FR3093406A1 - CLOTHING WITH INTEGRATED STORAGE POCKET - Google Patents

Abstract

A garment (10, 100, 200) includes a garment body (12, 212) and a storage pocket (28) disposed on the interior surface (14) of the back (20) of the garment body (12, 212) towards the collar (23). The storage pocket (28) consists of a portion of the inner surface (14) of the garment body (12, 212), and an added piece (28). The added part (26) is dimensioned so that the storage pocket (28) receives the folded garment body (12, 212) therein. When the garment body (12, 212) is folded into the storage pocket (26), the interior of the storage pocket (28) is defined by the outer face (30) of the insert (28) and the inner surface (14) of the front (18) of the garment body (12, 212).

Description

GARMENT WITH INTEGRATED STORAGE POCKET

The invention relates to the field of clothing.

With increasingly busy schedules, households, especially those with young children, have less and less time to devote to household chores and tidying up.

Clothes are often folded in a hurry and are mismatched in the closets. They crease and take up more room than they could if properly folded. Clothing stored in the children's room is subject to disorder and/or loss of a piece of a set.

This disorganization can not only waste new parents' time, but also cause sources of anxiety.

Summary

There is provided a garment comprising: a garment body defining an interior surface adapted to be worn on a torso, and an exterior surface, the garment body having a front and a back, the garment body having an opening at its upper end , the opening constituting a collar of the garment body; and a storage pocket disposed on the inner surface of the back of the garment body towards the collar, the storage pocket being formed on the one hand from a portion of the inner surface of the garment body, and on the other hand from an add-on piece, the add-on piece having an inside face facing the inside surface of the back of the garment body, and an outside face facing the inside surface of the front of the garment body, a free top edge of the add-on piece being substantially similar in shape to a shape of the collar, the other edges of the added piece being connected to the interior surface of the body of the garment so as to form the storage pocket, the added piece being dimensioned so that the storage pocket receives its inside the folded garment body, when the garment body is folded in the storage pocket the interior of the storage pocket is defined by the exterior face of the added part and the surface inside the front of the garment body.

The characteristics exposed in the following paragraphs can, optionally, be implemented. They can be implemented independently of each other or in combination with each other:

- the garment body has a length in a longitudinal direction of the garment body, the added piece has a height in the longitudinal direction, the height of the added piece is between a quarter and a half of the length of the garment body;

- the garment body has a width in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the added piece has a width in the lateral direction, the width of the added piece is between one half and three quarters of the width of the garment body ;

- the garment body and the storage pocket are symmetrical with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the garment body;

the free upper edge of the added part is arranged adjacent to the neck;

- the other edges of the added part are connected to the inner surface of the body of the garment by sewing or by gluing;

- the other edges of the added part are curved and substantially form a half-moon;

- the storage pocket is substantially rectangular or square in shape;

- the front of the garment body and the back of the garment body are connected by sewing, the other edges of the added part include a top edge sewn with part of a seam connecting the front of the garment body and the back of the body garment, and side and bottom edges sewn directly to the inside surface of the back of the garment body;

- the body of the garment is made of stretch fabric;

- the exterior surface of the garment body includes a first color or first pattern, and the interior surface of the garment body includes at least one second color or second pattern different from the first color or first pattern respectively, the interior face of the added piece has the first color or first pattern, and the outer face having the second color or second pattern;

- the inside face of the added part includes a distinctive sign;

- the body of the garment is a tank top or a bodysuit, and additionally optionally comprises short sleeves or long sleeves;

- the garment further comprises a lower garment separated from the body of the garment, and the storage pocket of the body of the garment is dimensioned to receive inside it the folded garment body and the folded lower garment;

- the bottom of the garment is breeches or shorts or bermuda shorts or trousers or tights or socks.

