MEN'S FUNCTIONAL BRIEFS PROVIDED WITH ONE PAIR OF SCROTAL BANDS

Abstract

The present invention relates to a functional male underwear including a left scrotal band supporting the left side of the scrotum and a right scrotal band supporting the right side of the scrotum of a male, in which the upper side of each scrotal band is sewn to the left or right groin of the underwear body, respectively, and the lower side of each scrotal band is coupled to the perineum and lower scrotum of the underwear body, respectively, thereby supporting the left and right sides of the scrotum, so as to absorb sweat on the surface of the scrotum and improve ventilation while completely separating the scrotum from the groin and thigh.

The functional male underwear according to the present invention is very easy to wear, in which each long side of the left and right scrotal bands is closely attached to the groin between the scrotum and thigh to effectively absorb sweat in the groin, improve wearing comfort and breathability in the lower part of the scrotum, and, particularly, support the scrotum stably without giving pressure to the scrotum even when the scrotum expands and relaxes.

Claims

1. A functional male underwear, which comprises: an underwear body (10); a scrotum accommodating part (20) capable of accommodating the scrotum inside a front surface (11) of the body (10); and one pair of scrotal bands (30), which are fixed to the front surface (11) of the underwear body, and includes a left scrotal band (30L) for coming into close contact with the left groin of a wearer so as to separate the left thigh and the left portion of the scrotum of the wearer from each other, and a right scrotal band (30R) for coming into close contact with the right groin of the wearer so as to separate the right thigh and the right portion of the scrotum of the wearer from each other, characterized in that each of the one pair of scrotal bands (30L, 30R) has a long side (L13), a short side (L24), an upper side (L34) and a lower side (L12) and has a square or trapezoidal shape where the long side (L13) is longer than the short side (L24), the upper side (L34) is fixed in a longitudinal direction along a groin line of the underwear body, the lower side (L12) is fixed to the underwear body at a position corresponding to a lower portion of the perineum and scrotum of the wearer, the lower side of the left scrotal band (30L) and the lower side of the right scrotal band (30R) are respectively fixed at a predetermined distance from a lower portion of the perineum and scrotum area of the underwear body so as to improve wearing comfort at the lower portion of the perineum and scrotum area of the wearer and to maintain the breathability of the underwear body by supporting the scrotum with only the underwear body, the long sides (L13) of the one pair of scrotal bands have a length corresponding to a distance from points (P3) of the groin of the wearer to points (P1) of the perineum so as to come into close contact with the groin of the wearer without being loose or tight in wearing condition, and the short sides (L24) of the one pair of scrotal bands have a length longer than a distance from points (P4) of the groin of the wearer to points (P2) of the scrotal bands so as to allow loose wrinkles to be formed on the short sides (L24) of the scrotal bands, so that in normal times or when the scrotum is contracted, breathability for the left and right sides of the scrotum is improved owing to the wrinkles and ventilation holes (35) formed between the short sides (L24) of the scrotal bands and the front surface of the underwear body, and when the scrotum expands and relaxes, the wrinkles formed on the short sides (L24) of the scrotal bands unfold to support the scrotum.

2. The functional male underwear according to claim 1, wherein a separation distance between the lower side of the left scrotal band (30L) and the lower side of the right scrotal band (30R) is formed, such that a separation distance (d1) between first points (P1, P1) of the one pair of scrotal bands and a separation distance (d2) between second points (P2, P2) are the same and a separation distance (d1) between the first points (P1, P1) of the one pair of scrotal bands is shorter than the separation distance (d2) between the second points (P2, P2).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an inside of a functional male underwear according to the present invention,

[0041] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the functional male underwear according to the present invention,

[0042] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an inner front surface of a functional male underwear implemented according to the present invention, and

[0043] FIG. 4 is a top view of a scrotal band constituting a functional male underwear according to the present invention.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0044] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0045] Since the present invention can be modified in various ways and can have various forms, embodiments (aspects) (or examples) will be described herein in detail. However, it should be understood that those embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention to a certain disclosed form and include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

[0046] In the respective drawings, a left scrotal band and a right scrotal band are provided symmetrical to each other, are given identical reference numerals, and are indicated with identical names.

