GB2421418A - A jacket with a detachable pocket - Google Patents

Abstract

A jacket with a detachable pocket, which may be attached to the to the front or the rear of the garment, may be used to carry such a device as a lap-top computer. The pocket, pouch or bag is provided with a series of fasteners which link to a similarly arranged set of fasteners fixed to the apparel. The fastening devices may be in the form of zips or zip fasteners. In association with the fasteners on the jacket are a set of braces in the form of straps or bands which may be fastened around the pocket to offer extra support. The pocket may be formed from a padded fabric material, and may be compartmentalised.

Description

1. Title [0002] "A Wearing Apparel to Carry Objects"

2. Field of Invention

4] The present contraption falls under the category of a wearing apparel including those for the torso as well as those for the torso and both the arms. So the said wearing apparel can be any type of protective or fancy or fashionable outer covering including a jacket, a short coat, a top coat, a coat, a vest, armour for the torso, a flak jacket, a blazer, a cardigan, a mantle, a cape, a mackintosh, a coverall, an overall or any other type of similar clothing worn by human beings on the upper part of the body or the whole body including the torso that can be worn in all weather conditions during travel for all purposes and including work, pleasure, sport, adventure, travel on earth and into space.

3. The Prior Art

6] A wearing apparel for the upper part of the body that permits articles of daily use and other items required on travels to be stowed away is described in US patent No. US 2003/0188370 Al publication date Oct 9, 2003 by Hugh et al. This "wearing apparel comprises two front components that can be connected with each other, and an object of use that is preferably carried together (with) the wearing apparel. A slide-in aperture extends from the hem up into the arnthole and is arranged offset sideways on the front or back component in the area connecting the front components of the wearing apparel with the back component, on one or both sides of the wearing apparel. The object of use (is) carried together with the wearing apparel is equipped with a shoulder strap to be worn on the body." [0007] The cited invention in itself is good for the purposes it was intended. But the separate bag- like pouch to carry items for daily use doesn't make the said bag-like pouch an integral part of the jacket but an extraneous one which is to be carried on the body by means of a strap and then hidden in by pushing through a slide-in aperture and then zipping-up the opening of the said slide-in aperture.

8] Also there exists no such jacket or jacket-like contraption used as a clothing apparel that provides and includes a means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories, or an object or objects in such a way that the object or objects become an integral part of the jacket.

9] Also there exists no such jacket that provides and includes a means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories, an object, or objects in such a way that the laptop, the object or objects can be easily accessed and can be easily put back in place without completely undoing the jacket off the wearer's body.

0] Also there exists no such jacket that provides and includes a means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories as an integral component of the jacket which can be snugly stowed away out of view and freeing the hands for activities other than carrying a laptop bag separately.

[001 1] Also there exists no such jacket that provides and includes a means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories in such a way that the jacket not only provides protection for the wearer from rough weather but also provides protection for the laptop and its associated accessories and peripherals which have become an integral component of the jacket.

2] Also there exists no such jacket that provides and includes a means for carrying a laptop and its associated accessories and peripherals in such a way that there's not an uneven distribution of weight about the jacket wearer's spinal cord.

4. Statement of Invention

4] A wearing apparel for the torso and the arms of the human body that permits carriage of essential items and articles of daily use and of special purpose both fragile and non-fragile which can be held secure and held snug to the body such that the item becomes like an extension of the body but still part of the wearing apparel; the said item or article held secure in such a way that it eliminates carrying it separately with the hands and the carriage of the article or object in the jacket eliminates back and neck aches that are caused, due to an unequal distribution of weight about the apparel wearer's and the article carrier's spinal cord which would not be the case if the said means of the current contraption are provided to eliminate the unequal distribution of the weight of the object being carried; the said article or object being carried as part of the jacket held in a pouch which can be fastened to the apparel and there are provided means to hold the pouch close to the body well supported and secure, such that the said object that became an integral component of the jacket by becoming enclosed in the pouch can be carried by the apparel wearer to anywhere and in any weather condition.

5] 5. Advantages of the Current Contraption [0016] The current invention provides for a jacket or jacket-like contraption used as a clothing apparel the would provide and include means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories or an object or objects in such a way that the said laptop, said object and objects would become an integral part of the jacket.

7] The current invention provides for ajacket or an apparel that includes and provides a means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories, an object or objects in such a way that the said laptop, object or objects can be easily accessed and can be easily put back in place without completely undoing the said jacket or apparel off the wearer's body.

8] The current invention provides for ajacket or an apparel that includes the means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories as an integral component of the said jacket or apparel by providing a means for the said laptop and its associated peripherals and accessories to be snugly stowed away out of view and frees the hands for activities other than carrying a laptop bag separately.

9] The current invention provides for ajacket or an apparel that includes a means for carrying a laptop along with its peripherals and accessories in such a way that the said jacket or apparel not only provides protection for the wearer from the rough weather but also provides protection for the said laptop and its associated peripherals and accessories, or object and objects which have become an integral component of the jacket.

0] The current invention provides for a jacket or an apparel that includes a means for carrying a laptop and its associated accessories and peripherals and object or objects in such a way that there's not an uneven distribution of weight about the said jacket or apparel wearer's spinal cord and thereby eliminating body aches associated with carrying laptop and the like on one's shoulders or back.

