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US20060137078A1
US20060137078A1 US10/544,965 US54496505A US2006137078A1 US 20060137078 A1 US20060137078 A1 US 20060137078A1 US 54496505 A US54496505 A US 54496505A US 2006137078 A1 US2006137078 A1 US 2006137078A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B9/00—Undergarments
    • A41B9/001—Underpants or briefs
    • A41B9/002—Underpants or briefs with thong, tonga or string shape
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D7/00—Bathing gowns; Swim-suits, drawers, or trunks; Beach suits
    • A41D7/005—Bathing drawers or trunks

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  • the invention relates to an item of clothing with a loin-cloth having a hip strap from which at least one frontal apron part is suspended.
  • One-piece or two-piece swimsuits enveloping the upper and/or lower part of the body are known as bathing costumes. During bathing or while staying at swimming pools or at the beach, these serve to cover the chest, the genitals and the buttocks for hygienic and social reasons.
  • the lower part of the single-piece and two-piece swimsuit is regularly designed as a trunk, i.e. the front and rear parts of the swimming trunks are linked at the crotch.
  • the trunks thereby cover the body from the waist down in a single part, with the opening for the legs being in different sizes.
  • the leg openings in normal swimming trunks or bathing suits are adapted to the circumference of the thigh, whereas bikinis or tangas expose the body on the side up to the hip and, in addition, expose parts of the abdomen and the buttocks.
  • the hips are in some instances covered only by a string holding the upper part of the trunk's waistband together.
  • the loin-cloth normally consists of two sections made of fabric or leather, or two large plant leaves suspended from a string tied around the waist.
  • the objective is therefore to create an unconventional and imaginative item of clothing of the kind described above which is suitable to be worn for swimming and sun-bathing and which takes account of hygienic and social restraints.
  • an item of clothing of the kind described above characterized by the fact that it has a front part and a rear crotch part linked to the front part, that the crotch parts are linked to the hip string at their ends facing away from each other, and that the front apron part covers the front crotch part at least in some areas.
  • This configuration results in the genitals and intimate crotch section being covered and protected, with the crotch parts and the apron parts possible matching, and thus maintaining the essential and evident properties of the loin-cloth, namely the free fall of the front and the rear apron section.
  • Such matching and mutually effective embodiment of the loin-cloth and of the crotch parts linked in one piece allows the use of the item of invention, for instance, for swimming or sun-bathing.
  • One advantageous embodiment of the invention could be provided by the hip string also having a rear apron part hanging from it, which at least partly covers some areas of the rear crotch part.
  • Such a loin-cloth with two apron parts could also cover the rear crotch section and so keep up the effect of a swimsuit consisting of the loin-cloth.
  • the front apron part is linked to the front crotch part and the rear apron part to the rear crotch part, preferably by at least one loose-falling connecting stay consisting, for instance, of elastic material. This will prevent the front apron part from slipping up or sideways and will keep the front and rear apron parts safely over the genital area and/or over the gluteal fold. At the same time and notwithstanding the connecting stays, the front and rear apron part are allowed to fall freely.
  • a solid strip of fabric or a rubber band is arranged above the pubic triangle which closes off with the front crotch part above the pubic area and which is linked to the hip strap by two tightening elements formed of rubber or similar materials.
  • the waistband is designed as a firm stay, allowing the front crotch part to be stabilized in its width.
  • the points of attachment of the elastic tightening elements are located below the central axis of the firm stay, allowing the firm stay to be tilted by the tension of the elastic tightening elements in the direction of the body and thus pressing it against the body.
  • the shape of the stay may be adapted to the shape of the body in order to improve the wearing comfort.
  • the front apron part and/or the rear apron part is detachably linked to the hip strap in a visible or concealed manner by means of connecting devices such as buttons, press studs, VELCRO straps or similar items. Changing the front or rear apron part alone is thus also possible.
  • the front crotch section covered and concealed by the front apron part consists in whole or in part of an elastic mesh fabric.
  • the social acceptance of the item of clothing can be enhanced further if the side borders of the front apron part is designed as wedge-shaped, tapering connecting stays turned towards the body and if the wedge-shaped connecting stays are linked at their tips with the front crotch part. This will reduce the exposure of the pubic area already concealed. by the front crotch part and the front apron part.
