GARMENT FOR CONCEALING A HANDS-FREE ORAL DELIVERY DEVICE
The invention disclosed herein provides a garment capable of providing a user with improved convenience and privacy. The invention includes a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a fluid container and a pocket configured to hold the fluid container. The garment further includes a tube coupled to the fluid container for transporting a fluid, a channel formed within the garment to contain the tube, and a sheath for concealing the tube outside the garment. A method is provided for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device that includes forming a pocket to contain a fluid container, forming a channel to contain a tube, and forming a hollow drawstring to conceal the tube. Various embodiments of the invention include a smoking device, a medicine dosage device, an inhaler, a pressurized gas canister for containing compressed gas, and a pouch for containing liquids for consumption.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/148,038, entitled “Garment for Concealing a Hands-Free Oral Delivery Device”, and filed Apr. 15, 2015. The aforementioned application is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUNDEmbodiments of the present invention relate to wearable systems for carrying and delivering fluids to a user. A garment that incorporates such a wearable system provides privacy and convenience to the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn an embodiment, a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device is provided. The garment includes a front and a back, formed of a material configured to be worn on a torso of a user, a pocket configured within the material to hold a fluid container, and a channel formed within the garment to contain a tube passing from the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment. The garment further includes a sheath formed of a flexible fabric and coupled with the garment at the portal for receiving and concealing the tube outside the garment.
In another embodiment, a method for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device is provided. The method includes forming a pocket sized and shaped to contain a fluid container, and forming a channel to receive and conceal a tube coupled with the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment. The method further includes coupling a sheath to outside the garment at the portal to receive and conceal the tube passing through the portal from the channel.
In yet another embodiment, a method for modifying a hands-free oral delivery device for concealing within a garment is provided. The method includes coupling a tube via a fitting to a fluid container. The method further includes placing the fluid container inside a garment pocket sized and shaped to conceal and secure the fluid container, and placing the tube through a portal and into and through a sheath outside the garment.
A garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device provides improved convenience and privacy for an individual using the oral-delivery device. The oral delivery device may be used for inconspicuously taking medication, smoking, or drinking liquids in public.
Garment 100 includes a pocket 130 for concealing hands-free oral delivery device 110. Pocket 130 is shaped and sized to hold a fluid container 120. Pocket 130 may be located inside garment 100 and therefore not visible from outside, as shown with dashed lines in
Fluid container 120 may be retained within pocket 130 by using a closing mechanism, such as a zipper, buttons, snaps, Velcro, or fabric folds, for example. A closing mechanism prevents fluid container 120 from accidentally coming out of pocket 130, while at the same time providing easy access for cleaning and refilling fluid container 120. Pocket 130 may be sized and shaped to accommodate a variety of container shapes and may include a mechanism, such as Velcro, for securing fluid container 120 in place. Alternatively, pocket 130 may be sized and shaped for a specific fluid container 120 to prevent fluid container 120 from substantially moving inside pocket 130. Examples of fluid container 120 include, but are not limited to, any type of bottle, can, carton, flask, pouch, bladder, bag, sack, canister, inhaler, or medical dosage device. Example fluids include, but are not limited to, medicine, smoke, aerosol, oxygen, or any type of liquid for consumption.
A tube 140 couples with fluid container 120 to provide a fluid path. Tube 140 is, for example, medical grade tubing made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), TYGON®, peroxide-cured silicone, platinum-cured silicone, latex, ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA), PHARMED®, FLEXELENE™, or VERSILIC®. Other tubing materials may be used without departing from the scope hereof.
A fitting 226 couples with tube 140 and is configured to mate tube 140 and fluid container 120, thereby allowing fluid to flow therebetween. Fitting 226 is selected to couple with specific forms of container 120 and tube 140.
Tube 140 extends from fluid container 120 along a path inside garment 100, shown as a dashed line in
A sheath 150 is coupled with garment 100 at portal 145 for receiving and concealing tube 140 outside of garment 100. Sheath 150 is, for example, a hollow drawstring configured to surround tube 140. Sheath 150 may be made from flexible fabric, to mimic a garment drawstring, or sheath 150 may be made from plastic, rubber, cloth, and other similar materials without departing from the scope hereof. In an embodiment, garment 100 includes a matching drawstring 160, which is configured to appear substantially similar to sheath 150. For example, sheath 150 and matching drawstring 160 may have a larger diameter than typical garment drawstrings. Matching drawstring 160 may be configured to function as an actual drawstring to tighten a garment component, such as a hood for example.
Tube 140 may include on its exterior end a stopping device (e.g., see
Smoking device 200 may be placed inside a pocket, such as pocket 130 of
In an embodiment, a hands-free oral delivery device, such as smoking device 200 of
A tube 440 couples with fluid container 420 via a fitting 426 for transporting fluid. Tube 440 extends from fluid container 420 through a channel located outside pocket 430 for routing tube 440 to outside garment 400. A first channel 442 extends from pocket 430 to a first sheath 450. A second channel 444 extends from pocket 430 around the back of garment 400 to a second sheath 460. Second channel 444 may extend around a portion of garment 400 corresponding to a mid-waist location on a user, along the path of a typical mid-waist garment drawstring, for example.
