Pockets Patents (Class 2/247)
  • Patent number: 4651355
    Abstract: A replaceable patch type pocket with fastener at the corners of the pocket for attaching the pocket to the surface of a garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Inventor: McNeil White
  • Patent number: 4638579
    Abstract: in an athletic shoe having a pocket, generally disposed laterally and mounted upon the quarter portion of the shoe, the pocket comprises a liner of material, or a pair of the same, each stitched or otherwise fastened to the side of the shoe, so that various edges of the pocket are confiningly affixed to the shoe, while the bottom edge of the pocket may be stitched to the quarter panel upwardly of the sole, or the same may be secured with the shoe through the effort of the stitching that holds the sole shank to the shoe quarter portion. Proximate the rearward edge of the pocket, in the various embodiments, there is provided a slot opening, which may be securable through the connection of a zipper, so that access may be attained into the pocket for admitting personal items therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Kangaroos U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Gamm
  • Patent number: 4637075
    Abstract: An emergency medical services (EMS) system for delivering primary care and emergency treatment by EMS personnel is provided by personnel vest jackets constructed and organized for carrying EMS equipment and supplies in wearable and accessible arrangement. The vest is formed with a plurality of outside pockets on the front left and right sides of the vest with first and second large outside pockets across the front bottom left and right sides for carrying bulkier EMS equipment and materials at lower center of gravity. Intermediate size pockets are arranged across the center left and right sides of the vest for carrying intermediate and smaller size EMS supplies. Small upper pockets at least some of elongate configuration are formed on at least one side of the front top of the vest for accommodating objects of elongate configuration. Loop holders are also provided on at least one side of the top front of the vest for holding airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Med-Vest Inc.
    Inventors: Louis A. Ingrisano, Stephen H. Moon, Lawrence J. English
  • Patent number: 4625337
    Abstract: A comfortable and waterproof rain suit is colored a safety blaze orange. The suit further includes a transparent hunting tag holder formed integrally with the suit jacket. The holder may be of a two piece or single piece construction. In both constructions, the tag holder includes a transparent panel that cooperates with the jacket to form a pocket for accepting the tag and a transparent flap for covering the pocket, thereby rendering the tag visible through the panel and flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Inventor: Daniel P. Zahn
  • Patent number: 4625340
    Abstract: A carrier pocket textile sleeve is worn around the calf of the user. The sleeve has an open-top pocket formed between the sleeve and an overlying rectangular textile sheet secured around its edges to the sheet except for a top portion. Overlying the top portion is a textile flap along its top edge secured to the sleeve and near its bottom edge carrying one part of a Velcro fastener, the other part of which is secured to the sheet below the open-top pocket. Interengagement of the Velcro fasteners in any several positions holds the flap substantially to close the open-top pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Komfort Karrier, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Hernandez
  • Patent number: 4619004
    Abstract: Pants include an air ventilation panel at the crotch area in which a panel is provided with a net yarn cloth sewn to its back surface. A plurality of perforated eyelets are riveted to the panel and a ventilating net woven fiber is sewn to the panel. A zipper or magic tape fastener is fixed behind the panel to join the upper portion of the panel and the net yarn cloth wherein the panel may be used as an inside pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: Choon Woo Lee
    Inventor: In H. Won
  • Patent number: 4613991
    Abstract: A pair of fabric work pants particularly designed for kneeling work activity has removable leather patches covering the knee area and a depending portion of each pant leg. Containment spaces are formed between the patches and the underlying fabric for holding padding material for protection of the user's knees. Leather utility pockets are also shown for the pants. The leather patches and the utility pockets are releasably attached to the work pants to facilitate laundering of the underlying fabric garment without damaging the leather. A further comfort feature of the pants comprises a fabric insert in the nature of a crotch gusset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Inventor: Scott T. Grover
  • Patent number: 4607396
