FR3013946A1 - BATH CLOTH EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE WATERPROOF POCKET. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a bathing suit equipped with at least one sealed bag (20), said sealed bag comprising an envelope (21) made of a flexible and waterproof material, said envelope comprising two faces (22, 23) and a single opening (24), characterized in that said sealed pocket also comprises: - a closing zone (27) of the envelope (21) extending from the opening (24) towards the center of said envelope configured to be folded by two times against a first face (23) of said envelope, - a flexible flap (28) configured to at least partially cover the folded closure zone (27), - a pair of self-gripping strips (29, 30) configured to grip when they come into contact with each other, a first hook-and-loop fastener (29) being arranged on a fastening zone (31) of the envelope (21) outside the fold and located on the second face (22) of said envelope, the second self-gripping strip e (30) being arranged on the flexible flap (28) so as to come into contact with the first self-gripping tape (29) when said flexible flap at least partially covers the folded attachment zone (31).

Description

BATH CLOTHES EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE SEALED POCKET Description Technical field of the invention. The invention relates to a bathing suit equipped with at least one sealed pocket. The invention relates to the technical field of swimwear, particularly that of swimwear equipped with devices for protecting the property of the user. State of the art Bathing suits of the bathing type are known which are equipped with ordinary pockets in which are intended to be stored objects such as a wallet, a mobile phone or other. However, it is not uncommon that when going to bathe, the user forgets one or more objects in ordinary pockets. Or the object or objects may be caused to deteriorate when they come into contact with water. To overcome this drawback, the document US Pat. No. 2,709,815 (WL GORE & ASSOCIATES GmbH) proposes a garment equipped with a waterproof pouch comprising a waterproof jacket fixed against the lower part of a flap sewn on said garment, said jacket comprising its open end a rigid element around which is wound said open end, before being covered by the flap. Nevertheless, the rigid element near the open end hinders the opening of the jacket and makes it difficult to introduce an object. In addition, when the sealed pouch is closed, instead of following the natural shapes of the body, constrains the garment in a rectilinear position along the rigid element, making the use of the garment uncomfortable for the user, especially when this last is in motion.

In view of this state of affairs, the main object of the invention is to provide a bathing suit that is comfortable for the user, said bathing suit being equipped with at least one waterproof pocket in which said user can easily introduce objects. The invention also aims to provide a bathing suit equipped with at least one sealed pocket of simple design, easy to use and inexpensive. Disclosure of the invention. The solution proposed by the invention is a bathing suit equipped with at least one sealed bag, the latter comprising an envelope made of a flexible and waterproof material, said envelope comprising two faces and a single opening. This bathing garment is remarkable in that said waterproof pouch also comprises: a closing zone of the envelope extending from the opening towards the center of said envelope configured to be folded twice against a first face of said casing; a flexible flap configured to at least partially cover the folded closure area; a pair of self-gripping strips configured to grip when engaged with each other; a first band; Velcro-fastener being arranged on an attachment zone of the envelope outside the fold and located on the second face of said envelope, the second self-gripping strip being arranged on the flexible flap so as to come into contact with the first strip hook-and-loop when said flexible flap at least partially covers the folded area.

Thus, all the components of the sealed bag, that is to say the envelope, the flexible flap and the pair of self gripping strips, are flexible, so that open or closed, said waterproof pouch remains flexible and adapts to the shapes and movements of the user. In addition, the absence of rigid element allows easy deformation of the envelope at its opening, so that the user can naturally and easily introduce one or more objects. Other advantageous technical features of the invention are listed below, these different characteristics can be considered alone or in combination, independently of the outstanding technical characteristics defined above. According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention making it possible to increase the resistance to the opening of the sealed bag, the latter comprises a second pair of self-gripping strips configured to grip when they come into contact with each other. another, a first self-gripping strip being arranged on a second attachment zone of the envelope located on the second face of said envelope and adjoining the first attachment zone, the two said attachment zones being arranged in both sides of said sealed bag once the closed closure area, the second self-gripping strip being arranged on the flexible flap so as to come into contact with the first self-gripping strip when said flexible flap covers at least partially the folded area.

