U.S. patent number 3,840,901 [Application Number 05/372,184] was granted by the patent office on 1974-10-15 for pocket assembly having adhesive means for attachment to a garment.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Becton, Dickenson and Company. Invention is credited to Charles U. Eyster.
United States Patent |
3,840,901 |
Eyster |
October 15, 1974 |
POCKET ASSEMBLY HAVING ADHESIVE MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO A
GARMENT
Abstract
A pocket which is capable of being readily mounted in position
at any location on a garment is disclosed. The pocket is provided
with at least a front panel having a top edge for forming the
access opening between the panel and the garment and the adhesive
means applied to portions of the back surface of the panel so that
the pocket is capable of being affixed to the garment at any
desired location thereon.
Inventors: |
Eyster; Charles U. (Danville,
CA) |
Assignee: |
Becton, Dickenson and Company
(East Rutherford, NJ)
|
Family
ID: |
23467054 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/372,184 |
Filed: |
June 21, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/247 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D
27/204 (20130101); A41D 27/20 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A41D
27/20 (20060101); A41d 027/20 () |
Field of
Search: |
;2/247,243R,243B,87,DIG.7 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Guest; Alfred R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kane, Dalsimer, Kane, Sullivan and
Kurucz
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A unitary pocket assembly which is capable of being readily
affixed on a garment at any desired location comprising;
at least a front panel having a top edge for forming the access
opening between said panel and the garment to which the pocket is
to be attached; and
pressure-sensitive adhesive means located on at least the portions
of the periphery of said panel.
2. The pocket of claim 1 wherein said panel is made of a
thermoplastic film.
3. The pocket of claim 2 wherein said thermoplastic film is a low
density polyolefin.
4. The pocket of claim 3 wherein said polyolefin is
polyethylene.
5. The pocket of claim 1 wherein said front panel has a thickness
of from about 0.5 to 10 mils.
6. The pocket of claim 1 wherein said front panel has a thickness
of about 3 to 5 mils.
7. The pocket of claim 1 wherein said pocket comprises a back panel
sealed to a front panel along corresponding side edges and bottom
edges, said top edge of said front panel forming the access opening
between said front panel and said back panel and wherein said
pressure-sensitive means is located on the back surface of said
back panel.
8. The pocket of claim 1 wherein a release sheet is releasably
attached to the adhesive surface.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various types of replaceable pocket assemblies are known and have
been used in the past. Representative of the prior art are U.S.
Pat. Nos. 1,062,160; 1,245,481; 2,591,059; 2,604,624; 3,137,865;
3,438,062; and 3,611,444. All of these prior art teachings disclose
various assemblies for attaching and detaching replaceable pockets
to garments.
Where protective clothing is employed, pockets that are provided
may not be in a desirable location depending on the conditions to
which the wearer of the garment is exposed. Furthermore, pockets
which are provided on protective garments may not be properly
sized, shaped and/or located. Also, types of pockets may vary
depending upon the working environment. Accordingly, it is
advantageous to furnish protective garments without pockets
attached but with pockets furnished separately which are
constructed, sized and shaped so that they may be readily attached
wherever desired by the wearer for any working environment or
condition. For example, where snagging is a problem, clothing with
no pockets or pockets only on the inside of the garment may be
needed. In other cases, it may be convenient to have pockets on the
pants legs or on the sleeves. There are also requirements where
more than the usual number of pockets improve the effectiveness of
the garment. Also, garments such as hospital gowns require pockets
at various locations where they can be more efficiently employed by
the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a pocket
which is capable of being positioned at any desired location on a
garment. It is also an object of the invention to provide a pocket
of various sizes, shapes and designs which are readily mounted in
position on a garment. It is also an object of the invention to
provide a pocket having adhesive means formed thereon which may be
pressure sensitive and readily applied to the garment in fixed
sealing engagement. Other objects and advantages of the invention
herein will become more apparent from a description of the
invention which follows.
