US20200113316A1

US20200113316A1 - Wearable outer thigh pack and method of use

Info

Publication number: US20200113316A1
Application number: US16/157,004
Authority: US
Inventors: Evan Crockett
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2018-10-10
Filing date: 2018-10-10
Publication date: 2020-04-16

Abstract

A wearable pack that is worn on an outer thigh of a wearer for carrying personal effects during an activity comprises an upper pocket member; a lower pocket member coupled to the upper pocket member; and a fastener assembly to secure the wearable pack along the outer thigh.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention related to packs worn on an outer area of a wearer's thigh.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

When engaging in active pursuits, it is desirable to carry some of one's essential personal belongings (e.g., phone, bank cards, loose change, keys, etc.). A problem that occurs is that carrying one's belongings in one's shorts or pants pocket(s) can encumber one's free bodily movement and/or be annoying if bouncing around in one's pocket(s) during the activity. Backpacks and waist packs can be used to carry one's belongings, but these packs also can encumber one's free bodily movement and/or be annoying if the belongings are bouncing around in the pack during the activity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An aspect of the invention involves a wearable pack on the outer thigh for carrying personal effects such as phone, bank cards, loose change, keys, etc., while participating in light and strenuous physical activities. The wearable pack is slim, compact, lightweight, and made of waterproof nylon, vinyl, and/or other suitable materials. The wearable pack is held up by two stitched loops on upper corners of the pack, where a waist belt is pulled through the loops and fitted around the waistline for comfort. The waist belt is secured in the front by a clip. The wearable pack lays downward from the waist, adjacent to the hip and femur bone, and is worn parallel to and along the outer thigh. An elastic band attached to the side of the wearable pack wraps around the inside of the wearer's thigh and back underneath the wearable pack. Hook and/or loop fasteners are attached to an end of the elastic band for firmly attaching the band to receiving loop and/or hook fasteners on the back-side of the wearable pack. This attachment allows the wearable pack and its contents to be worn firmly to the user's outside thigh and prevents any unnecessary movement that pesters the wearer from completing their exercise/activity. The wearable pack includes a zipper pocket. In an alternative embodiment, the zipper pocket is replaced with a waterproof zip lock zipper pocket. Between the two belt loops at the top of the wearable pack is a sewn opening. This opening can be replaced with a regular zipper or waterproof zip lock zipper. The opening opens to a pocket made of spandex or other suitable material to securely hold the wearer's cellular phone in place when participating in physical activities. The wearer can choose to wear the wearable pack above or below the wearer's clothing, as the pack is meant to securely hold personal items in an easily accessible space when engaging in active pursuits.
Another aspect of the invention involves a wearable pack that is worn on an outer thigh of a wearer for carrying personal effects during an activity comprises an upper pocket member; a lower pocket member coupled to the upper pocket member; and a fastener assembly to secure the wearable pack along the outer thigh.
One or more implementations of the aspect described immediately above include one or more of the following: the wearable pack is made of one or more of canvas, waterproof nylon, and vinyl; the upper pocket member is substantially flat and includes a top edge with an opening along a top edge to access the pocket; the opening is one of a zipper opening and waterproof zip lock zipper opening; the lower pocket member is substantially flat and includes a pocket with a top portion including a zipper opening along the top portion for accessing the pocket; an intermediate section joining the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member, the intermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member; the fastener assembly includes a thigh strap to attach the lower pocket member to the wearer's thigh; the fastener assembly further includes a waist belt coupled to the upper pocket member to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh; and/or a pair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to the upper pocket member.
A further aspect of the invention involves a method of using a wearable pack that is worn on an outer thigh of a wearer for carrying personal effects during an activity, the wearable pack including an upper pocket member; a lower pocket member coupled to the upper pocket member; and a fastener assembly to secure the wearable pack along the outer thigh, the method comprising: storing personnel effects in the upper pocket member and the lower pocket member; laying the wearable pack downward from the wearer's waist, adjacent to the wearer's hip and femur bone, parallel to and along the outer thigh; and fastening the wearable pack to the wearer with the fastener assembly.
One or more implementations of the aspect described immediately above include one or more of the following: the fastener assembly includes a thigh strap to attach the lower pocket member to the wearer's thigh and a waist belt coupled to the upper pocket member to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh, and fastening the wearable pack to the wearer with the fastener assembly includes wrapping the thigh strap around an inside of the wearer's thigh and back underneath the wearable pack, and securing the waist belt around the wearer's waistline to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh; the fastener assembly further includes a pair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to the upper pocket member; the wearable pack is made of one or more of canvas, waterproof nylon, and vinyl; the upper pocket member is substantially flat and includes a top edge with an opening along a top edge to access the pocket; the opening is one of a zipper opening and waterproof zip lock zipper opening; the lower pocket member is substantially flat and includes a pocket with a top portion including a zipper opening along the top portion for accessing the pocket; and/or an intermediate section joining the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member, the intermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a wearable pack shown worn on a wearer's outer thigh area;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1 shown worn on the wearer's outer thigh area;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is another front elevational view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1, but without the waist belt shown.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference to FIGS. 1-5, an embodiment of wearable pack 100 will be described. The wearable pack 100 is worn on an outer thigh 105 for carrying personal effects such as phone, bank cards, loose change, keys, etc., while participating in light and strenuous physical activities. The slim, compact, and lightweight pack can be composed of canvas, waterproof nylon, vinyl, or other suitable materials and in the embodiment shown is sized at 11″×6″×0.5″. The wearable pack 100 is slim, compact, and lightweight, and may be composed of canvas, waterproof nylon, vinyl, or other suitable materials. In the embodiment shown, the wearable pack 100 is sized at 11″×6″×0.5″. In alternative embodiments, the wearable pack 100 has different sizes and/or configurations.
