U.S. patent application number 10/405293 was filed with the patent office on 2003-10-09 for wearing apparel for the upper part of the body.
This patent application is currently assigned to Acronym GmbH. Invention is credited to Hugh, Errolson, Sachenbacher, Michaela.
Application Number | 20030188370 10/405293 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 7714285 |
Filed Date | 2003-10-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030188370 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hugh, Errolson ; et
al. |
October 9, 2003 |
Wearing apparel for the upper part of the body
Abstract
A wearing apparel for the upper part of the body that permits
articles of daily use and other items required on travels to be
stowed away, in a manner such that it can be clearly overseen and
is theft-proof and permits quick access to such articles and items
at any time. The wearing apparel comprises two front components
that can be connected with each other, and an object of use that is
preferably carried together the wearing apparel. A slide-in
aperture extends from the hem up into the armhole and is arranged
offset sideways on the front or back component in the area
connecting the front components of the wearing apparel with the
back component, on one or both sides of the wearing apparel or in
said area of the wearing apparel. The object of use carried
together with the wearing apparel is equipped with a shoulder strap
to be worn on the body.
Inventors: |
Hugh, Errolson; (Munchen,
DE) ; Sachenbacher, Michaela; (Munchen, DE) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WILLIAM COLLARD
COLLARD & ROE, P.C.
1077 NORTHERN BOULEVARD
ROSLYN
NY
11576
US
|
Assignee: |
Acronym GmbH
|
Family ID: |
7714285 |
Appl. No.: |
10/405293 |
Filed: |
April 2, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/69 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 3/00 20130101; A45F
2200/0525 20130101; A45F 3/02 20130101; A41D 2400/48 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/69 |
International
Class: |
A41B 001/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 4, 2002 |
DE |
102 14 797.3 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A wearing apparel for an upper part of the body comprising: two
front components connectable with each other; at least one back
component; a hem; at least one armhole; a slide-in aperture
extending from the hem up toward the armhole and arranged in a
connection area of at least one of the two front components with
the back component, on one or both sides of the wearing apparel, or
in an area offset sideways on the front or back components of the
wearing apparel, so that at least one of the two front components
forms a wing in its lower region; and an object of use worn
together with the wearing apparel, said object being equipped with
a shoulder strap to be worn on the body.
2. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, wherein the object of
use is selected from the group consisting of a shoulder bag, a
shopping pouch, a photo camera, a laptop computer, or similar
items.
3. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, wherein the shoulder
strap is provided with a strap extension.
4. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, wherein a connection
opening between the two front components is covered by a storm
trimming.
5. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, further comprising a
slide-in trimming arranged along the slide-in aperture.
6. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, further comprising a
slide-in apron arranged along the slide-in aperture.
7. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, further comprising a
closing element arranged adjacent an opening between the two front
components, for connecting the two front components, above a
passage opening provided for passing through the shoulder
strap.
8. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, further comprising a
closing element arranged on two of the components of the wearing
apparel that form the slide-in aperture, in the region of a hip or
the hem.
9. The wearing apparel according to claim 1, wherein on a side of
the wearing apparel disposed opposite the slide-in opening, a wedge
extending upwards from the hem is arranged in an area of connection
between a half of the front component located there and the back
component; on the front component; or on the back component.
10. The wearing apparel according to claim 3, wherein the strap
extension is a quick-action extension.
11. The wearing apparel according to claim 6, wherein at least one
longitudinal side of the slide-in apron is provided with at least
one closing element in the form of a zipper.
12. The wearing apparel according to claim 9, wherein the wedge is
provided along its edges with one or more closing elements in the
form of zippers.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a wearing apparel for the upper
part of the body. Such a wearing apparel may be a jacket, an
overcoat, a windbreaker, a loosely-fitting, blouse-type jacket, a
vest, a sweat shirt, a shirt, or a similar type of garment that can
be used as a top garment particularly during shopping strolls, city
sightseeing tours, and during travels or hikes.