[0047] In addition, the components in each drawing are expressed exaggeratedly large (or thick) or small (or thin) in size or thickness, or simplified in consideration of convenience of understanding, etc., but the scope of protection of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereby.

[0048] The terms used herein are merely used to describe certain embodiments (aspects) (or examples), and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Herein, it should be understood that terms such as include or comprise are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the description and do not exclude in advance the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0049] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including descriptive or technical terminologies, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with the meanings they have in the context of the relevant technology, and are not to be interpreted in an idealistic or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined herein.

[0050] A functional male underwear according to the present invention includes, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, an underwear body 10 and one pair of scrotal bands 30L, 30R provided on the inside of a front surface 11 of the underwear body 10, wherein underwear is explained by taking an example of drawers as a type of men underwear and includes trunks, triangular briefs, etc., and thus the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the shape of the underwear.

[0051] The purpose of the present invention is to completely separate the scrotum of a man into an independent space when wearing underwear. Men's underwear is provided with a waist fixing band and generally has groin seam lines 15 formed at a groin position so as to increase wearing comfort.

[0052] The underwear body is divided into the front surface 11 and a rear surface 13 and can be formed as one piece by sewing. A scrotum accommodating part seam line 21 may be formed on the inside of the front surface 11 of the main body 10 so as to form a scrotum accommodating part 20 that can accommodate the scrotum, wherein since this configuration is the same as the shape of general underwear, detailed description thereof will be omitted. [0053] In addition, the drawings herein show a state, in which the underwear body 10 is turned over or the underwear body 10 is opened, so as to show the inner surface of the underwear body 10, that is, the inner front surface 11 of the underwear body 10 where the penis and the scrotum are in close contact.

[0054] According to the present invention, one pair of scrotal bands 30, 30L, 30R are provided as one pair of scrotal bands 30, which includes a left scrotal band 30L for supporting the left side of the scrotum and a right scrotal band 30R for supporting the right side of the scrotum, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. Each upper side L34 of the both left and right scrotal bands 30L, 30R is sewn and fixed long in a longitudinal direction to the left or right side of the groin, and lower sides P12 of the both left and right scrotal bands are respectively fixed to the underwear body at positions corresponding to the lower portion of the perineum and scrotum of a wearer, wherein lower sides P12 of the both left and right scrotal bands respectively fixed to the underwear body while being spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance.

[0055] The upper sides L34 of the scrotal bands 30 are preferably fixed by sewing the upper sides L34 long in the longitudinal direction of the groin so as to improve durability, and the lower sides P12 of the scrotal bands can be fixed with sewing points sewn with one or two stitches at first points P1 and second points P2, respectively, thereby improving breathability and, by extension, minimizing the rough feeling caused by a seam line. However, the lower sides P12 of the scrotal bands can also be fixed to a perineum area of the underwear body by sewing as necessary.

[0056] At this time, long sides L13 of the both left and right scrotal bands are preferably configured to have a length corresponding to a distance from points P3 of the groin of the wearer to the points P1 of the perineum of the wearer. The long sides L13 of the scrotal bands with this length is formed at such an appropriate distance (that is, the distance from the points P3 of the groin of the wearer to the points P1 of the perineum of the wearer), at which the long sides L13 of the scrotal bands are not loose or tight in wearing condition.

[0057] Therefore, when worn, the long sides L13 of the scrotal bands stably come into close contact with the groin of the wearer, wherein the long sides L13 of the scrotal bands are prevented from being too loose to fit the groin of the wearer or, conversely, from being too tight and applying pressure to the groin of the wearer.

