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Garment with integral male member adjustable supportRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Head Coverings, Skirts, UnderwearGarment with integral male member adjustable support description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20050268380, Garment with integral male member adjustable support. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/576,486, filed on Jun. 3, 2004, which is fully incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to male wearing apparel. Specifically the invention relates to support devices for male genitalia and, more particularly, to a garment configured to provide support and appearance-enhancement for a user's male genitalia. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] In a world in which people are too often judged by their appearance, it is a common belief that a person can change or emphasize certain positively-viewed aspects of their appearance to increase confidence and allow that person to feel liberated from restrictions imposed by genetics or happenstance. Perhaps nowhere is the practice of this idea illustrated more clearly than in articles designed and produced by the garment industry, especially, those intended for women. [0006] For centuries, specially designed women's clothing and accessories, such as corsets, padded and specially constructed bras, and bustiers have acted to enhance the curves and contours of the female anatomy and accentuate female sexuality. On the other hand, male-specific raiment has traditionally been designed to conceal most aspects of male anatomy, exhibiting a preference for long, sharp, angular lines or more natural shapes and protrusions. There are undoubtedly many reasons for this including, but not limited to, cultural apprehension about the male anatomy and an adherence to tradition. Known designs of men's underwear attempt to cover, hide and reshape the male genitalia. [0007] Many such prior-art designs surround or envelop the entire male genitalia and are needlessly complex. Some may be difficult to don; others may be painful to wear, and others still may be bizarre in appearance. All of them generally attempt to recreate the appearance of the natural lines and contours of the genitals with their own particular design. As a rule, however, prior-art designs disturb and distort the shape of the genitalia. [0008] One category of these prior art designs has a front panel which covers, and/or provides a small amount of material to act as a single-pouch support for holding, the male genitals. These front genital covers are integrated into underwear, and are held to the body by an included waistband. An example of this first category can be seen in U.S. Pat. No. 5,157,793 which discloses an oval-shaped hole in the crotch panel and a dome-shaped single-pouch which is attached at the hole periphery. Basically designed to deform the genitalia, the pouch in use can cause varying degrees of discomfort. [0009] Another category of men's underwear uses either flaps, channels, bags, pockets, holes, or slots for wrangling, hanging, suspending, or guiding the penis into some structure for containing the scrotum. These mechanisms create an unnatural and oftentimes painful separation of the penis from the scrotum. An example of this category is disclosed in U.S. Design Pat. No. 268,964, which provides a construction for surgical or medical applications and is not intended to provide comfort. [0010] Still another category includes protective devices structured to merely cover the male genitalia. These devices are held in place by conventional briefs or athletic supporters that may worn over them, making these devices cumbersome since they must be retained by an additional article of clothing. Moreover, none of these designs covers the genitalia while retaining their natural shape but, rather, each causes an unnatural reshaping to be imposed on the genitalia, and they are generally uncomfortable to wear. A typical structure of this category is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,731,063. [0011] A further category relates to decorative and protective devices which are designed to cover only the crotch area of the wearer, whether the scrotum or the penis or both. These devices are held in place by means which either bind about the base circumference of the male genitalia or use a wire retainer that extends from the front crotch area to the rear between the buttocks. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,467,482, for example, a decorative device is configured with a flat fabric suspended by a wire frame that does not hold the genitalia. Such a construction is inherently uncomfortable and, at best, will cause the wearer's genitals to be exposed from the top, bottom and sides and, at most, will permit the genitals to fall out the bottom, exposing them. [0012] A need, therefore, exists for an adjustable male genitalia support that emphasizes the male anatomy in a natural and unobvious manner. [0013] Still another need exists for a garment provided with an ergonomically configured adjustable male genitalia support that lifts the entire genitals so as to prominently expose it without, however, providing any discomfort to the wearer. [0014] An additional need exists for a garment provided with an adjustable male genitalia support that allows for natural genital separation and accommodates and supports the dynamically changeable shape and size of the genitals. [0015] A further need exists for a garment provided with an adjustable male genitalia support that is configured so as to not create deformities or oddly distorted contours of the wearer's genitals. [0016] Still another need exists for a garment provided with a male genitalia support that is easily adjustable to accommodate the different shapes and sizes of various users' genitals. [0017] Yet a further need exists for a garment provided with an adjustable support for the wearer's genitalia that provides the wearer freedom, comfort and support, eliminating the anatomically imperfect, conventional single-pouch construction of the prior art. [0018] Finally, a need exists for an undergarment provided with an integrated adjustable support for the wearer's male genitalia without drastically altering conventional underwear. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0019] An adjustable support for male genitalia configured in accordance with the invention meets these needs. The support is configured as a penile appearance enhancement device constructed to fit, emphasize and augment the natural anatomic shapes of the male genitals. The inventive support possesses clean, simple lines that do not disturb, deform, interfere with, or otherwise take away from the natural male anatomy; rather, the inventive garment allows the wearer to augment his anatomy while experiencing comfort. [0020] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a garment wearable by a male user on the lower part of the user's body, and more specifically on or about at least the abdomen, that contains an integrated support structure engageable with the user's genitals and adjustable to selectively vary the elevation of at least that portion of the genitals with which the support structure is engaged. [0021] The garments incorporating the inventive support are, by way of preferred example, male bathing suits and underwear such as underpants; such garments may, moreover, as a general matter of design choice, be constructed to be relatively snug or generally form-fitting (such as elastic briefs), or loose-fitting (such as so-called boxer shorts) or of any intermediate or other style or configuration to suit a particular application or need or desire. Of course, forms of the invention in which the garment containing the adjustable support structure comprises shorts, or long pants or slacks, or any other article of clothing worn by males at least in part about or proximate the abdomen or location of the male genitalia are likewise contemplated in accordance with the invention. Continue reading about Garment with integral male member adjustable support... 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