My invention generally contemplates the provision of a pocket which
is capable of being readily mounted in position at any location on
a garment, the pocket comprising at least a front panel having a
top edge for forming the access opening between the panel and the
garment, adhesive means applied to at least portions of the
periphery on the back side of the panel so that the pocket is
capable of being affixed to the garment at any desired location
thereon.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an elevational perspective view of a pocket according to
the invention herein in which a pocket is mounted on a backing or
release sheet ready for attachment to a garment.
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of FIG. 1 partly broken away
illustrating the front panel heat sealed to the back panel mounted
on the release sheet.
FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the pocket illustrating zone
printing on the back panel.
FIG. 4 is an elevational view of a pocket illustrated mounted on a
garment G.
FIG. 5 illustrates an alternate form of the invention in which the
front panel is attached to the garment, the garment forming the
back panel of the pocket.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIG. 1, pocket 10 comprises a front panel 12, a
back panel 14 having an adhesive coating 16 applied to the back
surface of panel 14 and a release sheet 18 releasably mounted to
panel 14. Front panel 12 is formed having relatively vertical edges
13, an arcuate bottom edge 15 and a top edge 17. Back panel 14 is
similarly configured, however, it is slightly larger so that top
edge 17 of front panel 12 is spaced from the top edge 19 of back
panel 14 to provide a ready access opening for pocket 10. Edges 13
and 15 are sealed to the corresponding edges of back panel 14
thereby forming pocket 10.
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of pocket 10 of FIG. 1
mounted to garment G after release sheet 18 has been removed.
Pocket 10 may be affixed to garment G by pressing them together if
the adhesive 16 is pressure sensitive or by the application of heat
and pressure if the adhesive is heat sensitive.
Pocket 10' is illustrated in FIG. 3 without release sheet 18
affixed thereto. Front panel 12' is preferably heat sealed around
its edges 13' and 15' to the corresponding edges of back panel 14'.
Applied to the back surface of back panel 14' is adhesive 16' which
is zone printed thereon only around the peripheral edges thereof.
Pocket 10' is then ready for attachment to provide pockets capable
of being affixed to a garment at any desired location such as is
illustrated in FIG. 4. Pocket 10' is affixed to garment G in FIG. 4
by pressing pocket 10' with the adhesive side down against garment
G or by the application of heat and pressure.
FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4. However pocket 10" is affixed to
garment G by adhesive attachment around the peripheral edges 13"
and 15". Pocket 10" is formed without back panel 14 so that the
adhesive means 16" (not shown) is applied on the back of panel 12"
only along edges 13" and 15" and is attached to garment G in a
similar fashion as described in FIG. 4.
Many types of materials may be employed for making the pocket
assemblies of the invention herein. It is preferred that the front
panel be made of a thermoplastics material such as a low density
polyethylene, polyvinylchloride or copolymers of polyvinylchloride
or any other suitable thermoplastics material. The thermoplastics
material is preferably in the form of a film, or the material may
be woven or non-woven. Preferably the material is formed having a
thickness of from about 0.5 to 10 mils and preferably about 3 to 5
mils.
Back panel 14 is preferably made of a non-woven fabric material
such as Durafiber sold by the E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company. It
should be understood that back panel 14 can be made of the same
material as is front panel 12.
Back panel 18 is formed having a thickness of between 1 to 10 mils
and preferably between 5 to 8 mils.
Adhesive material 16 as indicated above may be the pressure
sensitive type such as adhesive No. NP605 produced by The Morgan
Adhesives Company of Stowe, Ohio. Also, adhesive 16 may be heat
sensitive such as Bostic Web Adhesive produced by Bostik Chemical
Group, U.S.M. Corporation, Middleton, Mass. It should be understood
however, that where front panel 12 is made of a polyvinyl material
and the garment to which it is to be attached is also made of a
polyvinyl material, pocket 10" can be heat sealed thereto without
the application of an adhesive. It should also be understood that
adhesive 16 may vary considerably depending upon the type of
material to which the pocket is to be attached.
The release or backing sheet 18 is preferably made of a paper which
masks the entire adhesive surface of panel 14 and can be readily
removed therefrom without the removal of any of the adhesive
applied to back panel 14.
It is understood that any changes in materials can be employed and
changes in shapes and sizes of the pockets can be made without
departing from the spirit of the invention herein.
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