CA3180068A1 - Textile article equipped with a reach-through region - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a textile article equipped with a reach-through region (2) for the whole of a human hand, wherein the reach-through region (2) has a separate textile surface (4) which, with its edge, is connected to the edge of a recess in a surrounding textile surface (3), wherein the separate textile surface (4) and the region of the surrounding textile surface (3) that surrounds it can together be arranged flat in a respectively elastically relaxed and respectively fold-free state, wherein the material of the separate textile surface (4) is further and more flexibly elastically extensible than the material of the surrounding textile surface (3). The edge of the separate textile surface (4) and the edge of the recess have the same shape and size. Situated in the separate textile surface (4) is an opening (5), which is wholly surrounded by the separate textile surface (4).

Description

Textile article equipped with a reach-through regi on The i nvent i on r el at es to a textile art i cl e equi pped with a reach-through regi on. The t ext i I e art i cl e is typi call y an i tern of cl ot hi ng; however, it may i nt er al i a al so be a pocket or a backpack, for exampl e.
US 2016007665 Al and US 2016295933 Al each di scl ose a pai r of pants havi ng a pocket whi ch i s areal i n an unf i I I ed state and the I nt er i or space of whi ch is del i mi t ed by an i nner textile surf ace and an outer t ext i I e surface, wherei n the i nner t ext i I e surf ace extends beyond the area of the pocket, the outer t ext i I e surf ace I s sewn onto the i nner textile surf ace and the material of the outer t ext i I e surf ace can be el ast i call y stretched further and more fl exi bl y than the material of the i nner textile surface. The reach-through openi ng to the i nt eri or space of the pocket i s I ocat ed on a sect i on of the edge of the i nner t ext i I e surface.
When the pants are worn as i nt ended by a person and the pocket i s not fill ed, the i nner t ext i I e surf ace I i es areal I y agai nst the body of the person, the outer t exti I e surf ace I i es areal I y agai nst the i nner t ext i I e surf ace and the reach-through openi ng i s narrowed to a Ii ne. If the pants are not kept i n shape by the body of a person wear i ng them, the reach-through openi ng may be opened to a consi der abl e extent even without external act i ons of force, such that there is a ri sk of obj ects uni nt ent i onal I y fall i ng out of the pocket.
US 2020029637 Al al so di scl oses items of cl ot hi ng havi ng pockets, the i nner regi on of whi ch i s del i mi t ed by an i nner t ext i I e surf ace and an outer t ext i I e surface, wherei n the i nner t ext i I e surf ace extends beyond the area of the pocket, and the outer t ext i I e surf ace i s sewn onto the i nner t ext i I e surface. The openi ng ext endi ng between the i nner t ext i I e surf ace and an edge regi on of the outer t ext i I e surf ace i s bordered by a t hi rd textile surf ace with good elastic stretchability, whi ch has approximately the shape of a funnel i n the expanded state. That edge regi on of the el ast i c textile surf ace whi ch, where appl i cabl e, delimits the I ar ger funnel openi ng i s sewn to the outer texti I e surf ace and the i nner texti I e surface. That edge regi on of the elastic textile surf ace whi ch, where appl i cabl e, del i mi ts the smal I er funnel openi ng i s sewn to no other texti I e and forms the reach-through openi ng to the i nteri or space of the pocket. This reach-through openi ng i s i nt ended to be r ever si bl y el ast i cal I y extensi bl e to allow obj ects to pass through. Said t hi rd textile surf ace i s compressed between the i nner and the outer texti I e surf ace when the item of cl ot hi ng is used as i nt ended. Sai d t hi rd texti I e surf ace can al so be sewn to the i nner or outer texti I e surf ace i n the regi on of the i nner funnel openi ng so that it does not hang away from the i tern of cl ot hi ng i n an unattractive manner after a hand r eachi ng through the reach-through openi ng has been withdrawn. This results in a I oss of vol ume for the pocket.
US 2015007379 Al di scl oses a pocket composed of an el asti c areal texti I e material whi ch i s shaped into an annul ar I y closed tube whi ch, when worn as i nt ended, enci rd I es the t ransi ti on regi on between hi p and wai st of a person and I i es fl at I y and ti ght I y agai nst the body. The annular pocket may be an upper, belt-like part of a pai r of pants - whi ch are typi call y used for sport i ng act i vi ti es - or a separate i tern of cl ot hi ng. The pocket openi ng i s a r el at i vel y narrow hol e, provi ded with an el ast i c border, i n the lateral surf ace of the t ube- I i ke structure; as a result of the el ast i city of the texti I e mat er i al , t hi s hole is r ever si bl y el ast i call y ext ensi bl e to allow obj ects to pass through.
J P 2001207318 A descri bes an areal reach-through regi on, formed from a rubber- I i ke plastic, for attachment to an openi ng of a texti I e surf ace of an item of cl ot hi ng. I n thi s case, the areal reach-through regi on i s not a texti I e, that is to say i s not constructed from threads, but rat her is a film-like, inherently monol i t hi c part, and it is stiffer than the surr oundi ng texti I e.
It has a sl ot, the edges of whi ch can be el ast i call y bent open for the reach-through operation and r el i ably deform back i nt o the