[0058] In addition, short sides L24 of the both left and right scrotal bands are preferably configured to have a length longer than a distance from points P4 of the groin of the wearer to the second points of the scrotal bands in wearing condition, so as to allow loose wrinkles (sagging) to be formed on the short sides L24 of the scrotal bands. The wrinkles formed on the short sides L24 of the scrotal bands serve to improve breathability with respect to the scrotal surface in normal times or when the scrotum is contracted. When the scrotum expands and relaxes, the wrinkles formed on the short sides L24 of the scrotal bands unfold and support the scrotum without applying pressure to the scrotum.

[0059] A ventilation hole 35 is formed between each short side (L24) of the scrotal bands and the front surface of the underwear body. [0060] In order to implement the functions, the one pair of scrotal bands 30, 30L, 30R according to the present invention preferably have a square or trapezoidal shape where the length of the long sides L13 are longer than the length of the short sides L24, as shown in FIG. 4.

[0061] Since the upper sides L34 of the scrotal bands 30 are fixed to the underwear body in the longitudinal direction of the groin seam lines, more wrinkles can be formed on the short sides L24 as an inclination angle of the upper sides L34 approaches 90?. However, in order for the scrotal bands to stably support the scrotum without uncomfortable pressure applied to the scrotum even when the scrotum is maximally inflated or relaxed, it is preferable to form wrinkles on the short sides L24.

[0062] The present invention has been derived to further improve the technology of Korean registered patent no. 10-2198590 (Prior Art 6) of the inventor of the present invention, which has disadvantages in that an underwear body and a scrotal band overlap each other at a portion under the scrotum, that is, an area adjacent to the perineum and thus the portion under the scrotum is made up of two layers and becomes thicker, reducing ventilation under the scrotum. Therefore, if the portion under the scrotum does not fit the body shape of a wearer well or if the wearer's lower abdomen or scrotum expands or relaxes, the elasticity of the two layers is bound to decrease significantly. In order to solve the problem of the prior art 6 in which the scrotal band becomes tight and imparts pressure to the scrotum, in the present invention, the one pair of independent left and right scrotal bands are separately formed on the both left and right sides, and the lower sides of the both left and right scrotal bands are fixed to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval d0 at the perineum area of the underwear body, so that the scrotum is supported only by the underwear body at the lower portion of the scrotum of the wearer, that is, under the perineum area, thereby improving breathability and sweat absorption/dissipation performance under the scrotum. In addition, when the scrotum expands or relaxes, the elasticity of the underwear body at the perineum area is exhibited, thereby minimizing pressure applied to the scrotum and maximizing stable support of the scrotum.

[0063] In other words, in order to improve breathability and elasticity under the wearer's perineum and scrotum, the lower sides L12 of the both left and right scrotal bands according to the present invention are fixed to the underwear body, spacing apart from each other at the lower portion of the wearer's scrotum, that is, the perineum area. Therefore, only the underwear body is provided below the wearer's perineum and scrotum, without the scrotum bands.

[0064] FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show embodiments, in which the lower sides P12 of the both left and right scrotal bands are parallel to each other and fixed to the inner front surface of the underwear body. However, if the lower sides P12 of the both left and right scrotal bands are arranged such that a separation distance d2 between the second points of the both left and right scrotal bands is greater than the separation distance d1 between the first points of the both left and right scrotal bands, breathability and elasticity under the scrotum can be further improved compared to the configuration in which the lower sides P12 of the both left and right scrotal bands are arranged parallel to each other.

[0065] However, based on scrotal bands of same size, if the scrotal bands are arranged such that the separation distance d2 between the second points is greater than the separation distance d1 between the first points, more wrinkles may be formed on the short sides L24 of the scrotal bands, which may decrease the stability of supporting the sides of the scrotum.

[0066] For reference, the average value of the separation distance d1 between the first points P1, P1 of the both left and right scrotal bands and the separation distance d2 between the second points P2, P2 of the both left and right scrotal bands is referred to as average separation distance d0.

[0067] The lower side L12 of the scrotal band according to the present invention may be formed of a modified lower side L12, as shown in FIG. 4.

