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Form-enhancing inserts for use in a garment of the type worn on a wearer's body to cover the lower torso from generally the waistline to the crotch and including the wearer's left and right buttocks. The form-enhancing inserts include first and second buttock pads, each including a central zone, a peripheral zone surrounding the central zone, a concave inner face structured and configured for congruent, mating engagement with the exterior surface configuration of one of the wearer's buttocks, and a convex outer face shaped and configured to define a desired cosmetic buttock profile. The peripheral zone includes an outermost peripheral edge defining a generally egg-shaped configuration. The thickness of each of the buttock pads gradually decreases outwardly from a maximum thickness at the central zone to a minimum thickness at the outermost peripheral edge. Each of the buttock pads are independently stabilized in one of a range of selectively adjusted...

InventorJanice Ward Parrish
Current U.S. Classification2/400; 2/267; 2/406; 450/97
International Classification: A41B 900

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Claims

1. An undergarment adapted to be worn on a wearer's body to cover the lower torso from generally the waistline to the crotch and including the wearer's left and right buttocks, wherein each of the wearer's buttocks includes an exterior surface configuration,

said undergarment comprising:
a rear portion, a frontal portion, a crotch portion, a waistband and a pair of leg openings;
said rear portion including an exterior panel structure having a first exterior panel and a second exterior panel;
said rear portion further including an interior panel structure having a first interior panel and a second interior panel;
said first and second exterior panels and said first and second interior panels being joined to said crotch section and being further joined along a common central rear seam from said crotch section to said waistband, said first exterior panel and said first interior panel being joined to said frontal portion along a first side seam and said second exterior panel and said second interior panel being joined to said frontal panel along a second side seam opposite said first side seam;
said first exterior panel and said first interior panel being disposed in overlying relation to one another to define a first pouch and said second exterior panel and said second interior panel being disposed in overlying relation to one another to define a second pouch; and
first and second buttock pads each including a central zone, a peripheral zone surrounding said central zone, said peripheral zone including an outermost peripheral edge, a concave inner face structured and configured for congruent, mating engagement with the exterior surface configuration of one of the wearer's buttocks, and a convex outer face shaped and configured to define a desired cosmetic buttock profile, a thickness of each of said buttock pads gradually decreasing outwardly from a maximum thickness at said central zone to a reduced thickness at said surrounding peripheral zone, and a minimum thickness at said outermost peripheral edge, and said buttock pads being sized for removable receipt within a respective one of said first and second pouches.

2. An undergarment as recited in claim 1 further including stabilizing means for holding and maintaining each of said buttock pads in one of a plurality of selectively adjusted positions against one of the respective buttocks of the wearer.

3. An undergarment as recited in claim 2 wherein said stabilizing means includes hook and loop fastening means.

4. An undergarment as recited in claim 1 wherein said buttock pads are formed of a resilient foam material.

5. An undergarment as recited in claim 1 wherein said outermost peripheral edge defines a generally egg-shaped configuration.

6. An undergarment adapted to be worn on a wearer's body to cover the lower torso from generally the waistline to the crotch and including the wearer's left and right buttocks, wherein each of the wearer's buttocks includes an exterior surface configuration,

said undergarment comprising:
a rear portion, a frontal portion, a crotch portion, a waistband and a pair of leg openings;
first and second buttock pads each including a central zone, a peripheral zone surrounding said central zone, said peripheral zone including an outermost peripheral edge, a concave inner face structured and configured for congruent, mating engagement with the exterior surface configuration of one of the wearer's buttocks, and a convex outer face shaped and configured to define a desired cosmetic buttock profile, a thickness of each of said buttock pads gradually decreasing outwardly from a maximum thickness at said central zone to a reduced thickness at said surrounding peripheral zone and a minimum thickness at the outermost peripheral edge; and
stabilizing means for holding and maintaining each of said buttock pads on said rear portion of said undergarment in one of a plurality of selectively adjusted positions relative to the buttocks of the wearer.

7. An undergarment as recited in claim 6 wherein said stabilizing means includes hook and loop fastening means.

8. An undergarment as recited in claim 6 wherein said buttock pads are formed of a resilient foam material.

9. An undergarment as recited in claim 6 wherein said outermost peripheral edge defines a generally egg-shaped configuration.

10. Form-enhancing inserts for use in a garment of the type worn on a wearer's body to cover the lower torso from generally the waistline to the crotch and including the wearer's left and right buttocks, wherein each of the wearer's buttocks includes an exterior surface configuration,

said form-enhancing inserts comprising:
first and second buttock pads, each including a central zone, a peripheral zone surrounding said central zone, said peripheral zone including an outermost peripheral edge, a concave inner face structured and configured for congruent, mating engagement with the exterior surface configuration of one of the wearer's buttocks, and a convex outer face shaped and configured to define a desired cosmetic buttock profile, a thickness of each of said buttock pads gradually decreasing outwardly from a maximum thickness at said central zone to a reduced thickness at said surrounding peripheral zone and a minimum thickness at said outermost peripheral edge; and
stabilizing means for holding and maintaining each of said buttock pads in one of a plurality of selectively adjusted positions relative to the buttocks of the wearer.

11. Form-enhancing inserts as recited in claim 10 wherein said first and second buttock pads are formed of a resilient foam material.

12. Form-enhancing inserts as recited in claim 11 wherein said resilient foam material is of an open cell structure.

13. Form-enhancing inserts as recited in claim 11 wherein said resilient foam material is of a closed cell structure.

14. Form-enhancing inserts as recited in claim 11 wherein said first and second buttock pads include an outer, liquid impervious coating.

15. Form-enhancing inserts as recited in claim 10 wherein said garment is an undergarment.

16. Form-enhancing inserts as recited in claim 10 wherein said garment is a bathing suit.

17. Form-enhancing inserts as recited in claim 10 wherein said garment is snug fitting and worn against the skin of the wearer.