U.S. patent application number 10/368182 was filed with the patent office on 2003-08-21 for article of clothing including at least one through hole.
Invention is credited to Miller, John Wade, Parrish, David Samuel, Ross, Kevin Allen.
Application Number | 20030154534 10/368182 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 27737617 |
Filed Date | 2003-08-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030154534 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Miller, John Wade ; et
al. |
August 21, 2003 |
Article of clothing including at least one through hole
Abstract
The present invention provides a line of clothing, such as, but
not limited to, shirts, blouses, pants, shorts, or the like having
at least one through-hole on the exterior surface of the garment.
This will provide a final product which is designed and configured
to adequately and efficiently receive and hold a plurality of
items, including sunglasses, eyeglasses, pens and pencils and the
like for ready access by the wearer. The interior of the garment is
comprised of at least one additional piece of fabric in cooperation
with the through-hole to receive and hold sunglasses, pens and the
like. The piece of fabric can be permanently or removably secured
to the article of clothing in various embodiments.
Inventors: |
Miller, John Wade;
(Thomasville, GA) ; Parrish, David Samuel;
(Thomasville, GA) ; Ross, Kevin Allen; (Cairo,
GA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Carnes, Cona & Associates
Innovation Park
1736 West Paul Dirac Drive
Tallahassee
FL
32310-3763
US
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Family ID: |
27737617 |
Appl. No.: |
10/368182 |
Filed: |
February 18, 2003 |
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Patent Number |
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60357782 |
Feb 19, 2002 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/69 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 27/20 20130101;
A41D 2400/70 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/69 |
International
Class: |
A41D 001/00; A41B
001/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. An article of clothing providing for convenient retention of
elongated devices such as eyeglasses, comprising: a garment body
having a outside and inside surface; a through-hole in the garment
body; and a fabric element secured to the inside surface and
positioned proximate the through-hole to received objects projected
through the through-hole.
2. An article of clothing, according to claim 1, wherein: the
fabric element is sized and configured to receive a spectacle
temple element.
3. An article of clothing, according to claim 2, wherein; the
fabric element is removably secured to the inside surface.
4. An article of clothing, according to claim 2, wherein: the
fabric element has an open top end and closed bottom end.
5. An article of clothing, according to claim 4, wherein: the
garment and fabric element are formed of washable material.
6. An article of clothing, according to claim 3, wherein: the
fabric element is secured to the inside surface by a hook-and-loop
fastener.
7. An article of clothing, according to claim 2, wherein: the
fabric element includes an open top end and open bottom end.
8. In an article of clothing having an interior and exterior
surface, an improvement comprising: a through-hole connecting the
exterior and interior surfaces; and a fabric element secured to the
interior surface and configured to receive objects passing through
the through-hole.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to a novel and
unique article of clothing, such as, but not limited to, shirts,
pants, blouses, shorts or the like, which include at least one
through hole to adequately and efficiently receive and hold a
plurality of items, such as sunglasses, eyeglasses, pens and the
like.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Numerous devices have been developed in the clothing
industry to hold sunglasses or eyeglasses for the wearer. For
example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,896,377 issued to Ferdi discloses a
garment having an integral hanger for eyeglasses wherein a strip of
fabric is fastened at both ends to the front of the garment which
forms an eyeglass hanger strip.
[0005] Yet another example is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,584,074
wherein disclosed is an article holding loop comprised of an
elongated element having two ends, each of which is attached to the
garment forming a loop. This invention provides for the loop to be
formed with the collar, a pocket, seam or on a surface of the
garment.
[0006] A final example can be seen in U.S. Pat. No. 5,903,928
issued to Hyung-Seob wherein disclosed is a device for hanging
spectacles on a garment. The spectacle hanging means is formed at
an opening within the neck, breast, pocket, or button down opening
of the arm. The hanging means holds an arm of the spectacle, thus
suspending the eyeglasses on the garment.
[0007] However, none of these prior efforts are designed and
configured to provide the benefits intended with the present
invention. Accordingly, it is seen that there is a need for a novel
and unique garment which will adequately and efficiently receive
and hold a plurality of items. For these reasons it is seen that
the previous efforts do not provide the benefits intended with the
previous invention, such as providing a line of clothing including
at least one through hole for adequately and efficiently receiving
and holding a plurality of items, such as for example a pair of
sunglasses. Additionally, prior techniques do not suggest the
present inventive combination of component elements as disclosed
herein. As will be seen, the present invention achieves its
intended purposes, objectives and advantages, by accomplishing the
needs as identified above, through a new, useful and unobvious
combination of component elements, which are simple to use, with
the utilization of a minimum number of functioning parts, at a
reasonable cost to manufacture, assemble, test and by employing
only readily available materials.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The present invention provides a line of clothing, such as,
but not limited to, shirts, blouses, pants, shorts, or the like
having at least one through-hole on the exterior surface of the
garment. This will provide a final product which is designed and
configured to adequately and efficiently receive and hold a
plurality of items, including sunglasses, eyeglasses, pens and
pencils and the like for ready access by the wearer.
[0009] The interior of the garment is comprised of at least one
additional piece of fabric comprised of top, bottom and two sides,
which extends vertically along a line directly below and in
cooperation with the through-hole on the exterior side of the
garment to receive and hold sunglasses, pens and the like. The
piece of fabric or a plurality of through-holes in alternative
embodiments can be permanently secured to the article of clothing,
or in an optional embodiment may be removably secured to the
article of clothing via a securing means such as "hook and loop"
fastener such as the VELCRO.RTM. brand, snaps or the like.
