Field of the invention: This invention relates to the general field of clothing, and more specifically, to a pair of shorts, pants or Capris with a specific design and the ability to comfortably, safely, and with easy accessibility carry a cell phone and other items, including but not limited to, a medical device, small wallet, keys, ID, energy bars, cash and/or credit card. In a particularly preferred embodiment, a pair of shorts, pants or Capris with enhanced comfort and cell phone carrying capabilities is described in this application, but the materials and methods laid out in this application could just as easily apply to other items of clothing worn by women, men or children.
Brief Description of Invention: As discussed above, a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention is the utilitarian features of a comfortable, stylish and yet functional short, pant or Capri. To provide comfort, the shorts, pants or Capris incorporate an elasticized waistband with an interior, non-elasticized drawstring cord, so wearers can comfortably slip on the shorts, pants or Capris, and tie them more securely, if and when needed, by tightening the non-elasticized drawstring cord. Inside the shorts, pants or Capris is what is commonly known as built-in seamless “boy short” style underwear, which is comprised of a snug fitting piece of fabric that extends from the waist to the intersection between the legs and the body of the wearer. This seamless “boy short” style underwear provides an inner layer of privacy and comfort, and yet because it ends at the top of the legs of the wearer, it does not bunch up, stretch out or cause chafing, as can be the case with inner garments that extend down the legs of the wearer. The “boy short” underwear is knitted on a machine that creates a seamless inner layer, enhancing the comfort of the wearer.
Since it is anticipated that this short, pant or Capri will be worn by exercisers, walkers, joggers, golfers, hikers, travelers, sportspeople, athletes and runners who often will be in close proximity to roads, an attractive yet effective strip of reflective fabric is sewn into the seams along the sides of the shorts, pants or Capris and around the hems, which can be straight or scalloped. There are two interior vertical side hip pockets for a cell phone and/or the aforementioned items that are sewn below the waistband of the inner seamless “boy short” underwear at the hips of the wearer. Both pockets will accommodate a cell phone and the aforementioned items. These pockets keep the cell phone and other small items securely contained. The pockets are located on the sides of the shorts, pants or Capris at the hips of the wearer, so that the cell phone and/or the aforementioned items can be carried inconspicuously and comfortably, with easy accessibility. The cell phone and/or the aforementioned items will be kept stable and safely secured while maintaining accessibility to the items in the interior vertical side hip pockets sewn several inches below the waistband.
Making comfortable, functional shorts, pants or Capris has been a challenge. With the profusion of cell phones, and the transition of cell phones from a convenience to an everyday necessity that is taken to almost all activities, the additional challenge of how to effectively secure a cell phone inside shorts, pants or Capris has presented itself.
The key to this invention is a) the location of the cell phone pocket at the hips of the wearer, so that the phone does not rub or dig into the wearer's front or back sections, and b) locate the cell phone in a pocket on the inside of the inner layer, to ensure stabilization, easy accessibility, comfort, and prevents pickpocketing. The theory behind the location of the pocket applies to a variety of shorts, pants and Capris.
The prior art presents a number of attempts to solve this problem, but none that so effectively combine an effective container for a cell phone and/or the aforementioned items in an ideal location on the inner surface of the inner layer of the shorts, pants or Capris. This particular combination has proven to result in an extremely comfortable and useful pair of shorts, pants or Capris that prevents the exerciser, hiker, golfer, traveler, athlete, sports enthusiast, runner, walker or jogger from having the cell phone slap his/her thigh when the phone and/or the aforementioned items are contained in a pocket located on the individual's thigh; having to shove the cell phone into a woman's or girls' sports bra, which is potentially unhealthy; having to hold the cell phone in his/her hand, which can cause cramping or being strapped to a bicep, which is inconvenient and difficult, when trying to access the cell phone or music device, and can potentially reduce blood flow, create an unwanted rash, and could limit muscle contraction.