  • the connecting stays and the wedge-shaped connecting stays of the front apron part are firmly tied to the apron part and are detachably linked to the crotch part by arranging connecting devices such as buttons, press studs, Velcro straps or similar.
  • the apron parts and the crotch parts are made of fabric which is preferably washable and which essentially maintains its shape and size after several washing processes.
  • the crotch parts are preferably made of an elastic fabric.
  • FIG. 1 a side cross-section through a bikini or tanga worn on the body
  • FIG. 2 an illustration according to FIG. 1 with a one-piece swimwear as specified by the invention with a two-piece loin-cloth worn on the body
  • FIG. 3 a front view of the one-piece swimwear with a front crotch part and a front loin-cloth
  • FIG. 4 a rear view of the one-piece swimwear with a rear crotch part and a rear loin-cloth
  • FIG. 5 a front view of the one-piece swimwear according to FIG. 3 in which the front crotch part has a waistband
  • FIG. 6 a perspective drawing of the one-piece swimwear worn on the body.
  • An item of clothing designated in its entirety with 100 and serving as one-piece swimwear shows in the embodiment in FIG. 2 to 6 a loin-cloth consisting of a front apron part 1 and a rear apron part la and a crotch part also including a front crotch part 2 and a rear crotch part 2 a , with both the crotch parts 2 and 2 a linked to each other in the crotch area and designed bikini or tanga-shaped.
  • the central axis shown in FIG. 1 and 2 characterizes the partition of the one-piece crotch part into the front crotch part 2 and the rear crotch part 2 a .
  • the crotch parts 2 and 2 a of the item under this invention essentially correspond to the crotch parts 13 and 13 a of a conventional tanga and can therefore be manufactured with the same cost-efficiency and in the same garment sizes.
  • the front apron part 1 and the rear apron part la are adapted in their dimensions to the front crotch part 2 and the rear crotch part 2 a and thus partly cover these. As shown in FIG. 2, 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 .
  • the crotch parts 2 and 2 a are firmly tied to the hip strap 3 at each of their upper ends a, e, f and i and thus cover the genital area and the crotch area.
  • the front apron part 1 and the rear apron part 1 a hang freely down from this hip strap 3 .
  • the front apron part 1 is connected to the underlying crotch part 2 by means of a loosely falling, short connecting stay 5 in order to prevent the loin-cloth from slipping or blowing away.
  • the rear apron part 1 a with the rear crotch part 2 a assigned to it is also connected to such a connecting stay 5 a .
  • the connecting stays 5 and 5 a are shown particularly clearly in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 .
  • a waistband 4 identifiable in FIG. 3 and 5 is arranged at the front crotch part 2 above the pubic area which closes off the front crotch part 2 above the pubic area and which is extensibly linked to the hip strap 3 by means of two elastic tightening elements 6 and 6 a .
  • the area circumscribed by the points a-j-k-e in FIG. 3 may, for a particularly convenient design of the front crotch part 2 , be fabric-free, with the front crotch part 2 continuing to be seated firmly in place.
  • the waistband 4 may be preferably embodied as a firm stay 7 , as shown in FIG. 5 , in order to stabilize the front crotch part 2 in its width.
  • the tightening elements 6 and 6 a acting on the points of attack 8 and 8 a arranged below the central axis II of the firm stay 7 , tilt the firm stay 7 towards the body such that the upper border 11 of the firm stay 7 is pressed against the body.
  • the shape of the firm stay 7 and/or the shape of the upper border 11 of the firm stay 11 may be adapted to the shape of the body above the pubic area.
  • the front apron part 1 and the rear apron part la of the loin-cloth may, for the purpose of changing for cleaning of for fashion adaptation, be detachably linked to the hip strap 3 by means of the connecting elements 9 shown in FIG. 3 and 4 , with such connecting elements being buttons, press studs, VELCRO straps or similar items.
  • FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the swimwear 100 in which the side borders of the front apron part 1 are designed as wedge-shaped, tapering connecting stays 10 turned towards the body, with each of the tips 12 of the connecting stay 10 connected to the front crotch part 2 , preferably at its outer border. This allows pubic area already covered by the front crotch part 2 and the overlying apron part 1 to be screened further from exposure.

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