CA2723602C - Gardening apron - Google Patents

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CA2723602C
CA2723602C CA2723602A CA2723602A CA2723602C CA 2723602 C CA2723602 C CA 2723602C CA 2723602 A CA2723602 A CA 2723602A CA 2723602 A CA2723602 A CA 2723602A CA 2723602 C CA2723602 C CA 2723602C
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/04Aprons; Fastening devices for aprons
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45FTRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
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The present invention relates to a gardening apron comprising a front panel extending at least partially over a wearer's front side, an upper strap for supporting the front panel around the wearer's neck, a rear strap for restraining the front panel around the waist of the wearer, wherein the rear strap comprises a reinforcement strip, and a plurality of item retaining features such as a plurality of differently sized pockets, a glove retaining feature and a magnetic feature. The gardening apron further comprises a utility bag removably attached to the rear strap using a resilient clip such that it hangs by the wearer's side when the apron is being worn, wherein the utility bag consist of a resistant nylon fabric pouch with a stiffening strip of a resilient material provided around the open upper edge of the pouch so as to keep the utility bag in an open configuration.

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GARDENING APRON
Field of the invention The present invention relates to functional garments. More particularly, and in its preferred intended use, the present invention relates to a utility garment.
Background of the invention Utility garments such as aprons, smocks and the like are known in the art.
Utility garments can be worn for safety and/or hygiene reasons, as well as for simply protecting the wearer's clothes from wear and tear.
In particular, a conventional apron typically consists of a front panel extending at least partially over a wearer's front side, an upper strap for extending around the wearer's neck, and a rear strap for extending around the wearer's waist. In this configuration, the upper strap provides vertical support for the apron such that it hangs off the wearer's neck, while the rear strap provides a transverse support so that it stays close to the wearer's body.
Variations of this construction can include aprons which also cover portions of the wearer's back and/or arms. In addition, it is known to provide a pair of upper straps which extend over a wearer's shoulders rather than a single strap which extends around the wearer's neck. An apron may also be provided which covers only the area below the wearer's waist.
By way of example, a utility garment such as an apron can be worn during gardening in order to protect the wearer's clothes from dirt. Furthermore, conventional aprons, for home or garden use, are known to provide one or more front pockets for holding tools and/or other useful articles. However, while a variety of items may be held within the same pocket, it has been found that retrieving different types of items within a single one-size-fits-all pocket can be difficult, especially when, for example, the item to be retrieved is much smaller and/or more delicate than the other items in the pocket. Moreover, there types of items which, for practical reasons, the wearer might not wish to, or be able to, hold within such conventional pockets. In addition, there are types of items which, for practical reasons, the wearer might wish to be more conveniently accessible.
2 Hence, in light of the afore-mentioned, there remains a need for an improved utility garment which, by virtue of its design and components, satisfies some of the needs which are known in the art and is thus an improvement over other related known devices. Specifically, it would be advantageous to provide a utility garment which is able to conveniently hold a variety of different types of items Summary of the invention:
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a utility garment including a utility bag, a reinforcement strip, a front panel, an upper strap for supporting the front panel, a rear strap for restraining the front panel, and a plurality of item retaining features.
The item retaining features are selected from the group including:
- three pockets of different sizes;
- a band for retaining a pair of glove;
- a magnet pocket;
The invention and its advantages will be better understood by reading the following non-restrictive description of a preferred embodiment thereof, made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Brief description of the drawings:
The invention will be better understood upon reading the following non-restrictive description of the preferred embodiment thereof, made with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a front view of a utility garment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 illustrates a front view of a utility garment, Figure 3 illustrates is a cross sectional view taken along line III-111 of Fig. 1, Page 3 / 4, FIG.4 is a front view photography of the utility garment, Page 4 / 4, FIG.5 is a front view photography of the utility garment.
Detailed description of preferred embodiment of the invention:
In the following description, the same numerical references refer to similar elements. The embodiment shown in the figures is preferred, for exemplification purposes only.
In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention as
3 illustrated in the accompanying drawings comprise various components... and although the preferred embodiment of the cover and corresponding parts of the present invention as shown consist of certain geometrical configurations as explained and illustrated herein, not all of these components and geometries are essential to the invention and thus should not be taken in their restrictive sense, i.e. should not be taken as to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood, as also apparent to a person skilled in the art, that other suitable components and cooperations there between, as well as other suitable geometrical configurations may be used for a garment according to the present invention, as will be briefly explained herein and as can be easily inferred herefrom by a person skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention.