According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention making it possible to seal the periphery of the envelope, the latter consists of two flexible flexible plastic sheets arranged facing each other and heat-sealed against each other on a part of the envelope. of their peripheries.

According to yet another advantageous feature of the invention making it possible to easily introduce an object into the interior of the envelope, the inner coating of said envelope is granular so as to prevent the walls of said envelope from sticking together.

According to yet another advantageous characteristic of the invention making it possible to guarantee that the waterproof bag is held in position on the bathing garment in any circumstance, said bathing garment comprises a means for definitively fastening said waterproof pouch to the bathing garment.

According to yet another advantageous characteristic of the invention making it possible to detach the waterproof bag from the bathing garment so as to handle it more easily, said bathing garment comprises at least one means for temporarily fastening said waterproof pouch to said bathing garment.

According to yet another advantageous characteristic of the invention making it possible to equip commercial swimwear with one or more waterproof pockets and / or to make the contents of said waterproof pockets invisible, the bathing suit comprises one or more ordinary pockets, a or more sealed pockets being configured to fit within one or more of said ordinary pockets. According to yet another advantageous characteristic of the invention allowing the waterproof bag to be held in position on the bathing garment, to detach it there for easier handling, and to make the contents of the waterproof pockets invisible, for at least one sealed pouch, temporary securing means is configured to temporarily secure the waterproof pouch to said bathing garment, when said waterproof pouch is inserted inside the ordinary pouch. According to yet another advantageous feature of the invention for adapting the fixing height of the sealed bag inside the ordinary bag depending on the size of the object or objects that said sealed bag contains, the temporary fixing means is configured to temporarily fix, at different heights, said waterproof pouch on said bathing garment, when said waterproof pouch is inserted inside the ordinary pouch.

Description of the figures. Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear better on reading the description of a preferred embodiment which follows, with reference to the accompanying drawings, made by way of indicative and non-limiting examples and in which: 1 schematically represents an exemplary embodiment of the bathing garment object of the invention, - 2 schematically shows a detail view of a first embodiment of the waterproof pouch equipping the bathing garment object of the invention FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (d) show diagrammatically the closing steps of a second exemplary embodiment of the waterproof bag fitted to the bathing garment which is the subject of the invention; FIGS. 4 (a) to 4; .d) schematically represent the closing steps of a third exemplary embodiment of the waterproof pouch equipping the bathing garment which is the subject of the invention; FIGS. 5a) to 5d) represent schematically essentially, the closing steps of the first exemplary embodiment of the sealed pouch shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 6 schematically represents the bathing garment of FIG. 1 without the sealed pouch; FIG. 7 schematically represents the bathing garment of FIG. FIG. 1 equipped with a waterproof pouch inserted into the right pocket of said bathing garment, said impervious pouch being fixed in the low position; FIG. 8 schematically represents the bathing suit of FIG. 1 equipped with two impervious pockets, a first pouch; wherein said first waterproof pouch is secured in the upright position, a second sealed pouch being inserted into the left pocket of said bathing garment - FIG. 9 schematically represents the bathing garment of FIG. equipped with a waterproof pocket inserted in the left pocket of said bathing suit.

