Athletic undergarment and riding breeches having same

Abstract

Featured is an athletic undergarment that provides compressive support in the legs and lower torso of a person and which is composed of a breathable material appropriate for athletic use so as to facilitate wicking of moisture away from the body and also facilitating heat transfer from the body. In particular embodiments, the athletic undergarment includes a first garment portion that joins with itself to form a first leg support portion, a second garment portion that joins with itself to form a second leg support portion, a third portion that joins the first and second portions to form a gusset, and the first and second portions join with each other to form a torso support portion. Also featured is a riding garment including riding breeches in which is securedly disposed the undergarment of the present invention.

Description

[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 141,125 filed Dec. 29, 2008, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The subject invention relates to feminine athletic garments, more specifically feminine athletic garments for equestrian use and more particularly to feminine athletic garments being worn under riding breeches or tights.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Riding breeches are articles of clothing that are specifically designed for equestrian activities. Typically, breeches were designed to cover a rider's body from the waist down and stop about halfway down the calf. Traditional breeches were tight to the legs in the calf section and some also may have included buckles or laces in the calf section. They also had a loose-fitting flare along the thighs that allowed freedom of movement for the rider. With the advent of modern stretch materials. (e.g., spandex) modern breeches are made so it...

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Benefits of technology

[0015]According to another aspect of the present invention, the distal ends of the first and second leg portions are configured and arranged so as to include a region, a gripping region, that has different compressive strength or resiliency characteristics as compared to other regions of the leg portions. The gripping region is configured and arranged so the compressive strength or resiliency characteristics of the material making up the gripping region are such as to prevent the respective leg portion from slipping up the legs, when the garment is being worm. In further embodiments, the gripping region is a separate garment portion that is secured to the other garment portion(s) of the first and second legs so as to form a unitary structure.

[0019]The torso support portion preferably is provided with an elastic band for holding the garment around a waist region of the lower torso. Also, the leg support portions extends to at least a calf region of the legs and further comprises a band of grippers to prevent the leg portions from slipping up the legs.

Problems solved by technology

In particular, women riders of all sizes have concerns about the looks of modern breeches because the tightly worn stretch material does not conceal the appearance of cellulite and, therefore, creates an unsmooth outline to the physical profile.

Unfortunately for women riders, riding breeches and tights are constructed in such a way that the hiding of such imperfections becomes nearly impossible.

These garments, however, are not designed for athletic activities.

They retain body heat and moisture and are extremely uncomfortable when worn for this purpose.

As they are not designed for athletic activities, they are not durable and run and tear after limited wear.

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