U.S. patent application number 10/754208 was filed with the patent office on 2004-10-21 for pocket construction.
Invention is credited to Leba, Christopher.
Application Number | 20040205879 10/754208 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 33162440 |
Filed Date | 2004-10-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040205879 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Leba, Christopher |
October 21, 2004 |
Pocket construction
Abstract
A pocket construction includes a first panel, at least one
second reinforcing panel that sits near the first panel, and a
third panel including an overlap portion that overlaps at least a
portion of the first panel. A pocket portion is mounted to the
overlap portion of the third panel. At least one first fastener
joins the first panel and the at least one reinforcing panel. In an
embodiment of the invention, at least one second fastener joins the
pocket portion, the overlap portion and the first and second
panels. In the embodiment of the invention, the fasteners are
bartacks.
Inventors: |
Leba, Christopher;
(Brooklyn, NY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
OSTROLENK FABER GERB & SOFFEN
1180 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK
NY
100368403
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Family ID: |
33162440 |
Appl. No.: |
10/754208 |
Filed: |
January 9, 2004 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60464403 |
Apr 17, 2003 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/247 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 27/20 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
002/247 |
International
Class: |
A41D 027/20 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A pocket construction, comprising: a first panel; at least one
second reinforcing panel that sits near the first panel; a third
panel including an overlap portion that overlaps at least a portion
of the first panel; a pocket portion mounted to the overlap portion
of the third panel; and at least one first fastener to join the
first panel and the at least one reinforcing panel.
2. The pocket construction of claim 1, wherein the at least one
first fastener is a bartack.
3. The pocket construction of claim 1, wherein at least one second
fastener joins the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the
first and second panels.
4. The pocket construction of claim 3, wherein the at least one
second fastener is a bartack.
5. The pocket construction of claim 3, wherein at least two of the
first fastener joins the first panel and the at least one second
reinforcing panel, and at least two of the second fasteners join
the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the first and second
panels.
6. The pocket construction of claim 3, wherein the pocket portion
has two opposite corners, and at least two of the second fasteners
join the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the first and
second panels at the opposite corners.
7. A pocket construction, comprising: a first panel; at least one
second reinforcing panel that sits near the first panel; a third
panel including an overlap portion that overlaps at least a portion
of the first panel; a pocket portion mounted to the overlap portion
of the third panel; at least two first bartacks to join the first
panel and the at least one reinforcing panel; and at least two
second bartacks to join the pocket portion, the overlap portion and
the first and second panels.
8. The pocket construction of claim 7, wherein the pocket portion
has two opposite corners, and the at least two second bartacks join
the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the first and second
panels at the opposite corners.
9. A pocket construction, comprising: a first panel; at least one
second reinforcing panel that sits near the first panel; a third
panel including an overlap portion that overlaps at least a portion
of the first panel; a pocket portion mounted to the overlap portion
of the third panel, the pocket portion structured and arranged to
sit a distance away from a top edge of the overlap portion to
define a fastening area therebetween; and at least one first
fastener to join the overlap portion, the first panel and the at
least one reinforcing panel at the fastening area.
10. The pocket construction of claim 9, wherein the fastening area
is about 0.375 inches high.
11. The pocket construction of claim 9, wherein the at least one
first fastener is a bartack.
12. The pocket construction of claim 9, wherein at least one second
fastener joins the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the
first and second panels.
13. The pocket construction of claim 12, wherein the at least one
second fastener is a bartack.
14. The pocket construction of claim 12, wherein at least two of
the first fastener joins the overlap portion, the first panel and
the at least one second reinforcing panel, and at least two of the
second fastener joins the pocket portion, the overlap portion and
the first and second panels.
15. The pocket construction of claim 12, wherein the pocket portion
has two opposite corners, and at least two of the second fastener
joins the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the first and
second panels at the opposite corners.
16. A pocket construction, comprising: a first panel; at least one
second reinforcing panel that sits near the first panel; a third
panel including an overlap portion that overlaps at least a portion
of the first panel; a pocket portion mounted to the overlap portion
of the third panel, the pocket portion structured and arranged to
sit a distance away from a top edge of the overlap portion to
define a fastening area therebetween; at least two first bartacks
to join the overlap portion, the first panel and the at least one
reinforcing panel at the fastening area; and at least two second
bartacks to join the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the
first and second panels.
17. The pocket construction of claim 16, wherein the pocket portion
has two opposite corners, and the at least two second bartacks join
the pocket portion, the overlap portion and the first and second
panels at the opposite corners.
18. The pocket construction of claim 16, wherein the fastening area
is about 0.375 inches high.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority to
application serial no. 60/464,403, filed Apr. 17, 2003, entitled
IMPROVED POCKET CONSTRUCTION, the entire contents of which are
incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to the pocket construction of
pants such as jeans, and in particular to an improved pocket
construction that allows the pants to be more durable.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] The pocket construction for conventional pants pockets such
as pockets on jeans are not very strong. This also applies to the
pocket construction of the so-called "work" jeans available from
any of the known suppliers.
