Athletic garment with inner thigh guards
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1. An athletic garment for a person having adjacent inner thighs, the garment comprising:
- a body including a pair of thigh portions each with an inner thigh area; and
a pair of guard members, one supported by each of the inner thigh areas and positioned to substantially cover the adjacent inner thighs of the wearer when the garment is worn, wherein the guard members are substantially flush with the garment and wherein the inner thigh areas of the garment comprising the guard members are not substantially thicker than the remainder of the thigh portions of the garment.
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Abstract
An athletic garment with protective guard members on the inner thighs. The garment preferably will be compression shorts or pants. The guard members are supported in pockets formed on the inside of each thigh portion of the shorts. The guard member preferably is adapted to both deflect impacts and to absorb shock from impacts, particularly from balls in sports such as baseball. The guard member preferably is formed of an inner flexible, hard plastic deflective layer and an outer flexible, shock absorbing foam layer. Thus, the garment of this invention is particularly suited for use by a baseball catcher and the other infielders, but will be useful to athletes in any sport. This protective garment will reduce the discomfort and injury caused by the impact of a ball or other equipment or objects employed in virtually any sports activity.
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1. An athletic garment for a person having adjacent inner thighs, the garment comprising:
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a body including a pair of thigh portions each with an inner thigh area; and a pair of guard members, one supported by each of the inner thigh areas and positioned to substantially cover the adjacent inner thighs of the wearer when the garment is worn, wherein the guard members are substantially flush with the garment and wherein the inner thigh areas of the garment comprising the guard members are not substantially thicker than the remainder of the thigh portions of the garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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