Multifunctional Support Leggings

Abstract

A multifunctional support garment for support of a pelvic region and abdomen of a wearer having an open torso portion extending into a respective pair of integral hollow leg members, a waistband configured for supporting the abdomen region, a gusset member adjoined to corresponding upper edges of the pair of hollow leg members configured for providing an adaptive pelvic support junction and a hammock member having a pair of opposed elongate detached side edges disposed between an anterior terminus and a posterior terminus, wherein the hammock member bolsters the pelvic support junction and providing a platform for adhering an absorbent pad.

1 . A multifunctional support garment, comprising
 an open torso portion having an upper portion configure for fitted conformance about a lower torso of a wearer bifurcating to a unitary lower portion configured to form leg members having an inner top periphery adjoined to a gusset member configured and oriented for providing a pelvic support junction;   a waistband having a front portion which widens to span about at least a portion of the wearer's abdomen and tapering to a rear portion configured to span at least a portion of the wearer's lower back, wherein a bottom periphery of the waistband is adjoined to an upper periphery of the open torso portion so as to provide compressive support of at least a portion of the wearer's abdomen; and   a hammock member having opposed elongate side edges disposed between an anterior terminus and a posterior terminus, wherein the anterior terminus is affixed to a front side of the open torso portion and the posterior terminus is adjoined to a rear side of the open torso region such that such that the hammock member is centered at a midline extending from the front side to the back side, and wherein the elongate side edges of the hammock member are detached to thereby form a sling underlying the pubic crease and adjacent pelvic region of the hammock member between the front side of the open torso portion and a rear side of the open torso portion to thereby bolster the pelvic support junction of the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the anterior terminus of the hammock member is adjoined between upper edge of a front side of the open torso portion and a lower edge of the front portion of the waistband. 
     
     
         3 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the posterior terminus of the hammock member is adjoined between a posterior edge of the gusset member and a corresponding edge of the rear side of the open torso portion. 
     
     
         4 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the anterior terminus of the hammock member is adjoined between an upper edge of a front side of the open torso portion and a lower edge centered on a midline of the front portion of the waistband and wherein the posterior terminus of the hammock member is adjoined between a posterior edge of the gusset member and a corresponding edge of a rear side of the open torso portion. 
     
     
         5 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hammock member is configured for detachable attachment of an absorbent pad. 
     
     
         6 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hammock member includes an absorbent material. 
     
     
         7 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion of the waistband extends toward a midline in a substantially oval shape for fitted conformance to the abdomen of a prenatal wearer. 
     
     
         8 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the waistband is comprised of a compression material. 
     
     
         9 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 8 , wherein the compression material includes spandex. 
     
     
         10 . The multifunctional support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow leg members comprise leggings configured for fitted conformance with at least a portion of the wearer's legs. 
     
     
         11 . Multifunctional support leggings, comprising:
 a waistband having a broader front portion configured for spanning at least a portion of the wearer's abdomen and tapering to a rear portion configured for spanning at least a portion of the wearer's lower back;   a pair of symmetrical front panels adjoined at a front seam to form a front torso portion having a top edge and an elongate side edge extending from the top edge to form a unitary lower front leg portion;   a pair of symmetrical rear panels adjoined along a rear seam to form a rear torso portion having a top edge and an elongate side edge extending from the top edge to form a unitary lower rear leg portion,   wherein the pair of symmetrical front panels and the pair of symmetrical rear panels are adjoined so as to align corresponding elongate side edges of the front panels with corresponding elongate side edges of the rear panels and thereby form an upper torso portion configured for fitted conformance with at least a portion of the wearer's abdomen and a pair of symmetrical hollow leg enclosures configured for fitted conformance with at least a portion of the wearer's legs, and wherein an inner top periphery of the hollow leg enclosures adjoins corresponding edges of a gusset member configured to provide a pelvic support junction for the wearer,   and wherein a bottom edge of the waistband is adjoined to a corresponding top edge of the open torso portion such that the anterior terminus of the hammock member is adjoined between the bottom edge of the waistband and the top edge of the adjoined front panels of the open torso portion such that the anterior terminus is centered on the front portion of the waistband and the front seam where the pair of symmetrical front panels are adjoined and the posterior terminus of the hammock member is adjoined along a midline centered on a rear edge of the open torso member and a posterior edge of the gusset member such that the posterior terminus is centered on the rear seam where the rear edges of the rear panels and gusset member are adjoined, such that the hammock member is centered along a midline extending from the front side to the back side, wherein the elongate side edges of the hammock member are detached so as to thereby form a sling underlying the pubic crease and adjacent pelvic region of the wearer.   
     
     
         12 . The multifunctional support leggings of  claim 11 , wherein the hammock member provides a nexus of pelvic floor support whereby the pelvic support junction is bolstered. 
     
     
         13 . The multifunctional support leggings of  claim 11 , wherein the waistband is comprised of a compression material. 
     
     
         14 . The multifunctional support leggings of  claim 13 , wherein the compression material includes spandex. 
     
     
         15 . The multifunctional support leggings of  claim 11 , wherein the hammock member is configured for detachable attachment of an absorbent pad. 
     
     
         16 . The multifunctional support leggings of  claim 11 , wherein the front portion of the waistband is configured in a substantially oval shape for fitted conformance to the abdomen of a prenatal wearer.