Male Underwear Garment with Protective Flap

Abstract

The present invention relates to a male underwear garment with an attached protective fabric attachment. The fabric attachment can be integrated to the inner lining of a male underwear garment during manufacturing and functions as a barrier between the male reproductive organ of the wearer and clothing during and after urinating. The attachment prevents urine droplets from staining clothing during and after male urination. The attachment can be stitched into the underwear liner and can be pulled out (i.e. deployed) to cover a front portion of clothing to prevent urine droplets from staining the clothing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An underwear garment for protecting a clothing article from becoming stained, the underwear garment comprising:
 a fabric attachment sewn along one edge to a waistband of said underwear garment;   said fabric attachment is a protective flap including a first stored orientation and a second deployed orientation;   said first stored orientation includes a first position inside said underwear garment between a male reproductive organ and an inner side of said underwear garment;   said second deployed orientation includes a second position outside said underwear garment between the male reproductive organ and an outer side of a clothing article; and   said protective flap movable from said stored orientation to said deployed orientation to protect said outer side of said clothing article from stains during and after urination of a user.   
     
     
         2 . The underwear garment of  claim 1 , wherein said protective flap is replaceable. 
     
     
         3 . The underwear garment of  claim 1 , wherein said protective flap comprises one or more materials selected from a group consisting of a cotton, a hemp, a bamboo, a silk, a rayon, an acetate, a nylon, an acrylic, a polyester, and a polyurethane. 
     
     
         4 . The underwear garment of  claim 1 , wherein said protective flap comprises a shape selected from a group consisting of a rectangle, a square, and a semi-circle. 
     
     
         5 . The underwear garment of  claim 1 , wherein said one edge is sewn to an inner lining of said waistband. 
     
     
         6 . The underwear garment of  claim 1 , wherein said protective flap comprises a width and a length, and further wherein said width is generally equal to said length. 
     
     
         7 . The underwear garment of  claim 6 , wherein said length is generally from about 4 inches to about 10 inches. 
     
     
         8 . An underwear garment for protecting a clothing article from becoming stained, the underwear garment comprising:
 a fabric attachment sewn along one edge to a waistband of said underwear garment;   said one edge is sewn to an inner lining of said waistband;   said fabric attachment is a protective flap including a first stored orientation and a second deployed orientation;   said first stored orientation includes a first position inside said underwear garment between a male reproductive organ and an inner side of said underwear garment;   said second deployed orientation includes a second position outside said underwear garment between the male reproductive organ and an outer side of a clothing article;   said protective flap rotatable from said stored orientation to said deployed orientation to protect said outer side of said clothing article from stains during and after urination of a user; and   said protective flap absorbs urine droplets and urinal backsplash in said deployed orientation during and after urination of the user.   
     
     
         9 . The underwear garment of  claim 8 , wherein said protective flap is replaceable. 
     
     
         10 . The underwear garment of  claim 8 , wherein said protective flap comprises one or more materials selected from a group consisting of a cotton, a hemp, a bamboo, a silk, a rayon, an acetate, a nylon, an acrylic, a polyester, and a polyurethane. 
     
     
         11 . The underwear garment of  claim 8 , wherein said protective flap comprises a shape selected from a group consisting of a rectangle, a square, and a semi-circle. 
     
     
         12 . The underwear garment of  claim 8 , wherein said protective flap includes a width and a length, and further wherein said width is generally equal to said length. 
     
     
         13 . The underwear garment of  claim 12 , wherein said length is generally from about 4 inches to about 10 inches. 
     
     
         14 . A method of protecting a clothing article from a urine stain, the method comprising the steps of:
 attaching a protective flap to an edge of a waistband of an underwear garment;   storing said protective flap in a first position, wherein said first position is inside said underwear garment between a male reproductive organ and an inner side of said underwear garment;   deploying said protective flap in a second position, wherein said second position is outside said underwear garment between the male reproductive organ and an outer side of a clothing article; and   moving said protective flap from said first position to said second position to protect an outer side of the clothing article during and after urination of a user, wherein said protective flap absorbs urine droplets and urinal backsplash in said second position during and after urination of the user.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said attaching a protective flap to an edge of a waistband of an underwear garment further includes sewing one side of said protective flap to a waistband of said underwear garment. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising a step of moving said protective flap from said second position to said first position after urination of a user. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said protective flap comprises one or more materials selected from a group consisting of a cotton, a hemp, a bamboo, a silk, a rayon, an acetate, a nylon, an acrylic, a polyester, and a polyurethane. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said protective flap comprises a shape selected from a group consisting of a rectangle, a square, and a semi-circle. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said edge of said waistband is an inner lining of said waistband. 
     
     
         20 . The underwear garment of  claim 14 , wherein said protective flap includes a width and a length; and wherein said width is generally equal to said length.