    Abstract: A coverall type garment comprised of integrally formed upper blouse or shirt portion and a lower pants portion. The pants portion has an integrally formed panel to permit a person wearing the garment to comfortably use restroom facilities. The panel is uniquely formed to be completely concealed and also as a fashion feature when the garment is being worn. The concealment is accomplished by forming the panel as a part of the waistband and belt and side pockets. The rear seam of the opening of the opening entrance to the side pockets also forms a seam for the panel so that seams for the panel are completely concealed. The flaps of the material forming the pocket also are constructed to unfold when the panel is released providing a wide opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Inventor: Bonnie Craig
  • Patent number: 4602390
    Abstract: An independent pocket for incorporating into any kind of clothing perculiar inasmuch that it is comprised of:(a) At least two layers of material which are joined together;(b) Means of attachment between at least one of said layers of material and the article of clothing where it is positioned.(c) Means of opening and closing the pocket thus formed which are located on one of said layers and/or on the joining edge between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Inventors: Ignacio G. Morera, Francisco T. Antunano
  • Patent number: 4549916
    Abstract: In a method of constructing patch pockets, adhesive (16) is provided adjacent to the bottom and side edges of a patch pocket blank (10). Preferably, the adhesive (16) is located on the obverse side so that inward folding of the edges orients said adhesive in the reverse direction. The folded patch pocket blank (10) is positioned against a garment (22) and the adhesive (16) is activated to effect bonding. If desired, a stitch (24) can be added along the edges of the adhesively secured pocket.In a method of constructing flaps, a flap blank (30) is provided with adhesive (35) adjacent to the top edge. Preferably, the adhesive (35) is provided on the obverse side so that downward folding of the top edge orients the adhesive in the reverse direction. The flap blank (30) is positioned against a garment (22) and the adhesive (35) is activated to effect bonding. If desired, a stitch (38) can be added along the top edge of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventors: Joseph W. A. Off, Judson H. Early
  • Patent number: 4545079
    Abstract: A waitress apron which includes front and back panels fastened to each other to provide a pair of recesses or pockets, and a rectangular third panel fastened around three edges to the back panel within one of such pockets, the fourth edge being removably secured to the back panel by hook-and-loop pressure/contact fastening means and hidden from view externally of the apron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Inventor: Paula S. Bakken
  • Patent number: 4532656
    Abstract: The invention provides a pocket structure in a sock or the like, wherein personal belongings such as a small purse, a commutation ticket, a key holder, a small pocketbook, a lighter, a pack of cigarettes or the like can be put in the pocket structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1985
    Inventor: Tokuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4525879
    Abstract: A fashionable ladies belt intended for wearing on the outside of the clothing has relatively wide side and rear portions and a narrow closure portion, which may be tied, buckled or otherwise fastened. A pocket is constructed on the inside of the belt so that it overlies a side of a wearer. The pocket extends the full vertical dimension of the belt and has a horizontal dimension of about four to five inches. An inward opening near the top of the pocket is closed by a zipper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Inventor: Mary Kalomeris
  • Patent number: 4516337
    Abstract: A shoe having means for displaying a picture or the like comprising a saddle portion having an inner and outer wall, a window in the outer wall, a plastic element secured to the perimeter of the window; a pocket formed by joining the three edges of the window and plastic element to the inner wall with one edge remaining unattached to form an entranceway for the insertion of a display into said pocket; a shoelace carrier comprising an inner member which may be an extension of the inner wall of the saddle and an outer member; the lower edge of the inner member being attached to the upper edge of the inner wall of the saddle or being a part of said inner wall, and the lower edge of the outer member being attached to the outer wall of the saddle; an entranceway to the pocket formed between the inner and outer members of the shoelace carrier and contiguous eyelets in the inner and outer member of the shoelace carrier accommodating a shoestring whereby when the shoestring is laced through the eyelets and tightened
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: San Shoe Trading Corp.
