GB2158693A - Garment with means for holding a portable audio instrument - Google Patents
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Abstract
A garment 10, adapted for holding a portable audio instrument including an audio body 25, a speaker device 24 (not shown) and a cord 26 for connecting the audio body 25 and the speaker device 24, comprises a main body portion 14, a neck portion 15 connected to the main body portion 14 and having means to hold the speaker device 24, a cord holder connected to the main body portion 14, at least one pocket 19, provided in the main body portion 10 for supporting the audio body 25. The cord holder substantially extends from the top end near the neck portion 15 to the bottom area of the main body portion 14 for holding therein the cord 26. The pocket 19 includes a hole so that the cord attached to the audio body 25 passes through the hole in the pocket and the cord holder and is connected to the speaker device 24 at the neck portion 15. <IMAGE>
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Garment with means for holding a portable audio instrument
The present invention relates to a garment especially a vest with means for holding a portable audio instrument.
Recently, small portable audio instruments, such as tape recorders and radios, each comprising a mechanical body and a headphone, are in great vogue. When a headphone is worn or used, a wearer may concentrate on-listening to sound solely from the headphone. This will satisfy the listener, but if the volume is high, sound from the headphone will harm the listener's hearing as well as causing problems in that necessary sounds, such as a voice talking to or warning the wearer, cannot be heard. It is, therefore, preferable not to use a headphone directly covering the ears.
When a portable audio instrument as stated above is used an audio body is held by the user, such as by keeping it in a pocket of a jacket or attaching it to a belt of the wearer, and a headphone is worn. Generally, the headphone is connected to the audio body by a relatively long cord, which can be a hindrance for the user. If there were not a long cord, that would be much more comfortable for the user of the portable audio instrument.
Accordingly, an object of the invention is to provide a garment wherein a portable audio instru -ment including an-audio-body, headphone and cord is substantially held inside the garment.
Another object of the invention is to provide a garment as stated above, in which a pair of speakers of a headphone is located not directly on but adjacent to the ears of the user.
A further object of the invention is to provide a garment as stated above, which can be simply converted into a jacket or a vest;
A garment in accordance with the present invention is adapted for holding a portable audio instrument including an audio body, a speaker device, and a cord for connecting the audio body and the speaker device. The garment comprises a main body portion to be worn by a user, a neck portion connected to the main portion and having means to hold the speaker device thereat, and means for holding the cord connected to or forming part of the main body portion. The cord holder may extend substantially from the top end near the neck portion to the bottom area of the main body portion for holding therein the cord. The garment is preferably provided with at least one pocket at the main body portion.The pocket preferably includes a hole and is adapted to support the audio body therein so that the cord can be connected to the speaker device by passing through the hole in the pocket and the cord holder.
The neck portion of the garment preferably comprises inner and outer neck sections, and a fastener attached to the neck portion. A space is formed between the inner and the outer neck sections for immovably holding the speaker device therein. When the fastener is -opened, the speaker device can be located in the space.
The neck portion preferably includes the two seat portions in the space, and a through hole near one of the seat portions. When the speaker device includes two head speakers, the head speakers are immovably held in the respective seat portions in the space. The cord connected to the head speakers passes through the through hole, and then enters into the cord holder.
The pocket is preferably in the form of a pouch and includes means for holding a material, preferably a strip connected at one end to the pouch and detachably connected at the other end to the pouch. When the audio body is big and unable to be held in the pocket, the pouch is located outside the main body portion, so that the audio body can be hung from the strip.
The garment is preferably a front opening type, and the main body portion preferably comprises an outer material and a lining having a hole adjacent to the hole of the pocket. The cord holder can be connected inside the lining adjacent to the front open edge of the garment.
The garment is preferably formed of a vest section having a plurality of first fastening means, and a shoulder and arm section having a plurality of second fastening means engaging the first fastening means. The vest section can be solely used for holding the audio instrument, but if it is cold, the shoulder and arm section may be attached to the vest section by engaging the first and second fastening means. Consequently, a jacket is formed.
