Pants Pocket for Touch Screen Mobile Devices

Abstract

A garment pocket formed in a pair of pants or shorts which are made from textile fabric and worn by a user. The garment pocket is configured to house a touchscreen operated electronic device such as a smartphone or pad computer and allow normal operation thereof through a transparent frontwall configured to communicate user touches to the touchscreen. Conduits for electrical connections are provided from the pocket housing portion to the waistband. Extra stitching can be provided to communicate the weight of a device in the pocket to the waistband of the shorts or pants. An antenna on the shorts is configured to communicate RF to the electronic device in the pocket and an RF barrier on the backwall of the pocket blocks RF from the user's body.

Description

[0001]This application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 61 / 435166 filed on Jan. 21, 2011, and Provisional Application No. 61 / 435198 filed on Jan. 21, 2011 which are both respectively incorporated herein by reference in their respective entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to securing electronic devices to clothing. More particularly, it relates to a garment, preferably pants or shorts, with a pocket configured for storage and transport of electronic devices such as smartphones, pad computers, and PDA's and concurrent user employment of such devices using a touch screen.[0004]2. Prior Art[0005]The use of electronics and especially handheld electronic devices are becoming more and more part of the average consumers everyday life. These devices are incorporated into our work, play, social lives, and day to day interactions with others. Many individuals maintain handheld electronic communication devices, suc...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The device herein disclosed and described overcomes the shortcomings of prior art and achieves the above-mentioned goals through the provision of a electronic device pocket formed below the waistband of a pair of pants or shorts, at or adjacent the thigh area of the wearer. In accordance with all preferred modes of the device there is provided an opening through which a user may insert a handheld touch screen interface electronic device into a pocket into an as-used position therein. In the as-used position, the user can maintain the electronic device in a secured stored position when not in use and employ the electronic device as intended during periods of use. This completely eliminates the need to retrieve the electronic device from the formed pocket and the chance of dropping or damaging it in the process as is a particular problem with current electronic devices making the transition from a storage pocket to an as-used position outside the pocket.

[0013]It is preferred that the pants and pocket architecture of the disclosed device is formed of reinforced webbing, elastic or other means to prevent the device and pocket from shifting position during the sometimes rapid or bumpy movements by the user. Such would allow the user to perform day to day tasks without the thought of possibly jarring or damaging the electronic device.

[0014]In addition, channeled pull straps or re-enforced stitching about the perimeter of the pocket as well as throughout the body of the garment can be employed to provide additional securement of the electronic device in the engaged position. This is a preferred mode of the disclosed device as additional structural support is imparted to the garment which will support the user-perceived weight of the electronic device, and avoid garment stretch, by communicating a portion of that weight to be supported from the waist and thigh of the user. This re-distribution of weight severs as a means to reduce fatigue to the user after wearing the device for an extended period of time as well as prevent stretching of the fabric of the clothing and over time, wear on the fibers of the fabric.

Problems solved by technology

This completely eliminates the need to retrieve the electronic device from the formed pocket and the chance of dropping or damaging it in the process as is a particular problem with current electronic devices making the transition from a storage pocket to an as-used position outside the pocket.

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