[0006] Referring now to FIGS. 1a-3, there is shown a representation
of a conventional pocket construction 100 on a conventional jean
110. The pocket construction 100 includes a pocket 112 sewn to a
back panel 114 of the jeans 110. The pocket 100 is attached to the
back panel 114 by any of the known methods, e.g., sewing.
[0007] Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 3, typically, the pocket 100 is
sewn onto the back panel 114 by any of the known methods. Bartacks
116, as known by those skilled in the art, are included at the
corners 118 of the pocket 112 for reinforcement. The bartacks 116
join six layers of the pocket 112 found at the corners 118, to the
back panel 114 which is made up of one layer. The six layers of
fabric at the corners of the pocket 112 are derived from folding
over the top edge of the pocket twice, and then folding over the
side edge once.
[0008] With this construction, it has been found that there is an
imbalance in the corner area 118 which is caused by the six layers
of fabric from the pocket 112 sewn onto the single layer of fabric
of the back panel 114, and reinforced by the bartacks 116. Without
being bound by theory, it is believed that this imbalance creates a
stress point 120 at area 118 which can not be overcome by the
single layer of fabric of the back panel 114. As a result, this
causes the pocket 110 to easily rip the pants 100 at or near the
stress point 120.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The improved pocket construction of the present invention
provides a pocket construction that is more securely attached to a
pair of pants, including but not limited to jeans, and consequently
does not easily rip the pants to which the pocket is attached.
[0010] Other features and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent from the following description of the invention
which refers to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING(S)
[0011] For the purpose if illustrating the invention, there is
shown in the drawings an embodiment which is presently preferred;
it being understood however, that the invention is not limited to
the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
[0012] FIG. 1a is a perspective back view of a conventional pair of
pants including a conventional pants pocket construction.
[0013] FIG. 1b is a perspective front view of the conventional pair
of paints of FIG. 1.
[0014] FIG. 2 is a more detailed view of the conventional pants
pocket construction of FIG. 1a.
[0015] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of
FIG. 2.
[0016] FIGS. 4a and 4b are perspective views of an embodiment of
the improved pocket construction of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 5 is a more detailed view of the improved pocket
construction of FIGS. 4a and 4b.
[0018] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of
FIG. 5.
[0019] FIGS. 7a and 7b is an alternative embodiment of the improved
pocket construction of the present invention.
[0020] FIG. 8 is a more detailed view of the improved pocket
construction of FIGS. 7a and 7b.
[0021] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of
FIG. 8
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
[0022] Referring now to FIGS. 4a-6 wherein like numerals indicate
like elements, there is shown a pair of pants 10, incorporating the
improved pocket construction 12 of the present invention. It should
be realized by those skilled in the art that the improved pocket
construction of the present invention can be used in connection
with any type of pocket and any type of pants, including but not
limited to, jeans.
[0023] The pants 10 are generally constructed in the conventional
manner by any of the known methods. For example, the pants 10
include a top portion or yoke 14 sewn onto a bottom portion or back
panel 16. The yoke 14 is attached to the back panel 16 by any of
the known methods, e.g., sewing. The yoke 14 can be sewn to the
back panel 16 at a yoke seam 18 by folding over a top edge 20 of
the back panel 16. Thus, the top edge 20 of the back panel 16
consists of two fabric layers 20a, 20b at the yoke seam 18.
[0024] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the
yoke 14 includes a second reinforcing yoke layer of fabric 22 that
sits near the yoke 14. Preferably, the second reinforcing yoke
layer 22 sits behind the yoke 14. It should be realized by those
skilled in the art that any number of additional reinforcing layers
can also be added. The yoke layers 14 and 22 are joined by any of
the known methods. In an exemplary embodiment, the yoke layers can
be joined by one or more fasteners such as bartacks 24. It should
be realized by those skilled in the art that the term "join" or
"joined" or the like as used herein should be interpreted in the
broadest possible scope. One non-limiting meaning of those terms is
to join two or more layers, and/or to reinforce the joining of the
two or more layers.
[0025] With the addition of the second reinforcing layer 22, the
yoke seam 18 now consists of four layers of fabric. These four
layers are the fabric layers 20a, 20b located at the top edge 20 of
the back panel 16, the yoke 14 and the reinforcing layer 22.
[0026] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the
pocket 12 is affixed to the pants 10 at the yoke seam 18 and the
back panel 16 by aligning the top of the pocket 12 with the top
edge 20 of the back panel 16. The pocket 12 can be affixed to the
pants by any of the known methods, e.g., sewing.
[0027] The corners 26 of the pocket 12 can include six layers of
fabric. The six layers of fabric at the corners 26 of the pocket 12
are derived from folding over the top edge of the pocket 100 twice,
and then folding over the side edge once. Thus, at the corners 26,
six layers of fabric from the pocket 12 are sewn onto the four
layers of fabric at the yoke seam 18.
[0028] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, for
added reinforcement, a second fastener or fasteners such as
bartacks 28 are added to the corners 26 to join all ten layers of
fabric. These ten layers are the six layers of fabric from the
pocket 12, the fabric layers 20a, 20b of the back panel 16, the
yoke 14, and the reinforcing yoke layer 22. It should be realized
by those skilled in the art that any fastener or means could be
used to join the fabric as described herein.