Preferred embodiments of the invention Referring to Figures 1 and 6 to 9, the bathing garment (10) object of the invention is intended to be immersed in water, and is of the type, swimsuit, suit, life jacket, etc. It can be made of fabric, rubber, flexible plastic, or others. The bathing suit (10) may comprise one or more ordinary pockets (11, 12) that can be arranged in the front and / or back and / or on the sides and / or inside of said bathing suit . "Ordinary bag" means any unsealed compartment of the bathing suit (10), within which an object may be inserted and generally made of one or more pieces of fabric, of rubber, of flexible plastic material, or other, - 7 - assemblies and attached to said swimwear. The waterproof pouch (s) (11, 12) have a length and a width that can vary from 6 cm to 40 cm. The bathing suit (10) is also equipped with at least one sealed pocket (20). The term "sealed pouch" means a pouch which once closed is hermetic to water. The sealed pouch (s) (20) have a length and a width that can vary from 5 cm to 35 cm. In a preferred embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 7 to 9, the one or more sealed pockets (20) are configured to fit inside one or more of the ordinary pockets (11, 12) of the bathing suit. (10). Therefore, the dimensions of the sealed pockets (20) will be slightly smaller than the dimensions of the or ordinary pockets (11, 12) within which said sealed pockets are intended to be inserted. In practice, the length and width of the sealed pockets (20) will be 0.5 cm to 5 cm less than the length and width of the ordinary pockets (11, 12), but may in some cases be even smaller. For the sake of simplification, the following describes in detail a single sealed pouch (20), the other sealed pockets (20) equipping the swimwear (10) being of the same type. Referring to FIG. 2, the sealed pouch (20) comprises an envelope (21). The latter is made of a flexible and waterproof material of the plastic, rubber, or other type, and has a thickness that can vary from 0.05 mm to 1 mm. The envelope (21) has a generally rectangular shape, but may have a triangular, circular, hexagonal, parallelogram shape, or any other form suitable to those skilled in the art. It has a length and a width that can vary from 5 cm to 30 cm. The envelope (21) has two faces (22, 23) and a single opening (24) through which objects are intended to be introduced. The opening (24) can be made over the entire width of the envelope (21) or only a part. The envelope (21) may comprise, on one of its faces (22, 23), a notch (25) arranged at the opening (24) and configured to allow the passage of an inch so as to allow the seizing each of said faces of said envelope independently and thus facilitate the opening of said envelope. The inner lining of the envelope (21) is advantageously granular so as to prevent the walls of said envelope from sticking together.

According to a preferred embodiment shown in Figure 2, the casing (21) consists of two flexible sheets of flexible plastic arranged vis-à-vis. These two sheets are assembled sealingly against one another on a portion (26) of their peripheries by heat sealing, bonding, or the like. The other part of the periphery of the envelope (21) which is not assembled then forms the opening (24) of said envelope. The sealed bag (20) also has a closing zone (27) of the casing (21). The closure zone extends from the opening to the center of the envelope (21). In practice, it is in the form of a band of the envelope (21) whose width can vary from 2 cm to 6 cm. As schematized in FIGS. 3 (a) to 5 (d) and in particular in FIGS. 3 (c), 4 (c) and 5 (c), the closing zone (27) is configured to be folded twice. against a first face (23) of the envelope (21).

Referring to Figures 2 to 5.d), the sealed pouch (20) further comprises a flexible flap (28). The latter is made of a flexible material such as fabric, rubber, flexible plastic material, or the like, and has a thickness that can vary from 0.05 mm to 3 mm. The flexible flap (28) has a generally rectangular shape, but may have a triangular shape, circular, hexagonal, parallelogram, or any other form suitable for the skilled person. It may extend over all or part of the width of the opening (24) and may vary in length from 1 cm to 30 cm. As schematized in Figures 3.d), 4.d) and 5.d), the flexible flap (28) is configured to at least partially cover the folded closure zone (27). The term "at least partially cover the folded closure zone", the fact that once the closing zone (27) folded twice, and once the flexible flap (28) in position on said area closure, said flexible flap covers at least in part said closure zone. The flexible flap (28) has a width sufficient to cover at least partially the closed closure zone (27), in practice, a width that can vary from 1 cm to 18 cm. It can be attached to the envelope (21) by welding, gluing, sewing, or others. In a preferred embodiment shown in Figures 4.d) and 5.d), the flexible flap (28) completely covers the folded closure zone (27). Referring to Figures 2 to 5.d), the sealed bag (20) further comprises a pair of self-gripping strips (29, 30). These, sometimes referred to as "velcro®" or "scratch", are of the type known to those skilled in the art. The self-gripping strips (29, 30) are generally made of fabric and plastic. The velcro strips (29, 30) are configured to grip when they come into contact with each other.

