U.S. patent application number 11/703329 was filed with the patent office on 2008-08-07 for garment with pocket for music device.
Invention is credited to Patric Barnes.
Application Number | 20080184459 11/703329 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39674869 |
Filed Date | 2008-08-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080184459 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Barnes; Patric |
August 7, 2008 |
Garment with pocket for music device
Abstract
The present invention relates to music device pocket on a shirt
or pants or other garment that includes an external pocket attached
to one sleeve of the shirt or pants and adapted to receive a music
device like a popular IPod.TM. and where the pocket forms a cavity
on the shirt sleeve with a rear surface and a top surface and where
the top surface of the pocket contains one or more windows that
allow a user to access the music device, and where the rear surface
or the pocket contains a hole allowing earphone wires from the
music device to pass through the garment and run to the earphones.
The pocket can have an optional second window to allow access to
the controls of the music device. Fabric loops or clips can be
sewed or mounted inside the shirt or pants to hold the earphone
wires as they pass from the device to the earphones.
Inventors: |
Barnes; Patric; (Chicago,
IL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Clifford Kraft
320 Robin Hill Dr.
Naperville
IL
60540
US
|
Family ID: |
39674869 |
Appl. No.: |
11/703329 |
Filed: |
February 7, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/249 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 1/002 20130101;
A41D 27/205 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
2/249 |
International
Class: |
A41D 27/20 20060101
A41D027/20 |
Claims
1. A music device pocket on a shirt comprising: an external pocket
attached to one sleeve of said shirt and adapted to receive a music
device, said pocket forming a cavity on said shirt sleeve with a
rear surface and a top surface; wherein said top surface of said
pocket contains at least one window allowing continuous viewing of
a selection display screen on a side surface of said music
device.
2. The music device pocket of claim 1 wherein said rear surface
contains a hole allowing earphone wires from said music device to
pass through said garment.
3. The music device pocket of claim 1 further comprising a second
window on said top surface of said pocket allowing further access
to said music device.
4. The music device pocket of claim 1 further comprising sewed loop
devices inside said shirt for routing of said earphone wires.
5. The music device pocket of claim 1 wherein said pocket is made
of a material similar to said shirt.
6. A music device pocket on a garment comprising: an external
pocket attached to said garment and adapted to receive a music
device, said pocket forming a cavity on said garment with an a rear
surface and a top surface; wherein said top surface of said pocket
contains at least one window allowing continuous viewing of a
display screen on said music device; and, wherein said rear surface
contains a hole allowing earphone wires from said music device to
pass through said garment.
7. The music device pocket of claim 6 further comprising a second
window on said top surface of said pocket allowing further access
to said music device.
8. The music device pocket of claim 6 further comprising sewed loop
devices inside said garment for routing of said earphone wires.
9. The music device pocket of claim 6 wherein said pocket is made
of a material similar to said shirt.
10. The music device pocket of claim 6 wherein said garment is a
pair of pants.
11. The music device pocket of claim 6 wherein said garment is a
shirt.
12. A method of carrying an electronic music device on a garment
comprising the steps of: sewing an external pocket on a sleeve of a
shirt or a leg of a pants adapted to receive and contain an
electronic music device; placing a hole in said garment behind said
external pocket allowing penetration from inside said pocket to
inside said garment; placing a window on an outside surface of said
pocket allowing continuous viewing of a display screen on a side
surface of said electronic music device.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of placing a
second window on said outside surface of said pocket allowing
further access to said electronic music device.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of placing
attachments inside said garment to hold an earphone wire.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein said pocket matches said shirt
or pants.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein said attachments are fabric
loops.
16. The method of claim 12 wherein said hole and said window is
seamed to prevent raveling.
17. The method of claim 12 wherein said electronic music device is
completely contained in said pocket.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to garments with
pockets to hold a device and more particularly to a garment such as
a shirt or pants with a specially designed sleeve or leg pocket to
hold a music device like an IPod.TM..
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] There have been shirts and pants with sleeve or leg pockets
to hold cigarettes and other devices. Jennings in U.S. Pat. No.
4,825,471 teaches a shirt that holds a music device with the device
in the center and a speaker on each arm. U.S. published application
2004/0133967 teaches a display system on the wrist of a coat or
other garment. U.S. published application 2001/0042263 teaches a
pocket in a garment to hold a cellular telephone.
[0005] A search of the Internet at the present time shows that
shirts called "Ipod Shirts" can be purchased. These shirts contain
an inside center pocket for a music device.
[0006] It would be advantageous to have a shirt that had a sleeve
pocket for that would hold a music device like the popular IPod.TM.
manufactured by Apple Corporation of Cupertino Calif. (IPod is a
registered trademark of Apple Corporation). It would also be
advantageous to have pants with a leg pocket for a similar
function.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention relates to music device pocket on a
shirt or pants or other garment that includes an external pocket
attached to one sleeve of the shirt or pants and adapted to receive
a music device like a popular IPod.TM. and where the pocket forms a
cavity on the shirt sleeve with a rear surface and a top surface,
and where the top surface of the pocket contains one or more
windows that allow a user to access the music device. The rear
surface or the pocket can contain a hole allowing earphone wires
from the music device to pass through the garment and run to the
earphones. The pocket can have a second window on the top surface
to allow access to the controls of the music device. Fabric loops
or clips can be sewed or mounted inside the shirt or pants to hold
the earphone wires as they pass from the device to the
earphones.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1A shows a shirt with a music device in a sleeve
pocket
[0009] FIG. 1B shows the shirt of FIG. 1A with a different
embodiment of the pocket.