[0003] 2. The Prior Art
[0004] A travel top coat having a pocket (or pouch) on the inner
side of the coat for receiving and transporting the overcoat when
it is not worn, is described in German Patent No. DE 26 45 889 C2.
The inside pouch is comprised of two parts that can be folded
together. In this design, the folded-open pockets with a
rectangular shape are arranged in an upright manner in the front
part of the travel coat and are equipped with pouches for inserting
objects therein. Such pouches can be closed by zippers. When the
overcoat is worn, the pouches assume a position in which they hang
down, so that the identification papers, for example, which are
additionally accommodated in these pouches, are always readily
available. In the condition in which it is folded together, the
travel coat then forms a hand-carried bag that also may have
gripping loops as handles.
[0005] One drawback of this type of embodiment, among others, is
the fact that only items with small dimensions and low weight can
be transported in the chest pockets, so that during traveling,
another rucksack or an additional traveling (or carryall) bag is
always needed in addition to the traveling top coat for
transporting larger pieces of items of daily use needed on
travels.
[0006] Another drawback of the travel top coat is that for changing
the traveling top coat into a bag, it has to be placed and folded
together on a substrate (or support) that is as flat as possible,
so that the removal of the top coat from the body and its folding
together, for example in the course of a hike, requires significant
effort. Therefore, folding the traveling top coat together during
hiking necessarily requires an intermediate stop or help from some
other person.
[0007] A further drawback of this type of design is that when the
top coat is removed and changed into a traveling bag that is
carried along, for example during city sightseeing tours, such a
bag has to be set down, which means it is necessarily exposed to a
heightened risk of theft.
[0008] Furthermore, like any other hand-carried bag, the traveling
top coat, after it has been folded together and changed into a bag,
either has to be stowed away into a rucksack or needs to be carried
by hand, so that it necessarily impairs freedom of action.
[0009] A windbreaker described in International Application No. WO
84/01092 A1, which has a transport hand bag that has to be carried
under the windbreaker and can be changed into a belt pouch, is
afflicted with all of the above-mentioned drawbacks as well.
[0010] Special rucksack-and-jacket combinations are described in
European Patent No. EP 02 28 767 A2 and also U.S. Pat. No.
5,165,111 A as well, in connection with which the rucksack has to
be carried on the unfolded jacket without being protected against
rain and unauthorized access.
[0011] Furthermore, in addition to the drawback that the rucksack
has to be set down for unfolding and stowing away the jacket, the
disadvantage the aforementioned embodiments have the common is that
items can be unlawfully removed from the rucksack (by strangers) in
densely populated locations.
[0012] Other embodiments comprising combinations of a rucksack and
poncho, where the rucksack can be covered for protecting it against
rain and theft, such as described in German Patent No. DE 201 02
379 U1; or with combinations comprising a rucksack and a raincoat,
where the rucksack can be covered with a rain jacket and thus
protected against theft and rain as well, as described in German
Patent No. DE 44 46 814 C1 that relates to a protective jacket
joined with the rucksack in a fixed manner and adapted to covering
both the person wearing the rucksack and the rucksack, do in fact
offer the advantage that all utensils for traveling can be stowed
away in the rucksack during hiking trips or on city sightseeing
tours in a manner that is appropriate for traveling. However, in
these devices, the contents of the rucksack are not accessible to
the wearer at any time because it can be opened by the person
wearing it only after it first has been set down on the ground or
floor.
[0013] Furthermore, in connection with all of these embodiments,
the rucksack needs to be set down both for unfolding and stowing
away the rain cover or rain jacket because with all of these
embodiments, it is not possible to unfold or to stow away the rain
jacket during hikes without requiring some outside help.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0014] It is therefore an object of the invention to develop a
wearing apparel for the upper part of the body that, when it is
worn, permits stowing away items of daily use and other travel
utensils in a manner that can be clearly overseen and is
theft-proof, and that permits the items or utensils to be quickly
accessed at any time in such a way that, when such utensils are
worn on the body, the travel utensils can be protected against
unauthorized access even in densely populated locations. It is
another object to provide an item of use that does not need to be
set down for either unfolding or stowing away the wearing apparel
as defined by the invention. This item of daily use can be used
also for transporting the wearing apparel as defined by the
invention, such wearing apparel can be at any time quickly unfolded
out of the object of use while walking and without requiring any
outside help, and also stowed away in the item of use, whereby the
entire contents finding room in this item of use has to be quickly
accessible at any time to the person wearing it, even while such a
person is walking, and without any outside help.