For example, one of the self-gripping webs (29, 30) has a first smooth face for attachment to a support, and a second face covered by a series of small plastic hooks for contact with the web. other Velcro tape. The other Velcro strip has a first smooth face to be fixed on a support, and a second face covered by a series of small plastic loops and intended to come into contact with the other self-gripping tape. When the two self-gripping strips (29, 30) are pressed against each other, the hooks grip the loops and keep the two said self-gripping strips in contact. When one or both self-gripping strips (29, 30) are pulled in a direction substantially orthogonal to the faces of said self-gripping strips and in a direction opposite to their contact, the hooks unclog the loops. It is advantageous to use self-gripping strips (29, 30) configured to operate in the presence of sand and of a type known to those skilled in the art.

It is also conceivable to use self-gripping strips of the type each comprising a coupling zone provided with at least two rows of claws respectively. The claws of each band have a complementary shape allowing their inter-engagement and their attachment by elastic deformation. This type of band is for example described in patent document FR 2,485,895 (FLEXICO-FRANCE) to which the skilled person can refer. Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5d), a first self-gripping strip (29) is arranged on an attachment zone (31) of the envelope (21) and is fixed on said envelope by welding, gluing, or others. The first hook-and-loop tape (29) has a generally rectangular shape, but may be square, circular, oval, oblong, triangular, or the like. It may extend over all or part of the length and width of the attachment zone (31), and in practice may vary in length from 1 cm to 30 cm and a width may vary from 0 , 5 cm to 6 cm. As schematized in Figures 3.c), 4.c) and 5.c), the attachment zone (31) of the envelope (21) is external to the fold and is located on the second face (22) of said envelope. In practice, it is in the form of a band of the envelope (21) whose width can vary from 2 cm to 6 cm.

Referring to FIGS. 3 (c), 4 (c) and 5 (c), and then to FIGS. 3 (d), 4 (d) and 5 (d) respectively, the second hook-and-loop tape (30) is arranged on the flexible flap (28) so as to come into contact with the first self-gripping tape (29) when said flexible flap covers at least partially the folded attachment zone (31). The second self-gripping tape (30) is attached to the flexible flap (28) by welding, gluing, sewing or the like. It has a generally rectangular shape, but may have a square, circular, oval, oblong, triangular or other shape. The second hook-and-loop tape (30) may extend over all or a portion of the length and width of the flexible flap (28) and may vary in length from 1 cm to 30 cm and may vary in width from 0.5 cm to 8 cm. Although the two self-gripping strips (29, 30) may have different shapes and dimensions, they preferably have complementary shapes and are of the same dimensions. As schematized in FIGS. 2 and 5 (a) to (d), the sealed bag (20) may also comprise a second pair of self-gripping strips (32, 33) of the same type as that previously described. A first self-gripping tape (32) is arranged on a second attachment zone (34) of the envelope (21) and is fixed on said envelope by welding, gluing, or the like. The first self-gripping tape (32) has a generally rectangular shape, but may be square, circular, oval, oblong, triangular, or the like. It may extend over all or part of the length and width of the second attachment zone (34), and in practice may vary in length from 1 cm to 30 cm and may vary in width. from 0.5 cm to 6 cm. As shown in FIG. 5.c), the second attachment zone (34) of the envelope (21) is situated on the second face (22) of said envelope and is adjacent to the first attachment zone (31). the two said attachment zones being arranged on either side of the sealed bag (20) once the closure zone (27) has been folded. In practice, it is in the form of a band of the envelope (21) whose width can vary from 2 cm to 6 cm. Referring to Fig. 5.c), and then Fig. 5.d), the second hook-and-loop tape (33) is arranged on the flexible flap (28) to contact the first self-adhesive strip gripping (32) when said flexible flap at least partially covers the folded attachment zone (27). The second self-gripping tape (33) is attached to the flexible flap (28) by welding, gluing, sewing or the like. It has a generally rectangular shape, but may have a square, circular, oval, oblong, triangular or other shape. The second hook and loop fastener (33) may extend over all or a portion of the length and width of the flexible flap (28) and may vary in length from 1 cm to 30 cm. width can vary from 0.5 cm to 8 cm. The bathing garment (10) may comprise a means for definitively fastening the waterproof pouch (20) to said bathing garment. This fixing means may be in the form of a glue layer, a weld, a seam, one or more rivets, etc. It can be arranged on the envelope (21) or on the shutter. Alternatively, the bathing garment (10) may comprise at least one temporary fixing means of the waterproof bag (20) on said bathing garment so that said pocket is removable. This fixing means may be in the form of a pair of self-gripping strips of the type previously described, one or more push buttons, one or more buttons for inserting in buttonholes made on clothing, or any other temporary attachment means suitable for the skilled person. It can be arranged on the envelope (21) or on the shutter. When the sealed pouch (20) is configured to fit inside an ordinary pouch (11, 12), the temporary fastening means may be configured to temporarily secure said waterproof pouch to the bathing garment (10) when said sealed bag is inserted inside said ordinary bag. The temporary securing means may also be configured to temporarily fix, at different heights, the waterproof pouch (20) on the bathing garment (10), when said waterproof pouch is inserted inside the ordinary pouch (11). For example, and as shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 1 and 6 to 8, in the case of fastening with a couple of self-gripping strips, one of the two self-gripping strips is doubled, each self-gripping strip (35, 36) of this duplicate being fixed at different heights so that the other unlatched self-gripping tape can bind indifferently to one or the other self-gripping strips (35, 36) doubled.