2 cl osi ng st art i ng posi ti on agai n after the reach-through operati on.
There are probl ems with the hapti c properti es and vi sual properties of the reach-through regi on, and its I arge area i n rel at i on to the possi bl e wi dth of its passage openi ng.
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2008010718 Al di scl oses, i n r el at i on to a gl ove, openi ngs through whi ch a respective i ndi vi dual f i nger ti p can be sel ecti vel y pushed so as to be abl e to feel with the f i nger ti p. The openi ngs are bordered by a texti I e mat eri al whi ch can be el asti cal I y stretched further and more f I exi bl y per unit area than the customary surf ace materi al of the gl ove, sai d customary surf ace mat er i al border i ng the el asti c textile mat er i al .
The i nvent or has real i zed that there are a number of frequent si tuati ons i n whi ch peopl e are barel y abl e or unabl e to access pockets i n thei r cl othi ng, and/or that after accessi ng a pocket i n the cl ot hi ng, both hands are requi red to cl ose the pocket agai n -whereby the cl osi ng may be i mpossi bl e for exampl e when si mul taneousl y dr i vi ng a vehi cl e. Furthermore, smal I chi I dr en are barel y abl e to properly operate many known cl osure types on items of clothing.
Correspondi ngl y, the obj ect on whi ch the i nventi on i s based is to propose a reach-through openi ng, whi ch can be used for exampl e as a pocket openi ng, i n a texti I e surface, whi ch i s for exampl e part of an item of cl ot hi ng, sai d reach-through openi ng bei ng abl e to be easily reached through with an enti re hand and, after the reach-through operati on, aut omat i cal I y movi ng back i nt o the state pri or to the reach-through operati on, and bei ng di mensi oned such that it can be used i rrespecti ve of the type of textile mat eri al to be reached through and the area of the texti I e surf ace i n whi ch the reach-through openi ng i s I ocat ed.
To achi eve the obj ect, it is proposed to form the reach-through regi on for an enti re hand of a person by means of a separate texti I e surface, wherei n the edge of the separate texti I e surf ace i s connected to the edge of a surroundi ng texti I e surf ace i n such a way that the separate texti I e surf ace and that regi on of the