[0068] Unlike the lower sides L12 in the embodiments shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the modified lower side L12 (hereinafter, referred to as second lower side) has a smaller inclination angle at the first point P1 of the scrotal band 30 and a larger inclination angle at the second point P2 according to a modified embodiment. The scrotal band with the second lower side L12 modified in this way has a short side L24 shortened.

[0069] In the case of the scrotal band with the second lower side L12 modified in this way, it is preferable to arrange the scrotal band such that the separation distance d2 between the second points is greater than the separation distance d1 between the first points.

[0070] If the lower sides P12 of two scrotal bands that have the modified second lower sides L12 are arranged parallel to each other, since the length of the short sides L24 of the scrotal bands is reduced while the distance from the points P4 of the groin of the wearer to the second points P2 of the scrotal bands is equal, the loose wrinkles (or sagging) formed on the short sides L24 of the scrotal bands are reduced, increasing the likelihood of uncomfortable pressure in the scrotum increases when the scrotum expands or relaxes.

[0071] In the preferred embodiments according to the present invention described above, the standard dimensions of the scrotal band suitable for the size of the underwear body may be briefly explained based on FIG. 4 as shown in [Table 1] below.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 scrotal band standards (unit: cm) long short upper lower average Underwear side side side side width separation size (L13) (L24) (L34) (L12) (W) distance 95 10 5~6 4 4~5.5 3.5~4 2~3 100 11 5.5~6.5 4~5 4~5.5 3.5~4 2.5~3.5 105 12.5 6~7 4~5 4~5.5 3.5~4 2.5~3.5 110 14 7~9 5 4~5.5 3.5~4 3~4

[0072] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the length of the long sides L13 of the scrotal bands according to the present invention is preferably 10?14 cm. For example, it is preferable to gradually build up the length to 10 cm for an underwear body of size 95, 11 cm for an underwear body of size 100, 12.5 cm for an underwear body of size 105, and 14 cm for an underwear body of size 100. It is also preferable to set the length of the short sides L24 of the scrotal bands in the range of 5?9 cm in a ratio corresponding to the size of the underwear body, and a width W of the scrotal bands is preferably set in the range of 3.5?4 cm.

[0073] The functional male underwear with one pair of scrotal bands according to the present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The functional male underwear with one pair of scrotal bands according to the present invention has excellent functional effects in that the functional male underwear is very easy to wear, each long side of the both left and right scrotal bands comes in close contact with the groin between the scrotum and thighs, effectively absorbing sweat from the groin, wearing comfort and breathability can be improved in the area below the scrotum, and in particular, the scrotum can be stably supported without pressure even when the scrotum expands or relaxes.

[0074] In addition, the functional underwear according to the present invention has a simple structure, resulting in a simple manufacturing process, since the one pair of scrotal bands are provided sewing the upper ends of the one pair of scrotal bands along the groin seam lines and fixing the lower ends to the lower portion corresponding to the perineum. In addition, even if the scrotal bands are made of a material such as scrap fabric (especially, leftover fabric after cutting the underwear body) rather than a highly elastic material, the scrotal bands can stably come into close contact with the wearer's groin, thereby saving production costs.

[0075] In explaining the present invention above, the present invention has been described focusing on the functional male underwear having a certain shape, structure, and configuration with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, various modifications, changes and substitutions can be made to the present invention by a person of ordinary skill in the art, and such modifications, changes and substitutions should be construed as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention.

TABLE-US-00002 Brief Explanation of Reference Numerals 10: underwear body 11: front surface 13: rear surface 15: groin seam line 20: scrotum accommodating part 21: scrotum accommodating part seam line 25: perineum 30: scrotal band (31L: left scrotal band, 31R: right scrotal band) W: scrotal band width d0: average separation distance d1: separation distance between points (P2, P2) d2: separation distance between points (P2, P2) 35: ventilation hole 40: perineum P1: first point P2: second point P3: third point P4: fourth point L12, L12: lower side L34: upper side L13: long side L24: short side