[0010] The through-holes of the present invention located on the
exterior of the garment, as well as the additional pieces of fabric
located on the interior surface of the garment can be any size,
shape or dimension and is designed and configured to receive and
hold a plurality of items such as the temple of a pair of
sunglasses, or a pen, cigarette, money or the like for ready access
by the wearer.
[0011] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide for a line of clothing which will overcome the
deficiencies, shortcomings, and drawbacks of prior novelty clothing
apparel by providing a line of clothing specifically designed to
receive and hold a plurality of items.
[0012] Still another object of the present invention is to provide
a through-hole which will receive and hold a plurality of items for
ready access by the wearer.
[0013] Yet another object of the present invention, to be
specifically enumerated herein, is to provide a line of clothing
with at least one through-hole in accordance with the preceding
objects and which will conform to conventional forms of
manufacture, be of simple construction and easy to use so as to
provide an article of clothing that would be economically feasible,
long lasting and a definite fashion need, by providing an adequate
means of storage of a plurality of items.
[0014] Although there have been many items related to clothing
apparel, none of the previous inventions have disclosed this means
of adequately and efficiently receiving and holding a plurality of
items. The present invention meets the requirements of a simplified
design, low initial cost, low operating cost, ease of installation
and maintainability, and minimal amount of training to successfully
employ the invention.
[0015] The foregoing has outlined some of the more pertinent
objects of the present invention. These objects should be construed
to be merely illustrative of some of the more prominent features
and application of the intended invention. Many other beneficial
results can be obtained by applying the disclosed invention in a
different manner or modifying the invention within the scope of the
disclosure. Accordingly, a fuller understanding of the invention
may be had by referring to the detailed description of the
preferred embodiments in addition to the scope of the invention
taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 is a front planar view illustrating an article of the
inventive clothing including a through-hole of the present
invention.
[0017] FIG. 2 is a partial interior view of the inventive clothing
illustrating the piece of fabric which acts in cooperation with the
through-hole.
[0018] FIG. 3a is a detailed front view of the piece of fabric
located on the interior of the garment, with the bottom open.
[0019] FIG. 3b is a detailed view of the piece of fabric located on
the interior of the garment, with the bottom sewn closed.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0020] As seen in the drawings, in particular to FIGS. 1-3b there
is shown an article of clothing 10 according to the present
invention. The article includes a garment body 12 having at least
one through-hole 14. Although the garment body 12 illustrated in
the figures is a shirt, it should be noted that other articles of
clothing can be used in the invention, such as but not limited to
pants, shorts, blouses or the like.
[0021] As seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the garment 12 includes an
interior surface 16, illustrated in FIG. 2, and an exterior surface
18. The interior surface 16 will face the wearer. Extending through
the exterior surface 18 of the garment 12 is at least one
through-hole 14, illustrated and labeled in FIGS. 1 and 2. This
through-hole 14 may be any size, shape or dimension but is
preferably configured to receive a plurality of items such as the
temple of a pair of sunglasses, eyeglasses, or the like. In
addition, the through-hole 14 of the present invention may be
designed and configured to receive any type of writing instrument,
including but not limited to pens, pencils, or the like. Also, the
through-hole 14 of the present invention is designed and configured
to provide for the placement of a plurality of golf tees, money and
cigars, cigarettes and numerous other items.
[0022] Secured to the interior surface 16 of the garment 12 is at
least one additional piece of fabric 24, having a top 20 and bottom
32, and two sides 34 which extends vertically along a line in
cooperation with and directly below the through-hole 14 accessed on
the exterior surface 18 of the garment 12. The bottom 32 of the
piece of fabric 24 may be open or sewed closed. Thus, the
additional piece of fabric 24 provides for location and positioning
along a vertical line in cooperation with the through-hole 14. This
piece of fabric 24 is designed and configured to receive an item
such as a temple of a pair of sunglasses, eyeglasses or the like
via the outer through-hole 14.
[0023] The piece of fabric 24 can be either permanently secured via
a permanent securing means to the garment 12 as illustrated in
FIGS. 1 and 2, or can be removably secured to the garment 12 via
removably securing means.
[0024] Permanent securing means such as threaded stitching may be
used for permanently securing the piece of fabric 24 to the garment
12 as illustrated in FIG. 3b. Optionally, the permanent attachment
can also include other permanent attaching means, such as adhesives
or the like.
[0025] Alternatively, removable securing means can include any
conventional removable attaching means such as snaps, zippers, or,
the use of a "hook-and-loop" fastener such as that known as
VELCRO.RTM.. In an alternative embodiment, the hook-and-loop
fastener will be located on an inner surface of the piece of fabric
24. Secured to the interior surface 16 of the garment 12, around
the vertical line, below the through-hole 14 is the cooperating
hook-and-loop fastener element. The-hook and-loop fastener will be
arranged in proximity to the edge of the piece of fabric 24. In
this design and configuration, the piece of fabric 24 will be
removably secured to the garment 12 via the securing means.
[0026] The piece of fabric 24 or a plurality thereof, in
cooperation with the through-hole 14 can be any size, shape or
configuration, so as to adequately accommodate a plurality of items
such as the temple of a pair of sunglasses, or a pen or the
like.
[0027] This will provide for an overall product which can be
customized to the wearer's desires and needs. The through-hole
opening(s) 14 can easily be reconfigured in size and shape.
[0028] The present invention provides a need and an acceptance in
the fashion industry. The inventive clothing is also designed and
configured to be washable, providing a final product which is user
friendly and durable. While the invention has been particularly
shown and described with reference to an embodiment thereof, it
will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes
in form and detail may be made without departing from the spirit
and scope of the invention.
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