Athletic garment with integrated hanging pocket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9844235-B2
Application number	US-201313802245-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2013
Priority date	Mar 13, 2013
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

One non-limiting embodiment of the present invention includes an athletic garment including a garment configured to snugly fit a torso wherein the garment has a front portion and a rear portion. The athletic garment further includes a pocket secured to the rear portion of the garment providing a pocket for containing items therein. The pocket includes a secured portion and a hanging portion wherein the secured portion is secured to the garment and the hanging portion is not secured to the garment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An athletic garment comprising:
a one-piece bib liner comprising a lower body portion and an upper body portion, said upper body portion having a front portion and a rear portion, and at least one shoulder strap connecting to the front and rear portions of the upper body portion;
an integrated pocket secured to said rear portion of the upper body portion of said one-piece bib liner and positioned on an outer surface of the rear portion of said one-piece bib liner;
wherein said pocket comprises a secured portion and a hanging portion;
wherein said secured portion of said pocket is secured to said one-piece bib liner with a single use fastener and wherein said hanging portion of said pocket is not directly secured to said one-piece bib liner; and
wherein said one-piece bib liner is configured to snugly fit a torso.

2. The athletic garment of claim 1 , wherein said athletic garment defines a waist between said upper body portion and said lower body portion, wherein said secured portion of said pocket is located above said waist and a portion of said hanging portion of said pocket is located below said waist.

3. The athletic garment of claim 2 , wherein said pocket comprises a forward portion and a back portion, wherein said forward portion comprises a forward left edge and a forward right edge and said back portion comprises a back left edge and a back right edge, wherein the back left edge is secured to the forward left edge and the back right edge is secured to the forward right edge, and wherein a portion of said forward left edge and a portion of said forward right edge are secured to said one-piece bib liner.

4. The athletic garment of claim 3 , wherein said pocket comprises a plurality of sub-pockets separated by sub-pocket stitching securing said back portion to said forward portion.

5. The athletic garment of claim 4 , wherein said pocket comprises a single panel, wherein said single panel is folded along a folding axis, wherein said folding axis comprises an intersection of said forward portion and said back portion.

6. The athletic garment of claim 2 , wherein said secured portion of said pocket further comprises extensions on a left edge of said pocket and a right edge of said pocket, where each said extension comprises an integral protrusion extending outwards from said left edge or said right edge of said pocket, wherein each said extension is secured to said one-piece bib liner.

7. The athletic garment of claim 6 , wherein said extensions are secured to said one-piece bib liner along seams.

8. The athletic garment of claim 1 , wherein said hanging portion comprises a portion of the vertical height of said pocket, wherein said secured portion comprises a portion of the vertical height of said pocket, and wherein the ratio of said vertical height of said hanging portion to said vertical height of said secured portion is at least 1 to 1 and less than or equal to 4 to 1.

9. The athletic garment of claim 1 , wherein said hanging portion of said pocket is configured to sit over the top of a waistband of a loose fitting pair of shorts such that said waistband is received intermediate said hanging portion of said pocket and said rear portion of the one-piece bib liner.

10. The athletic garment of claim 1 , said lower body portion further comprising a pad positioned to cushion a user from a bicycle seat.

11. An athletic garment comprising:
a one-piece bib liner comprising a lower body portion and an upper body portion, said upper body portion having a front portion and a rear portion, and at least one shoulder strap connecting the front and rear portions of the upper body portion, said lower body portion comprising a pad positioned to cushion a user from a bicycle seat;
an integrated pocket secured to said rear portion of said one-piece bib liner and positioned on an outer surface of the rear portion of said one-piece bib liner;
wherein said pocket comprises a secured portion and a hanging portion;
wherein said secured portion of said pocket is secured to said upper body portion of said one-piece bib liner and said hanging portion of said pocket is not directly secured to said one-piece bib liner;
wherein said one-piece bib liner is configured to snugly fit a torso; and
wherein said athletic garment further defines a waist between said upper body portion and said lower body portion, wherein said integrated pocket defines an opening spaced above said waist and a portion of said hanging portion of said pocket is located below said waist.

Assignees

• Specialized Bicycle Components Inc

Inventors

• Asnis Anna
• Israel Jason

Classifications

• A41D2400/38

  Shaping the contour of the body or adjusting the figure · CPC title

• A41D13/0012 Primary

  Professional or protective garments with pockets for particular uses, e.g. game pockets or with holding means for tools or the like · CPC title

• A41F1/002

  Magnetic fastening devices · CPC title

• A41D1/04

  Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like · CPC title

• A41D1/002

  adapted to accommodate electronic equipment (patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085) · CPC title