Athletic shorts and jersey

Abstract

Athletic shorts include a front fabric panel formed of a first type of fabric and configured to cover a portion of a front side of a wearer. The athletic shorts also include a back fabric panel formed of a second type of fabric and joined to the front fabric panel and configured to cover a portion of the back side of the wearer. The back fabric panel has a greater area than the front fabric panel. The second type of fabric is different from the first type of fabric. The front fabric panel as a first length in a longitudinal direction defined relative to the athletic shorts. The back fabric panel has a second length in the longitudinal direction. The first length is less than the second length.

1 . Athletic shorts, comprising:
 a front fabric panel formed of a first type of fabric and configured to cover a portion of a front side of a wearer; and   a back fabric panel formed of a second type of fabric and joined to the front fabric panel and configured to cover a portion of a back side of the wearer, wherein the back fabric panel has a greater area than front fabric panel and the second type of fabric is different from the first type of fabric;   wherein the front fabric panel has a first length in a longitudinal direction extending from an upper end of the athletic shorts to a lower end of the athletic shorts, the back fabric panel has a second length in the longitudinal direction, and the first length is less than the second length; and   wherein the second type of fabric comprises a fabric weight heavier than a fabric weight of the first type of fabric.   
     
     
         2 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a lateral direction is defined perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, and   the back fabric panel is joined to the front fabric panel at lateral seams.   
     
     
         3 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the front fabric panel comprises an upper end and a lower end that are opposite ends of the front fabric panel along the longitudinal direction,   the back fabric panel comprises an upper end and a lower end that are opposite ends of the back fabric panel along the longitudinal direction,   the upper end of the back fabric panel is higher along the longitudinal direction than the upper end of the front fabric panel, and   the lower end of the front fabric panel is lower along the longitudinal direction that the lower end of the back fabric panel.   
     
     
         4 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of the back side of the wearer extends higher on the wearer than the portion of the front side of the wearer. 
     
     
         5 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , comprising a waistband defining the upper end of the athletic shorts, wherein the waistband comprises a curved shape configured to rise higher above the back fabric panel than above the front fabric panel. 
     
     
         6 . The athletic shorts of  claim 5 , wherein the waistband has an arcuate lateral profile that curves upward from above a midpoint of the front fabric panel to above a midpoint of the back fabric panel. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , wherein the first type of fabric comprises a breathability less than a breathability of the second type of fabric. 
     
     
         9 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , wherein the first type of fabric comprises a stretchability less than a stretchability of the second type of fabric. 
     
     
         10 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , wherein the first type of fabric comprises an abrasion resistance greater than an abrasion resistance of the second type of fabric. 
     
     
         11 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , wherein the first type of fabric is woven and the second type of fabric is knitted. 
     
     
         12 . The athletic shorts of  claim 11 , wherein the first type of fabric is twill and the second type of fabric is mock eyelet. 
     
     
         13 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , comprising left and right pockets located between the front fabric panel and the back fabric panel, and pads, wherein one of the pads is located within each of the left pocket and the right pocket. 
     
     
         14 . The athletic shorts of  claim 13 , wherein the left pocket and the right pocket are each configured to be positioned at a respective hip of the wearer. 
     
     
         15 . The athletic shorts of  claim 13 , wherein the left pocket and the right pocket are open pockets and the pads are removably disposed in the pockets. 
     
     
         16 . An athletic outfit, comprising:
 the athletic shorts of  claim 1 ; and   a jersey.   
     
     
         17 . The athletic outfit of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the jersey comprises a front fabric panel and a back fabric panel,   the front fabric panel of the jersey is formed of the first type of fabric; and   the back fabric panel of the jersey is formed of the second type of fabric.   
     
     
         18 . The athletic outfit of  claim 16 , wherein a cut of the athletic shorts and a cut of the jersey are configured to cause the athletic shorts to overlap the jersey by a greater distance on a back side of the athletic outfit than on the front side of the athletic outfit when the athletic outfit is worn. 
     
     
         19 . The athletic outfit of  claim 16 , wherein the jersey comprises:
 two fabric panels;   two lateral seams that join the two fabric panels, and   two arm openings, wherein each of the two arm openings comprises a lowest point, a front most point, a back most point, and an intersect point at which a respective one of the two lateral seams intersects a respective one of the two arm openings, wherein the intersect point is nearer to either the front most point or the back most point than to the lowest point.   
     
     
         20 . The athletic outfit of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the athletic shorts comprise a waistband defining the upper end of the athletic shorts, wherein the waistband has an arcuate lateral profile that curves upward from above a midpoint of the front fabric panel of the athletic shorts to above a midpoint of the back fabric panel of the athletic shorts; and   a lower end of the jersey slopes downward from a front end to a back end of the lower end of the jersey such that a back of the jersey overlaps the back fabric panel of the athletic shorts when the athletic outfit is worn.   
     
     
         21 . The athletic shorts of  claim 1 , comprising a piece of fabric, the piece of fabric being a piece of the second type of fabric and comprising the back fabric panel.