[0015] The invention comprises a wearing apparel having two front
components connectable with each other, and an object of use
preferably worn together with the wearing apparel. A slide-in
aperture extending from the hem up into the area of the armhole of
the wearing apparel is arranged in a connection area of the front
components with the back component, on one or both sides of the
wearing apparel, or is offset sideways on the front or back
components of the wearing apparel, so that at least one of the two
halves of the front component of the wearing apparel forms a wing
in its lower region. The object of use worn together with the
wearing apparel is equipped with a shoulder strap to be worn on the
body. The object of use to be worn together with the wearing
apparel and equipped with a shoulder strap can be a shoulder bag, a
shopping pouch, a photo camera, a laptop or a similar article. The
shoulder strap preferably has a strap extension in the form of a
quick-action extension.
[0016] The opening connecting the two front components is
preferably covered by a storm trimming, and a slide-in trimming is
preferably arranged along the slide-in aperture. A slide-in apron
is preferably arranged along the slide-in aperture.
[0017] A closing element in the form of a button with a button
hole, a snap fastener, a hook and loop type closure, a magnetic
button and/or a tab with such a closing element, or other suitable
closing element, connects the two front components together above
the passage opening provided for passing through the shoulder
strap.
[0018] Alternatively, the closing element can be disposed in the
region of the hip and/or the hem on the two components of the
wearing apparel forming the slide-in aperture. On the side of the
wearing apparel disposed opposite the slide-in opening, a gusset
extending upwards from the hem is arranged in the area of
connection between the half of the front component located there
and the back component; on the front component; or on the back
component.
[0019] At least one longitudinal side of the slide-in apron is
preferably provided with one or more closing elements in the form
of zippers. Preferably, the wedge is also provided with one or more
closing elements also in the form of zippers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Other objects and features of the present invention will
become apparent from the following detailed description considered
in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is to be
understood, however, that the drawings are designed as an
illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the
invention.
[0021] In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters denote
similar elements throughout the several views:
[0022] FIG. 1 shows the wearing apparel as defined by the invention
in the form of a simple embodiment without flaps while it is being
put on or removed, with the shoulder bag slung over the
shoulder;
[0023] FIG. 2 shows the wearing apparel according to FIG. 1 with a
shoulder bag in the condition it is carried;
[0024] FIG. 3 shows the wearing apparel by a more advanced
embodiment with trimmings, and a front view of the shoulder bag
slung over the shoulder in the condition it is carried;
[0025] FIG. 4 shows a back view of the wearing apparel according to
FIG. 1;
[0026] FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the wearing apparel as
defined by the invention with a slide-in apron, as the shoulder bag
slung over the shoulder is being accessed;
[0027] FIG. 6 shows the wearing apparel as defined by the invention
according to FIG. 5 with the slide-in apron and the object of use
in the carried condition, and the shoulder bag being slung over the
shoulder;
[0028] FIG. 7 shows the wearing apparel according to FIGS. 1 and 2,
with a photo camera carried on a shoulder strap; and
[0029] FIG. 8 shows the wearing apparel according to FIGS. 1 and 2,
with a laptop carried on a shoulder strap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0030] Referring now in detail to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a
simple embodiment of the wearing apparel 3 as defined by the
invention without trimmings, as the wearing apparel is being put on
or removed, and with shoulder bag 1 being slung over the
shoulder.
[0031] On both sides of the front components of wearing apparel 3,
in the area where these components are joined with the back part,
wearing apparel 3 has a slide-in aperture 8 running from hem 10 up
into the area of armhole 7 of wearing apparel 3. This slide-in
aperture, when it is opened, causes at least one of the two halves
of the front part of wearing apparel 3 to form a wing 4 in its
lower area.