There are shorts, pants or Capris with reflective details, however these are mostly reflective patches that are glued or heat-affixed to the exterior of the shorts, pants or Capris. These tend to get damaged when washed and lose effectiveness over time. These reflective details are typically the logo of the company and do not create visibility during low-visibility times for the exerciser, runner, sports enthusiast, athlete, golfer, traveler, hiker, walker or jogger.
There are also shorts, pants or Capris with cell phone pockets, however these are usually too small, have inadequate closure methods, or are located on a part of the shorts, pants or Capris where they are inaccessible and/or uncomfortable. The existing cell phone pockets are also not well secured, such that there is a danger of the entire pocket “flipping over” the waistband or out of other pocket locations, thus potentially causing the cell phone and/or other aforementioned items to fall out, be sat on, banged, folded, knocked, or damaged.
Shorts, pants or Capris with elastic waistbands are well known, but the current invention combines an elastic waistband with a non-elasticized drawstring cord, such that the wearer can benefit from the comfort of an elastic waistband, but when he/she really needs to make sure the shorts, pants or Capris stay on, he/she can do so by tightening them with the non-elasticized drawstring cord.
Shorts, pants or Capris with inner layers are also known in the art, but this invention has built-in seamless “boy short” style underwear knitted to enhance comfort, and serves a secondary function by anchoring the cell phone pocket to the shorts.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a short, pant or Capri with pockets that securely, comfortably and safely accommodate and hold a cell phone, with easy accessibility, and an elasticized waistband that prevents the shorts, pants or Capris from falling down, while wearing the shorts, pants or Capris, with a seamless “boy short” underwear as an inner layer, with reflective fabric sewn on the hems and into the hip seams.
Further objects of the invention include:
Providing shorts, pants or Capris with an effective inner layer that does not bunch up at the intersection of the legs and the body.
Providing a short, pant or Capri with a “boy short” underwear inner layer that has been knitted to be seamless.
Providing a short, pant or Capri with a non-elasticized, continuous interior drawstring cord.
Providing a short, pant or Capri with thin strips of reflective fabric sewn into the hip seams and on the hem of the short, pant or Capri.
Providing shorts, pants or Capris with pockets big enough to hold a large cell phone, located at the side of the shorts, pants or Capris at the hips of the wearer, where the pockets are sewn onto the inner liner of the inner layer of the seamless, knitted “boy short” underwear, such that the pockets are located at the hips of the wearer.
Providing shorts, pants or Capris with a straight or scalloped hem.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. The features listed herein and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
It should be understood that while the preferred embodiments of the invention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto are possible without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which claims I regard as my invention.
Two preferred forms of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Many aspects of the invention can be better understood with references made to the drawings below. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. Instead, emphasis is placed upon clearly illustrating the components of the present invention. Moreover, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts through the several views in the drawings. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention are not limited in their application to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The embodiments of the invention are capable of being practiced and carried out in various ways. In addition, the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a garment for exercising, walking, running, golfing, hiking, traveling, or jogging consisting of: an outer layer, an inner layer, and a waistband, with the outer layer and the inner layer are connected to a waistband bottom of the waistband, and where the inner layer has an outer side, an inner side, and an inner layer bottom, where there are one or more pockets disposed on the inner side of the inner layer, where each of the one or more pockets has a pocket bottom, two pocket sides, and a pocket opening, where the pocket bottom and the two pocket sides are stitched to the inner side of the inner layer, where there is a bottom space between the pocket bottom and the inner layer bottom, and there is a top space between the pocket opening and the waistband bottom.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/436,625, filed on Jun. 10, 2019 and entitled “GARMENT WITH CELL PHONE POCKETS,” which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/683,941, filed Jun. 12, 2018 and entitled “GARMENT WITH CELL PHONE,” the contents of each which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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62683941 | Jun 2018 | US |
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Parent | 16436625 | Jun 2019 | US |
Child | 18074143 | US |