Foundation garment with crotch strap

Claim 1

A PANTY GIRDLE COMPRISING A TUBULAR BODY INCLUDING FRONT AND SIDE AND REAR PANELS, A FRONT INSERT DISPOSED BETWEEN THE FRONT PANELS AND SECURED THERETO, LEGS INTEGRAL WITH THE FRONT AND SIDE PANELS, INNER UPPER SIDE PORTIONS OF THE LEGS AND THE BOTTOM OF THE PANELS BEING CUTAWAY PROVIDING AN ELONGATED OPENING, AND A CROTCH STRUCTURE CLOSING SAID OPENING, SAID CROTCH STRUCTURE INCLUDING A RECTANGULAR PANEL OF ONE-WAY LENGTHWISE STRETCHABLE FABRIC MATERIAL SECURED AT ONE END TO THE BOTTOM END OF THE REAR PANEL AT THE REAR OF THE OPENING, THE OTHER END AND SIDES OF THE CROTCH PANEL BEING UNATTACHED, SAID CROTCH PANEL BEING, WHEN UNSTRETCHED, BEING SHORTER THAN THE LENGTH OF THE OPENING, AND MEANS PROVIDED UPON THE FREE END OF THE CROTCH PANEL AND ON THE FRONT INSERT FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING THE CROTCH STRUCTURE IN OPERATIVE POSITIVE POSITION, SAID CROTCH OPENING HAVING AN ENLARGEMENT OF ELASTIC ALONG THE SIDES THEREOF AND SAID CROTCH STRUCTURE HAVING OVERLYING AND LOCKING ENGAGEMENT AT ITS SIDE EDGES WITH THE ELASTIC ENLARGEMENT OF THE CROTCH OPENING.