According to another aspect, there is provided a method of storing the garment according to one of the preceding claims, comprising: laying the garment body flat with the outer surface of the back of the garment body facing upwards; optionally arranging the bottom of the garment, optionally folded, on the outer surface of the back of the body of the garment, so that it does not protrude from the body of the garment; folding the body of the garment, optionally with the bottom of the garment thus disposed, along a first longitudinal fold line disposed approximately one quarter of the width of the body of the garment from a first lateral end of the body of the garment, and then folding along a second longitudinal fold line disposed about a quarter width of the garment body from a second side end of the garment body such that the first and second ends face each other with respect to a central longitudinal axis symmetry of the garment body; fold along a plurality of fold lines along the lateral axis in succession, the body of the garment on itself in the direction of the collar, until generally forming a quadrilateral; turn over the quadrilateral thus formed so that the front of the quadrilateral garment body is facing upwards, thus revealing the free upper edge of the added piece forming the storage pocket; open the storage pocket and push the folded garment body through the opening so that the interior of the storage pocket becomes its exterior and vice versa; and optionally, pulling the edges of the storage pocket thus containing the folded garment body, to create a substantially square or rectangular shape.

Technical solution and advantages provided

The invention and the variants thereof can make it possible, in general, to provide a garment with an integrated storage pocket in order to store the folded garment in its pocket. The pocket is discreetly positioned inside the garment near the collar, thus not disturbing the person wearing the garment, while ensuring easy and intuitive folding of the garment into the pocket. The storage pocket is integrated into the body of the garment so that storage is easy. Once the garment is folded into the pocket, it takes the place of a compact square or rectangle. Just grab that square or rectangle to grab the entire garment without spilling or losing an item if the garment is a set of two or more pieces. This form of storage also makes it possible to arrange a large quantity of clothes next to each other in a drawer, for example, without wasting space. A printed or colored pattern on at least one outer surface of the pocket optionally makes it easy to recognize which garment is included in the pocket, which facilitates the selection of the garment in, for example, a clothes drawer.

Other characteristics, details and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description below, and on analyzing the appended drawings, in which:

Fig. 1

shows a front of a garment according to one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2

shows a back of the garment of Figure 1;

Fig. 3

shows an interior of the back of the garment of Figures 1 and 2;

Fig. 4

shows a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 5

shows a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 6

shows a step in a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 7

shows another step in a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 8

shows another step in a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 9

shows another step in a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 10

shows another step in a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 11

shows another step in a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment;

Fig. 12

shows another step in a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment; and

Fig. 13

shows another step of a method of storing a garment according to one embodiment.

The drawings and the description below contain, for the most part, certain elements. They may therefore not only be used to better understand the present invention, but also contribute to its definition, if necessary.

Reference is now made to Figures 1 and 2. A garment 10 includes a garment body 12 defining an interior surface 14 and an exterior surface 16 . Figure 1 shows a front 18 and Figure 2 a back 20 of the garment body 12. The garment body 12 has an opening 22 at its upper end. The opening 22 constitutes a collar 23 of the garment body 12. The garment body 12 illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 has short sleeves 24 , and is presented as a child's t-shirt. However, different garment bodies are contemplated. Garment body 12 could have long sleeves, three-quarter sleeves, or no sleeves. It could be a bodysuit with long sleeves, or short or sleeveless. Figure 4 for example shows a garment 100 in the form of a tank top. The garment 10 can be an infant, child, adolescent or adult garment.

The neck 23 is rounded in shape, but several neck shapes are envisaged. For example, the collar 23 could be of the "boat" type, V-shaped, or with a lapel as in a polo shirt.

The garment 10 can contain one or more pieces additional to the body of the garment 12, such as for example a bottom of the garment, or an accessory (for example a headband). The bottom of the garment could be panties or shorts or bermuda shorts or trousers or tights or socks, in a non-exhaustive manner. The garment 10 could thus as a whole be a night, or day, or sports garment, to name a few examples. Figure 5 illustrates, for example, a garment 200 in which the garment body 212 is a t-shirt and also includes a bottom 213 in the form of shorts.

Regardless of the embodiment of garment 10, garment body 12 includes a storage pocket 26 . The storage pocket 26 makes it possible to store the folded garment 10 therein, whether it is the garment body 12 if the garment only comprises the garment body 12, or the garment body 12 and bottom assembly, if the garment 10 includes several items, such as garment 200.

