U.S. patent application number 14/506603 was filed with the patent office on 2015-08-06 for athletic apparel with a pocket located on or near the hip region for holding a mobile device or music player.
The applicant listed for this patent is Mark Kinsley. Invention is credited to Mark Kinsley.
Application Number | 20150216245 14/506603 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 53753724 |
Filed Date | 2015-08-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150216245 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kinsley; Mark |
August 6, 2015 |
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.
Inventors: |
Kinsley; Mark; (Joplin,
MO) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Kinsley; Mark |
Joplin |
MO |
US |
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Family ID: |
53753724 |
Appl. No.: |
14/506603 |
Filed: |
October 4, 2014 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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61887392 |
Oct 6, 2013 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/212 ; 2/236;
2/237 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 1/08 20130101; A41D
27/205 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A41D 27/20 20060101
A41D027/20; A41F 9/02 20060101 A41F009/02; A41D 1/08 20060101
A41D001/08; A41D 1/14 20060101 A41D001/14 |
Claims
1. Claim an article of clothing for holding an electronic device
having a width and a length, the article of clothing comprising: a
first leg and second leg and a waistband; a first panel of material
forming a side of the first leg having a first length which forms a
portion of the waistband and an interior of a pocket, a second
length forming the exterior of the pocket, a third length forming
the side of the first leg, a first fold between the first and
second lengths and a second fold between the second and third
lengths; and wherein the pocket formed by the first panel is sized
to snugly fit the width and length of the electronic device.
2. Claim the article of clothing of claim 1, wherein the second
fold forms an aperture between the third length and the first
length sized to allow insertion of the electronic device.
3. Claim the article of clothing of claim 2, wherein the waistband
has a thickness exceeding the thickness of the first panel.
4. Claim the article of clothing of claim 3, wherein the aperture
is located near enough to the waistband so that the thickness of
the waistband deters the electronic device from freely exiting the
pocket.
5. Claim the article of clothing of claim 5, wherein the waistband
includes an elastic material.
6. Claim the article of clothing of claim 1, further comprising:
additional material sewn about the second fold.
7. Claim the article of clothing of claim 1, further comprising: a
second pocket formed in the first panel of material.
8. Claim the article of clothing of claim 1, further comprising:
additional stitching on the first panel in proximity to a bottom
location of the pocket to provide tactile sensation of the bottom
location.
9. Claim the article of clothing of claim 8 wherein, the additional
stitching forms a logo.
10. Claim a pair of athletic pants for holding an electronic device
having a length and a width, the athletic pants having a waist, a
pair of hips and a pair of legs to be worn over the wearer's waist
hips and legs, the athletic pants comprising: a first panel of
material having a front, back and top and located at one of the
hips; an aperture formed into the first panel of material near the
top; a pocket sewn into the first panel of material and accessible
through the aperture; the pocket sized to snugly fit the length and
width of an electronic device; a second panel of material having a
top and sewn onto the front of the first panel of material and
configured to form a front of a first leg; a third panel of
material having a top and sewn onto the back of the first panel of
material and configured to form a back of a first leg; a fourth
panel of material having a top and sewn onto the second panel and
the third panel and configured to form a second leg; and a
waistband formed by the top of the first panel, the top of the
second panel, the top of the third panel and the top of the fourth
panel.
11. Claim the pair of athletic pants of claim 10, wherein the
waistband has a depth; and the aperture is formed in the first
panel in proximate location of the waist band such that the depth
of the waistband prevents an electronic device from freely exiting
the aperture.
12. Claim the pair of athletic pants of claim 10, wherein the
waistband comprises a continuous loop of material.
13. Claim the pair of athletic pants of claim 11, wherein the
waistband further comprises a band of elastic material.
14. Claim the pair of athletic pants of claim 10, wherein the
pocket is comprised of elastic material.
15. Claim the pair of athletic pants of claim 10, further
comprising: stitching on the first panel of material proximate a
bottom of the pocket to provide a tactile sensation locating the
bottom of the pocket.
16. Claim an article of clothing comprising: a waistband; and a
pocket formed by a single panel of material sized to snugly fit an
electronic device and sewn onto the article of clothing.
