CA2130298A1 - Cloth pocket and method of making a cloth pocket - Google Patents

Cloth pocket and method of making a cloth pocket

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CA2130298A1
CA2130298A1 CA002130298A CA2130298A CA2130298A1 CA 2130298 A1 CA2130298 A1 CA 2130298A1 CA 002130298 A CA002130298 A CA 002130298A CA 2130298 A CA2130298 A CA 2130298A CA 2130298 A1 CA2130298 A1 CA 2130298A1
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Morley Kevin Clapp
Carmen Joseph Fernand Langlais
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D27/00Details of garments or of their making
    • A41D27/20Pockets; Making or setting-in pockets
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41HAPPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A41H43/00Other methods, machines or appliances

Abstract

A cloth pocket is described which includes a unitary body formed out of a rectangular sheet of cloth material. The body has a first fold and a second fold adjacent each of a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge of the rectangular sheet. The folds create a first band of material from each of the edges to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold. The second band of material is of a consistent selected width along each of the edges. The first bands are secured onto a workpiece adjacent the first fold, thereby creating a generally box-like pocket a depth of which is determined by the selected width of the second band. The pocket is stronger and yet is less expensive to make.

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
Cloth Pocket and Method of Making a Cloth Pocket INVENTOR:
Morley Kevin Clapp Carmen Joseph Fernand Langlais FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to a cloth pocket and a method of fabricating the same.

R~'i~OUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Patch pockets tend to be largely ornamental as they have an extremely limited capacity for three dimension objects. There are a number of problems associated with fabricating larger pockets. One problem is that any pocket construction that requires a lot of cutting and sewing is necessarily more expensive. Another problem is that multiple seams must be used, each of which is subject to failure when placed under strain.
The inventor has provided a cloth pocket that may be patched onto a garment or bag or similar object that may be made unitary in construction, may have considerable depth, and yet is easy to make.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a cloth pocket which includes a unitary body formed out of a rectangular sheet of cloth material. The body has a first fold and a second fold adjacent each of a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge of the rectangular sheet. The folds create a first band of material from each of the edges to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold. The second band of material is of a consistent selected width along each of the edges. The first bands are secured onto a workpiece adjacent the first fold, thereby creating a generally box-like pocket a depth of which is determined by the selected width of the second band.

213~298 The cloth pocket, as described above, is easy to fabricate. A rectangular sheet of cloth material is folded to the described configuration and then sewn into place. The number of seams in the pocket is limited so the pocket can withstand greater stresses than pockets of comparable capacity.
According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of constructing a cloth pocket out of a rectangular sheet of cloth material. The rectangular sheet has a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge. Firstly, place a first fold and a second fold in spaced relation along the bottom edge of the rectangular sheet, thereby creating a first band of material from the bottom edge to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold of a selected width. Secondly, place a first fold and a second fold in spaced relation along the first side edge of the rectangular sheet, thereby creating a first band of material from the first side edge to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold. The second band of material along the first side edge is the same selected width as the second band of material along the bottom edge. Thirdly, place a first fold and a second fold in spaced relation along the second side edge of the rectangular sheet, thereby creating a first band of material from the second side edge to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold. The second band of material along the second side edge being the same selected width as the second band of material along the bottom edge. Fourthly, secure each of the first bands onto a workpiece adjacent the first fold, thereby creating a generally box-like pocket a depth of which is determined by the selected width of the second band.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features of the invention will become more apparent from the following description of a 21302g8 preferred embodiment of the invention, for example, in which reference is made to the appended drawings, in which like numerals denote like features and in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a cloth pocket fabricated in accordance with the teachings of the present invention stitched to a workpiece shown with broken edges;
FIGURE 2 is a top plan view illustrating a first step in a preferred method of fabricating a cloth pocket;
FIGURE 3 iS a top plan view illustrating a second step in a preferred method of fabricating a cloth pocket;
FIGURE 4 iS a top plan view illustrating a third step in a preferred method of fabricating a cloth pocket;
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view illustrating an alternative cloth pocket fabricated in accordance with the teachings of the present invention; and FIGURE 6 is a top plan view of a pocket according to the invention after folding is complete on four sides of a sheet of fabric.

