MULTI-COMPARTMENT GARMENT
The present invention is a garment, such as a shirt, that includes a bi-sectional breast pocket including a standard seam traversing a traditional “home plate” shaped pentagon, and an adjacent parallel seam forming a column having open top and bottom ends. The column establishes a holder for glasses wherein a temple of the glasses can be inserted into the column through the open bottom end so that the glasses can hang comfortably and securely outside the column. The garment may also include a second, hidden shoulder pocket that can be used to hold a small object, such as a key, pack of gum, or the like. The garment in some cases may also include a third hidden pocket along the seam of the shirt below the ribs of the wearer, where slightly smaller objects can be kept such as a wallet, money clip, hotel card key, or the like.
The fashion industry is always looking for new ways to attract customers. The ideal way to create an attraction in the market is to mesh style with function in an article of clothing. This, of course, is easier said than done when it comes to trends and styles, and coming up with novel features of a garment that are both useful and attractive is a perpetual challenge.
One issue that has arisen is the question of where one keeps one's glasses or sunglasses when not in use. Some people hang them inside their collar or on the back of their collar, but both of these solutions are unsatisfactory. It would be beneficial to have a comfortable, discrete, and unobtrusive place to keep a pair of glasses or sunglasses on a shirt that does not create an unwieldy pouch, and allows easy and quick access to the glasses.
Another issue is that while some shirts include a breast pocket, a user may not want to keep anything of any size or volume in the pocket as it often protrudes in an undesirable manner and detracts from the appearance and shape of the shirt. For example, a key or a pack of mints would create an unsightly protrusion that many users would seek to avoid. However, most shirts offer no other convenient location for such an item that does not create a protrusion in the shirt without destroying the natural shape and form of the garment. This situation is even made more problematic if the item to be stored is slightly larger, such as an ID, credit card, cash, or the like.
It would be advantageous if a garment such as a shirt could be designed to accompany various items such as sunglasses, a key, and an ID or credit card, in a manner that did not unduly depart from the traditional shape and form of the garment. The present invention seeks to address this need and overcome the shortcomings of the prior art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is a garment, such as a shirt, that includes a bi-sectional breast pocket including a standard seam traversing a traditional “home plate” shaped pentagon, and an adjacent parallel seam forming a column having open top and bottom ends. The column establishes a holder for glasses wherein a temple of the glasses can be inserted into the column through the open bottom end so that the glasses can hang comfortably and securely outside the column. The garment may also include a second, hidden shoulder pocket that can be used to hold a small object, such as a key, pack of gum, or the like. The garment in some cases may also include a third hidden pocket along the seam of the shirt below the ribs of the wearer, where slightly smaller objects can be kept such as a wallet, money clip, hotel card key, or the like. In this manner, the shirt of the present invention incorporates many new features not found in the prior art, and that combine to achieve a fashionable yet functional apparel for the active man or woman.
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The present invention is a multi-functional stylistic shirt that can be worn by men and women, and allows both the convenience of a place to keep one's glasses or sunglasses, and a plurality of hidden pockets to keep convenience items or keys/money without impacting the form and style of the garment. The shirt can be worn with a bathing suit, for example, and provides a place to keep a hotel room key, cash, an ID card, or credit card. The fact that the pockets are hidden allows a great many different styles of shirt without detracting from the fashion of the garment.
It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the Figures, but rather those embodiments are intended to be illustrative only. There are many different types of garments that would benefit from the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is intended to include all the various garments that would benefit the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is properly limited only by the words of the claims below, using their plain and ordinary meanings, in light of the descriptions and depictions of the invention provided herein.
Claims
1. A garment to be worn by a user, the garment including a torso portion formed by
- a front surface and a back surface joined at first and second seams, first and second arm sleeves, and a neck, the garment comprising: a breast pocket and a glasses holder combination, the glasses holder adjacent the breast pocket and formed by a tubular compartment having an open top end and an open bottom end, the tubular compartment sized to receive a temple of a pair of glasses thereinthrough; a hidden sleeve pocket formed by a horizontal slit in the sleeve and a sheet sewn against an inner surface of the first arm sleeve, where the first arm sleeve and the sheet form a compartment that is accessible only through the horizontal slit in the first arm sleeve; and a hidden side pocket formed with the torso portion and a layer of garment sewn against an inner surface thereof to form a second compartment, the second compartment assessable through an opening in the seam joining the front surface and the back surface.
2. The garment of claim 1, wherein both first and second sleeves have a hidden sleeve pocket.
3. The garment of claim 1, wherein the glasses holder and breast pocket are formed by a common sheet of material sewn over the torso portion of the garment.
4. The garment of claim 1, wherein the hidden sleeve pocket extends to an end of the first arm sleeve.
5. The garment of claim 1, wherein the hidden side pocket extends to a bottom edge of the garment.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 7, 2016
Publication Date: Mar 8, 2018
Inventor: Kyle Wolfe (Los Angeles, CA)
Application Number: 15/258,996