Barrier garment

Abstract

A barrier garment apparatus and methods of its use are provided. In an embodiment, the barrier garment apparatus is shaped like an undergarment and worn during oral-vaginal and/or oral-anal sex to protect another person's mouth, lips, tongue, saliva, nose, and breath from contact with the wearer's vulva, perineum, anus, and surrounding areas, in order to prevent the transmission of bacteria, sexually transmitted infections, fluids, tastes, and scents. The barrier garment apparatus is thin, substantially non-porous, elastic, effectively skin-tight, and aesthetically attractive. The barrier garment apparatus can be, for example, a device, a panty, a boyshort, a short, a lingerie item, a barrier, a garment, an undergarment, a membrane, a prophylactic, and/or a system.

1 . A garment, comprising:
 a membrane formed of elastomeric material, the membrane including:
 a front portion; 
 a back portion; 
 an outer thigh portion on a right side of the membrane, 
 an outer thigh portion on a left side of the membrane; and 
 a genital portion, 
   wherein the front portion and the back portion of the membrane are joined via the outer thigh portion on the respective right and left sides of the membrane so as to form an opening at a top portion of the membrane, and   wherein the front portion and the back portion of the membrane are joined via the genital portion, and each outer thigh portion of the respective right and left sides of the membrane are joined via the genital portion to form a respective opening on each of the right and left sides of the membrane.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane is seamless. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion and the back portion of the membrane are interchangeable. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane is at least one of: a completely non-permeable material, a partially non-permeable material, a partially pliable material, and a completely pliable material. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the partially non-permeable material has at least one of: a microscopic opening, a deficiency in the material, a weakness in the material, and an opening for design purposes. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the partially pliable material is at least one of: material having a non-flexible region and material having a reduced flexibility region. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following is effected: the top portion of the membrane fits a human wearer's torso snugly, the membrane fits a human body shape snugly, and the outer thigh portions on the right and left sides of the membrane fit a human wearer's respective thigh areas snugly. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane thickness is at least one of: 0.33 millimeters, less than 0.33 millimeters, and greater than 0.33 millimeters. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the respective outer thigh portion of the right side and the left side and a respective outer edge of a right side and a left side of the genital portion adjacent to the respective outer thigh portion each have a height of at least one of: at least 1 millimeter, at least 8 millimeters, at least 0.8 inches, at least 1.8 inches, at least 2.8 inches, at least 3.8 inches, at least 4.8 inches, at least 5.8 inches, and at least a length measuring from 8 millimeters below a human user's genital region to a top of a pelvic bone of the human user. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane is one of disposable and reusable. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane embodies at least one of: a thong shape, a bikini shape, a legging shape, a capri pant shape, high thigh cut shape, a low-rise cut shape, a tanga shape, a cheeky shape, a boy short shape, and a boxer brief shape. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the genital portion has a width that extends past each of a respective inner thigh portion of a right and a left side, being adjacent to the respective outer thigh portion of the right and the left sides, so that an excess membrane material is gathered next to at least one of the respective inner thigh portion of the right and the left side. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the membrane is adjacent to the top opening, and a second and a third portion of the membrane is adjacent to the respective opening formed by the respective outer thigh portions and the genital portion, the first, second and third portions being a part of the membrane and having a thickness greater than a remaining part of the membrane. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the membrane is adjacent to the top opening, the first portion of the membrane having a smaller circumference than a remaining part of the membrane; and wherein a second portion of the membrane is adjacent to the opening on the right side and wherein a third portion of the membrane is adjacent to the opening on the left side, the second and third portions each having a smaller circumference than the remaining part of the membrane. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane includes material of at least one of: latex, natural rubber latex, synthetic latex, butyl rubber, polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene, polypropylene, olefin copolymer, styrene/butadiene rubber (SBR), polyurethane, polyisoprene, polyvinylidene chloride, polychloroprene, carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, nitrile, graphene, spinifex grass, other grass, nanocellulose, vegan material, hypoallergenic material, organic material, superelastomer, other elastomer, other polymer, other copolymer, other polyolefin, and a combination of any of these materials. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane includes at least two layers of material. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane includes at least one of: a design, a color, and a pattern. 
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the membrane includes a residing substance of at least one of: a lubricant, a powder, a flavoring, and a scent, on at least a part of the membrane. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         23 . A garment, comprising:
 a membrane formed of elastomeric material which is at least one of: a completely non-permeable material, a partially non-permeable material, a partially pliable material, and a completely pliable material, the membrane including:
 a front portion; 
 a back portion; 
 two thigh portions; and 
 a genital portion, 
   wherein the front portion and the back portion of the membrane are joined so as to form an opening at a top portion of the membrane,   wherein the front portion and the back portion of the membrane are joined so as to form the genital portion for covering a human genital region and to form the two thigh portions for covering at least part of two respective thigh regions,   wherein the membrane includes at least one crease in the genital portion so as to maximize a skin-tight fit effect of the membrane.   
     
     
         24 . A process for using the garment of  claim 1 , comprising:
 inserting each of a wearer's legs through the opening at the top portion of the membrane;   inserting one each of the wearer's legs through one of the respective two thigh portions;   pulling the membrane so that the front portion and back portion cover the human torso and the genital portion covers the human genital region; and   stretching the two thigh portions according to their lengths along the wearer's legs.   
     
     
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