The storage pocket 26 is integrated into the body of the garment 12, that is to say that it is permanently attached thereto. Even if it can be detached by tearing for example, the intention is that the garment body 12 at all times contains this pocket 26, so that it is an integral part of the garment 10.

The storage pocket 26 is disposed on the inner surface 14 from the back 20 of the body of the garment 10 towards the collar 23. Thus positioned it is minimally invasive, cannot be seen when the garment 10 is worn, nor disturbs the person wearing the garment. 10. It also allows easy access through the collar 23. On the other hand, its position means that the garment 12 can be folded in the conventional way in order to end up in the pocket. Thus folding is intuitive and without changing the habits of the person doing it.

The storage pocket 26 consists on the one hand of a portion of the interior surface 14 of the body of the garment 12, and on the other hand of an added part 28 . The insert 28 has an interior face 29 (shown in FIG. 12) facing the interior surface 14 of the back 20 of the garment body 12, and an exterior face 30 facing the interior surface 14 of the front 22 of the garment body. 12. A free upper edge 32 of the added piece 28 is substantially similar in shape to the shape of the collar 23. The other edges 34 of the added piece 28 are connected to the interior surface 14 of the garment body 12 so as to form the storage pocket 26. The added piece 28 is for example sewn or glued to the body of the garment 12.

According to one embodiment, the front 18 of the garment body 12 and the back 20 of the garment body 12 are connected by sewing. According to one embodiment, the other edges 34 of the added piece 28 include an upper edge 36 on either side of the collar 23. The upper edge 36 is sewn with a part of a seam 38 connecting the front 18 of the body garment 12 and the back 20 of the garment shell 12. the side edges 40 and lower edge 42 s are sewn directly onto the inner surface 14 of the back 20 of the garment shell 12. the seam can be exposed on the backside 20 of the body of garment 12, as shown in Figure 2 with the seam 43 . The side 40 and lower 42 edges can be connected continuously, as for example, in the case of the storage pocket 26 illustrated in FIG. 3, in the shape of a half-moon.

The added piece 28 is sized so that the storage pocket 26 receives inside it the garment body 12 folded. If the garment 10 further comprises a bottom of the garment separate from the body of the garment 12, such as the bottom 213 of the garment 200 of FIG. garment body and garment bottom folded together.

For the dimensioning of the storage pocket 26, the quality of the fabric can be taken into account. For example, the add-on piece 28 and optionally the body of the garment 12 can be made of stretch fabric in order to facilitate the storage of the garment in the pocket 26. The add-on piece could be made of a fabric different from that of the body of the garment. garment 12, and that only the added piece 28 is made of stretch fabric. The extensibility of the fabric can be given by the use of yarns with intrinsic elastic properties, for example elastane yarns, or by a flexible construction of stiffer yarns, for example cotton.

According to one embodiment, the height L2 of the added piece 28 is between a quarter and a half of the length L1 of the garment body 12, the length L1 of the garment body 12 and the height L2 of the added piece 28 ( illustrated in FIG. 3) being calculated in a longitudinal direction L .

According to one embodiment, the width W2 of the added piece 28 is between one half and three quarters of the width W1 of the garment body 12, the widths W1 and W2 being calculated in a lateral direction Lat perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the added piece has a width in the lateral direction.

The storage pocket 26 can have several shapes. According to one embodiment, the other edges 34 of the added part 28 are curved and substantially form a half-moon, as for example illustrated in FIG. 2. The added part 28 could be more or less curved or square or rectangular to form a storage pocket 26 more or less rectangular square or curved. According to one embodiment, the garment body 12 and the storage pocket 26 are symmetrical with respect to a central longitudinal axis C of the garment body 12.

When the garment body 12 is unfolded, an interior 43 of the storage pocket 26 is defined by an interior face 50 of the insert 28 and a part of the interior surface 14 of the back 20 of the garment body 12. When the body garment 12 is folded into storage pocket 26, an interior 44 of storage pocket 12 is defined by exterior face 30 of insert 28 and interior surface 14 of front 18 of garment body 12. Thus what The interior 43 of the storage pocket 26 when the garment body 12 is unfolded can be considered to become an exterior of the storage pocket 26 when the garment body 12 is stored therein.