Further advantages and preferred features of the invention will be apparent from the following description of the invention by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a vest in accordance with the present invention, wherein a portable audio instrument is shown in one dot chain line;
Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the vest;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a shoulder and arm section which can be attached to the vest to form a jacket, wherein the vest is shown by broken lines;
Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a neck portion of the vest, a part of which is slightly cut to show inside;
Figure 5 is a side view for showing an inside lower portion Qf the vest;
Figure 6 is a section view taken along line 6-6 in
Figure 5; and
Figure 7 is a side view for showing an outside lower portion of the vest, in which a pocket is located outside the vest;
Figure 8 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a garment in accordance with the present invention is shown in the form of a vest 10. As shown in Figure 3, a shoulder and arm section 11 may be attached to the vest 10 to form a jacket. For attaching the shoulder and arm section 11 to the vest 10, the vest 10 is provided with five snap fasteners 12 (four are in front as shown in Figure 1, and one is in back as shown in Figure 2). Also, the shoulder and arm section 11 is provided with five snap fasteners 13 corresponding to the snap fasteners 12 of the vest 10. When the fasteners 12 and 13 are engaged together, the vest 10 is converted to a jacket.
The vest 10 comprises a main body portion 14 and a neck portion 15 connected to the main body portion 14. The main body portion 14 is formed of an outer portion 16 and a lining 17 and includes two pockets 18, 19, as clearly explained hereinafter.
The neck portion 15 of the vest 10 comprises inner and outer neck sections 20, 21, which are fastened together by means of a fastener 22. Defined between the inner and outer neck sections 20, 21 is a space 23 for holding speakers 24, which are connected to an audio body, such as a tape recorder 25, by means of a cord 26. In particular, the space 23 is provided therein with seating portions 27 at both ends. Each entrance to a seating portion 27 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the speaker 24, so that the speaker 24 can be inserted into or removed from the seating portion 27 by being firmly pushed. When the speaker is located in the seating portion 27, even if the vest 10 is thrown about, the speaker 24 is securely held in the seating portion 27.
The inner neck section 20 includes a plurality of small openings 28 at both ends, and also the outer neck section 21 includes a plurality of small openings 29 at both ends The small openings 28, 29 are located outside the seating portions 27, so that sound from the speakers 24 can spread outwardly through the small openings 28, 29. The inner neck section 29 is also provided with a through hole 30, through which the cord 26 connected to the speakers 24 in the space 23 extends outwardly from the space 23.
A cord holder 31 in an elongated and cylindrical form is connected to the lining 17 of the vest 10.
The cord holder 31 is situated along a front edge of the vest 10 and extends from near the neck portion 15 to a lower part of the main body portion 14.
As explained above, the vest 10 is provided with the pockets 18, 19. The pocket 18 may be any kind of pocket, but the pocket 19 is designed to hold the tape recorder 25. The pocket 19 is in the form of a pouch and includes a fastener 32 for opening and closing the pocket 19. As clearly shown in Figures 6 and 7, the pocket 19 is formed of two strips 33, 34. The strip 33 is formed of the same fabric as the outer portion 16 of the main body portion 14 and includes a hole 35 and a holding piece 36. An end of the holding piece 36 is connected to the strip 33, and the other end of the holding piece 36 is detachably connected to the strip 33 by means of snap fasteners 37, 38.
Situated near the hole 35 of the pocket 19 is a hole 59 in the lining 17 of the vest 10. The cord 26 extending from the neck portion 15 passes through the cord holder 31 and the holes 35, 39 and enters into the pocket 19.
If the tape recorder 25 to be carried is small enough to be situated in the pocket 19, the pocket 19 should be located between the outer portion 16 and the lining 17 as shown in Figure 6. The cord 26 passing through the cord holder 31 and the holes 35, 39 can be connected to the tape recorder in the pocket 19.
If the tape recorder 25 is big and is unable to be held in the pocket 19, the pocket 19 is taken out of the inside of the vest 10 as shown in Figure 7.
