T-shirt Pocket for Touch Screen Mobile Devices

Abstract

A garment pocket for a shirt or T-shirt formed of textile fabric. The pocket is configured to house a touchscreen-operated electronic device such as a smartphone or pad computer or PDA when positioned therein through the employment of a front wall formed of transparent material formed of polymeric material adapted to communicate the touch of a user's fingers to the touchscreen through the transparent material. A closure is employed to retain the electronic device in the pocket. A channel formed in the textile shirt fabric provides a conduit for wires engaged to the electronic device in the pocket to communicate to the collar area of the shirt such as for headphones. Stitching in the textile fabric between the pocket engagement area of the shirt to the shoulder area of the shirt communicates and distributes the weight in the pocket to the shoulder area of the shirt.

Description

[0001]This application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 61 / 435,198 filed on Jan. 21, 2011, and Provisional Application No. 61 / 435,166 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 a T-shirt, with a pocket configured for employment with electronic devices for storage and transport and use by employing a touch screen.[0004]2. Prior Art[0005]With advances in technology, the use of handheld electronic devices such as phones, beepers, music players, tablets, GPS units, and smartphone devices has grown from simply making a phone call or listening to music, to also browsing the web, finding directions, video chatting, and sending emails. As such, the frequency of use, of what has evolved into smartphones, is predominantl...

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Benefits of technology

[0019]It is an object of this invention to provide a means for a secure and accessible engagement of electronic devices to a garment, particularly a T-shirt, through the provision of a pocket proximate to the waist of the user at the lower hem of the garment.

[0020]It is another object of the invention to provide a shielded barrier to the wearer from potentially harmful radiation and/or heat produced by electronic devices.

[0021]It is yet another object of th

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, conventional pants pockets do not adequately accommodate modern electronic devices in that the pocket can be too big, where the electronic device sloshes about the interior of the garment which can cause chafing and is overall uncomfortable to the user.

Further, if the user has loose change, keys, or other abrasive material in the pocket the device can be additionally damage.

Alternatively, pants pockets can be too small, insofar as to restrict the initial housing of an electronic device rendering the pocket itself useless for transport and storage of the electronic device.

And if a user is finally able to insert an electronic device into an overly small or tight pocket, retrieving it can be quite difficult and is a

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