    Inventor: Jaroslav Adamik
  • Patent number: 4507882
    Abstract: A quick-attach, quick-detach shoe accessory in the form of a container for carrying keys, rings, paper money, coins and like items on the instep of a tennis shoe or other lace type shoe, has a sheath-like body with open top end with a covering flap and closed bottom and pleated sides securable to a shoe by a tongue attached to the bottom, passing beneath the shoe laced portion and terminating at the top in an end having a pair of shoe-lace holes matching another pair of shoe-lace holes in an upward extension of the body so that shoe laces may be passed through the shoelace holes and tied, holding the container on the top of the instep of the user's foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Inventor: Bruce W. Harrell
  • Patent number: 4507802
    Abstract: A ballistic panel carrier garment is disclosed for adaptively receiving ballistic panels of varying configurations and sizes corresponding to the size of the garment's wearer. The garment of this invention comprises a front portion and a back portion. The back portion has a back pocket-like receptacle attached thereto having an opening for receiving a back ballistic panel. The front portion has a front pocket-like receptacle attached thereto having an opening for receiving a front ballistic panel. Each of said front and back receptacles is configured and sized to closely match the configuration and size of its corresponding ballistic panel to insure that the front and back ballistic panels are supported accurately without shifting to protect the vital parts of the garment's wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Horace Small Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Irvin L. Small
  • Patent number: 4498200
    Abstract: A garment pouch for retaining and concealing small personal valuables. One or more concealed hemline pockets are provided in an undergarment shirt or blouse, the upper edges of which preferably lie adjacent the hemline. The closure for the pocket, which is co-extensive with stitching above the selvage and the lower edge of the pocket, comprises the selvage itself. The closure or closures for the pockets are in-line with the hem stitching line, defining a continuity thereof. If one closure is provided, it may function to close two or more adjacent pockets or pouches in the hem, the pockets being devisable from each other by vertical stitching from hemline to selvage. The pockets may be made easily accessible from either the exterior or interior of the garment and may also be adapted to sportswear having the undergarment as an integral part of the whole, for example, as in golf skirts, tennis and swimwear having outerskirt and inner pants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Inventor: Jeanne Livingstone
  • Patent number: 4489445
    Abstract: This invention relates to a welted pocket opening provided with a flap and to the method of forming the welt and flap from a single piece of material which has been precut from the supply of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Inventor: John B. Reece
  • Patent number: 4485496
    Abstract: A detachable article such as a pocket adapted for attachment/detachment to/from an article of clothing such as a shoe, shorts, or a shirt, the article having two major faces on each of which is disposed attachment material so that either major face may be in engagement with the article of clothing, and providing for attachment to the remaining major face of a cover which may be plain or ornamental at the choice of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Inventor: Ralph Shanks, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4464798
    Abstract: A garment pouch for retaining and concealing small personal valuables. One or more concealed hemline pockets are provided in a pouch formed upon an undergarment skirt, blouse or slip. The pockets are in-line with each other and are disposed above the hem of the garment, the pockets being formed of one or more laminates which are sealed at the top and bottom and secured to the exterior or interior of the skirt, blouse or slip, the laminates forming anchors for elements of an elongate pouch closure such as a zipper or other closure elements. Pockets are divisible from each other by vertical stitching from hemline to selvage. Each of the pockets may be easily accessible from the exterior or interior of the garment and may also be adapted to sportswear having the undergarment as an integral part of the whole, for example, as in golf skirts, tennis shorts and skirts and swimwear, having outer and inner pants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Inventor: Jeanne Livingstone
  • Patent number: 4451935
    Abstract: A first wall and a second wall coact with a portion of a head covering section of a head covering to define an inner pocket and an outer pocket. The first wall is taller than the second wall to define a flap-forming portion; and a fold in that first wall permits that flap-forming portion to be moved outwardly over and downwardly below the level of the upper edge of the second wall to block the entrance to the outer pocket. That fold has a curved configuration in plan view so it tends to hold the flap-forming portion adjacent the outer face of the second wall as long as that fold exists. When the flap-forming portion is moved upwardly away from the outer face of the second wall to a position wherein it is generally in register with the lower portion of the first wall, a curved configuration of that lower portion of the first wall will resist movement of that flap-forming portion outwardly over and downwardly below the level of the upper edge of the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1984
    Inventor: Edward W. Henschel
  • Patent number: 4451319