3 surroundi ng texti I e surf ace whi ch surrounds it can be arranged pl anarl y together i n a respectively el asti call y rel axed and respectively wr i nkl e- f r ee state, wherei n the mat er i al of the separate texti I e surf ace can be el asti call y stretched further and more fl exi bl y per unit area than the mat eri al of the surroundi ng texti I e surface, and wherei n an openi ng i s I ocated i n the separate texti I e surface. I n t hi s case, the separate texti I e surf ace i s i nserted i nto a cutout i n the surroundi ng texti I e surface, wherei n the edge of the separate texti I e surf ace and the edge of the cutout I n the surroundi ng texti I e surf ace are connected to one another, and wherei n the cutout i n the surroundi ng texti I e surf ace has the same shape and si ze as the separate texti I e surf ace when the two texti I e surf aces are i n the pl anar and el asti call y rel axed state, wherei n the openi ng i s compl et el y enci rd l ed by the separate texti I e surface, and i s at a di stance from al I outer edges of the separate texti I e surface.
The i nventi on, i ncl udi ng advantageous further devel opment s, will be i I I ust r at ed and expl ai ned with reference to dr awi ngs, i n whi ch the texti I e art i cl e accor di ng to the i nvent i on i s an item of clothing:
f i gure 1 shows i n stylized form a detail of a f i rst exempl ary item of cl ot hi ng equi pped i n accordance with the i nvent i on, i n a posi ti on worn as i nt ended, with a vi ewi ng di r ect i on from the front.
f i gure 2 shows i n stylized form a second exempl ary item of cl ot hi ng equi pped in accordance with the i nvent i on, i n a posi ti on worn as i nt ended, with a vi ewi ng di recti on from the f ront .
f i gure 3 shows i n stylized form a t hi rd exempl ary item of cl ot hi ng equi pped i n accordance with the i nvent i on, i n a posi ti on worn as i nt ended, with a vi ewi ng di r ect i on from the rear.

4 f i gure 4 shows i n stylized form a detail of a fourth item of cl ot hi ng equi pped i n accordance with the i nvent i on.
I n the four drawi ngs, parts whi ch have the same f uncti on are denoted by the same posi t i on number.
The i tern of cl othi ng 1 of f i gure 1 has a reach-through regi on 2 whi ch i s i nserted i nto an openi ng i n the surroundi ng texti I e surf ace 3 of the i tern of cl ot hi ng 1. I n t hi s regard, the reach-through regi on 2 has a separate texti I e surf ace 4 whi ch, i n the area thereof, repl aces the surroundi ng texti I e surf ace 3. The separate texti I e surf ace 4 i s pierced by an openi ng 5 whi ch, as ill ust rat ed, i s at a di stance from al I outer edges of the separate texti I e surf ace 4, and whi ch, as ill ust rat ed, i s preferably bordered by a hem 6.
The mat eri al of the separate texti I e surf ace 4 can be el asti cal I y stretched further and more f I exi bl y than the mat er i al of the surroundi ng texti I e surf ace 3. Mat er i al whi ch can be el asti call y stretched to a great extent and in a fl exi bl e manner i s al so used for the hem 6 of the openi ng 5 i n the separate textile surf ace 4.
In this way, cross-sectional area and per i pher al length of the openi ng 5 can be of rel at i vel y narrow di mensi on i n the el asti cal I y rel axed state, and yet the openi ng 5 can be reached through with a hand, or rel at i vel y I arge obj ects can be moved through sai d openi ng, because the openi ng 5 i s el asti call y - and thus reversi bl y - ext ensi bl e as requi red.
The outer edge of the separate texti I e surf ace 4 i s connected over its enti re I ength to an edge of the surroundi ng texti I e surf ace 3, typically by sewing. Instead of sewing, adhesive bonding, welding, ri vet i ng, etc. woul d al so be possible. Both of the stated surf aces are dimensioned such that they are the same size in the case of el asti call y rel axed textile surf aces 3, 4. This makes it possi bl e for the reach-through regi on 2 and the textile surf ace 3 surroundi ng it to be free of wri nkl es, if not hi ng has been i nserted through the openi ng 5.