According to one embodiment, the exterior surface 16 of the garment body 12 includes a first color or pattern, and the interior surface 14 of the garment body 12 includes at least one second color or pattern different from the first color or pattern. respectively. The differences in colors or patterns make it possible to differentiate the inside from the outside of the body of the garment 12. A child can thus easily realize if he has put his garment inside out.

According to one embodiment, the inner face 50 of the added part 28 has the first color or first pattern, and the outer face 30 of the added part 28 has the second color or second pattern. Thanks to this arrangement, once the garment 10 is in the storage pocket 26, the first color or pattern is exposed, thus making it easy to recognize which garment is in the pocket.

According to one embodiment, the inner face 50 of the added part 28 includes a logo or distinctive sign.

An example of the method of folding the garment 10 to insert it into the storage pocket 26 will now be described with reference to Figures 6 to 13.

In a first step, the garment body 12 is placed flat with the outer surface 16 of the back 20 of the garment body 12 facing upwards. Optionally, if the garment 10 includes a stocking or other additional piece, the bottom of the garment, preferably folded, is placed on the outer surface 16 of the back 20 of the body of the garment 20, so that it does not protrude from the body. 12. (Figure 6)

In a second step, the body of the garment 12 is folded, optionally with the bottom of the garment thus arranged, according to afirst fold line P1longitudinal. The first longitudinal fold line P1 is arranged at about a quarter of the width W1 of the garment body 12 from afirst er edge 52side of the garment body 12. It is then folded in asecond fold line P2longitudinally arranged at about a quarter of the width W1 of the body of the garment 12 from asecond edge 54side of the garment body 12, so that the first and second side edges are face to face with respect to the central longitudinal axis C of symmetry of the garment body 12. (Figure 7)

In a third step, the garment body 12 is folded along a plurality of fold lines P3, P4 along the lateral axis Lat in succession, in the direction of the collar 23, until it generally forms a quadrilateral. . (Figures 8 and 9)

In a fourth step, the quadrilateral thus formed is turned over so that the front 18 of the body of the garment 12 in a quadrilateral is turned upwards, thus revealing the free upper edge 32 of the added piece 28 forming the storage pocket 26. (Figure 10)

In a fifth step, the storage pocket 26 is opened, for example using both hands, and the folded garment body 12 is pushed through the opening 22 so that the interior 43 of the storage pocket 26 becomes its outside and vice versa. (Figure 11)

In a sixth step, optionally, the edges of the storage pocket 26 thus containing the garment body 12 are folded, in order to create a substantially square or rectangular shape. (Figures 12 and 13)

Claims (16)