    Abstract: In a system (300) for prefabricating strings of pocket welts on a continuous basis, the assembly proceeds along one side of a table (12). Adhesive backed fabric tape (48) from a supply reel (50 ) is indexed into a bonding station where sections of fabric (154) are positioned by photoelectric sensors (306, 308) and adhesively attached to the fabric tape. The fabric tape (48) is indexed to an adhesive application station (310) where an adhesive layer is bonded to the fabric tape and the backing layer separated at a backing separator (356). The fabric tape (48) then moves to a bonding/folding station (420) where the fabric pieces are folded and bonded to form the welts. Forward and rearward centering assemblies (424,426) employ front and rear positioning fingers (428, 430) to center the fabric tape in the folding/bonding station (420).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventors: Joseph W. A. Off, Judson H. Early
  • Patent number: 4448626
    Abstract: A welt applicating apparatus (10) is disclosed which positions welts (12) on individual garment panels (14) for adhesive attachment. The apparatus (10) includes a holding clamp assembly (136) which moves the tape sideways against fixed guide surfaces (176) to align the welt. A transfer clamp assembly (138) clamps the welt with a transfer clamp (202) and moves the welt into a preselected position between side plates (240-242) of the apparatus (10). A trimming assembly (248) is activated to move inwardly to trim the edges of the welt with cutting blade assemblies including movable blades (266-268) and stationary blades (262-264). A vacuum nozzle (278) collects the material trimmed and the backing layer cut by the cutting assemblies. A setting clamp assembly (282) clamps the welt in the preselected position with an extendable setting clamp mounted on a setting clamp arm (284). The arm pivots adjacent the garment panel. The setting clamp is extended to position the welt against the garment panel (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventors: Joseph W. A. Off, Judson H. Early, Daniel K. Roady, Theodore B. Thayer
  • Patent number: 4446574
    Abstract: A fashionable ladies belt intended for wearing on the outside of the clothing has relatively wide side and rear portions and a narrow closure portion, which may be tied, buckled or otherwise fastened. A pocket is constructed on the inside of the belt so that it overlies a side of a wearer. The pocket extends the full vertical dimension of the belt and has a horizontal dimension of about four to five inches. An inward opening near the top of the pocket is closed by a zipper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Inventor: Mary Kalomeris
  • Patent number: 4446573
    Abstract: The jeans or trousers have a pocket or pockets sewn onto the hip portion to define an opening along the top of the pocket for gaining access to the interior of the pocket. The top of the pocket may be slanted for better access, and may include optional closure means or flap for closing the pocket. The interior of the pocket is provided with an opening through the hip portion of the trousers to permit access to the wearer's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Inventor: William M. Green
  • Patent number: 4445233
    Abstract: A sock having a pocket supported inside its leg portion. A first vertical slit opening in the sock provides access to the pocket within the sock and that opening is closed by a zipper. The pocket has a corresponding slit opening in one wall and the margins of the slit opening in the pocket are stitched along the margins of the two tracks of the zipper closure at the opposite sides of the slit opening in the sock. That is the only securement of the pocket to the sock, avoiding additional stitching or fastening of the pocket to the leg portion of the sock. The pocket is large enough and wide enough to hold needed objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Inventor: Robert Rubin
  • Patent number: 4428080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a slacks comprising one or more pockets and a plurality of belt loops attached to the slacks at the height of the waist band. According to the invention the pocket opening of at least one pocket is arranged in the waist band in such a manner that during the wearing of the slacks the pocket opening is covered by a belt passed through the belt loops. In this manner, articles put in said pocket can not be lost or stolen, since pick-pocketing is substantially impossible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Assignee: Chikuma Apparel Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noboru Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 4404689
    Abstract: A flexible container for an article constructed in accordance with a predetermined three-dimensional shape which represents the reproduction of a desired item is now being added to the state-of-the-art. The container while being flexible is also self-sustaining so that it can retain its predetermined three-dimensional shape without the assistance of any external agent. The flexible container is stored with the article when it is not serving as a container for the article. The predetermined three-dimensional shape which the flexible container assumes when it is to serve as a container for the article is relinquished when stored with the article so as not to interfere with the intended use of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1983
    Inventor: Thomas E. DeWan
  • Patent number: 4389801
    Abstract: A pocket for a garment has a facing sheet of flexible material provided with an adhesive backing and having an opening through which a card or the like can be displayed, and a masking sheet of flexible material provided with a similar opening and attached to the facing sheet in order to mask the adhesive backing in the region around and above the opening in the facing sheet when the pocket is attached to a garment. The portion of the facing sheet around and above the opening does not therefore adhere to the garment and enables a card or the like to be inserted into the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Joel & Aronoff, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sharrock, Donovan N. Fry, Robert William
  • Patent number: 4365354
