A garment having a substantially centrally located access aperture

Abstract

There is provided a garment comprising a frontward access aperture portion defining a substantially centrally located access aperture; and an interiorly located barrier panel fastened between lateral edges of the frontward access aperture portion. In use the interiorly located barrier panel is substantially taught such that the interiorly located barrier panel bears against the genitals to substantially prevent the genitals from inadvertently protruding from the access aperture; and the interiorly located barrier panel pulls inner edges of the access aperture towards each other so as to substantially close the access aperture. Furthermore, the interiorly located barrier panel defines an upper downward deflectable edge such that the wearer may insert a finger through the access aperture to deflect the deflectable edge downwards to allow access to the genitals so as to be able to pull at least a portion of the genitals through the access aperture.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to garments and in particular, but not necessarily entirely, to undergarments such as briefs, boxes or other garments such as swimwear comprising a substantially centrally located access aperture.[0002]The invention has been developed primarily for use with boxer and a brief-style underwear and will be described hereinafter with reference to this application. However, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to this particular field of use.BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]For garments such as boxes, briefs and the like for underwear, swimwear and the like, it is desirable for the garment to be selectively openable to allow access to the male genital without having to remove the garment.[0004]As such, certain existing garments are selectively openable to allow access to the male genital.[0005]Specifically, two known existing arrangements are known in the marketplace as the Y-Front and the Guy Front ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to garments, such as boxers and briefs, with a centrally located access aperture that can be opened without having to remove the garment. This is useful for allowing access to the male genital without having to contort or stretch the garment or the user's body. The invention also includes a barrier panel that bears against the genitals to prevent the inadvertent extrusion of the penis. The technical effects of the invention include improved convenience, comfort, and a more ergonomic and comfortable fit for the user.

Problems solved by technology

However, these existing arrangements locate the access aperture away from the centre of the male garment to attempt to overcome the problem of the access aperture being opened by the pressure of the male genital resulting in the inadvertent protrusion of the male genital especially when the user is running or performing other kinds of vigorous exercise.

However, by locating the access aperture 105 away from the central pressure region of the garment, these existing arrangements suffer from certain disadvantages.

Specifically, these existing arrangements are difficult to use, in that the male genital is less accessible from an access aperture 105 located away and to the side of the male genital.

Specifically, the upper edge of the V-shape of D1 defining a notch is not suited to deflect the upper edge of the notch of D1 downwards because the substantially vertical lateral edges on either side of the notch pull the notch vertically, preventing the user from pulling the notch downwards.

However, D2 has the disadvantage in that the genitals must be accessed from around the lateral edges of the backing panel 28 such that D2 is little different from the Guy-front and Y-front prior art existing arrangements describes above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 wherein the garment or the genitals must be stretched or contorted so as to gain access.

However, as can be seen from D3, the underpants portion 16 extends only to the bottom of the opening 26 and therefore do not substantially prevent the genitals from inadvertently protruding from the access aperture or pull the access aperture substantially closed.

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