Garments having lightly lined portions with a concealer and related methods

Abstract

Garments having lightly lined portions with a concealer and related methods are provided herein. For example, a garment can be provided that comprises an exterior fabric that forms an exterior portion of the garment and structural seams that hold the exterior fabric to other sections of the garment. The garment also comprises a disc concealer being secured to an interior portion of the garment without being connected at the structural seams at a position where a reproductive region of a wearer will reside upon the wearer wearing the garment to added an extra layer around the interior area of the garment where the reproductive region is intended to reside.

1 . A garment comprising;
 an exterior fabric that forms an exterior portion of the garment and structural seams that hold the exterior fabric to other sections of the garment; and   a disc concealer being secured to an interior portion of the garment without being connected at the structural seams at a position where a reproductive region of a wearer will reside upon the wearer wearing the garment to added a thin extra layer around the interior area of the garment where the reproductive region is intended to reside, the disc concealer comprising:
 a body having a circular shape with an outer circumference and a center portion; and 
 two or more articulation channels spaced around the outer circumference of the disc concealer that extend inward from the outer circumference toward the center portion to permit the disc concealer to conform to the reproductive region of the wearer without the disc concealer protruding unnaturally within the garment. 
   
     
     
         2 . The garment according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the articulation channels in the circumference of the disc concealer comprise a V-shaped configuration with each of the articulation channels having a wider width at the outer circumference and narrowing to a lesser width at a base of the respective articulation channel closer to the center portion of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         3 . The garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the articulation channels comprise three or more articulation channels formed in the outer circumference of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         4 . The garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the articulation channels comprise four articulation channels formed in the outer circumference of the disc concealer with the articulation channels being spaced about equidistance from adjacent articulation channels around the outer circumference of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         5 . The garment according to  claim 4 , wherein each of the four articulation channels have a width at the outer circumference of about 0.25 inches. 
     
     
         6 - 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The garment according to  claim 4 , wherein the disc concealer has a notch in the outer circumference, the notch providing information relating to at least one of orientation of the disc concealer and its placement in the garment. 
     
     
         9 - 10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . A garment comprising:
 an exterior fabric that forms an exterior portion of the garment and structural seams that hold the exterior fabric to other sections of the garment; and   a disc concealer being secured to an interior portion of the garment without being connected at the structural seams at a position where a reproductive region of a wearer will reside upon the wearer wearing the garment to added a thin extra layer around the interior area of the garment where the reproductive region is intended to reside, the disc concealer comprising:   a body with an outer shape with an outer perimeter and a center portion; and   two or more articulation channels in the disc concealer to permit the disc concealer to conform to the reproductive region of the wearer without the disc concealer protruding unnaturally within the garment.   
     
     
         12 . The garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the articulation channels comprise three or more articulation channels formed in the disc concealer and the articulation channels extend inward from the outer perimeter toward the center portion. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The garment according to  claim 12 , wherein each of the articulation channels in the outer perimeter of the disc concealer comprise a V-shaped configuration with each of the articulation channels having a wider width at the outer perimeter and narrowing to a lesser width at a base of the respective articulation channel closer to the center portion of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         15 . The garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the articulation channels comprise four articulation channels formed in the outer perimeter of the disc concealer with the articulation channels being spaced about equidistance from adjacent articulation channels around the outer perimeter of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         16 - 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the disc concealer has a notch in the outer perimeter, the notch providing information relating to orientation of the disc concealer and its placement in the garment. 
     
     
         20 . The garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the articulation channels comprise articulation slits across the body of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         21 - 23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A disc concealer for use on an interior portion of a garment in a region of the garment where a reproductive region of a wearer will reside, the disc concealer comprising:
 a body having a shape with an outer perimeter; and   two or more articulation channels in the disc concealer to permit the disc concealer to conform to the reproductive region of the wearer;   the body of the disc concealer being configured to be secured to an interior portion of a garment without being connected at a structural seam of the garment at a position where a reproductive region of a wearer will reside upon the wearer wearing the garment to added an extra layer around the interior area of the garment where the reproductive region is intended to reside with the articulation channels in the disc concealer permitting the disc concealer to cover a sensitive area of the reproductive region while the disc concealer moves with the reproductive region of the wearer as the wearer moves without the disc concealer protruding unnaturally within the garment.   
     
     
         25 . The disc concealer according to  claim 24 , wherein the body comprises a center portion and the two or more articulation channels extend inward from the outer perimeter toward the center portion. 
     
     
         26 . The disc concealer according to  claim 25 , wherein each of the articulation channels in the outer perimeter of the disc concealer comprise a V-shaped configuration with each of the articulation channels having a wider width at the outer perimeter and narrowing to a lesser width at a base of the respective articulation channel closer to the center portion of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         27 . The disc concealer according to  claim 24 , wherein the articulation channels comprise four articulation channels formed in the outer perimeter of the disc concealer with the articulation channels being spaced about equidistance from adjacent articulation channels around the outer perimeter of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         28 . The disc concealer according to  claim 27 , wherein each of the four articulation channels have a width at the outer perimeter of about 0.25 inches. 
     
     
         29 . The disc concealer according to  claim 24 , wherein the disc concealer has a notch in the outer perimeter, the notch providing information relating to orientation of the disc concealer and its placement in the garment. 
     
     
         30 . The disc concealer according to  claim 24 , wherein the articulation channels comprise articulation slits across the body of the disc concealer. 
     
     
         31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . The disc concealer according to  claim 24 , wherein the shape of the disc concealer comprises at least one of a triangular shape, a circular shape, or an oval shape.