    Abstract: A retroreflective strip on the outside of a garment encircling a body limb is formed with a pocket formed by another strip of retroreflective material outside the first strip with opposed Velcro fasteners selectively closing the pocket opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Inventor: Edith Sullivan
  • Patent number: 4365355
    Abstract: In a method of constructing patch pockets, adhesive (16) is provided adjacent to the bottom and side edges of a patch pocket blank (10). Preferably, the adhesive (16) is located on the obverse side so that inward folding of the edges orients said adhesive in the reverse direction. The folded patch pocket blank (10) is positioned against a garment (22) and the adhesive (16) is activated to effect bonding. If desired, a stitch (24) can be added along the edges of the adhesively secured pocket.In a method of constructing flaps, a flap blank (30) is provided with adhesive (35) adjacent to the top edge. Preferably, the adhesive (35) is provided on the obverse side so that downward folding of the top edge orients the adhesive in the reverse direction. The flap blank (30) is positioned against a garment (22) and the adhesive (35) is activated to effect bonding. If desired, a stitch (38) can be added along the top edge of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventors: Joseph W. A. Off, Judson H. Early
  • Patent number: 4365735
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming pocket welts is disclosed. The upper portion of the external breast pocket of men and women's sport and suit jackets are frequently constructed by making a cut in the breast of the jacket and connecting a pocket to the inward side of the jacket fabric. A pocket welt is joined to the exterior of the breast, just below the cut and along its sides to form a top portion of the completed pocket. The pocket welt is constructed using a precut piece of fabric which is positioned by an operator on a template, which forms a portion of the apparatus. The fabric is secured by a vacuum and is folded by the operator along lines determined by the template. Subsequent to folding, a precut fusing material may be positioned by the operator over the fabric. The apparatus is then actuated by the operator causing the fabric and fusing to be folded and pressed, automatically. If fusing is used, the temperature of the platens may be set sufficiently high so as to cause the fusing to bond to the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Inventors: Raymond A. Princiotta, Antonio Salvucci
  • Patent number: 4357197
    Abstract: The method of bonding a pocket blank to a garment portion of the present invention comprises the steps of providing a pocket blank at a first station. The pocket blank is conveyed to a second station. The bottom and side margin tabs of the pocket blank are folded over the pocket body. Heat and pressure are utilized to apply a strip of heat fusing adhesive to a top margin tab of the pocket blank. Heat and pressure are also applied to the folded over side and bottom margin tabs to crease the same. Next, the top margin tab bearing the adhesive is folded over and heat and pressure are applied to bond the same to the pocket body. Heat and pressure are applied to fuse strips of the heat fusing adhesive to the side and bottom margin tabs of the pocket blank. The prepared pocket blank is then conveyed along the path of travel to a third station where an overlaid garment portion is heat and pressure bonded to the prepared pocket blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignee: General Fabric Fusing, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4349920
    Abstract: In a method of constructing pockets, a pocket blank is preferably folded first along both longitudinal edges, and then transversely so that the folded edges are inside the two resultant pocket panels. The inner pocket panel is adhesively secured to the inside of a garment wherein a pocket is desired. Following formation of a slit of predetermined shape in the adhesive connection between the garment and inner pocket panel, the flaps formed thereby are folded back and adhesively secured to produce a pocket slot. Alternatively, the slot can be formed directly by cutting or punching a rectangular opening through the garment and inner pocket panel. In accordance with the preferred construction, a pocket welt is then adhesively secured across the bottom of the slot. A reinforcing stitch is preferably added through the welt and the folded back bottom edge of the slot. If desired, another welt or a pocket flap extending through the slot can be adhesively secured across the top of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventor: Joseph W. A. Off
  • Patent number: 4337881
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for incorporating a pocket bag (30) into a garment panel (84) includes several operational stations (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24). The pocket bag (30) and the garment panel (84) are held in place by a manually moveable template (44). The pocket bag (30) and garment panel (84) are adhesively interconnected at the first station (12). A slit (122) is formed at the second station (14). The edges of the slit (122) are folded back and secured to form a pocket slot (184) at the next two stations (16, 18). If desired, a welt (240) can be installed at another station (20). If desired, a facing strip (268) can be installed over the welt (240) and/or slot (184) at another station (22). The periphery of the closed pocket bag (30) is secured at the last station (24), after which the panel (84) can be assembled into a garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventors: Joseph W. A. Off, Judson H. Early
  • Patent number: 4327447
    Abstract: A pocket, for a garment, has a piece of material that serves as the outer part of that pocket and that has the upper portion thereof folded inwardly and downwardly to form a fold that serves as the upper portion of the inner surface of that part, and has a second piece of material that serves as the lining of that outer part and that has the upper end thereof connected to the fold which serves as the upper portion of the inner surface of that outer part and that has portions of the sides and bottom thereof connected to the sides and bottom of that outer part, and the connected sides and bottoms of that outer part and of that lining are connected to the garment as a patch pocket. The upper central area of the outer part of that pocket is wholly devoid of stitches, and hence is devoid of puckers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Angelica Corporation