The mat eri al of the separate t ext i I e surf ace 4 can be el ast i cal I y stretched further and more f I exi bl y, i n r el at i on to the same basi c area, than the mat er i al of the surr oundi ng t ext i I e surf ace 3. The areal el ast i city of the textile mat en i al may be afforded to the I at t er both on account of its const r uct i on from st r et chabl e threads whi ch are inherently soft-elastic in a r ubber- I i ke manner, and on account of the manner of i nt erweavi ng or st i t chi ng of the thread-Ii ke basi c mat er i al to form an areal structure.
Speci al i st knowl edge for the product i on of areal I y el ast i c woven f abri cs i s well-known among textile experts, for whi ch reason the more exact f ormat i on i s not di scussed i n det ai I here.
The openi ng 5 i n the separate t ext i I e surf ace 4 i s a hol e whi ch i s surrounded on al I si des by mat er i al of the separate t ext i I e surf ace 4, such that sai d hol e i s at a di stance, pr ef erabl y of at I east 2 cm, from the cl osest regi on of the edge 5 of the separate t ext i I e surf ace 4. What can be achi eyed by t hi s di stance i s that the openi ng 5 i s ext ensi bl e to a very great extent, i n r el at i on to its ent i re per i phery, as r equi red for movi ng a hand or a relatively I arge obj ect t her et hr ough, and then al so r el i abl y narrows to a Si gni f i cant extent agai n without any further act i on bei ng requi red therefor owi ng to the el ast i c rest or i ng force.
Opt i onal I y, it is possi bl e for the openi ng 5 to be compl et el y surrounded by the separate t ext i I e surf ace 4, but for cert ai n port i ons thereof to be I ocat ed very cl ose to, for exampl e at a distance of only a few mm from, an edge of the separate textile Surface 4. I n r el at i on to the I engt h of the per i phery of the openi ng 5 i n the el ast i call y r el axed state of the text i I e surf aces 3, 4, the openi ng 5 cannot be stretched out as far as when it is far away from the edges of the separate textile surface, but visual advantages may be afforded.
Preferably, the openi ng 5 i s embodi ed i n the form of a rect i I i near sl ot whi ch, i n the case of el ast i call y r el axed surr oundi ng t ext i I e mat en i al , i s appr oxi mat el y as I ong as the fl at pal m, without thumbs, of a person usi ng the item of cl ot hi ng 1 as i nt ended i s wi de, and i n t hi s regard it is further preferred for the openi ng to be at I east el ast i cal I y ext ensi bl e enough that the ent i re f I at hand of sai d person can be i nsert ed in a I ongi t udi nal di rect i on. Such a hi gh stretchability of the per i phery of the openi ng 5 can be readily achi eyed through the sel ect i on of the mi ni mum el ast i city of the mat er i al of the separate t ext i I e surf ace 4 and possi bl y of the mat en i al of the hem 6, and can best be ascert ai ned through experi ment at i on. Good handl eabi I ity and good security agai nst obj ect s uni nt ent i onal I y fail i ng out of the pocket 2 are thus opt i mall y combi ned.
Opt i onal I y, an addi ti onal act uat abl e cl osur e mechani sm may al so be attached to the openi ng 5, which can be used to selectively decrease or i ncr ease the wi dt h of the openi ng 5. As sketched i n f i gur e 2, t hi s act uat abl e cl osur e mechani sm may, for exampl e, be a snap fastener 7 - that is to say a two-part mechani sm i n which the two parts can be fixed to one another, or detached from one another, by over comi ng a I at chi ng- i n force, Al though t hi s mechani sm reduces the size of the openi ng, the el ast i city and f unct i on thereof remai n unchanged.
I n the opt i onal case ill ust r at ed in figure 2, the reach-through region 2 leads i nt o a pocket 8 (outline ill ust r at ed by dashed lines) of the item of cl ot hi ng 1, sai d pocket I yi ng wi t hi n the surroundi ng text i I e surf ace 3 and al so bei ng accessi bl e through an openi ng 9 in addi t i on to the reach-through r egi on 2, said openi ng bei ng abl e to be embodi ed i n the manner of known pockets in it ems of cl ot hi ng. I n t hi s case, the openi ng 9 may be embodi ed to be substantially wi der than the openi ng 5 in the reach-through regi on accor di ng to the i nvent i on. The wi der openi ng 9 may be used speci f i cal I y for the passage of part i cul an I y I arge obj ect s, and the narrower openi ng 5 for qui ck access.
However, a reach-through r egi on 2 accor di ng to the i nvent i on may al so be the onl y openi ng to a pocket i n the item of cl ot hi ng 1.

