Pocket for a garment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11700897-B2
Application number	US-202016860847-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	May 6, 2019
Publication date	Jul 18, 2023
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023

Abstract

Examples of a pocket for a garment are described. The pocket for a garment, such as sport apparel, comprises an outer pocket panel and an inner pocket panel attached along respective side edges and bottom edges so that a pocket opening is formed therebetween. An elastic or silicone gripping surface is formed on an inner face of the pocket so that when an item is inserted into the pocket, it removably adheres or sticks to the griping surface preventing or reducing bouncing action of the item within the pocket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pocket for a garment, comprising:
a pocket bag having an upward facing pocket opening, the pocket bag being formed by attaching an outer panel to an inner panel along respective side edges and bottom edges thereof, the upward facing pocket opening formed proximate to or along a top edge of the pocket and facing toward a top edge of the garment;
a pocket flap attached to either the outer panel or the inner panel along a top edge thereof and at least a portion of the side edges thereof forming an internal storage pocket, side edges of the internal storage pocket being shorter than the side edges of the pocket bag, a bottom edge of the pocket flap being free-hanging forming a downward facing entrance opening to the internal storage pocket, the downward facing entrance opening positioned beneath the top edge of the pocket and the upward facing pocket opening; and
a gripping surface formed on an inner face of the internal storage pocket, wherein the gripping surface is an elastic silicone strip attached proximate the entrance opening of the internal storage pocket;
wherein an item inserted into the inner storage pocket sticks to the griping surface preventing or reducing bouncing action of the item within the pocket;
wherein the outer panel is a single outer panel and wherein the single outer panel is attached directly to the inner panel along the respective side edges and bottom edges thereof; and,
wherein the pocket is formed in a waistband on a back side of the garment, wherein the outer panel is a portion of an outer panel of the waistband, wherein the inner panel is a portion of an inner panel of the waistband, wherein the top edges of the outer panel and the inner panel form a top edge of the waistband, the top edge of the pocket, and the top edge of the garment, and wherein the top edges of the outer panel and the inner panel are unattached to thereby form the upward facing pocket opening.

2. The pocket according to claim 1 , wherein the internal pocket flap is an elastic mesh.

3. The pocket according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the pocket flap is two-thirds a depth of the pocket bag.

4. The pocket according to claim 1 , wherein the garment is a skirt or a pair of shorts or pants.

5. The pocket according to claim 1 , wherein the gripping surface is attached to the pocket flap.

6. The pocket according to claim 1 , further comprising a pocket stabilizer positioned at the top edge of either the outer panel or the inner panel, wherein the pocket stabilizer is made from a flex rubber or an elastic tape, and wherein the top edge of either the outer panel or the inner panel is folded over the pocket stabilizer.

7. The pocket according to claim 1 , wherein the top edge of the pocket is formed proximate to or along the top edge of the garment at a waist opening of the garment.

8. A pocket for a garment, comprising:
a pocket bag having an upward facing pocket opening, the upward facing pocket opening formed proximate to or along a top edge of the pocket and facing toward a top edge of the garment; and
a gripping surface formed on an inner face of the pocket bag;
wherein the gripping surface is an elastic silicone strip attached proximate a downward facing entrance opening of an internal storage pocket formed within the pocket bag by a pocket flap, the downward facing entrance opening positioned beneath the top edge of the pocket and the upward facing pocket opening;
wherein an item inserted into the pocket sticks to the griping surface preventing or reducing bouncing action of the item within the pocket;
wherein the pocket flap is attached to either an outer pocket panel or an inner pocket panel of the pocket bag along an edge of the pocket opening and to at least a portion of side edges of the outer or inner pocket panels that are perpendicular to the edge of the pocket opening; and, wherein the outer pocket panel is a single outer pocket panel and wherein the single outer pocket panel is attached directly to the inner pocket panel along respective side edges and bottom edges thereof; and,
wherein the pocket is formed in a waistband on a back side of the garment, wherein the outer pocket panel is a portion of an outer panel of the waistband, wherein the inner pocket panel is a portion of an inner panel of the waistband or garment, wherein top edges of the outer pocket panel and the inner pocket panel form a top edge of the waistband, the top edge of the pocket, and the top edge of the garment, and wherein the top edges of the outer pocket panel and the inner pocket panel are unattached to thereby form the upward facing pocket opening.

9. The pocket according to claim 8 wherein a bottom edge of the pocket flap is free-hanging and forms the entrance opening to the internal storage pocket.

10. The pocket according to claim 9 , wherein the elastic silicone strip is attached to an inner face of the pocket that is also an inner face of the internal storage pocket.

11. The pocket according to claim 10 , wherein the gripping surface is attached to the pocket flap.

12. The pocket according to claim 8 , wherein a length of the pocket flap is two-thirds a depth of the pocket bag.

13. The pocket according to claim 8 , wherein the garment is a skirt or a pair of shorts or pants.

14. The pocket according to claim 8 , further comprising a pocket stabilizer positioned at a top edge of either the outer pocket panel or the inner pocket panel, wherein the pocket stabilizer is made from a flex rubber or an elastic tape, and wherein the top edge of either the outer pocket panel or the inner pocket panel is folded over the pocket stabilizer.

15. The pocket according to claim 8 , wherein the top edge of the pocket is formed proximate to or along the top edge of the garment at a waist opening of the garment.

Assignees

• Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc

Inventors

• Lazic Natasa

Classifications

• A41D27/207 Primary

  with drop-proof features · CPC title

• A41D27/201

  Pocket closures · CPC title

• A41D2300/22

  Elastic inserts · CPC title

• A41D27/204 Primary

  Making or setting-in pockets (machines or appliances for folding the edges of pockets while manufacturing A41H33/00) · CPC title

• A41F9/00

  Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts · CPC title