    Inventors: Arturo A. Carnaghi, Howard M. Zins
  • Patent number: 4321710
    Abstract: In a method of constructing pockets, a pocket blank is preferably folded first along both longitudinal edges, and then transversely so that the edges are inside the two resultant pocket panels. The inner pocket panel is adhesively secured to the inside of a garment, followed by formation of a slit of predetermined shape in the adhesive connection therebetween. The edges of the slit are then folded back and adhesively secured to produce a pocket slot. Preferably, a pocket welt is secured next across the bottom of the slot. If desired, another welt or a pocket flap can be secured across the top of the slot followed by placement of a facing strip thereover. Stitched bar tacks are then provided adjacent the slot, after which the pocket panels are closed and sealed to complete construction of the pocket.In another embodiment, a pocket blank is positioned beneath a pocket opening formed in the garment panel. The lower edge of the opening is then folded back and adhesively secured to one end of the pocket blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventor: Joseph W. A. Off
  • Patent number: 4316756
    Abstract: The method of bonding a pocket blank to a garment portion of the present invention comprises the steps of providing a pocket blank at a first station. The pocket blank is conveyed to a second station. The bottom and side margin tabs of the pocket blank are folded over the pocket body. Heat and pressure are utilized to apply a strip of heat fusing adhesive to a top margin tab of the pocket blank. Heat and pressure are also applied to the folded over side and bottom margin tabs to crease the same. Next, the top margin tab bearing the adhesive is folded over and heat and pressure are applied to bond the same to the pocket body. Heat and pressure are applied to fuse strips of the heat fusing adhesive to the side and bottom margin tabs of the pocket blank. The prepared pocket blank is then conveyed along the path of travel to a third station where an overlaid garment portion is heat and pressure bonded to the prepared pocket blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1982
    Assignee: GFF, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4275468
    Abstract: A cold weather jersey to be worn by participants in activities requiring the use of ungloved hands includes an upper body encasing portion made of warm material and suitable for wearing by a person while taking part in outside activities having attached thereto armlength sleeves for encasing the arms of a wearer, pocket structure being provided near the armpit area of the jersey either on the inside of the sleeves themselves or opposite thereto on the body portion of the jersey. The pockets may be fastened along three edges to provide a single opening thereto, or may be attached along the upper and lower parallel edges only so as to provide opening from the both the front and back of the jersey. This also permits the jersey to be made in a symmetrical manner and permits same to be quickly donned without regard to front or back. The pockets may be attached by sewing in the case of knitted, woven, and like material, or attached by heat sealing in the case of plastic material, or material including plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1981
    Inventor: Homer G. Outlaw
  • Patent number: 4266297
    Abstract: A bullet resistant ballistic panel shirt-like carrier garment having interior front and rear pocket-like receptacles receiving flexible ballistic panels for providing protection against firearm projectiles to the upper torso of the wearer. The panels may be easily removed from the carrier garment, and the garment worn as a conventional shirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Assignee: A & B Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Atkins
  • Patent number: 4266300
    Abstract: An attachable and detachable pocket for a garment including a flat back portion having a front portion secured thereto together with a panel connected to the upper portion of the back portion with a portion thereof extended beyond the back portion. The extended portion has a pressure sensitive adhesive surface and a releasable cover member for said pressure sensitive adhesive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Inventor: Aileen A. Partridge
  • Patent number: 4263678
    Abstract: In a method of constructing pockets, a pocket blank is preferably folded first along both longitudinal edges, and then transversely so that the folded edges are inside the two resultant pocket panels. The inner pocket panel is adhesively secured to the inside of a garment wherein a pocket is desired. Following formation of a slit of predetermined shape in the adhesive connection between the garment and inner pocket panel, the flaps formed thereby are folded back and adhesively secured to produce a pocket slot. Alternatively, the slot can be formed directly by cutting or punching a rectangular opening through the garment and inner pocket panel. In accordance with the preferred construction, a pocket welt is then adhesively secured across the bottom of the slot. A reinforcing stitch is preferably added through the welt and the folded back bottom edge of the slot. If desired, another welt or a pocket flap extending through the slot can be adhesively secured across the top of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventor: Joseph W. A. Off
  • Patent number: 4235356
