Padded pants and/or shorts

Abstract

Pants may comprise an outer layer of material, an inner layer of material, and a pad. The outer layer of material may define an outside of the pants. The inner layer of material may be attached to the outer layer of material and may define an inside of the pants. The pad may be at a crotch area of the pants. The pad may be attached to the inner layer of material and not attached to the outer layer of material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Pants comprising:
 an outer layer of material defining an outside of the pants;   an inner layer of material attached to the outer layer of material and defining an inside of the pants; and   padding at a crotch area of the pants attached to the inner layer of material and not attached to the outer layer of material.   
     
     
         2 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the padding is attached to an inner portion of the inner layer of material. 
     
     
         3 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the padding is attached to an outer portion of the inner layer of material. 
     
     
         4 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the padding is attached to an inner portion of the inner layer of material and to an outer portion of the inner layer of material. 
     
     
         5 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the padding is a chamois pad, a rubber pad, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein a vent is created between the inner layer and the outer layer. 
     
     
         7 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the outer layer and inner layer are not attached at an inseam of the pants. 
     
     
         8 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein an inseam of the inner layer is shorter than an inseam of the outer layer. 
     
     
         9 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the outer layer of material, the inner layer of material, or the pad, or any combination thereof, is comprised of a material configured to reduce odor, mask odor, or both. 
     
     
         10 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the pants are capri pants or shorts. 
     
     
         11 . The pants of  claim 1 , wherein the pants are cycling pants or cycling shorts.