[0032] Near hem 10, a tab 15 comprising a closing element 6 in the
form of a snap fastener is arranged on the two components of
wearing apparel 3 forming slide-in opening 8.
[0033] The object (or item) of use itself is in the form of a
shoulder bag 1 provided with a shoulder strap 2. Any item of use
fitted with a shoulder strap 2 can be stowed away under wearing
apparel 3 in a theft-proof and quickly accessible manner, and, at
the same time, permits quick access to any items that may be kept
in this shoulder bag. The items may be identification documents,
other articles of daily use, food, or any other items required
during travels and stowed away in the shoulder bag 1.
[0034] For example, during a sightseeing tour in a city, a shopping
stroll or during a hike, wearing apparel 3 can be removed, for
example from a separate compartment of shoulder bag 1 and can be
put on while walking, with shoulder bag 1 being slung over the
shoulder.
[0035] While wearing apparel 3 is still open in the center and
while walking, wing 4 is then passed under shoulder strap 2 resting
against the chest, and pulled straight under the bag.
[0036] The closing element arranged between the two front parts of
the wearing apparel is subsequently closed up to near the shoulder
strap, as shown in FIG. 1. Wearing apparel 3 of FIG. 1 with a
shoulder bag 1 is shown in FIG. 2 in the condition it is worn. In
the carried condition, shoulder bag 1 is pushed through slide-in
opening 8 and under the back part of the wearing apparel. On the
opening connecting the two front components of wearing apparel 3, a
tab 15 is located above the passage for the shoulder strap 2. Tab
15 has a closing element 6 in the form of a snap fastener arranged
on said tab. Another tab 15 is located in the area of the hem on
slide-in aperture 8 of wearing apparel 3 as well. Closing element 6
is closed when shoulder bag 1 is in the carrying condition.
[0037] Shoulder bag 1 is exactly positioned in this manner and it
is assured, at the same time, that the entire contents carried in
shoulder bag 1 are stowed away in a manner secured against theft.
After closing element arranged on the slide-in aperture 8 has been
opened, shoulder bag 1 is quickly accessible, so that wearing
apparel 3 can be removed again (in the reversed order of the
procedure described above) even while walking, and can be stowed
away again in shoulder bag 1 while walking as well, in an
uncomplicated manner and without any outside help.
[0038] Furthermore, at the same time, the entire contents stowed
away in shoulder bag 1 are quickly accessible to the person wearing
it while such person is walking, at any time and without outside
help and with just a few manipulations without having to remove
wearing apparel 3 for that purpose from the body.
[0039] Furthermore, because wearing apparel 3 is worn on the body,
stealing shoulder bag 1 by cutting it off, or any unauthorized
removal of items from the shoulder bag is prevented even in densely
populated locations.
[0040] It is assumed in connection with the variations according to
FIGS. 1 and 2 described above that slide-in apertures 8 can be
arranged on wearing apparel 3 on both sides, so that shoulder bag 1
consequently may be worn both on the right and left sides of the
body.
[0041] FIG. 3 shows wearing apparel 3 as defined by the invention
by a further advanced embodiment with weather protection
accessories, by a front view as shoulder bag 3 is being slung over
the shoulder and is in the position it is carried. An important
feature of this solution consists in that connection opening
between the two front components of the apparel is covered by a
storm (or bad weather) trimming 5, which, above the opening
provided for passing through shoulder strap 2, is provided with a
closing element 6 in the form of a snap fastener.
[0042] In this embodiment of the invention, the slide-in aperture
is usefully arranged on the side of wearing apparel 3 facing the
direction in which the bad-weather trimming 5 is opened. After
closing element 6 has been closed, bad-weather trimming 5 permits
optimal protection against wind and bad weather.
[0043] Shoulder strap 2 can be provided with a strap extension 13
as shown in FIG. 3. Strap extension 13 permits accessing the
contents of shoulder bag 1 in an even more comfortable manner.