    Abstract: A concealment holster which fits an article such as a firearm to be carried in complete concealment. The holster is provided by an elongated pouch having a rounded bottom and an open top, so as to contain a handgun in butt-inverted position. The pouch is detachably connected to the shirttail of a wearer so that the pouch and its contents are hidden behind and/or beneath the wearer's trousers waistband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Inventor: Maxwell G. Atchisson
  • Patent number: 4218781
    Abstract: Disclosed is athletic apparel comprising an article of clothing to be worn by a participant in an athletic endeavor, a moisture absorbent pad for absorbing perspiration collected on the hands of the participant and fastening means for removably attaching the moisture absorbent pad to the article of clothing. The fastening means includes fastener elements secured to one side of the absorbent pad adjacent a plurality of edges thereof and mating elements secured at spaced apart locations on the outer surface of the clothing and adapted to detachably engage the fastener elements so as to secure the opposite edges of the absorbent pad in a substantially planar orientation on the outer surface of the clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Inventor: Mark Lieberman
  • Patent number: 4171542
    Abstract: A single-use, nonwoven surgical gown having a bib at the chest area configured to provide a sterile hand support pocket in the aseptic zone and an additional barrier layer in the critical chest area to guard against microbial transmission. The bib may also be configured to provide a belt tunnel within which a wraparound belt may be attached and stored and which will allow for vertical adjustment of the belt while providing the surgical gown with a clear and unencumbered front. The bib is attached to the inside of the gown front with access to the hand support pocket and bib tunnel through appropriately located slits in the gown front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1979
    Assignee: Buckeye Cellulose Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd A. Cox, Doyle R. Johnson, Donald F. Maskey, William A. Mueller
  • Patent number: 4156293
    Abstract: In a method of constructing pockets, a pocket blank is preferably folded first along both longitudinal edges, and then transversely so that the folded edges are inside the two resultant pocket panels. Preferably, the lower edge sections of the pocket panels are adhesively secured before the inner pocket panel is adhesively secured on the inside of a garment wherein a pocket is desired. Following formation of a slit having Y-shaped ends in the adhesive connection between the garment and inner pocket panel, the flaps formed thereby are folded inwardly and adhesively secured to produce a pocket slot. In accordance with the preferred construction, a pocket welt is then adhesively secured across the bottom of the pocket slot. If desired, another pocket welt or a pocket flap extending through the pocket slot can be adhesively secured across the top of the pocket slot. A facing strip can then be placed over the welt(s), flap and/or remainder of the pocket slot, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1979
    Assignee: Haggar Company
    Inventor: Joseph W. A. Off
  • Patent number: 4145762
    Abstract: Swim trunks formed by a piece of fabric contoured to define a waist and a pair of leg sections, the fabric having a side seam extending between the waist and the lower end of one leg. The seam is interrupted to form a slit whose edges are secured to the complementary tapes of a zipper and to the sides of a pocket. In its normal state, the pocket is interposed between the inner surface of one leg of the trunks and a loose liner suspended from the waist and conforming to the contours of the trunk. The zipper includes a slider having a double pull tab. The outside tab serves to open and close the pocket in its normal mode when the pocket is usable to carry keys and other small items. The inside tab serves to open and close the pocket when it is pulled inside out to function in the reverse state as a carry bag into which the trunks are stuffed. One side of the pocket is provided with a pair of eyelets through which a string is looped, the bag being held from the string in the reverse mode of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Donmoor, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Wallach
  • Patent number: 4141084
    Abstract: A method of making a welt for clothing or the like, and the article of manufacture used for making the welt. The article consists essentially of three panels, of which first and second panels are thin generally rectangular panels which are of substantially equal size and which are adhered to each other in registered alignment. The first panel is composed of cloth i.e. the welt cloth, and the second panel is composed of flexible material and is provided with a linear formation, e.g. a line of spaced perforations or a crease, near to and generally parallel to each edge. The contacting surfaces of the first and second panels are adhered to each other to form a combined panel having a thickness of both the first and second panels conjoined and a generally rectangular configuration of either the first or the second panels. The third thin panel is composed of cloth and has a linear tab along an edge, which tab is attached to the combined panel along an edge of the first panel side of the combined panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Inventor: Charles Krieger
  • Patent number: 4139914
    Abstract: Disclosed is a security pocket adapted to be worn on the inside of a pair of pants. The security pocket comprises a pouch having an opening sized to permit access to the interior of the pouch and means for releasably mounting the pouch on the inside of a pair of pants. Two general types of such means are disclosed. The first general type is hung from the belt and passes over the top of the waistband; the second general type is releasably attached to the inside of the pants themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Inventor: Allan L. Tarr
  • Patent number: D281636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Inventor: Michel Cressy-Renoma