Lower Torso Garment

Abstract

A lower torso garment has a genital portion or gusset having a single layer panel or a double layer panel including inner and outer layers. The genital portion includes at least one pair of darts extending from a crotch region to at least a lower front part of the pelvic portion to provide comfort and/or support to the wearer. In a double layer panel, may have a single dart on an inner layer and a single dart on an outer layer.

1 . A lower torso garment comprising
 a pelvic portion, wherein an upper end of the pelvic portion terminates in a waist opening;   a left leg portion and a right leg portion, wherein upper ends of the left and right leg portions merge with respective left and right sides of a lower end of the pelvic portion, lower ends of the left and right leg portions terminate in respective left and right leg openings, and a crotch region is defined between the left and right leg portions;   a genital portion extending at least from a front part of the crotch region and toward the waist opening on a front side of the garment, the genital portion comprising a multiple layer panel including an inner layer and an outer layer; and   the multiple layer panel includes a pair of darts extending from the crotch region to at least a lower front part of the pelvic portion, the darts being displaced from one another in a left-right direction, the darts located in at least one of the inner and the outer layers.   
     
     
         2 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the pair of darts define a forwardly bulging pouch in the multiple layer panel. 
     
     
         3 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the pair of darts is formed in the outer layer, one of the darts of the pair extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the pair extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         4 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the pair of darts is formed in the inner layer, one of the darts of the pair extending upwardly along one side of the inner layer and the other of the darts of the pair extending upwardly on the other side of the inner layer. 
     
     
         5 . The lower torso garment of  claim 4  wherein the outer layer comprises an additional pair of darts, one of the darts of the additional pair extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the additional pair extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         6 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the inner and outer layers are connected to each other by the pair of darts, one of the darts extending upwardly along one side of the connected layers and the other of the darts extending upwardly on the other side of the connected layers. 
     
     
         7 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein one of the darts of the pair extends upwardly and inwardly along one side of the layer and the other of the darts of the pair extends upwardly and inwardly on the other side of the layer, wherein the darts curve slightly toward each other. 
     
     
         8 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the inner and outer layers comprise different materials. 
     
     
         9 . The lower torso garment of  claim 8  wherein the inner layer comprises material that is more elastic than material of the outer layer. 
     
     
         10 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein at least the inner layer comprises moisture-wicking material. 
     
     
         11 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the multiple layer panel comprises at least one middle layer between the inner layer and the outer layer. 
     
     
         12 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the at least one middle layer comprises a moisture wicking fabric. 
     
     
         13 . A lower torso garment comprising
 a pelvic portion, wherein an upper end of the pelvic portion terminates in a waist opening and lower ends of left and right sides of the pelvic portion terminate in respective left and right leg openings, wherein a crotch region is defined between the left and right leg openings;   a genital portion extending at least from a front part of the crotch region and toward the waist opening on a front side of the garment, the genital portion comprising a multiple layer panel including an inner layer and an outer layer; and   the multiple layer panel includes a pair of darts extending from the crotch region to at least a lower front part of the pelvic portion, the darts being displaced from one another in a left-right direction, the darts located in at least one of the inner and the outer layers.   
     
     
         14 . The lower torso garment of  claim 13  wherein the pair of darts define a forwardly bulging pouch in the multiple layer panel. 
     
     
         15 . The lower torso garment of  claim 13  wherein the pair of darts is formed in the outer layer, one of the darts of the pair extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the pair extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         16 . The lower torso garment of  claim 13  wherein the pair of darts is formed in the inner layer, one of the darts of the pair extending upwardly along one side of the inner layer and the other of the darts of the pair extending upwardly on the other side of the inner layer. 
     
     
         17 . The lower torso garment of  claim 16  wherein the outer layer comprises an additional pair of darts, one of the darts of the additional pair extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the additional pair extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         18 . The lower torso garment of  claim 13  wherein the inner and outer layers are connected to each other by the pair of darts, one of the darts extending upwardly along one side of the connected layers and the other of the darts extending upwardly on the other side of the connected layers. 
     
     
         19 . The lower torso garment of  claim 13  wherein the inner and outer layers comprise different materials. 
     
     
         20 . The lower torso garment of  claim 19  wherein the inner layer comprises material that is more elastic than material of the outer layer. 
     
     
         21 . The lower torso garment of  claim 13  wherein at least the inner layer comprises moisture-wicking material. 
     
     
         22 . The lower torso garment of  claim 13  wherein the multiple layer panel comprises at least one middle layer between the inner layer and the outer layer. 
     
     
         23 . The lower torso garment of  claim 22  wherein the at least one middle layer comprises a moisture wicking fabric. 
     
     
         24 . The lower torso garment of  claim 23  wherein one of the darts of the pair extends upwardly and inwardly along one side of the layer and the other of the darts of the pair extends upwardly and inwardly on the other side of the layer, wherein the darts curve slightly toward each other. 
     
     
         25 . A lower torso garment comprising
 a pelvic portion, wherein an upper end of the pelvic portion terminates in a waist opening,   a left leg portion and a right leg portion, wherein upper ends of the left and right leg portions merge with respective left and right sides of a lower end of the pelvic portion, lower ends of the left and right leg portions terminate in respective left and right leg openings, and a crotch region is defined between the left and right leg portions;   a genital portion extending at least from a front part of the crotch region and toward the waist opening on a front side of the garment, the genital portion comprising a multiple layer panel including an inner layer and an outer layer; and   one of the outer layer and inner layer of the multiple layer panel includes a single dart extending from the crotch region to a lower front part of the pelvic portion, and the other of the outer layer and inner layer includes a single dart extending from the upper front part of the pelvic portion toward the lower front part of the pelvic portion.   
     
     
         26 . The lower torso garment of  claim 25  wherein the darts define a forwardly bulging pouch in the multiple layer panel. 
     
     
         27 . The undergarment of  claim 25  wherein the outer layer of the multiple layer panel includes the single dart extending from the crotch region to a lower front part of the pelvic portion, and the inner layer the multiple layer panel includes the single dart extending from the upper front part of the pelvic portion to the lower front part of the pelvic portion. 
     
     
         28 . The undergarment of  claim 25  wherein the outer layer of the multiple layer panel includes the single dart extending from the crotch region to a lower front part of the pelvic portion, and the inner layer the multiple layer panel includes the single dart extending from the upper front part of the pelvic portion to the lower front part of the pelvic portion. 
     
     
         29 . A lower torso garment comprising
 a pelvic portion, wherein an upper end of the pelvic portion terminates in a waist opening;   a left leg portion and a right leg portion, wherein upper ends of the left and right leg portions merge with respective left and right sides of a lower end of the pelvic portion, lower ends of the left and right leg portions terminate in respective left and right leg openings, and a crotch region is defined between the left and right leg portions;   the pelvic portion includes a genital portion extending at least from a front part of the crotch region and toward the waist opening on a front side of the garment, the genital portion comprising a single layer panel; and   the single layer panel includes a pair of darts extending from the crotch region to at least a lower front part of the pelvic portion, the darts being displaced from one another in a left-right direction.   
     
     
         30 . The lower torso garment of  claim 29  wherein the pair of darts define a forwardly bulging pouch in the single layer panel. 
     
     
         31 . The lower torso garment of  claim 29  wherein one of the darts of the pair extend upwardly along one side of the layer and the other of the darts of the pair extending upwardly on the other side of the layer. 
     
     
         32 . The lower torso garment of  claim 29  wherein the darts curve slightly toward each other. 
     
     
         33 . The lower torso garment of  claim 29  wherein the layer comprises moisture-wicking material.