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Upper garment with pockets

a technology for upper garments and pockets, applied in the field of upper garments, can solve the problems of pickpockets stealing such valuable items from the wearer, the risk of such items falling out of the pocket,

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-07
O HARRY
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[0005]According to another embodiment of the invention, an upper garment includes a panel covering at least a waist area of a wearer. A second panel is attached to the first panel generally below a waist line of the wearer. The second panel is attached to the first panel and defines a first pocket. The first pocket is accessible to the wearer through a first opening defined along an edge of the second panel. A third panel is disposed between the first and second panels. The third panel is attached to either the first pa

Problems solved by technology

There is a risk of such items falling out of a pocket.
There is also a risk that a pick-pocket may steal such valuable items from the wearer.

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[0019]Referring to FIG. 1, an upper garment 100 with a pocket 120 is illustrated, according to the invention. In the illustrated embodiment, upper garment 100 is a T-shirt. However, it will be clear to one of ordinary skill in the art that upper garment 100 may also include other clothing articles such as a shirt, under-shirt, vest, tank-top, thermal wear, tube-top, long underwear, sleeveless shirt, golf shirt, long-sleeve shirt, and any other clothing article which covers at least a section of the trunk downward of the mid-riff of a wearer and which may be tucked into a lower garment such as a trouser or a skirt. A section of upper garment 100, which covers the section of trunk downward of the mid-riff of a wearer, and which is generally tucked into, or adapted to be tucked into, a lower garment such as a pair of trousers, shorts, or a skirt, for example, by the wearer, will be referred as a “waist section” hereafter. Upper garment 100 does not extend significantly below the torso ...

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[0027]Referring to FIGS. 7-8, an upper garment 100 with a pocket 120 is illustrated, according to the invention. In the illustrated embodiment, pockets 120, 260 are similar to pockets 120, 260 of FIGS. 1-2. In this embodiment, fastener mechanism 730 is a slide fastener or a zipper.

fourth embodiment

[0028]Referring to FIGS. 9-10, an upper garment 100 with a pocket 920 is illustrated, according to the invention. In the illustrated embodiment, only fastener mechanism 130 is accessible, and visible, on panel 105 of upper garment 100, as seen in FIG. 9. Pocket 920 is in the form of a pouch 925 and is attached to panel 105 on an interior side of panel 105 only along edge 128, such that opening 940 is accessible from an exterior side of panel 105. Pouch 925 is not attached to upper garment 100 at other three edges 922, 924, 926. Panel 465 is sewn on pouch 925 defining pocket 460 such that pocket 460 can be accessed only through opening 940 of pocket 920 and thus is positioned between panel 105 and pouch 925. Opening 940 of pocket 920 is reversibly closed by fastener mechanism 130. In the illustrated embodiment, pocket 460 is divided into first, second, and third compartments 262, 264, 266. A fastener mechanism 270 further controls access to pocket 460. In an exemplary embodiment, fas...

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Abstract

An upper garment with a travel pocket includes a panel covering a part of a wearer's body and a first pocket positioned on the panel generally below a waist line of the wearer. The first pocket is accessible to the wearer from a first top side of the first pocket, wherein said first top side is substantially along the waist line of the wearer. A second pocket is positioned between the first pocket and the panel, and is accessible to the wearer from a first top side of said second pocket. A first fastener mechanism reversibly closes the first top side of the first pocket with respect to the panel.

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REFERENCE TO CROSS-RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 129,563, entitled “TRAVEL POCKET B,” and filed Jul. 7, 2008, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 129,564, entitled “TRAVEL POCKET C,” and filed Jul. 7, 2008, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 129,565, entitled “TRAVEL POCKET D,” and filed Jul. 7, 2008, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 129,562, entitled “TRAVEL POCKET E” and filed Jul. 7, 2008, which applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The present invention is in the field of upper garments and more particularly to pockets for upper garments and other clothing items.BACKGROUND[0003]Pockets have been traditionally provided on garments to enable the wearers to store items conveniently on their person. The use of pockets helps free up the hands of the wearer and may dispense with the nee...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D1/00A41D27/20
CPCA41D27/20
Inventor O., HARRY
Owner O HARRY
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