Lower Torso Garment

Abstract

A lower torso garment has a genital portion or gusset having a multiple layer panel including inner, middle, 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.

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 leg portion and the right leg portion merge with respective left and right sides of a lower end of the pelvic portion, lower ends of the left leg portion and the 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 lower torso garment, the genital portion comprising a multiple layer panel including an inner layer, a middle layer, and an outer layer; and   at least one of the inner layer or the outer layer includes a first pair of darts extending from the crotch region to at least a lower front part of the pelvic portion, the first pair of darts being displaced from one another in a left-right direction.   
     
     
         2 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the middle layer is a moisture wicking layer, a thermal layer, or both. 
     
     
         3 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the middle layer comprises more than one layer. 
     
     
         4 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the inner layer, outer layer, and middle layer are sewn together at their respective edges. 
     
     
         5 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the inner layer and outer layer are sewn together at their respective edges and the middle layer is not sewn to the inner and outer layers. 
     
     
         6 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the first pair of darts define a forwardly bulging pouch in the multiple layer panel. 
     
     
         7 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the first pair of darts is formed in the outer layer, one of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         8 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein the first pair of darts is formed in the inner layer, one of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly along one side of the inner layer and the other of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly on the other side of the inner layer. 
     
     
         9 . The lower torso garment of  claim 8  wherein the outer layer comprises a second pair of darts, one of the darts of the second pair of darts extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the second pair of darts extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         10 . The lower torso garment of  claim 1  wherein one of the darts of the first pair of darts extends upwardly and inwardly along one side of the layer and the other of the darts of the first pair of darts extends upwardly and inwardly on the other side of the layer, wherein the darts curve toward each other. 
     
     
         11 . 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 lower torso garment, the genital portion comprising a multiple layer panel including an inner layer, a middle layer, and an outer layer; and   the multiple layer panel includes a first pair of darts extending from the crotch region to at least a lower front part of the pelvic portion, the first pair of darts being displaced from one another in a left-right direction.   
     
     
         12 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the middle layer is a moisture wicking layer, a thermal layer, or both. 
     
     
         13 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the middle layer comprises more than one layer. 
     
     
         14 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the inner layer, outer layer, and middle layer are sewn together at their respective edges. 
     
     
         15 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the inner layer and outer layer are sewn together at their respective edges and the middle layer is not sewn to the inner and outer layers. 
     
     
         16 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the first pair of darts define a forwardly bulging pouch in the multiple layer panel. 
     
     
         17 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the first pair of darts is formed in the outer layer, one of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         18 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein the first pair of darts is formed in the inner layer, one of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly along one side of the inner layer and the other of the darts of the first pair of darts extending upwardly on the other side of the inner layer. 
     
     
         19 . The lower torso garment of  claim 18  wherein the outer layer comprises a second pair of darts, one of the darts of the second pair of darts extending upwardly along one side of the outer layer and the other of the darts of the second pair of darts extending upwardly on the other side of the outer layer. 
     
     
         20 . The lower torso garment of  claim 11  wherein one of the darts of the first pair of darts extends upwardly and inwardly along one side of the layer and the other of the darts of the first pair of darts extends upwardly and inwardly on the other side of the layer, wherein the darts curve toward each other.