Crotch liner for cycling tights and shorts

a technology for cycling tights and shorts, applied in the direction of protective garments, apparel, garments, etc., can solve the problems of arterial insufficiency, genital and lower limb numbness, and partial insensitivity of genitals and legs
US20160219950A1Inactive Publication Date: 2016-08-04NICOLINI SILVANA
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
NICOLINI SILVANA
Publication Date
2016-08-04
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a crotch liner for cycling tights and shorts of the type comprising a first portion (2) designed to protect the cyclist's perineal and ischial area and a second portion (3), positioned in front of the first portion, which is designed to protect the user's genital area, wherein the said first portion (2) is, in turn, subdivided into a plurality of sectors which comprise a pair of first pads (20), positioned at the point of contact between the buttocks and the saddle, and a second pad (21) with a Y-shaped configuration, which is positioned at the point of contact between the rear portion of the scrotum and the saddle and forks out around the external lateral ends of each of the first pads (20). Furthermore, the said second portion (3), positioned in front of the first portion and designed to protect the cyclist's genital area, is a concave supporter wherein the particular concave shape thereof allows the genitals to assume a slightly raised position, cupped within the said seat and detached from the thighs and the saddle. The first and the second portions are covered with a lower layer and an upper layer of foam, which is, in turn, covered with fabric and all the components are joined together and assembled by heat-moulding by means of the interposition of a glue.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a crotch liner for cycling tights and shorts especially designed to offer improved protection of the genital, perineal, and ischial area, for both professional and amateur cyclists.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] It is a known fact that, if you do not protect the genital, perineal, and ischial area when cycling, nervous and circulatory disorders may arise since the weight of the body bearing down upon the saddle can limit the flow of blood to the aforesaid area and strains may occur, with a consequent partial insensitivity of the genitals and legs.

[0003] In greater detail, the perineal area, can be described, approximately, as the cavity which contains the external genital organs. The lateral limits thereof are defined by the two ischial tuberosities, in front of the pubic symphysis and beneath the coccyx. Problems for cyclists concerning the perineal area can be of a nervous and / or circulatory nature. In the former case, problems arise durin...

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