The present invention relates to active wear garments that are both fashionable and have many user convenience features.
This application relates to active wear garments for the modern woman, where exercise apparel and user convenience are uncommon pairings. Often, designers of women's exercise apparel are chiefly concerned with promoting the appearance of the wearer and user comfort. While these features necessary in the eyes of the wearer, pockets, storage, or other user convenience features are an afterthought. User convenience has become particularly necessary in the age of mobile electronic devices because they are an integral part of exercise routines from listening to music, monitoring heart rate, tracking exercise performance statistics, or just talking on the phone. Traditionally, armbands are used to attach a mobile device to one's arm. But these bands are uncomfortable because they promote excess perspiration, cause undesirable tan lines, and prevent easy operation of the mobile electronic device while exercising because it is generally not easy to remove the strap from one's arm. In addition, most exercise apparel does not have storage areas built into the clothing for holding a fluid container, such as a plastic water bottle or a food item, mobile device, smartphone, and so forth. People are relegated to holding the water in their hand while running, in-line skating, playing sports, or engaging in other rigorous activity. Thus, what is needed is a fashionable active wear garment with multiple user convenience features such as pockets for loose items, loops for routing electronic mobile device cords, and a fluid container pocket.
The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the claimed subject matter. This summary is not an extensive overview, and is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of the claimed subject matter. Its purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
In one aspect of various embodiments, an active wear garment is provided, the garment comprising: an article of clothing covering at least a portion of a wearer's torso, the article of clothing comprising a front portion and a back portion joined together to define a neckhole and a pair of armholes, wherein the article of clothing comprises a fabric material having sufficient breathability to allow perspiration to escape from a wearer's skin, the front portion comprising an upper section and a lower section abridged by an elastic member that encircles the torso and positioned sufficiently beneath a wearer's breasts to provide support thereof, and the back portion comprising an upper elongated pocket formed between a wearer's shoulder blades for vertically inserting a fluid container or food item, mobile device, smartphone, and so forth, the elongated pocket having a single opening adjacent a wearer's neck, wherein the pocket is lined with a waterproof material, and wherein the pocket has a padding material for cushioning the wearer's back against the fluid container, and a lower group of pockets formed adjacent a wearer's buttocks with at least two pockets having a vertically oriented opening and at least two pockets having a horizontally oriented opening.
In another aspect of various embodiments, an active wear garment is provided, the garment comprising: a front portion and a back portion configured to cover a wearer's torso, each portion made of a breathable fabric for allowing perspiration to escape from a wearer's skin, the front portion and back portion being joined together to define a neckhole and a pair of armholes, wherein the front comprises an upper section, a lower section, and an elastic member abridging the upper and lower section whereby the elastic member encircles the wearer's torso and is positioned sufficiently beneath a wearer's breasts to provide support thereof, the back portion comprising an upper pocket with a padding material for cushioning the wearer's back against items placed within the pocket, a first group of pockets, and a second group of pockets, wherein the upper pocket is attached to the outside of the garment and positioned between the shoulder blades with an opening facing upward adjacent a wearer's neck, and wherein the first group of pockets and second group of pockets are attached to the outside of the garment and positioned adjacent a wearer's buttocks, with the first group of pockets each having a vertically facing opening and the second group of pockets each having a horizontally facing opening.
In still another aspect of various embodiments, an active wear garment is provided, the garment comprising: an article of clothing having a front and a back such that when joined together define a neckhole and a pair of armholes, the front comprising an upper and a lower section abridged by an elastic member encircling a wearer's torso and is positioned sufficiently beneath a wearer's breasts to provide support thereof, the back comprising an upper pocket being vertically oriented for inserting a fluid container, the upper pocket attached to the article of clothing and positioned between a wearer's shoulder blades, a single opening adjacent a wearer's neck, and a padding material for cushioning the wearer against the fluid container, the back further comprising a first group of pockets and second group of pockets attached to the article of clothing adjacent a wearer's buttocks, with the first group of pockets each having a vertically facing opening and the second group of pockets each having a horizontally facing opening.
In the following detailed descriptions of various exemplary embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments that may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
The present disclosure includes several fashionable embodiments of an active wear garment or article of clothing. Each of the embodiments comprise the similar constituent parts, yet are fashionably unique in each of the variants. In
In an embodiment, the garment 100 may comprise a second layer of elastic material attached within the top portion 101 for increased support of the wearer's breasts. Elastic material may also be attached in strategic locations such as the armholes 105, lower extremity of the bottom portion 102, pocket 110, abdomen area, and so forth. The elastic may prevent unwanted movement of the garment 100 during vigorous activity by providing a snugly fit of the wearer's torso and buttocks. The bottom portion 102 may comprise a left, middle, and right portion having at least one pocket 110 with a single mouth. The pocket 110 may be formed on the outer surface of the fabric, or it may be formed so only the mouth is exposed such as between the left section and middle section. At least one loop 114 may be attached to the garment 100 for managing a position of a mobile electronic device cord, such as those used in headphones, earbuds, microphones, and the like. This may be advantageous for preventing swinging arms or other body movement performed during exercise from pulling the cord out of the mobile device or out of the wearer's ears, as an example. A garment wearer may insert a mobile device into a pocket 110 and then route a headphone cord through the loop 114.
The shape of the pocket 110 is aesthetically similar to the general shapes and seams illustrated, which are designed to obscure, as best as possible, the presence of the pocket 110. For example,
The back portion of the garment 100 may be comprised of an upper pocket 106 formed between a wearer's shoulder blades when the garment 100 is worn. This location may be particularly advantageous for vertically inserting a fluid container (not shown) or food item, mobile device, smartphone, and so forth because many exercises do not engage the upper spine during movement. Less movement of the fluid translates into more wearer comfort when a fluid container is placed in the pocket 106. Vertical orientation of the pocket 106 also keeps the fluid container upright to minimize spilling or leaking when inserted into the pocket 106. The location between the shoulder blades is also easily accessible by reaching the arm overhead, bending at the elbow, and then grasping the container behind the wearer's neck (see also
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A upper pocket 206, with the pocket mouth 215 being disposed adjacent the neckhole 204, may be formed in the rear of the garment 200 in which may be placed a fluid container or food item, mobile device, smartphone, and so forth. A group of pockets 208,209,211 may be located in the lower rear portion of the garment 200. As before, the pockets 208,209,211 may be located just above the wearer's buttocks when the garment 200 is worn in order to minimize movement of any items placed within the pockets 208,209,211 and for ease of access for the wearer's hands. Pockets 208,209,211 may be formed on the outer surface, inner surface, or both of the garment 200. Pocket 211 is illustrated as being formed in the center of the garment 200, which may be ideal for placing a mobile phone or other such similar device.
What has been described above includes examples of one or more embodiments. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the aforementioned embodiments, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of various embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the described embodiments are intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.
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