Therefore, the tape recorder 25 can be held by the holding piece 36. The cord 26 passing through the holes 35, 39 can be connected to the tape recorder 25. Since the strip 33 is formed of the same fabric as the outer portion 16, when the pocket 19 is located outside the vest 10, no strange appearance is imparted to the vest 10.
Since all of the audio instrument is held in the vest 10, it is easy to carry the audio instrument and it is not a hindrance for the user. If necessary, the audio instrument can be completely detached from the vest 10.
The cord 26 may be provided with a socket 40 between the audio body 25 and the speakers 24 for the connection of a pair of headphones 41. The socket 40 may be of the type whereby the speakers 24 are electrically disconnected automatically by a switch when the headphones 41 are plugged in or provision may be made for physically disconnecting the cord to the speakers.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 8 the cord holder is formed by a tube 42 in a flap 43 of the jacket made from two -Iayers-43 45- which are fastened together to enclose the tube.
The pocket for holding the audio body 25 may be formed on the inside of the main body 14.
The cord 26 may pass out of the top of the pocket avoiding the need for an additional hole in the pocket
The invention has been explained with reference to a specific embodiment of the invention, but the description is illustrative and the invention is only limited by the appended claims.
Claims (15)
1. A garment adapted for holding a portable audio instrument comprising an audio body and a speaker device attached to the audio body by means of a cord, the garment comprising:
a main body portion adapted to be worn by a user,
a neck portion connected to the main portion, said neck portion being located around the neck of the user, when worn, and having means to hold the speaker device of the audio instrument thereat,
means for holding the cord connected to the main body portion, said holding means extending substantially from the top end near the neck portion to the bottom area of the main body portion for holding therein the cord of the audio instrument, and
at least one pocket provided in the main body portion, said pocket being adapted to support the audio body, the cord attached to the audio body passing through the cord holding means and being connected to the speaker device at the neck portion.
2. A garment according to claim 1, in which the pocket has a hole through which the cord passes from the audio body to the cord holding means.
3. A garment according to claim 1 or 2, in which said neck portion comprises inner and outer neck sections, a space being formed between the inner and outer neck sections for immovably holding the speaker device therein, and a fastener attached to the neck portion so that when the fastener is opened, the speaker device can be located in or removed from the space.
4. A garment according to claim 3, in which said speaker device includes two head speakers, and said neck portion further includes two seat portions in the space, each head speaker being immovably held in a respective one of the seat portions.
5. A garment according to claim 3 or 4, in which said inner and outer neck sections respectively include a plurality of small openings adjacent to the seat portion or portions so that sound from the speaker or speakers can be conveyed clearly outside the space.
6. A garment according to claim 3, 4 or 5, in which said inner neck section includes a through hole near the or a seat portion so that the cord connected between the audio body and the speaker device can pass through the through hole.
7. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, in which said pocket is in the form of a pouch which can be positioned outside of the body which includes holding means, the audio body, when the pouch is located outside the main body portion, being connectable to the holding means so that the audio body is hung from the main body portion.
8. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 7, in which said garment is a front opening type, and the main body portion includes an outer material and a lining having a hole adjacent to the pocket or the hole of the pocket.
9. A garment according to claim 8, in which said cord holder is located inside the lining adjacent to the front open edge of the garment, said cord holder extending from the top adjacent to the neck portion to the bottom adjacent to the hole of the lining.
10. A garment according to claim 8 or 9, in which said garment comprises a vest section having a plurality of first fastening means, and a shoulder and arm section having a plurality of second fastening means engaging the first fastening means, the shoulder and arm section being situated over and connected to the upper portion of the vest section to thereby form a jacket.
11. A garment according to any one of claims 1 to 10, including a said portable audio instrument.
12. A garment as claimed in claim 11, wherein said audio instrument further comprises a pair of headphones and a socket is provided on the cord for connecting the headphones to the audio body.