1] The current invention is described by way of reference to the drawings on pages 1, II and III at the end of this document.

2] 6. Description of the Current Contraption: figure 1 on Page 1 [0023] The current description refers to the jacket shown in the figure titled "Ambidextrous Laptop Jacket" in fig. 1 page I. The figure shows the inside of the rear of the jacket.

There's provided a first row of locks I forming half of a zip-fastener. There's also provided a second row of locks 2 forming half of a second zip fastener with its slide 3 on it. There are also provided four braces 4, 5, 6, and 7 two of which 4 and 5 are attached one below the other by a permanent or a temporary attachment means on the side of the zipper locks 2. The other two braces 6 and 7 are attached to the jacket one below the other on one side of the second row of locks of one half of the second zipper 1. There are also provided two straps 8 and 9 positioned a good distance apart on either side of the vertical central line of the rear ofthejacket and the two straps 8 and 9 are held in place by rings 10, 11, 12 and 13 stitched and attached to the jacket. The purpose of these straps is to hold the laptop pouch/bag with one end and the other end to go over the shoulder of the wearer and be fastened to the braces by a means to give an optimum distribution of weight about the spinal cord and give confidence to the wearer.

4] 7. Description of the Laptop Pouch: figure 2 on Page II [0025] This description refers to figure 2 on Page I titled "Laptop Pouch. " The laptop pouch is made of padded fabric material 5. It has two half zip locks 2 on the two ends one of which has a slide 3 on it. These two zip locks fasten onto the zip locks 1 and 2 of the said "Ambidextrous Laptop Jacket" from now on referred to as AU in short. There are also provided two slits I in the pouch to secure the pouch with the said straps 8 and 9 of the said AU. The laptop pouch is also provided with a zipper 4 as shown in the figure Fig 2.

"Laptop Pouch". The laptop along with its accessories are held in the compartmentalised pouch and held in place by the said zipper 4.

6] 8. Procedure to wear the AU [0027] The following sequence of steps may be followed in wearing the AU: a. The wearer of the jacket would first pack the laptop pouch with the laptop and its associated accessories and zip the contents in.

b. The wearer would then zip the said laptop pouch to the zip locks provided in the rear of the jacket.

c. The wearer would then pull the straps through the slits and fasten them onto themselves.

d. The wearer would then put on the jacket.

e. The wearer would then pull the braces from under the arms and fasten them in front of the body on the chest.

f. The wearer would then pull the straps up over the shoulders and fasten them on to the braces.

8] The laptop can be accessed in the following way: a. Undo the straps off the braces.

b. Undo the straps off themselves.

c. Undo the front braces.

d. Using one hand hold the bottom of the laptop pouch and use the second hand to unzip the zippers 1 or 2 on the AU.

e. Repeat (b) above to unzip the second zipper I or 2 on the AU.

f. Unfastening the second zipper releases the pouch completely from the AU.

9] 9. Description of "Right Hand Laptop Jacket": figure 3 on page II [0030] The figure titled "Right Hand Laptop Jacket" shows a variation of the jacket wherein the laptop pouch goes in the front as opposed to the AU where the said laptop pouch goes in the rear of the jacket. The pouch never needs unzipped off the jacket for accessing the laptop. The access is designed for a right-handed person.

1] 10. Description of "Left Hand Laptop Jacket": figure 4 on page II [0032] The figure titled "Left Hand Laptop Jacket" shows yet another variation of the said jacket wherein the laptop pouch goes in the front and can be easily accessed by a left-handed person.

3] 11. Description of "Built-In Laptop Pouch": figure 5 on page III [0034] The figure titled "Built-in Laptop Pouch" shows a different implemenation of the jacket where the pouch is sewed into the rear of the jacket and this is just another variation of the laptop jacket.

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5] 12. Description of "Laptop Apron and Jacket": figure 6 on page III [0036] The figure titled "Laptop Apron and Jacket" shows an implementation where the laptop pouch is built into an apron which is worn separately from the jacket. The "Laptop Apron" is shown separately in the figure titled "Laptop Apron" in figure 7.

Claims (1)

10. Claims [0038] An apparel for the upper part of the human body

which can take a pouch or a bag as a permanent or a temporary integral component of the said apparel so as to enable the pouch or bag to carry objects and items of daily use and of a special purpose as well.

9] An apparel of the type like a jacket for the upper part of the body provided with two fasteners on the inside rear of the apparel for canying a pouch which is provided with its own fastening elements that could be meshed with the fasteners of the said apparel.

0] An apparel as mentioned in [0019] provided with sets of braces that are attached on either side of the said fasteners in the apparel and are located on either side of the said fasteners of the apparel.

1] An apparel as mentioned in [0019] provided with two straps held in place on the rear inside of the said apparel by attachable means.

2] A pouch or bag padded or non-padded with compartments for storage with its own fastening means to hold articles and objects of daily use and articles that are fragile and need special care in handling provided with fastening means on either ends of the pouch or bag which provides a means of making the pouch or bag an integral component of the said apparel as described in [0019].

3] The said pouch or bag as mentioned in [0023] also provided with two slit holes for allowing the said two straps as mentioned in [0022] to pass through to hold the said pouch secure.

4] The said pouch or bag as mentioned in [0023] not provided with any slit holes.