17. Claim the article of clothing of claim 16 wherein the panel of
material further comprises: two folds and the panel of material is
sewn unto itself.
18. Claim the article of clothing of claim 16 wherein the panel of
material above the first fold forms a portion of the waistband and
an interior side of the pocket; wherein the panel of material
between the first fold and the second fold forms an exterior side
of the pocket; and wherein the panel of material below the second
fold forms a portion of the exterior of the article of
clothing.
19. Claim the article of clothing of claim 16, wherein the article
of clothing forms an athletic skirt.
20. Claim the article of clothing of claim 16, wherein the article
of clothing forms a pair of athletic pants.
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, hemp, jute, chiffon, acrylic, organza, latex, nylon, velvet,
taffeta, denim, rayon, georgette, viscose, polypropylene, gray
fabric, satin, stretch fabric, or others.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
[0003] It is an object of the present invention to substantially
overcome or at least ameliorate one or more of the above
disadvantages, or to provide a useful alternative.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] Athletic pants/shorts/skirts having a rectangular shaped
panel/pocket located on or near the hip region or hip joint, on the
right or left side of the wearer's body, attached vertically or
horizontally to the outside or inside of the garment, with the
aperture located on or near the waistband area creating a space for
snugly restraining a mobile device, while limiting exposure to
environmental factors, objects, and equipment that could normally
come into contact with the device(s) if placed in a standard inset
pocket, 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; and to limit the swinging, swaying movement
of the device; and moving the location of the mobile device closer
to the athlete's ears allowing the headphone cord to have more
flexibility.
[0005] The panel/pocket being substantially the width of standard
mobile devices such as the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, LG Nexus, HTC
One, Nokia Lumia, iPod Touch, iPod Nano and others. The panel
having one or more apertures for the insertion/removal of a mobile
device(s).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of
athletic shorts in accordance with the present invention.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 with a mobile device
being inserted into one of the carrying spaces created by the
present invention.
[0008] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
[0009] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
[0010] FIG. 5 is a cross-section view of an alternative embodiment
of the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of
the present invention.
[0012] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of
the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] As depicted in FIG. 1-7 athletic pants/shorts/skirts (10)
having a carrying panel (12) located on or near the hip region with
one or more apertures (40). The carrying panel (12) is positioned
vertically or horizontally along or near the waistband (14) and is
stitched or seamed along its left outer periphery (18) and right
outer periphery (20). The panel (12) is generally rectangular and
the lower outer periphery (16) is generally created by a solid
piece of material that is connected to the main panel (22) and
forming a section of the waistband (14). The width and length of
the panel sections (28) can be varied but at least one
substantially corresponds to the width and length of common mobile
devices and music players such as the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, LG
Nexus, HTC One, Nokia Lumia, iPod Touch, iPod Nano and others.
[0014] The aperture(s) (40) are the same size, narrower, or wider
than the width of the panel (12) and can be elastically deformable
to allow the size of the aperture (40) to be stretched to allow the
insertion of the mobile device into the carrying space.
[0015] The stretch fabric of the panel (12) retains the mobile
device snugly in the carrying space (13) to limit movement of the
device during exercise.
[0016] The hip region location of the panel (12) limits the device
from coming into contact with anterior or posterior objects,
equipment, and environmental factors that are common in strength
training and other exercises.
[0017] As depicted in FIG. 4 once stitched, the material connected
or stitched to the top of the panel (12) along the outer barrier
(15) can act as a dislodgement barrier (17) limiting the mobile
device from falling out of the carrying space (13) if the athlete
is positioned on an incline or upside down, or performing movements
that could dislodge the device.
[0018] Although the invention has been described with reference to
specific examples, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the
art that the invention may be embodied in many other areas.
[0019] NUMBERS CORRESPONDING TO DRAWINGS
[0020] 10 Athletic pants/shorts/skirts
[0021] 12 Panel
[0022] 13 Carrying space
[0023] 14 Waistband
[0024] 15 Outer barrier
[0025] 16 Lower outer periphery
[0026] 17 Dislodgement barrier
[0027] 18 Left outer periphery
[0028] 20 Right outer periphery
[0029] 22 Main panel
[0030] 28 Width and length of the panel sections
[0031] 40 Aperture(s)
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