The wearable pack 100 includes an upper pocket member 110, a lower pocket member 120, and a fastener assembly 130 to secure the wearable pack 100 along the outer thigh 105.
The upper pocket member 110 is substantially flat and includes a pocket 140 with an opening 150 along a top edge 160, between belt loops 170, for accessing the pocket 140. The pocket 140 extends downward from the opening 150 in the upper pocket member 110. In the embodiment shown, the pocket 140 is a 4″×7″ pocket made from spandex or other suitable material to securely hold, for example, the wearer's cellular phone in place when participating in physical activities. In alternative embodiments, the pocket 140 has a different size, configuration, and/or materials. In another embodiment, the opening 150 is replaced with a zipper opening or waterproof zip lock zipper opening.
The lower pocket member 120 is substantially flat and includes a pocket 180 with a zipper opening 190 along a top portion 200 for accessing the pocket 180. The pocket 180 extends downward from the zipper opening 190 in the lower pocket member 120. In alternative embodiments, the pocket 180 has a different size, configuration, and/or materials. In another embodiment, the zipper opening 190 is replaced with a waterproof zip lock zipper opening. The wearable pack 100 includes recesses 200 forming a narrower intermediate section 205 where the lower pocket member 120 joins the upper pocket member 110.
The fastener assembly 130 will now be described. The fastener assembly 130 includes an elastic thigh strap 210 attached to a side 220 that wraps around the inside of a wearer's thigh 105 and back underneath the wearable pack 100. Hook and/or loop fasteners 220 are attached to an end of the elastic thigh strap 210 for firmly attaching the elastic thigh strap 210 to receiving loop and/or hook fasteners on the back-side of the wearable pack 100. This attachment allows the wearable pack 100 and its contents to be worn firmly to the user's outside thigh 105 and prevents any unnecessary movement that pesters the wearer from completing their exercise/activity. The wearable pack 100 is held up by two 3″ belt loops 230 stitched to upper corners 240 of the upper pocket member 110. A waist belt 250 is pulled through the belt loops 230 and fitted around the waistline for comfort. The waist belt 250 is secured in the front by a clip 260.
In use, the wearer stores one's essential personal belongings (e.g., phone, bank cards, loose change, keys, etc.) in the pocket(s) 140, 180 and the wearable pack 100 is laid downward from the waist, adjacent to the hip and femur bone, and is worn parallel to and along the outer thigh 105. The elastic thigh strap 210 is wrapped around the inside of the wearer's thigh 105 and back underneath the wearable pack 100. The hook and/or loop fasteners 220 at the end of the elastic thigh strap 210 is firmly attached to the receiving loop and/or hook fasteners on the back-side of the wearable pack 100. This attachment allows the wearable pack 100 and its contents to be worn firmly to the user's outside thigh 105 and prevents any unnecessary movement that interferes with the wearer from completing the activity/exercise. The waist belt 250, which holds up the wearable pack 100 via the belt loops 230, is fitted around the wearer's waistline for comfort, and secured in the front by a clip 260. The user can choose to wear the wearable pack 100 above or below clothing, as the wearable pack 100 is meant to securely hold personal items in an easily accessible space when engaging in active pursuits.
While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not of limitation. Likewise, the various diagrams may depict an example architectural or other configuration for the disclosure, which is done to aid in understanding the features and functionality that can be included in the disclosure. The invention is not restricted to the illustrated example architectures or configurations, but the desired features can be implemented using a variety of alternative architectures and configurations. Indeed, it will be apparent to one of skill in the art how alternative functional, logical or physical partitioning and configurations can be implemented to implement the desired features of the present disclosure.
Although the disclosure is described above in terms of various exemplary embodiments and implementations, it should be understood that the various features, aspects and functionality described in one or more of the individual embodiments are not limited in their applicability to the particular embodiment with which they are described, but instead can be applied, alone or in various combinations, to one or more of the other embodiments of the disclosure, whether or not such embodiments are described and whether or not such features are presented as being a part of a described embodiment. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present disclosure should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments.
Terms and phrases used in this document, and variations thereof, unless otherwise expressly stated, should be construed as open ended as opposed to limiting. As examples of the foregoing: the term “including” should be read as meaning “including, without limitation” or the like; the term “example” is used to provide exemplary instances of the item in discussion, not an exhaustive or limiting list thereof; the terms “a” or “an” should be read as meaning “at least one,” “one or more” or the like; and adjectives such as “conventional,” “traditional,” “normal,” “standard,” “known” and terms of similar meaning should not be construed as limiting the item described to a given time period or to an item available as of a given time, but instead should be read to encompass conventional, traditional, normal, or standard technologies that may be available or known now or at any time in the future. Likewise, where this document refers to technologies that would be apparent or known to one of ordinary skill in the art, such technologies encompass those apparent or known to the skilled artisan now or at any time in the future.
The presence of broadening words and phrases such as “one or more,” “at least,” “but not limited to” or other like phrases in some instances shall not be read to mean that the narrower case is intended or required in instances where such broadening phrases may be absent.
As will become apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art after reading this document, the illustrated embodiments and their various alternatives can be implemented without confinement to the illustrated examples.