[0029] It has been found that with this "double bartacks"
construction, it is very difficult to remove the pocket 12 from the
pants 10, or even to rip the pants 10 by pulling on the pocket 12.
Not being bound by theory, at least part of the reason may be
because the pocket construction now has two stress points 30, 32
instead of one, and/or because the stress points are reinforced
with more layers of fabric than prior constructions.
[0030] The primary stress point 30 is where the bartack 28 joins
the ten layers of fabric, namely the six layers of fabric from the
pocket 12, the layers 20a, 20b of the back panel 16, the yoke 14,
and the reinforcing yoke layer 22. The secondary stress point 32 is
where the bartacks 24 join the yoke layers 14 and 22. By utilizing
two sets of bartacks, namely the bartacks 24 and 28, the strength
of the pocket 12 is much improved. The bartacks 24 join the yoke 14
and the reinforcing layer 22 to increase the strength of the pants
in that area which is the secondary stress point 32. The bartacks
28 on the pocket 12 join the pocket to the four layers of fabric at
the yoke seam 18, making it hard to pull the pockets off the pants
at that area, namely the primary stress point 30.
[0031] Referring now to FIGS. 7a-9, there is shown an alternative
embodiment of the pocket construction 212 of the present invention,
which is a variation of the "double bartacks" system. Like the
aforementioned exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 4a-6, the pants 210
include a top portion or yoke 214 sewn onto a bottom portion or
back panel 216. The yoke 214 is attached to the back panel 216 by
any of the known methods, e.g., sewing. In an exemplary embodiment,
the yoke 214 is sewn to the back panel 216 at a yoke seam 218 by
folding over the top edge 220 of the back panel 216. Thus, the top
edge 220 of the back panel 216 consists of two fabric layers 220a,
220b at the yoke seam 218. In this exemplary embodiment, the yoke
seam 218 is made larger than a conventional yoke seam to allow the
pocket 212 to be placed lower on the seam 218, FIG. 9, for the
reasons set forth below.
[0032] Similar to the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 4a-6, the yoke
214 includes a second yoke reinforcing layer of fabric 222 that
sits near the yoke 214. Preferably, the second reinforcing layer
222 sits behind the yoke 214. With the addition of the second layer
222, the yoke seam 218 now consists of four layers of fabric. These
four layers are the fabric layers 220a, 220b located at the top
edge 220 of back panel 216 or the yoke seam 218, the yoke 214 and
the reinforcing layer 222
[0033] In an exemplary embodiment, the pocket 212 is sewn onto the
pants 210 below the top edge 220 of the enlarged yoke seam 218 and
onto the back panel 216 by any of the known methods, e.g., sewing.
The pocket 212 is sewn a sufficient distance from the top edge of
the yoke seam 218 to define a fastening area 221 to allow one or
more of a bartack 224 to join the layers 220a, 220b in addition to
the yoke 214 and the reinforcing layer 222. For example, the pocket
212 can be sewed onto the pants 210 about 0.375 inches from the top
edge 220 of the yoke seam 218. This reduces any direct stress to
the yoke seam 218 and the yoke 214.
[0034] In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the
corners 226 of the pocket 212 include six layers of fabric. The six
layers of fabric at the corners 226 of the pocket 212 are derived
by folding over the top edge of the pocket twice, and then folding
over the side edge once. Thus, at the corners 226, the six layers
of fabric from the pocket 212 are sewn onto onto the four layers of
fabric at the yoke seam 218 by any of the known methods. In an
exemplary embodiment, a second fastener or set of fasteners such as
a bartack 228 can be added to the corners 226 to join all ten
layers of fabric for added reinforcement. These ten layers are the
six layers of fabric from the pocket 212, the layers 220a, 220b of
the back panel 216, the yoke layer 214, and the reinforcing yoke
layer 222.
[0035] The added space on the yoke seam 218, i.e., the fastening
area 221, allows room on the yoke seam 218 for a second fastener or
fasteners such as the second bartack 224 to join the layers 220a
and 220b, the yoke 214 and the second reinforcing layer 222 for
added reinforcement.
[0036] It has been found that with this "double bartacks"
construction, it is very difficult to remove the pocket 212 from
the pants 210, or even to rip the pants 210 by pulling on the
pocket 212. Not being bound by theory, this may be because the
pocket construction now has two stress points instead of one,
and/or because the stress points are reinforced with more layers of
fabric than prior art constructions. The primary stress point 230
is where the bartacks 228 join the six layers of fabric from pocket
212, the fabric layers 220a, 220b of the back panel 216, the yoke
layer 214, and the reinforcing yoke layer 222. The secondary stress
point 232 is where the bartacks 224 join the yoke layers 214 and
222 and also reinforces the joinder of the yoke layers 214, 222 to
the yoke seam 218.
[0037] Although the present invention has been described in
relation to particular embodiments thereof, many other variations
and modifications and other uses will become apparent to those
skilled in the art. It is preferred, therefore, that the present
invention be limited not by the specific disclosure herein.
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