Boxer shorts

Abstract

The disclosure relates to boxer shorts with internal fabric panels to reduce or prevent contact between male genitalia and the thigh of the wearer. This construction likewise aids in the hygiene and comfort of the wearer.

1 . A male undergarment including: 
 at least one exterior fabric panel shaped to form a waist aperture, a right leg aperture and a left leg aperture, wherein a crotch area is formed between said right leg aperture and said left leg aperture; and    first and second interior fabric panels extending from said crotch area to said at least one exterior fabric panel thereby forming a roughly cylindrical aperture configuration to hold the wearer's genitalia away from the wearer's thighs while being substantially free of vertical support of the wearer's genitalia.    
   
   
       2 . The male undergarment of  claim 1  wherein said at least one exterior fabric panel includes a front left panel, a front right panel, a rear right panel and a rear left panel.  
   
   
       3 . The male undergarment of  claim 2  wherein said exterior fabric panels are joined to adjacent exterior fabric panels by generally vertical seams.  
   
   
       4 . The male undergarment of  claim 3  wherein said generally vertical seams include a front vertical seam joining said front left panel to said front right panel and a rear vertical seam joining said rear left panel to said rear right panel.  
   
   
       5 . The male undergarment of  claim 4  wherein said front vertical seam and said rear vertical seam join in said crotch area.  
   
   
       6 . The male undergarment of  claim 5  wherein said a first end of said first interior fabric panel is attached to a lower portion of said rear vertical seam, a second end of said first interior fabric panel is attached to a first front seam parallel and adjacent to said front vertical seam, a first end of said second interior fabric panel is attached to a lower portion of said rear vertical seam and a second end of said second interior fabric panel is attached to a second front seam adjacent to said front vertical seam.  
   
   
       7 . The male undergarment of  claim 6  wherein said first and second interior fabric panels are crescent shaped.