With reference to FIG. 1, a utility garment 10 is illustrated. The garment 10, embodied herein as an apron, comprises the front panel 12 for covering the front of a wearer (not show), the upper strap 14 and the rear strap 16. The front panel 12 is substantially rectangular in shape, although it will be appreciated that various other shapes may similarly be used. The front panel 12 sized so as to cover a majority of the wearer's front. As illustrated, the front panel 12 is sized to cover from a wearer's collar bone to their knees.
The front panel 12 is being an apron is made of printed cotton having a length of 53.5 cm and a width of 33 cm.
The upper strap 14 extends from an upper side of the front panel 12 and forms a loop. A buckle 18 or other adjustment mechanism is provided along the upper strap 14 for adjusting the length thereof in accordance with the dimensions of the wearer, wherein the upper strap 14 adapt for placement around the neck of the user has a length of 72.5 cm.
The rear strap 16 is formed by two portions 20 which extend from opposite lateral sides of the front panel 12. The portions 20 can be tied together behind the wearer's back, the rear strap 16 is positioned at the wearer's waist. The rear strap portions are attached to sides of the front panel, wherein the rear strap portions have a length of 73.7 cm and a section of the rear strap portions comprises a reinforcement strip having a length of 15.2 cm to attach the apron.
4 For general housework, it is preferable to form the front panel 12 and the upper and rear straps 14 and 16 from a strong but pliable material. It will be appreciated, however, that various other materials may be desirable in accordance with different situations and usages.
With additional reference to FIG. 2, the front panel 12 is provided with a plurality item retaining features.
Three pockets 22 are provided along a lower portion of the front panel 24, wherein three pockets of different sizes which include a left pocket having a width of 12.7 cm a central pocket having a width of 7 cm and a right pocket having a width of 9 cm, wherein all three pockets have a depth of 16.5 cm.
A band 26 is provided for retaining a pair of gloves 28 when they are not in use. The band 30 which can be opened and closed so as to ease removal of the gloves 28 and placing of the gloves 28 therein. In the illustrated embodiment, the band 30 is fixed to the panel 12, comprise a band therein which has a length of 13.5 cm, the glove retaining feature is located at a center of the apron.
Altematively, the fastener may be, but should in no way be considered limited to, a button, a snap or a clasp. The feature 26 may also be embodied by a resilient clip which is flexible enough to permit placement of the gloves 28 therein and then hold the gloves 28 tightly enough to retain them. The feature may furthermore be embodied by an elastic band or the like which can expand in order to receive the gloves 28 and subsequently retract in order to retain them.
It will be appreciated that the glove retaining feature 26 advantageously provides a more convenient storage of the gloves 28. It will also be appreciated that the glove retaining feature 26 could similarly be used to retain pliable item.
Also provided is a magnet pocket 32 for retaining ferromagnetic items 34.
As illustrated, the magnet pocket 32 comprises a permanent magnet 36 which is held within a pocket 38. The pocket 38 is made of a mesh material, as illustrated, in order to allow the magnet 36 to attract ferromagnetic items.
In the illustrated embodiment, the pocket 38 is formed by fixing a layer of mesh material to the outside of the front panel 12, specifically the outside of the central pocket 22. Altemafively, the pocket 38 could be provided along the inside of the central pocket 22, as long as the magnet 36 is strong enough to permit the magnetic field produced by the magnet 36 to exert a sufficient retaining force onto the nails 36.
The pocket 38 is open or openable so that the magnet 36 may be removed when not needed. In the embodiment illustrated, the pocket 38 is attached to the
5 front of the central pocket 22 by a hook-and-loop type fastener. The magnet 36 is a one inch diameter magnet and the pocket 38, is a square pocket of black netting having a width of 7 cm and a length of 7 cm with a <Velcro TM > fastening feature, for holding a magnet having a diameter of 2.5 cm to hold metallic items having magnetic properties.
It will be appreciated that rather than holding small metallic items at the bottom of a pocket where they are likely to become lost amongst other, larger items, the magnet pocket 32 advantageously provides a more convenient means of holding nails 36.
A utility bag 40 provides an additional receptacle for holding or storing materials which would not otherwise conveniently go in the previously-discussed item retaining features. The utility bag 40 is attached to the rear strap 16 such that it hangs by the wearers side during use. The bag 40 is removably attached by a resilient clip 46 so that it may be removed when not needed.
The utility bag 40 is open along its upper edge 42. The utility bag 40 is made of a resistant nylon.
Because the bag 40 may have a tendency to lie flat against the wearers body, a stiffening strip 44 is provided around the upper edge 42 so as to keep the utility bag 40 open during use. The stiffening strip 44 is made of a resilient material. Such a stiffening strip 44 may enable an opening to be maintained.
