of the short that is less than an inseam length of said inner liner. 
     
     
         11 . The short of  claim 1  wherein the outer layer and inner liner are sewn together at the waist. 
     
     
         12 . A short that prevents or reduces riding up comprising:
 an outer layer including a waist and having a first length measured along an outseam of said outer layer;   an inner liner sewn to said outer layer at the waist and extending from the waist a second length less than the first length;   a connector connecting said outer layer to said liner layer having first and second ends and positioned between the waist and the leg portion of said outer layer, the first end of the connector connected to an inner surface of said outer layer at a first distance from the waist, the second end of the connector connected to an outer surface of said inner liner;   said connector having a width measured along the outseam, the width being at least 30% of the first length and positioned such that said connector is spaced away from a leg hole of said outer layer at a distance at least as large as a difference between the first length and the second length.   
     
     
         13 . The short of  claim 11  wherein the width is at least 50% of the first length. 
     
     
         14 . The short of  claim 11  wherein the connector tapers from waist towards a leg hole of said liner such that a length of the connector at the waist is smaller than a length of the connector towards the leg hole when the connector is in a retracted position. 
     
     
         15 . The short of  claim 12  wherein the connector tapers from waist towards a leg hole of said liner such that a length of the connector at the waist is smaller than a length of the connector towards the leg hole when the connector is in a retracted position. 
     
     
         16 . The short of  claim 11  wherein said connector is positioned at a distance from the waist measured along the outseam that is at least 5% of the first distance but no more than 50% of the first distance. 
     
     
         17 . A short that prevents or reduces riding up comprising:
 an outer layer including a waist and having a first length and an outseam;   an inner liner sewn to said outer layer at the waist and extending a second length less than the first length;   a connector connecting said outer layer to said liner layer having first and second ends and positioned between the waist and the leg portion of said outer layer, the first end of the connector connected to an inner surface of said outer layer at a first distance from the waist that is at least 50% of the first length, the second end of the connector connected to an outer surface of said inner liner, wherein said connector is made of a stretchable material allowing the connector to extend and retract;   said connector having a width measured along the outseam, the width being at less than 50% of a retracted length of said connector and positioned such that said connector is spaced away from a leg hole of said outer layer at a distance at least as large as a difference in outseam length between said outer layer and said inner liner.   
     
     
         18 . The short of  claim 17  wherein an extended length said connector is at least 50% longer than the retracted length of said connector. 
     
     
         19 . The short of  claim 17  further comprising an inseam connector having first and second ends, the first end of the inseam connector connected to said outer layer at an inseam thereof, the second end of the inseam connector connected to said liner layer. 
     
     
         20 . The short of  claim 19  wherein said inseam connector is made of a stretchable material and has a width measured along the inseam that is less than 50% of a retracted length of said inseam connector.