Undergarment with powder dispensing pouches
View Patent ↗A clothing ensemble for use in water includes a swimsuit and an undergarment that is independent from the swimsuit and that is worn at least partially beneath the swimsuit. The undergarment includes at least a pair of leg panels and a center panel that extends between the pair of leg panels. The leg panels are coupled to the center panel only by a forward seam and a rear seam that each extend from an inner portion of a wearer's first thigh to an inner portion of the wearer's second thigh. The center panel includes at least one pouch formed therein that is configured to dispense powder towards the wearer. The undergarment is fabricated from a non-rubberized material woven that induces tension to the wearer and that enables the undergarment to conform to the wearer. The pair of leg panels each include a leg band.
1. A clothing ensemble for use in water, said clothing ensemble comprising:
a swimsuit; and
an undergarment independent from said swimsuit and to be worn at least partially beneath said swimsuit, said undergarment comprising at least a pair of leg panels and a separate center panel extending between said pair of leg panels, said leg panels coupled to said center panel only by a forward seam and a rear seam that each extend from an inner portion of a wearer's first thigh to an inner portion of the wearer's second thigh, wherein said undergarment further comprises an upper edge comprising a waistband and a separate support panel that extends between said pair of leg panels, each of said leg panels coupled to said support panel via a seam extending from said forward seam towards said upper edge, said undergarment fabricated from a non-rubberized material woven to induce a controlled tension to the wearer such that said undergarment substantially conforms to the wearer, said pair of leg panels each comprise a leg band designed to prevent said undergarment leg panels from slipping towards a waist of the wearer;
wherein said center panel comprises at least one center panel pouch at the inner portion of at least one of the wearer's thighs designed to contain a quantity of powder therein, wherein said at least one center panel pouch includes a porous inner layer designed for slow-release of powder contained in said at least one center panel pouch towards the wearer of said undergarment.
2. A clothing ensemble in accordance with claim 1 wherein said support panel comprises at least one support panel pouch designed to contain a quantity of powder therein, wherein said at least one support panel pouch includes a porous inner layer designed for slow-release of powder contained in said at least one support panel pouch towards the wearer of said undergarment.
3. A clothing ensemble in accordance with claim 1 wherein a lower edge of each of said leg panels is folded against a portion of each of said respective leg panels to form each said leg band, each said leg band inducing more tension to the wearer than a segment of said respective leg panel extending at least between said leg band and said center panel.
4. A clothing ensemble in accordance with claim 1 wherein an upper edge of each of said leg panels is folded against a portion of each of said respective leg panels to form said waistband, said waistband inducing more tension to the wearer than a segment of each of said leg panels extending at least between said waistband and each of said leg bands.
5. A clothing ensemble in accordance with claim 1 wherein said undergarment material reduces irritation induced to the wearer from said undergarment, said undergarment material comprising properties that wick moisture away from the wearer towards an outer surface of said undergarment.
6. An undergarment for use beneath a shorts-type swimsuit, said undergarment comprising:
an upper edge comprising a waistband;
a lower edge;
a pair of leg panels each extending from said upper edge of said undergarment to said lower edge of said undergarment;
a separate center panel extending between said pair of leg panels;
a separate support panel extending between said pair of leg panels; and
a waistband, said support panel extending from said center panel to said waistband, said pair of leg panels each coupled to said center panel only by a forward seam and a rear seam that are each oriented to extend from an inner portion of a wearer's first thigh to an inner portion of the wearer's second thigh, wherein each of said leg panels is coupled to said support panel via a seam extending from said forward seam towards said upper edge, said undergarment fabricated from a non-rubberized material woven in a pattern that induces tension to the wearer such that said undergarment substantially conforms to the wearer, each of said leg panels comprises a leg band designed to prevent said undergarment leg panels from slipping towards a waist of the wearer, said upper edge of said undergarment is folded against a portion of each of said respective leg panels and said support panel to form said waistband, said waistband induces more tension to the wearer than a segment of said support panel and a segment of each of said leg panels extending at least between said waistband and each of said leg bands, said center panel and said support panel comprising at least one pouch designed to contain a quantity of powder therein, wherein said at least one pouch comprises a center panel pouch adapted to be located at the inner portion of one of the wearer's thighs and wherein said at least one pouch includes a porous inner layer designed for slow-release of powder contained in said at least one pouch towards the wearer of said undergarment.
7. An undergarment in accordance with claim 6 wherein said center panel is substantially rectangular.
8. An undergarment in accordance with claim 6 wherein said lower edge of said undergarment is folded against a portion of each of said respective leg panels to form each said leg band, each of said leg bands inducing more tension to the wearer than said segment of said support panel and said segment of each of said leg panels extending at least between said waistband and each of said leg bands.
9. A undergarment in accordance with claim 6 wherein said undergarment material reduces irritation induced to the wearer from said undergarment, said undergarment material comprising properties that wick moisture away from the wearer towards an outer surface of said undergarment.
10. An undergarment for use beneath a shorts-type swimsuit, said undergarment comprising:
an upper edge comprising a waistband;
a lower edge;
a pair of leg panels each extending from said waistband to said lower edge of said undergarment;
a separate center panel extending between said pair of leg panels; and
a separate support panel extending between said pair of leg panels from said center panel to said waistband, said pair of leg panels each coupled to said center panel only by a pair of substantially parallel seams that are each oriented to extend arcuately from an inner portion of a wearer's first thigh to an inner portion of the wearer's second thigh, said center panel comprising at least one pouch designed to contain a quantity of powder therein, wherein said at least one center panel pouch is adapted to be located at the inner portion of at least one of the wearer's thighs and wherein said at least one center panel pouch includes a porous inner layer designed for slow-release of powder contained in said at least one center panel pouch towards the wearer of said undergarment, said undergarment fabricated from a non-rubberized material that substantially conforms said undergarment to the wearer, said pair of leg panels cooperate to form at least one leg band designed to prevent said undergarment leg panels from slipping towards a waist of the wearer, said waistband induces more tension than said leg panels to the wearer.
11. An undergarment in accordance with claim 10 wherein said undergarment material comprises properties that wick moisture away from the wearer towards an outer surface of said undergarment.
12. An undergarment in accordance with claim 10 wherein said waistband retains said undergarment in position relative to said wearer without the use of a fastener mechanism.