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Athletic hammock

US7578009B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 2007
Grant dateAug 25, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 28, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA41D1/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A pair of men s shorts, including under shorts, has a typical chassis with an abdomen opening, a right pant leg and a left pant leg. The user's genitals pass through an opening on the front of the chassis whenever the shorts are being worn. A hammock overlies the opening and is anchored to the chassis at two points on the right out seam, one point below the other, and two points on the left out seam, symmetrical with the right out seam attachment. The hammock is also attached to the chassis at the waist band and at the lower edge of the opening just above the left and right inseam joinder area. The hammock by being anchored at the out seams and being non-stretching in a transverse direction, acts as a sling in supporting the genitals of the user.

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