Protective Shapewear Device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel padded shapewear garment device. The device comprises a pair of padded pants. The pants are preferably relaxed-fit pants made from a flexible fabric material. The device comprises contoured padding built into the lining of the pants. Typically, the padding is positioned on the buttocks and hip areas of the pants. The padding also offers shaping or shapewear benefits to the user and may encircle the entire hip area. Further, one embodiment of the device comprises a pair of padded pants with side pockets.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A padded shapewear garment device for lifting, smoothing and protecting a hip area and a buttocks of a user, the padded shapewear garment device comprising:
 a pair of pants having a contoured padding and a shapewear;   wherein the contoured padding is positioned on a buttocks area and a hip area of the pair of pants;   wherein the shapewear encircles the hip area; and   further wherein the pair of pants are relaxed-fit pants made from a flexible fabric material.   
     
     
         2 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of pants comprise a plurality of designs. 
     
     
         3 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 2 , wherein the pair of pants comprise at least one side pocket. 
     
     
         4 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 3 , wherein the pair of pants comprise a front side, a back side, a top, a bottom, an interior and an exterior. 
     
     
         5 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 4 , wherein the top of the pair of pants comprise an opening for a user to insert their legs and pull up the pair of pants around their waist. 
     
     
         6 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 5 , wherein the opening comprises a waistband with elastic to hold the pair of pants up. 
     
     
         7 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 6 , wherein the bottom of the pair of pants comprise a pair of pant legs. 
     
     
         8 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 7 , wherein the contoured padding is positioned in the interior of the pair of pants and stitched into inside of the hip area and the buttocks area of the user. 
     
     
         9 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 8 , wherein thickness of the contoured padding will vary, as different areas of the contoured padding will have different thicknesses, based on positioning of the contoured padding within the pair of pants. 
     
     
         10 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 9 , wherein the contoured padding is shaped to rest on and to protect the hip area. 
     
     
         11 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 10 , wherein the contoured padding is shaped to rest on and to protect the buttocks area. 
     
     
         12 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 11 , wherein the pair of pants comprise a plurality of pockets within the interior and a plurality of padded inserts which are positioned within the plurality of pockets. 
     
     
         13 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 12 , wherein the pair of pants comprise a plurality of layers that vary in shape or compression strength creating at least one shapeware area. 
     
     
         14 . A padded shapewear garment device for lifting, smoothing, and protecting a hip area and a buttocks of a user, the padded shapewear garment device comprising:
 a pair of pants comprised of a contoured padding and at least one shapewear area;   wherein the pair of pants comprise a front side, a back side, a top, a bottom, an interior and an exterior;   wherein the contoured padding is positioned on a buttocks area and a hip area of the pair of pants;   wherein the shapewear encircles the hip area;   wherein the contoured padding is positioned in the interior of the pair of pants and stitched into inside of the hip area and the buttocks area of the user;   wherein the pair of pants comprise a plurality of layers that vary in shape or compression strength creating the at least one shapeware area;   wherein the pair of pants can be worn in their normal condition and presence of the contoured pads and the shapewear is not readily visible, due to appropriate shaping and contour of the contoured padding and the shapewear; and   further wherein the pair of pants are relaxed-fit pants made from a flexible fabric material.   
     
     
         15 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 14  further comprising a plurality of indicia. 
     
     
         16 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 14 , wherein the pair of pants comprise at least one side pocket. 
     
     
         17 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 14 , wherein the contoured padding is shaped to rest on and to protect the hip area. 
     
     
         18 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 14 , wherein the contoured padding is shaped to rest on and to protect the buttocks area. 
     
     
         19 . The padded shapewear garment device of  claim 14 , wherein the pair of pants comprise a plurality of pockets within the interior and a plurality of padded inserts which are positioned within the plurality of pockets. 
     
     
         20 . A method of lifting, smoothing and protecting the hips and buttocks of a user, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a padded shapewear garment device comprising a relaxed-fit pair of padded pants with contoured padding built into the interior;   choosing a specific style and design of the padded pants;   inserting a user's legs into the leg openings of the padded pants; and   pulling the padded pants up over a user's hips and buttocks, which positions the contoured padding in place around a user's hips and buttocks.