Brassiere with storage compartment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10932502-B2
Application number	US-201916405124-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2019
Priority date	Nov 11, 2016
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

A brassiere disclosed herein includes a cup, a band coupled to and disposed below the cup, and a pocket disposed on the band. The pocket may be formed by an inner panel and an outer panel that are coupled together at their edges. The pocket may be sized and shaped to receive a portable electronic device. The outer panel of the pocket may be constructed from a mesh material that permits visibility of the contents of the pocket. The mesh material of the outer panel may also enable a wearer of the brassiere to activate or utilize the touch screen of a portable electronic device disposed within the pocket without removing the portable electronic device from the pocket or without reaching within the pocket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sports brassiere configured to be worn on a torso of a wearer, the brassiere comprising:
a body defining a lower edge; and
a pocket coupled to the lower edge of the body, the pocket comprising a textile cover panel coupled to an inner fabric panel to define a pocket storage cavity, wherein the textile cover panel is configured to permit the wearer to directly contact an object positioned in the storage cavity through the cover panel.

2. The brassiere of claim 1 , wherein:
the brassiere defines a front brassiere side and a rear brassiere side; and
the pocket is coupled to the lower edge of the body such that the pocket is accessible from the front brassiere side.

3. The brassiere of claim 2 , wherein the cover panel comprises strands intertwined to define a plurality of apertures between the strands.

4. The brassiere of claim 3 , wherein the strands are resilient yarns, hard yarns, or a combination thereof.

5. The brassiere of claim 4 , wherein the wearer directly contacts an object positioned in the storage cavity via the plurality of apertures.

6. The brassiere of claim 5 , wherein:
the object stored in the pocket is a mobile device including a capacitive surface that is configured to be contacted by a wearer through the cover panel to manipulate the capacitive surface.

7. The brassiere of claim 6 , wherein the cover panel is mesh fabric having apertures of about 0.5 mm to about 2.5 mm.

8. The brassiere of claim 1 , wherein:
the cover panel is an outer panel defining an outer panel top edge, an outer panel bottom edge opposite the outer panel top edge, an outer panel first edge, and an outer panel second edge opposite the outer panel first edge; and
a portion of the outer panel top edge is decoupled from the inner fabric panel to define an opening providing access to the pocket storage cavity.

9. The brassiere of claim 8 , wherein the decoupled portion of the outer panel top edge is an arcuate notch formed into the outer panel.

10. The brassiere of claim 1 , wherein the body further includes shoulders straps and breast cups.

11. The brassiere of claim 10 , wherein the inner fabric panel is coupled to the lower edge of the body and is a continuous resilient band encircling the torso of the wearer.

12. A brassiere configured to be worn on a torso of a wearer, the brassiere comprising:
a body defining a lower edge; and
a pocket coupled to the lower edge of the body and defining a storage cavity, the pocket comprising a cover panel coupled to an inner fabric panel, wherein the cover panel is constructed of strands intertwined such that apertures are defined between the strands.

13. The brassiere of claim 12 , wherein the apertures are configured to permit viewing of an object positioned within the pocket storage cavity.

14. The brassiere of claim 13 , wherein the apertures are further configured to permit the wearer to directly contact an object positioned within the pocket storage cavity.

15. The brassiere of claim 14 , wherein the strands are selected from the group consisting of resilient yarns, hard yarns, and a combination of resilient yarns and hard yarns.

16. The brassiere of claim 15 , wherein:
the brassiere defines an interior, wearer-facing side and an exterior side opposite the interior wearer-facing side; and
the pocket is located on the exterior side of the brassiere.

17. The brassiere of claim 16 , wherein:
the brassiere further defines a front side and a rear side opposite the front side; and
the pocket is located on the front side of the brassiere.

18. The brassiere of claim 17 , wherein the cover panel further includes an arcuate notch to enable access to the pocket storage cavity.

19. The brassiere of claim 18 , wherein the cover panel is mesh fabric having apertures of about 0.5 mm to about 2.5 mm.

20. The brassiere of claim 12 , wherein the inner fabric panel is a resilient band that extends continuously along the lower edge of the body.

Assignees

• Under Armour Inc

Inventors

• Wittstadt Abby
• Flower Danielle
• Becker Thomas

Classifications

• A41C3/0035 Primary

  with pockets · CPC title

• A41C3/0057

  for sport activities · CPC title