Clothing liner for aquatic environments

Abstract

A swimsuits having a modesty panel are described. The described swimsuits prevent potentially embarrassing or uncomfortable effects of the swimwear clinging to the user's body caused by leaving the water. The modesty panel uses a material porous enough to allow air to pass but prevents water trapped in the swimwear from causing it to cling to the user's skin.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A swimsuit comprising:
 a front panel and a back panel, each having an inside surface, and   an inside panel sewn inside the swimsuit proximate to at least a portion of the inside surface of the front panel and configured such that, when a wearer wears the swimsuit, the inside panel will be disposed between at least a portion of the wearer's body and the front panel and will not be disposed between wearer's body and the back panel.   
     
     
         2 . The swimsuit of  claim 1 , wherein the inside panel is configured to be disposed between the wearer's genital area and the front panel. 
     
     
         3 . The swimsuit of  claim 1 , wherein the swimsuit comprises a waist band, a hemline, an inseam, and an outer seam, wherein the inside panel is sewn to at least the waist band, the inseam and the outer seam. 
     
     
         4 . The swimsuit of  claim 3 , wherein the inside panel is also sewn to the hemline. 
     
     
         5 . The swimsuit of  claim 1 , wherein the inside panel comprises two wing panels and a modesty panel wherein the inside panel is configured such that the modesty panel will be disposed between the wearer's genital area and the inside surface of the front panel and each of the wing panels will be disposed between the wearer's thighs and the inside surface of the front panel. 
     
     
         6 . The swimsuit of  claim 5 , wherein the modesty panel and the wing panels are made of the same material. 
     
     
         7 . The swimsuit of  claim 6 , wherein the modesty panel is made of a greater number of layers of material than the wing panels. 
     
     
         8 . The swimsuit of  claim 1 , wherein the inside panel comprises a material that is substantially permeable to air. 
     
     
         9 . The swimsuit of  claim 8 , wherein the inside panel is substantially waterproof 
     
     
         10 . The swimsuit of  claim 1 , wherein the inside panel comprises one or more of nylon and a polyether-polyurea copolymer. 
     
     
         11 . The swimsuit of  claim 10 , wherein the inside panel comprises 80-90% nylon and 10-20% polyether-polyurea copolymer. 
     
     
         12 . A method of preparing a swimsuit, comprising:
 providing a swimsuit shell comprising a front panel and a back panel, each having an inside surface, and   sewing an inside panel inside the swimsuit shell proximate to at least a portion of the inside surface of the front panel and configured such that, when a wearer wears the swimsuit, the inside panel will be disposed between at least a portion of the wearer's body and the front panel and will not be disposed between wearer's body and the back panel.   
     
     
         13 . The method of claiml 2 , wherein the swimsuit shell comprises a waist band, a hemline, an inseam, and an outer seam, and wherein sewing the inside panel inside the swimsuit shell comprises sewing the inside panel to each of the waist band, hemline, inseam, and outer seam. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the inside panel comprises two wing panels and a modesty panel wherein the inside panel is configured such that the modesty panel will be disposed between the wearer's genital area and the inside surface of the front panel and each of the wing panels will be disposed between the wearer's thighs and the inside surface of the front panel. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the modesty panel and the wing panels are made of the same material. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the modesty panel is made of a greater number of layers of material than the wing panels. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the inside panel comprises a material that is substantially permeable to air. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the inside panel is substantially waterproof. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the inside panel comprises one or more of nylon and a polyether-polyurea copolymer. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the inside panel comprises 80-90% nylon and 10-20% polyether-polyurea copolymer.