The utility bag is made of a resistant nylon having a width of 40 cm, a height of 34.2 cm with an opening having a diameter of 16.5 cm, and wherein the utility bag is coupled to the section of the rear strap portions comprise a reinforcement strip having a length of 15.2 cm to attach the apron.
It will be appreciated that the utility bag 40 advantageously provides a receptacle for items or material which the wearer does not want to place in the pockets 22. For example, in usages such as gardening, the utility bag 40 advantageously provides a receptacle for plant trimmings and other waste material. Once the gardening has been completed, the utility bag 40 may be
6 unclipped from the rear strap 16 and emptied into the trash. In addition, the utility bag 40 can be made from a less rugged but more easily cleaned material than the rest of the apron 10.
In addition to the utility bag 40, it may also be desirable to fasten various items to the rear strap 16, such as cellular or portable phones which are often provided with rear strap clips. However, while it may be generally desirable for the front panel 12 and rear straps 14 and 16 to be made of a pliable material, such flexibility is not as well suited for attaching items via resilient clips. It will be appreciated that resilient clips such as belt clips are easier to attach around a rigid material that keeps its shape, such as a stiff leather belt, as the clip is forced around it.
With reference now to FIG. 3, a cross-sectional view of the rear strap 16 is illustrated. The rear strap 16 is preferably formed by an outer fabric portion 48, which may be the same material as the front panel 12. An additional reinforcement strip 50 is provided within outer fabric portion 48.
The reinforcement strip 50, like the stiffening strip 44 mentioned above, is relatively stiffer than the material 48 which surrounds it and therefore provides an additional reinforcement strip to the structure. The reinforcement strip 50 is 15.2 cm in length so that it does not reach around the wearer's back, and is located adjacent the front panel 12. It will be appreciated that a reinforcement strip 50 may be provided in either one or both of the portions 20.
The reinforcement strip 50 may be provided with a light curvature in order to more closely fit the wearer's side when in use. Altematively, the reinforcement strip 50 may simply be flexible enough to conform to the wearers side when the rear strap 16 is tied behind the wearer's back.
It will be appreciated that the stiffened portion of the rear strap 16 created by the reinforcement strip 50 advantageously eases the attachment of resilient clips. Specifically, the reinforcement strip 50 will ease attachment of the utility bag 40 or a portable or cellular phone. This is especially advantageous when the wearer is carrying items 24 such as the shears illustrated above which might damage a telephone handset. Moreover, as telephones become increasingly smaller, they become more difficult to find at the bottom of one of the pockets 22.
7 It will be appreciated that a similar construction could be used along the upper strap 14 in order to similarly reinforce a portion thereof.
As being now better appreciated, the present invention is an improvement and presents several advantages over other related devices and/or methods known in the prior art.
Of course, numerous modifications could be made to the above-described embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention, as apparent to a person skilled in the art.

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1. A gardening apron comprising:
- a front panel made of printed cotton;
- three pockets of different sizes located along a lower portion of the front panel;
- a magnet which is held within a pocket, the pocket being attached to the front panel, the pocket comprising a central square pocket of black netting material, in order to allow the magnet to attract ferromagnetic items;
- a band provided on the front panel for retaining a pair of glove is located at a center of the apron;
- an upper strap adapted for placement around the neck of the user attached to an upper edge of the front panel;
- a rear strap formed by two portions which extend from opposite lateral sides of the front panel for restraining the front panel around the waist of the user, wherein a reinforcement strip is located within a section of at least one portion of the rear strap; and further comprising:
- a utility bag removably attached to the section of the at least one portion of the rear strap containing the reinforcement strip using a resilient clip so that it may be removed when not needed and;
- a stiffening strip provided around an upper edge of the utility bag so as to keep the utility bag open during use wherein the utility bag is made of a resistant nylon.
2. The gardening apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front panel has a length of 53.5 cm and a width of 33 cm.
3. The gardening apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three pockets of different sizes include a left pocket having a width of 12.7 cm, a central pocket having a width of 7 cm and a right pocket having a width of 9 cm, wherein all three pockets have a depth of 16.5 cm.
4 The gardening apron as claimed in claim 1, the magnet pocket having a width of 7 cm and a length of 7 cm with a <Velcro .TM. >, fastener for closure the magnet having a diameter of 2.5 cm.
5. The gardening apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein the band of the glove retaining feature has a length of 13.5 cm.
6. The gardening apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper strap has a length of 72.5 cm.
7. The gardening apron as claim in claim 1, wherein the rear strap portions have a length of 73.3 cm and the at least one section of the rear strap portions comprising the reinforcement strip has a length of 15.2 cm.
8. The gardening apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein the utility bag has a width of 40 cm, a height of 34.2 cm with an opening having a diameter of 16.5 cm.
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