[0010] FIG. 2A shows the embodiment of FIG. 1A with hidden lines
showing how earphone wires can be routed inside the garment.
[0011] FIG. 2B shows a detail of the loop shown in FIG. 2A.
[0012] FIG. 3 shows the embodiment of FIG. 1A with the device
removed.
[0013] FIG. 4 shows the embodiment of FIG. 1A with the pocket
removed displaying a hole for the earphone wires.
[0014] FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention in a
pair of pants.
[0015] Several illustrations and drawings have been presented to
better aid in the understanding of the invention. The scope of the
present invention is not limited to what is shown in the
figures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0016] The present invention relates to a garment such as a shirt
of pants with a specially designed pocket to receive a music device
such as the currently popular IPod device manufactured by Apple
Computer Corporation of Cupertino Calif. (IPod is a registered
trademark of Apple Computer), or a radio, camera, cellular
telephone, other MP3 music device or any other electronic or
mechanical device.
[0017] Turning to FIG. 1A, a shirt 1 can be seen with a special
pocket 3 on one sleeve 2 to receive a music device. This pocket 3
can be mounted conveniently anywhere on the sleeve; however, the
position shown in FIG. 1A is preferred. Earphone wires 6 terminate
in earphones 7 which can fit into a user's ears. These earphone
wires 6 run under the garment and down to the music device 4. A
window 5 can be used to show the selection display screen of the
device. The music device 4 can be inserted into the pocket 3 upside
down to make direct viewing of the display window possible. The
window 5 is thus shown at the bottom of the pocket 3. While this is
the preferred method, any method of inserting the music device in
the pocket and any position of the window on the pocket is within
the scope of the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 1B shows the same embodiment of FIG. 1A with an
optional second window 11. This second window can be supplied on
this particular embodiment of the invention to allow the user to
access the controls of the music device. When the second window 11
is not used, access to the controls can be by feel through the
material of the pocket.
[0019] FIG. 2A shows by hidden lines the routing of the earphone
wires 6 inside the shirt 1. The hidden part of the wires 8 run from
the collar down to the sleeve 2 where they enter the device pocket
3 through a hole in the fabric. The wires can be attached to the
garment by fabric loops 9 or other clips located inside the
garment. The use of fabric loops is preferred so that there is no
discomfort to the wearer. FIG. 2B shows a detail of a sewed fabric
loop 9.
[0020] FIG. 3 shows the embodiment of FIGS. 1-2 with the music
device 4 being removed. To remove the device, the user simply
disconnects the earphone wires 6 and pulls the device 4 out of the
pocket 3. It should be noted that the inside of the pocket area may
need elastic to hold the music device in place since music devices
may come in different sizes. An optional zipper or VELCRO.TM. may
also be used to secure the pocket.
[0021] FIG. 4 shows the shirt 1 with the pocket 3 removed or not
yet sewed on. A special hole 10 can be provided inside the pocket
(on the shirt 12) for the earphone wires to pass through the
garment. A preferred location for the hole is around 9 inches below
the shoulder seam of the shirt. The preferred shape of the hole 10
is round; however any shape hole is within the scope of the present
invention. While a hole is the preferred method of passing the
earphone wires through the shirt, any method of routing the wires
to the music device is within the scope of the present invention.
In particular, in a wireless application of the invention, coupling
between the earphones 7 and the music device 4 can be accomplished
by wideband BLUETOOTH or other wireless method. In this case there
are no earphone wires. For this wireless application of the present
invention, no hole is necessary; however, a hole can still be
provided to satisfy the needs of both methods of operation.
[0022] FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the present invention on a
pair of pants 13. Here a pocket 3 is sewn onto a pant leg in a
similar fashion as the previously described shirt embodiments of
the invention. Similar fabric loops or clips 9 can be used to hold
the earphone wires 6 as they pass upward into the shirt. The
earphone wires 6 can normally pass into the shirt where more fabric
loops or clips 9 guide them to the neck. Alternatively, the
earphone wires 6 can run outside the shirt after exiting the pants
13. The window 5 is again at the bottom of the pocket; however it
is understood that it can appear anywhere on the pocket or be
omitted.
[0023] In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the
pockets in either the shirt or pants could be mounted internally on
the sleeve or leg with just a slit exposed where the music device
could be mounted on the inside of the sleeve or pants leg. This
embodiment, while within the scope of the present invention, is not
preferred because of the bulk of the device on the sleeve or leg
causing discomfort to the user. In addition, in this embodiment, it
is more difficult to reach the controls of the device.
[0024] The pockets described in the present invention can be made
of the same material as the shirt or pants and can be sewn on,
ironed on, or provided by any method of attaching pockets to
garments. The hole behind the pockets can be seamed to prevent
raveling of thread or material. Also, some of the embodiments shown
herein have windows in the pocket for access to the electronic
music device; however, all windows are optional. It is within the
scope of the present invention to have a pocket with no windows. It
is also optional to have the electronic device be
non-removable.
[0025] Several descriptions and illustrations of the present
invention have been provided to aid in the understanding of the
invention. One skilled in the art will realize that there are
numerous changes and variations that can be made without departing
from the spirit of the invention. Each of these changes and
variations is within the scope of the present invention.
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