Athletic apparel with a pocket located on or near the hip region for holding a mobile device or music player

Abstract

Athletic pants / shorts / skirts having a rectangular shaped pocket located on or near the hip region with the aperture located on or near the waistband area creating a space for snugly restraining a mobile device, while limiting anterior and posterior exposure to environmental factors, objects and equipment that could come into contact with the device(s) and preventing the device from being laid upon when the wearer is performing exercises that require the posterior or anterior region to come into contact with equipment or other environmental factors. The present invention also moves the location of the mobile device closer to an athlete's ears than a standard inset pocket providing a headphone cord more flexibility.

Description

SUBSTITUTE SPECIFICATIONS [0001]Many athletes carry mobile devices or music players during workouts in order to listen to music, log fitness information, use a timer or stopwatch, access applications, and remain available for text messaging and calls. However, the location where a device rests inside a standard inset pocket puts the device in danger of damage from weights, equipment, movements, and other environmental factors. Standard inset pockets fail to secure the device during certain movements and exercises and do not keep devices from swinging or shifting in the pocket while running, biking, and performing similar movements. Standard inset pockets also fail to keep the device from completely falling out. Also, the content in a standard inset pocket can be difficult to access when the athlete is in a seated position.DIFFERENT EMBODIMENTS [0002]Materials use to construct the athletic pants / shorts / skirts might be polyester, spandex, cotton, silk, linen, wool, leather, ramie, hem...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is about athletic pants that have a pocket on the hip region for safely carrying a mobile device while training or exercising. The pocket is designed to limit exposure to environmental factors and to prevent the device from getting damage or falling out during pre-exercise warm-up or post-exercise cool-down. The pants also have a flexible connection point for the mobile device close to the ears, allowing for more flexibility in the headphone cord.

Problems solved by technology

However, the location where a device rests inside a standard inset pocket puts the device in danger of damage from weights, equipment, movements, and other environmental factors.

Standard inset pockets fail to secure the device during certain movements and exercises and do not keep devices from swinging or shifting in the pocket while running, biking, and performing similar movements.

Standard inset pockets also fail to keep the device from completely falling out.

Also, the content in a standard inset pocket can be difficult to access when the athlete is in a seated position.

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