13. A garment adapted for holding a portable audio instrument, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
14. A portable audio instrument and a garment adapted to hold the instrument, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
15. A portable audio instrument comprising a main body, a speaker, a cord connecting the main body and speaker, and a pair of headphones, the cord having a socket for receiving a connector to connect the headphones to the main body.
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| GB08411351A GB2158693A (en) | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-03 | Garment with means for holding a portable audio instrument |
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| GB08411351A GB2158693A (en) | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-03 | Garment with means for holding a portable audio instrument |
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| DE19843236A1 (en) * | 1998-09-09 | 2000-03-23 | Klaus Steilmann Inst Fuer Inno | Item of clothing, e.g. jacket, which can deliver and receive acoustic signals, comprises front section composed of surface material, insert and lining, with integral receiving and/or transmitting unit |
| DE20012075U1 (en) | 2000-07-12 | 2000-11-23 | Wolfgang Beyer KG, 40724 Hilden | Clothing, in particular outer clothing |
| WO2001095751A1 (en) * | 2000-06-12 | 2001-12-20 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Garment with removable electronic devices |
| FR2911479A1 (en) * | 2007-01-19 | 2008-07-25 | Salomon Sa | Cloth assembly for use with electronic equipment e.g. radio, has inner cloth constituted by coat and pullover sweater, and tracksuit comprising transparent window found opposite to control panel when tracksuit is carried on inner cloth |
| USD787160S1 (en) | 2015-10-09 | 2017-05-23 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Garment |
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| USD808616S1 (en) | 2014-02-28 | 2018-01-30 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Single control button for an article of clothing |
| US11033059B2 (en) | 2014-11-06 | 2021-06-15 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Article of clothing with control button |
| US11350491B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2022-05-31 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Electrically heated garment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19843236C2 (en) * | 1998-09-09 | 2000-08-10 | Klaus Steilmann Inst Fuer Inno | Garment |
| DE19843236A1 (en) * | 1998-09-09 | 2000-03-23 | Klaus Steilmann Inst Fuer Inno | Item of clothing, e.g. jacket, which can deliver and receive acoustic signals, comprises front section composed of surface material, insert and lining, with integral receiving and/or transmitting unit |
| WO2001095751A1 (en) * | 2000-06-12 | 2001-12-20 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Garment with removable electronic devices |
| DE20012075U1 (en) | 2000-07-12 | 2000-11-23 | Wolfgang Beyer KG, 40724 Hilden | Clothing, in particular outer clothing |
| FR2911479A1 (en) * | 2007-01-19 | 2008-07-25 | Salomon Sa | Cloth assembly for use with electronic equipment e.g. radio, has inner cloth constituted by coat and pullover sweater, and tracksuit comprising transparent window found opposite to control panel when tracksuit is carried on inner cloth |
| US11350491B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2022-05-31 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Electrically heated garment |
| US12127308B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2024-10-22 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Electrically heated garment |
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| US11477853B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2022-10-18 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Electrically heated garment |
| USD808616S1 (en) | 2014-02-28 | 2018-01-30 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Single control button for an article of clothing |
| USD866487S1 (en) | 2014-02-28 | 2019-11-12 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Control button for an article of clothing |
| USD1006404S1 (en) | 2014-11-06 | 2023-12-05 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Control button |
| US11033059B2 (en) | 2014-11-06 | 2021-06-15 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Article of clothing with control button |
| US12035763B2 (en) | 2014-11-06 | 2024-07-16 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Article of clothing with control button |
| USD808125S1 (en) | 2015-10-09 | 2018-01-23 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Garment |
| USD799161S1 (en) | 2015-10-09 | 2017-10-10 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Garment |
| USD794281S1 (en) | 2015-10-09 | 2017-08-15 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Garment |
| USD787160S1 (en) | 2015-10-09 | 2017-05-23 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Garment |
| US11744298B2 (en) | 2020-12-04 | 2023-09-05 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Electrically heated garment with pass-through battery pocket |
| USD1020226S1 (en) | 2021-10-21 | 2024-04-02 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | Control button for heated garment |
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