If, as sketched, the reach-through regi on 2 I eads i nto a pocket 8 of an i tern of cl othi ng, the area of the pocket 8 i s preferably greater than the area of the reach-through regi on 2. Thi s more preci sel y means that the proj ected area of the pocket 8 at ri ght angl es to the pl ane of the surroundi ng t exti I e surf ace 3 when pl aced down f I at i s pref erabl y greater than the area of the reach-through regi on 2 when placed down flat. Preferably, the area of the pocket 8 (or sai d proj ected area) i s more than twi ce the size of the area of the reach-through region.
Accor di ng to a further van i ant of the i nventi on, a reach-through regi on 2 accordi ng to the i nventi on may be a connect i ng regi on between two pockets of an item of cl ot hi ng, wherei n each of the two pockets has a respective further access openi ng, wherei n the one of these access openi ngs I eads to the outer si de of the item of cl ot hi ng and the second of these access openi ngs I eads to the I nner si de of the i tern of cl ot hi ng. What i s achi eyed thereby i s that an i nner pocket of an item of cl ot hi ng can be accessed without havi ng to open the i tern of cl ot hi ng therefor - namely through an outer pocket, and that there is still a separ at i on between the i nner pocket and the outer pocket, such that obj ects cannot uni nt ent i onal I y pass from the one pocket i nto the other.
The reach-through regi on 2 on an item of cl ot hi ng does not necessari I y have to I ead i nto a pocket of the item of cl ot hi ng; it may al so si mpl y I ead from the outer si de of the item of cl ot hi ng i nto the space envel oped by the I atter, for exampl e to provi de uncompl i cat ed access to a further i tern of cl ot hi ng underneath.
Accor di ng to a preferred embodi ment, the reach-through regi on 2 i s I oc at ed on an i tern of cl ot hi ng for the upper body and is speci f i cal I y posi ti oned in such a way that, when the item of cl ot hi ng for the upper body i s worn as i nt ended, the openi ng 5 of the reach-through regi on 2 i s I ocated, with respect to the body of the person wean i ng the i tern of cl ot hi ng for the upper body, on the front si de i n a hei ght range whi ch extends from 5 cm bel ow the navel to 10 cm above the navel , and i s no further than 10 cm away from the body pl ane of symmetry. I n t hi s context, an i tern of cl ot hi ng for the upper body i s an i tern of cl ot hi ng for a person whi ch covers the torso of the person from the neck down and has I eadt hroughs for the arms of the person, that is to say typi cal I y a j acket, a shi rt, a vest ( wai st coat ) or a sweater. As a result of sai d arrangement, the reach-through regi on can al so be readily used if the person wear i ng the item of cl ot hi ng 1 i s wear i ng a harness or a backpack with a hi p belt or i s si tt i ng with a fastened seat bel t in a car seat.
According to a further preferred embodiment ( not i I I ust r at ed) , the shape of the area of the openi ng i n or on the separate t ext i I e surf ace (4) r el axed state i s el ongat e, and the di rect i on of the greatest di mensi on of t hi s area sl opes i n the di rect i on away from the body pl ane of symmetry of the person wear i ng the i tern of clothing.
I n the exampl e accor di ng to fi gure 3, two pockets 8 on the I ower rear regi on of an item of cl ot hi ng 1 embodi ed i n the form of an item of cl ot hi ng for the upper body are equi pped with reach-through regi ons 2 accor di ng to the i nvent i on. Thi s item of cl ot hi ng 1 i s well sui t ed, for exampl e, for ri di ng a bi cycl e. The openi ngs 5 of the reach-through regi ons 2 are el ongat eint he el ast i call y r el axed state, wher ei n the I ongi t udi nal di r ect i on sl opes away from the body pl ane of symmetry of the person wear i ng the i tern of cl ot hi ng whereby the person wear i ng the i tern of cl ot hi ng 1 can comf or t abl y reach i nt o the pockets 8 without cont or t i ng t hemsel ves. A respective cover st r i p 10 is attached to the i tern of cl ot hi ng 1 out si de the openi ngs 5 of the reach-through regi ons 2.
This is a st ri p composed of a textile material, whi ch i s connected to an edge regi on i n an area of the i tern of cl ot hi ng 1 I yi ng above the respective openi ng 5, and whi ch, i n the absence of act i ons other than gravi tat i onal force, hangs downward from its f ast eni ng regi on and, as a result, conceal s the respective openi ng 5. The cover st ri ps 10 pr act i call y do not i nt erf ere with the access to the reach-through regi on 2, but very ef f i ci ent I y have the effect that moi st ur e, whi ch runs down the i tern of cl ot hi ng 1 i n the event of rai n, does not f I ow i nt o the pockets 8.
I n the exampl e accor di ng to f i gure 4, a reach-through regi on 2 accor di ng to the i nvent i on to a pocket 8 i s shown. I n t hi s case, the reach-through regi on 2 i s arranged behi nd an outer pocket openi ng 11, whi ch is in the form of a zi p fastener i n the exampl e shown. in order to access the pocket 8, it is necessary to reach through the outer pocket openi ng 11 and the openi ng 5, i n the form of an i nner pocket openi ng, of the reach-through regi on 2 accor di ng to the i nvent i on. The per i phery of the outer pocket openi ng 11 i s embodi ed to be consi der abl y I onger than the per i phery of the openi ng 5 i n the reach-through regi on 2 when it i s el ast i cal I y r el axed. Thi s manner of i mpl ement at i on i s useful for exampl e i n those si t uat i ons i n whi ch a person has onl y one hand free to take somet hi ng out of a pocket i n the item of cl ot hi ng, but after t aki ng it out does not have the possi bi I ity of cl osi ng the pocket because they woul d need two hands for t hi s. I n that case, the sel f - cl osi ng f unct i on of the reach-through regi on 2 accor di ng to the invention br i ngs about a cl osur e for the pocket 8 that i s at I east t emporari I y good enough.