In an embodiment, fitting 426 is Y-shaped to supply fluid to both first channel 442 and second channel 444. In an alternative embodiment, garment 400 includes tube 440 only within first channel 442, and an actual functioning garment drawstring is located within second channel 444. Tube 440 may include a stopping device at one or more ends, such as stopping device 380 of
In an embodiment, garment 400 includes more than one pocket 430, with each pocket concealing a separate fluid container 420. For example, garment 400 may include mid-waist pockets on both left and right sides of garment 400.
A tube 540 couples to fluid container 520 via a fitting 526 and extends from fluid container 520 to outside pocket 530 via a channel 542 concealed within garment 500 and through a sheath 550, formed of flexible fabric for example, extending outside garment 500 for concealing an external portion of tube 540. In an embodiment, a matching functional garment drawstring 560 extends from a side opposite that of sheath 550. Tube 540 may include a stopping device at its end, such as stopping device 380 of
Garments including combinations of the various embodiments disclosed herein are possible without departing from the scope hereof.
In step 610, method 600 forms a pocket that is sized and shaped to contain a fluid container. In an example of step 610, method 600 forms pocket 130 that is sized and shaped to contain fluid container 120.
In step 620, method 600 forms a channel within the garment to contain and conceal a tube. In an example of step 620, channel 242 is formed to contain and conceal tube 140 of
In step 630, method 600 couples a sheath at a portal to receive and conceal the tube outside the garment. The sheath is for example a drawstring that is positioned to receive the tube passing through the portal from the channel. In an example of step 630, sheath 350 is coupled to garment 300 to contain and conceal tube 340 as tube 340 passes outside garment 300 of
In optional step 640, method 600 forms the channel from stitching layers of garment fabric together. In an example of step 640, layers of fabric of garment 300 are formed into channel 342 within hood 308 of
In optional step 650, method 600 forms the channel with a closing device, such as a zipper, Velcro, snaps, or buttons, for facilitating installation and removal of the tube. In an example of step 650, channel 342 is formed with a zipper 370 of
Changes may be made in the above methods and systems without departing from the scope hereof. It should thus be noted that the matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings should be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. The following claims are intended to cover all generic and specific features described herein, as well as all statements of the scope of the present method and system, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
Claims
1. A garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device, comprising:
- a front and a back, formed of a material configured to be worn on a torso of a user;
- a pocket configured within the material to hold a fluid container;
- a channel formed within the garment to contain a tube passing from the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment; and
- a sheath formed of a flexible fabric and coupled with the garment at the portal for receiving and concealing the tube outside the garment.
2. The garment of claim 1, further comprising a left sleeve and a right sleeve configured to at least partially cover a left arm and a right arm, respectively.
3. The garment of claim 1, the hands-free oral delivery device further comprising being selected from the group including: an electronic cigarette, a medical dosage device, an inhaler, and a pressurized gas canister.
4. The garment of claim 1, the channel configured to pass from the pocket through a hood to a portal leading outside the garment.
5. The garment of claim 1, the channel comprising a zipper to facilitate installation or removal of the tube.
6. The garment of claim 1, the fitting comprising a Y-shaped fitting, wherein a second tube is coupled to the fluid container for transporting the fluid to a second portal and a second sheath outside the garment.
7. The garment of claim 1, the sheath comprising a hollow drawstring configured to surround and conceal the tube.
8. The garment of claim 1, the sheath configured to accommodate a mouthpiece attached to the end of the tube for hands-free control of fluid through the tube.
9. A method for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device, comprising:
- forming a pocket sized and shaped to contain a fluid container;
- forming a channel to receive and conceal a tube coupled with the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment; and
- coupling a sheath to outside the garment at the portal to receive and conceal the tube passing through the portal from the channel.
10. The method of claim 9, the step of forming a channel comprising stitching layers of the garment together.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the channel is formed in a hood of the garment.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the channel is formed around a bottom edge of the garment.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the channel is formed around a portion of the garment corresponding to a mid-waist location on a user.
14. The method of claim 9, the step of forming a channel comprising forming a channel having a closing mechanism being selected from the group including: a zipper, Velcro, snaps or buttons, for facilitating installation and removal of the tube.
15. The method of claim 9, the step of coupling the sheath comprising forming a hollow drawstring made of flexible fabric for containing and concealing the tube.
16. A method for modifying a hands-free oral delivery device for concealing within a garment, comprising:
- coupling a tube via a fitting to a fluid container;
- placing the fluid container inside a garment pocket sized and shaped to conceal and secure the fluid container; and
- placing the tube through a portal, and into and through a sheath, outside the garment.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising placing the tube in a channel formed within the garment to provide a path for containing and concealing the tube from the pocket to the portal.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the channel is formed in a hood of the garment.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the channel is formed around a bottom edge of the garment.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the channel is formed around a portion of the garment corresponding to a mid-waist location on a user.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 6, 2016
Publication Date: Oct 20, 2016
Inventors: Briston Peterson (Basalt, CO), Cameron Bazley (Basalt, CO)
Application Number: 15/092,364