Claims

1. A wearable pack that is worn on an outer thigh of a wearer for carrying personal effects during an activity, comprising:

an upper pocket member;

a lower pocket member coupled to the upper pocket member;

a fastener assembly to secure the wearable pack along the outer thigh.

2. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the wearable pack is made of one or more of canvas, waterproof nylon, and vinyl.

3. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the upper pocket member is substantially flat and includes a top edge with an opening along the top edge to access the pocket.

4. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the opening along the top edge is one of a zipper opening and a waterproof zip lock zipper opening.

5. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the lower pocket member is substantially flat and includes a pocket with a top portion including a zipper opening along the top portion for accessing the pocket.

6. The wearable pack of claim 1, further including an intermediate section joining the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member, the intermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member.

7. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the fastener assembly includes a thigh strap to attach the lower pocket member to the wearer's thigh.

8. The wearable pack of claim 7, wherein the fastener assembly further includes a waist belt coupled to the upper pocket member to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh.

9. The wearable pack of claim 8, further including a pair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to the upper pocket member.

10. A method of using the wearable pack of claim 1, comprising:

storing personnel effects in the upper pocket member and the lower pocket member;

laying the wearable pack downward from the wearer's waist, adjacent to the wearer's hip and femur bone, parallel to and along the outer thigh;

fastening the wearable pack to the wearer with the fastener assembly.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the fastener assembly includes a thigh strap to attach the lower pocket member to the wearer's thigh and a waist belt coupled to the upper pocket member to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh, and fastening the wearable pack to the wearer with the fastener assembly includes wrapping the thigh strap around an inside of the wearer's thigh and back underneath the wearable pack, and securing the waist belt around the wearer's waistline to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the fastener assembly further includes a pair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to the upper pocket member.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the wearable pack is made of one or more of canvas, waterproof nylon, and vinyl.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the upper pocket member is substantially flat and includes a top edge with an opening along the top edge to access the pocket.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the lower pocket member is substantially flat and includes a pocket with a top portion including a zipper opening along the top portion for accessing the pocket.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the opening along the top edge is one of a zipper opening and a waterproof zip lock zipper opening.

17. The method of claim 10, further including an intermediate section joining the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member, the intermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member.