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1. A texti l e art i cl e equi pped wi th a reach-through regi on ( 2) f or an enti re hand of a person, wherei n the reach-through regi on ( 2) has a separate texti l e surf ace ( 4) whi ch i s f astened to a surroundi ng texti l e surf ace ( 3) i n such a way that t he separate t exti l e surf ace (4) and that regi on of the surroundi ng texti l e surface (3) whi ch surrounds i t can be arranged pl anarl y t oget her i n a respecti vel y el asti cal I y rel axed and respecti vel y wri nkl e- f ree state, wherei n the mat eri al of the separate texti l e surf ace (4) can be el asti cal l y stretched f urt her and more f I exi bl y per uni t area than the mat er i al of t he surroundi ng texti l e surf ace (3), and wherei n an openi ng (5) i s l ocated i n the separate text i l e surface (4), characteri zed i n t hat t he openi ng (5) i s compl et el y enci rcl ed by t he separate text i l e surf ace (4), and i s at a di stance f rom al l outer edges of the separate texti l e surf ace (4), and i n t hat t he separate texti l e surf ace (4) i s i nserted i nt o a cutout i n the surroundi ng t exti l e surf ace (3), wherei n t he edge of t he separate texti l e surf ace (4) and the edge of the cut out are connected to one another, and the edge of t he cutout has the same shape and si ze as the edge of the separate texti l e surf ace (4) when the two texti l e surf aces (3, 4) are i n the pl anar and el asti cal l y r el axed st at e.