Clothing (10, 100, 200)including:
agarment body (12, 212) defining ainner surface (14)adapted to be worn on a torso, and aouter surface (16), the garment body (12, 212) having abefore (18)and onebehind (20), the garment body (12, 212) having aopening (22)at its upper end, the opening (22) constituting acollar (23)the garment body (12, 212); and
apoached disturbance (28)disposed on the interior surface (14) from the back (20) of the garment body (12, 212) towards the collar (23), the storage pocket (28) being formed on the one hand from a portion of the interior surface (14) of the garment body (12, 212), and on the other hand of aadded piece (28), the added piece (28) having ainner face (50 )facing the inside surface (14) of the back (20) of the garment body (12, 212), and aouter face (30)facing the inside surface (14) of the front (18) of the garment body (12, 212), aedge superior (32)free of the added piece (28) being of shape substantially similar to a shape of the collar (23), the other edges (34) of the added piece (28) being connected to the interior surface (14) of the garment body (12 , 212) so as to form the storage pocket (28), the added piece (26) being sized so that the storage pocket (28) receives the garment body (12, 212) folded therein, when the body garment (12, 212) is folded into the storage pocket (26) the interior of the storage pocket (28) is defined by the exterior face (30) of the insert (28) and the interior surface (14 ) of the front (18) of the garment body (12, 212). A garment (10, 100, 200) according to claim 1, wherein the garment body (12, 212) has alength (L1)inlongitudinal direction (L)of the garment body (12, 212), the added piece (28) has aheight (L2) in the longitudinal direction (L), the height (L2) of the added piece (28) is between a quarter and a half of the length (L1) of the garment body (12, 212). Garment (10, 100, 200) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the garment body (12, 212) has a width (L1) in a lateral direction ( L at ) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L), the insert (28) has a width (L2) in the lateral direction (Lat), the width (L2) of the insert (28) is between one half and three quarters of the width (L1) of the garment body ( 12, 212). Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the garment body (12, 212) and the storage pocket (26) are symmetrical with respect to a central longitudinal axis (C) of the garment (12, 212). Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the free upper edge (32) of the added piece (28) is arranged adjacent to the collar (23). Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the other edges (34) of the insert (28) are connected to the interior surface (14) of the body of the garment (12, 212) by sewing or gluing. Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the other edges (34) of the added piece (28) are curved and substantially form a half-moon. Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of Claims 1 to 6, in which the storage pocket (26) is of substantially rectangular or square shape. Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the front (18) of the garment body and the back (20) of the garment body (12, 212) are connected by sewing, the other edges (34) of the insert (28) include a top edge (36) sewn with a portion of a seam (38) connecting the front (18) of the garment body (12, 212) and the back (20) of the garment body (12, 212), and side (40) and bottom (42) edges sewn directly to the inside surface (14) of the back (20) of the garment body (12, 212). Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the garment body (12, 212) is of stretch fabric. A garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the exterior surface (16) of the garment body (12, 212) includes a first color or pattern, and the interior surface (14) of the body of garment (12) includes at least a second color or second pattern different from the first color or first pattern respectively, the interior face (50) of the added piece (28) has the first color or first pattern, and the exterior face (30) having the second color or second pattern. Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the interior face (50) of the added piece (28) includes a distinctive sign. Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the garment body (12, 212) is a tank top or a bodysuit, and optionally further comprises short sleeves or long sleeves. Garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the garment (10, 100, 200) further comprises a lower garment (214) separate from the body of the garment (12, 212), and the storage pocket (28) of the garment body (12, 212) is dimensioned to receive inside it the folded garment body (12, 212) and the folded garment bottom (214). Garment (10) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the bottom of the garment (214) is panties or shorts or bermuda shorts or trousers or tights or socks. A method of storing the garment (10, 100, 200) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising:
laying the garment body (12, 212) flat with the outer surface (16) of the back (20) of the garment body (12) facing upward;
optionally disposing the bottom of the garment (213), optionally folded, on the outer surface (16) of the back (20) of the body of the garment (12), so that it does not protrude from the body of the garment (12) ;
folding the body of the garment (12), optionally with the bottom of the garment (213) thus arranged, according to afirst fold line (P1) longitudinally arranged at about a quarter of the width (W1) of the body of the garment (12) from afirst side end ( 52 )of the garment body, and then fold in asecond fold line (P2)longitudinally arranged at about a quarter of the width (W1) of the body of the garment (12) from asecond side end ( 54 )of the garment body (12), such that the first and second ends (52, 54) come face to face with respect to acentral longitudinal axis (C)symmetry of the garment body (12);
fold in a pluralityfold lines (P3, P4)along the lateral axis (Lat) successively, the body of the garment (12) on itself in the direction of the collar (23), until generally forming a quadrilateral;
turn the quadrilateral thus formed over so that the front (18) of the quadrilateral garment body (12) faces upwards, thus revealing the free upper edge (32) of the added piece (28) forming the storage pocket (26 );
opening the storage pocket (26) and pushing the folded garment body (12) through the opening (22) so that the interior (43) of the storage pocket (26) becomes its exterior and vice versa; and
optionally, pulling the edges of the storage pocket (26) thus containing the garment body (12) folded, in order to create a substantially square or rectangular shape.