DETATT-~n DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EM~ODIMENT
A preferred embodiment, a cloth pocket generally identified by reference numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIGURES 1 through 6.
Referring to FIGURE 1, cloth pocket 10 includes a unitary body 12. Cloth pocket 10 is formed out of a rectangular sheet 14 of cloth material, as illustrated in FIGURE 2. Referring to FIGURE 1, unitary body 12 has first folds 16a, 16b and 16c and second folds 18a, 18b and 18c adjacent each of a bottom edge 20, a first side edge 22 and a second side edge 24 respectively of rectangular sheet 14.
This leaves a top edge 26 open to receive objects. Folds 16a, 16b and 16c and 18a, 18b and 18c create first bands 28a, 28b and 28c of material from each of the edges 20, 22, 24 to first folds 16a, 16b and 16c respectively and second bands 30a, 30b and 30c of material from first folds 16a, 16b and 16c to second folds 18a, 18b and 18c respectively. The second bands 30a, 30b and 30c of material is of a consistent selected width along each of edges 20, 22, and 24, for example between 1 cm and 4 cm. The first bands 28a, 28b and 28c of material are secured onto a workpiece 32 adjacent first folds 16a 16b and 16c respectively. This creates a generally box-like cloth pocket 10 a depth of which is determined primarily by the selected width of second bands 30a, 30b and 30c of material.
If the line along which the pocket is sewed is in the middle of the bands 28a, 28b, 28c, then the width of the bands 28a, 28b and 28c contribute to the height of the pocket. However, the expected typical sewing line will be closely adjacent the folds 16a, 16b and 16c, thus resulting in the bands 28a, 28b and 28c providing most of the thickness of the pocket.
A method of fabricating cloth pocket 10 out of rectangular sheet 14 of cloth material will now be described.
As previously described, rectangular sheet 14 has top edge 26, bottom edge 20, first side edge 22 and second side edge 24.
Referring to FIGURE 2, the first step consists of placing first fold 16a and second fold 18a in spaced relation along bottom edge 20 of rectangular sheet 14, thus effectively folding the sheet 14 in a Z-shaped pattern adjacent the bottom edge 20 with the Z-shaped fold extending from near vertex 34 to near vertex 36. This creates first band of material 28a from bottom edge 20 to first fold 16a and second band of material 30a from first fold 16a to second fold 18a of a selected width.
Referring to FIGURE 3, the second step consists of placing first fold 16b and second fold 18b in spaced relation along first side edge 22 of rectangular sheet 14, thus effectively folding the sheet 14 in a z-shaped pattern adjacent the first side edge 20. This creates first band 28b of material from first side edge 22 to first fold 16b and second band of material 30b from first fold 16b to second fold 18b. Second band of material 30b along first side edge 22 is the same selected width as second band of material 30b along bottom edge 20.
Referring to FIGURE 4, the third step consists of placing first fold 16c and second fold 18c in spaced relation 213รป298 along second side edge 24 of rectangular sheet 14, thus effectively folding the sheet 14 in a z-shaped pattern adjacent the second side edge 20. This creates first band of material 28c from second side edge 24 to first fold 16c and second band of material 30c from first fold 16c to second fold 18c. Second band of material 30c along second side edge 24 is the same selected width as second band of material 30c along bottom edge 20.
Referring to FIGURE 1, the fourth and final step consists of securing each of first bands of material 28a, 28b, 28c onto a workpiece 32 adjacent first folds 16a, 16b and 16c along seams A, B and a third not shown but close to edge 24.
For many, if not most, fabrics the seam is preferably created by sewing. A representative seam C is shown in FIGURE 4 illustrating the placement of the seam along the band 28b.
This creates a generally box-like cloth pocket 10, a depth of which is determined by the selected width of second bands 30a, 30b and 30c of material.
Referring to FIGURE 5, there is illustrated how a series of adjacent cloth pockets lOa, lOb can be fabricated out of a single sheet of rectangular sheet material 14. In this instance, a single seam D is formed between the pockets 10 and lOb. The band 28c of pocket lOb and band 28a of pocket lOa is thereby essentially eliminated, consisting only of the narrow strip of material underlying the stitches forming seam D. A succession of pockets lOa, lOb may be formed from a single sheet of material, and the pockets may extend around a bag in a single seamless sheet, thus avoiding multiple sewing of the material. The pockets are preferably spaced close together as shown with a single seam between them. It is preferred to make the vertical seams first (seam A in FIGURE
1) and the base seam last (seam B in FIGURE 1).
In a further embodiment as shown in FIGURE 6, the top of the pocket (side 26 in FIGURE 1) may be folded (folds 16d, 18d) to create bands 28d, 30d of material along edge 26 and sewn to a workpiece. A zippered slit 40 may be placed in a central portion of the pocket for entry to the pocket when it is secured to a workpiece. The slit 40 may be secured as for example by a zipper.
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the Claims.