2. The texti l e art i cl e as cl ai med i n cl ai m 1, char act er i zed i n t hat the openi ng ( 5) i s bordered by a hem (6) whi ch, i n the regi on i n whi ch i t adj oi ns t he separate texti l e surf ace (4), can be el asti cal I y stretched at I east as f ar and as f I exi bl y per uni t area as the mat er i al of the separate texti l e surf ace ( 4).

3. The text i l e art i cl e as cl ai med i n cl ai m 1 or 2, charact eri zed i n t hat t he openi ng (5) i n t he separate t exti l e surf ace (4) has t he shape of a rect i l i near sl ot i n t he el ast i cal l y r el axed state of t he sur roundi ng mat er i al .

4. The t ext i l e art i cl e as cl ai med i n cl ai m 3, char act er i zed i n t hat an act uat abl e cl osure mechani sm, pref erabl y in t he f orm of a snap f astener ( 7), i s attached to t he openi ng ( 5) and can be used to sel ect i vel y adj ust t he wi dt h of t he openi ng ( 5).

5. The text i I e art i cl e as cl ai med i n one of cl ai ms 1 to 4, characteri zed i n t hat i t has an i nner si de and an outer si de, and i n t hat t he openi ng ( 5) i s cover ed on t he outer si de of t he text i l e art i cl e by a f ol dabl e cover st ri p (10) .

6. The text i I e art i cl e as cl ai med i n one of cl ai ms 1 to 5, char act er i zed i n t hat t he r each- t hr ough r egi on ( 2) l eads i nt o a pocket ( 8) on the t exti l e art i cl e.

7. The t ext i l e art i cl e as cl ai med i n cl ai m 6, char act er i zed i n t hat t he normal I y proj ected area of t he pocket ( 8) at ri ght angl es to the surroundi ng text i I e surf ace ( 3) i s greater, pref erabl y more t han two ti mes greater, t han t he area of t he r each- through regi on (2).

8. The text i I e art i cl e as cl ai med i n one of cl ai ms 1 to 7, characteri zed i n t hat t he separate t exti l e surf ace (4), whi ch has t he openi ng (5), i s cover ed on i ts out er si de by a f urt her t exti l e surf ace whi ch has a f urt her openi ng (11), wherei n t he f urt her openi ng (11) can be sel ect i vel y cl osed, f or exampl e, by a zi p f astener.

9. The text i I e art i cl e as cl ai med i n one of cl ai ms 1 to 8, characteri zed i n t hat it is an i tem of cl ot hi ng (1) .

10. The texti l e art i cl e as cl ai med i n cl ai m 9 and one of cl ai ms cl ai m 6 or 7, characteri zed i n that the reach-through regi on (2) i s a connect i on between an i nner pocket and an outer pocket of t he i t em of cl ot hi ng ( 1) .

11. The texti l e art i cl e as cl ai med i n cl ai m 9 and one of cl ai ms 1 t o 7, characteri zed i n that the reach-through regi on (2) does not l ead i nto a pocket, but rather l eads f rom the outer si de of t he i t em of cl ot hi ng (1) i nt o the space envel oped by the l at t er .

12. The t exti l e art i cl e as cl ai med i n cl ai m 9 or 11, characteri zed i n that the i tem of cl ot hi ng (1) i s an i tem of cl othi ng f or t he upper body, and the reach-through regi on (2) i s posi t i oned i n such a way that, when the i tem of cl ot hi ng f or the upper body i s worn as i nt ended by a person, the openi ng (5) of the reach- through regi on (2) i s l ocated, wi t h respect t o the body of the person, i n a hei ght range whi ch extends f rom 5 cm bel ow t he navel to 10 cm above the navel , and i s no f urt her than 10 cm away f rom the body pl ane of symmetry.