The arrangement of the various elements and / or means and / or steps of the invention, in the embodiments described above, should not be understood as requiring such an arrangement in all implementations. In any case, it will be understood that various modifications may be made to these elements and / or means and / or steps, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (9)

REVENDICATIONS1. Bathing suit equipped with at least one sealed bag (20), said sealed bag comprising a casing (21) made of a flexible and waterproof material, said casing having two faces (22, 23) and a single opening (24), characterized in that said sealed bag further comprises: - a closing zone (27) of the envelope (21) extending from the opening (24) towards the center of said envelope configured to be folded twice against a first face (23) of said envelope, - a flexible flap (28) configured to at least partially cover the folded closure zone (27), - a pair of self-gripping strips (29, 30) configured to grip when they come into contact with each other, a first hook-and-loop tape (29) being arranged on an attachment zone (31) of the envelope (21) outside the fold and located on the second face ( 22) of said casing, the second self-gripping band (30) being arranged on the flexible flap (28) so as to come into contact with the first self-gripping tape (29) when said flexible flap covers at least partially the folded attachment zone (31). 2. Bathing suit according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealed bag (20) comprises a second pair of self-gripping strips (32, 33) configured to grip when they come into contact with each other. another, a first self-gripping strip (32) being arranged on a second attachment zone (34) of the envelope (21) located on the second face (22) of said envelope and adjoining the first zone of fastener (31), the two said attachment zones being arranged on either side of the said sealed pocket once the closing zone (27) has been folded up, the second self-gripping band (33) being arranged on the flexible flap (28) so as to come into contact with the first self-gripping tape (32) when said flexible flap at least partially covers the folded attachment zone (31). 3. Bathing suit according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the casing (21) consists of two sheets of flexible flexible sealed arranged vis-à-vis and heat-sealed against each other on a portion (26) of their peripheries. 4. Bathing suit according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner lining of the casing (21) is granular so as to prevent the walls of said casing from sticking together. 5. Bathing suit according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a definitive fixing means of the sealed bag (20) on the bathing suit. 6. Bathing suit according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one temporary fixing means of the sealed bag (20) on said bathing suit. 7. Bathing suit according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises one or more ordinary pockets (11, 12), one or more sealed pockets (20) being configured to fit inside. one or more of said ordinary pockets. 8. Bathing suit according to claim 6 taken in combination with claim 7, characterized in that, for at least one sealed bag (20), a temporary fixing means is configured to temporarily fix said sealed bag on said bathing garment, when said waterproof pouch is inserted inside the ordinary pocket (11, 12). 9. Bathing suit according to claim 8, characterized in that the temporary fixing means is configured to temporarily fix, at different heights, the sealed bag (20) on said bathing suit, when said waterproof bag is inserted into the inside the ordinary pocket (11, 12).