Claims (11)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A method of constructing a cloth pocket out of a rectangular sheet of cloth material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the method comprising the steps of:
firstly, placing a first fold and a second fold in spaced relation along the bottom edge of the rectangular sheet, thereby creating a first band of material from the bottom edge to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold of a selected width;
secondly, placing a first fold and a second fold in spaced relation along the first side edge of the rectangular sheet, thereby creating a first band of material from the first side edge to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold, the second band of material along the first side edge being the same selected width as the second band of material along the bottom edge;
thirdly, placing a first fold and a second fold in spaced relation along the second side edge of the rectangular sheet, thereby creating a first band of material from the second side edge to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold, the second band of material along the second side edge being the same selected width as the second band of material along the bottom edge; and fourthly, securing each of the first bands onto a workpiece adjacent the first folds, thereby creating a generally box-like pocket a depth of which is determined by the selected width of the second band.
2. A cloth pocket, comprising:
a unitary body formed out of a rectangular sheet of cloth material, the body having a first fold and a second fold adjacent each of a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the folds creating a first band of material from each of the edges to the first fold and a second band of material from the first fold to the second fold, the second band of material being of consistent selected width along each of the edges, the first bands being secured onto a workpiece adjacent the first fold, thereby creating a generally box-like pocket a depth of which is determined by the selected width of the second band.
3. The cloth pocket of claim 2 in which the sheet is folded along the top edge and the sheet is slit in a central portion of the sheet to form an opening into the pocket when it is secured to a workpiece.
4. A method of making a cloth pocket from a generally rectangular sheet of material having first and second opposed sides and third and fourth opposed sides, a first vertex between the first and third opposed sides, and a second vertex between the first and fourth opposed sides, comprising the steps of:
folding the sheet adjacent the first side to form a first Z-shaped fold;
folding the sheet adjacent the third side to form a second Z-shaped fold, the second Z-shaped fold intersecting the first Z-shaped fold adjacent the first vertex;
folding the sheet adjacent the fourth side to form a third Z-shaped fold, the third Z-shaped fold intersecting the first Z-shaped fold adjacent the second vertex; and securing the sheet to a workpiece by seaming along each of the first, third and fourth sides.
5. The method of claim 4 further including securing the fourth edge to the workpiece and providing access to the pocket through a slit.
6. The method of claim 4 further including making plural adjacent cloth pockets according to the method of claim 3.
7. The method of claim 6 in which the plural pockets are secured to a workpiece with a single seam between them.
8. A cloth pocket made in accordance with the method of claim 3.
9. A cloth pocket made in accordance with the method of claim 4.
10. A cloth pocket made in accordance with the method of claim 5.
11. Plural cloth pockets made in accordance with the method of claim 6.
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