Shorts and pants having garters

Abstract

The present invention relates to compression or non-compression shorts 10 or pants 100 having an outer surface 14 and an inner surface 16, wherein straps 20 are attached to the waist 12 and the inner surface 14 of the shorts 10 or pants 100. The straps 20 extend along the inner surface 16 of the shorts or pants, and pass through an opening 40 formed in the surface of the shorts or pants. The strap 20 and garter 30 extend through the opening 40 in the surface of the shorts or pants to the outer surface 14, so that the garter 30 operates on the outer surface 14 of the shorts or pants to be attached to the socks 50 of the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 ) Compression or non-compression shorts ( 10 ) having:
 a) a waist member ( 12 ), an outer surface ( 14 ), an inner surface ( 16 ), and a bottom end ( 18 );   b) a strap ( 20 ) mounted on inner surface ( 16 );   c) a garter member ( 30 ) attached to said end of said strap ( 20 );   d) an opening ( 40 ) formed in said shorts ( 10 );   e) a portion of said strap ( 20 ) extends through said opening ( 40 ), so that the garter member ( 30 ) on the end of said strap ( 20 ) is moved to said outer surface ( 14 ) of shorts ( 10 ); and   f) said garter member ( 30 ) having an end thereof, which may be attached to the socks ( 50 ) of the wearer.   
     
     
         2 ) Compression or non-compression pants ( 100 ) having:
 a) a waist member ( 112 ), an outer surface ( 114 ), an inner surface ( 116 ), and a bottom end ( 118 );   b) a strap ( 120 ) mounted on inner surface ( 116 );   c) a garter member ( 130 ) attached to said end of said strap ( 120 );   d) an opening ( 140 ) formed in said pants ( 100 );   e) a portion of said strap ( 120 ) extends through said opening ( 140 ), so that the garter member ( 130 ) on the end of said strap ( 120 ) is moved to said outer surface ( 114 ) of pants ( 100 ); and   f) said garter member ( 130 ) having an end thereof, which may be attached to the socks ( 150 ) of the wearer.