Strap extension 13 on shoulder strap 2 can be realized in the form
of a quick-action extension. Such a quick-action extension, which
is preferably arranged in the lower region of the chest, permits a
wearing comfort that is raised even more and, at the same time,
reduces the access time needed for accessing the contents of the
shoulder bag.
[0044] FIG. 4 shows the wearing apparel of FIG. 3 as defined by the
invention by a view of the back side, with shoulder bag 1 in the
position it is carried. Slide-in aperture 8 is located on the side
of wearing apparel 3 facing the direction in which the aperture of
the bad-weather fitting is opened. A slide-in trimming element 9 is
arranged along slide-in aperture 8. In the area of hem 10, this
slide-in trimming element is provided with a closing element 6 in
the form of a snap fastener. In addition to weather protection,
slide-in trimming element 9 affords additional protection against
theft.
[0045] On the back side of the wearing apparel 3, opposing the
slide-in aperture 8, a wedge 12 is arranged that extends from hem
10 in the upward direction. Wedge 12 permits enlarging the
circumference of wearing apparel 3 in order to be able to carry on
the back under wearing apparel 3 even a tightly filled shoulder bag
1 in a comfortable manner. Preferably, wedge 12 is provided along
its edges with a zipper. Zipper 11 opens and closes wedge 12
quickly, either completely or partly, and assures a perfect fit of
wearing apparel 3 even in the presence of varying volumes of the
shoulder bag.
[0046] FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the wearing apparel 3 as
defined by the invention, with a slide-in apron 14 shown as
shoulder bag 1 slung over the shoulder is being accessed. Slide-in
apron 14 is arranged along slide-in aperture 8. Slide-in apron 14
can be joined with the front component of wearing apparel 3 by
means of a zipper 11.
[0047] Due to this slide-in apron 14 arranged on wearing apparel 3,
the object of use provided with a shoulder strap and to be
transported can be carried along with optimal protection.
[0048] In FIG. 6, wearing apparel 3 is shown with slide-in apron 14
in the condition it is carried, and with a shoulder bag carried on
the body and provided with a shoulder strap 2.
[0049] FIG. 7 shows wearing apparel 3 as defined by the invention
according to FIGS. 1 and 2, with a photo camera carried on shoulder
strap 2.
[0050] In FIG. 8, wearing apparel 3 as defined by the invention
according to FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown with a laptop 17 carried on
shoulder strap 2.
[0051] Thus is has been possible by means of the invention to
develop a wearing apparel for the upper part of the body that
permits quickly stowing away at any time items of use and others
required on travels in a manner than can be clearly overseen and is
safely secured against theft, so that when the wearing apparel is
worn on the body, any items required on travels that are worn on
the body as well by means of an object of use can be protected
against unauthorized access even in heavily populated location.
This object of use need not to be set down either for unfolding or
stowing away the wearing apparel, and, to the extent this object of
use is used also for transporting the wearing apparel as defined by
the invention, this wearing apparel, moreover, not only can be
quickly unfolded from the object of use at any time and without
needing outside help while the person wearing it is walking, but
can also be stowed away again in the object of use. The object of
use, and also its entire contents, are available to the person
wearing it at any time and quickly accessible without outside help
while such a person is walking.
[0052] Accordingly, while only a few embodiments of the present
invention have been shown and described, it is obvious that many
changes and modifications may be made thereunto without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention.
[0053] List of Reference Numerals
[0054] 1 Shoulder bag
[0055] 2 Shoulder strap
[0056] 3 Wearing apparel
[0057] 4 Wing
[0058] 5 Storm (or bad-weather) flap
[0059] 6 Closing element
[0060] 7 Armhole
[0061] 8 Slide-in aperture
[0062] 9 Slide-in flap
[0063] 10 Hem
[0064] 11 Zipper
[0065] 12 Gusset
[0066] 13 Shoulder strap extension
[0067] 14 Slide-in apron
[0068] 15 Tab
[0069] 16 Photo camera
[0070] 17 Laptop
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