US1780204A - Pocket structure for garments - Google Patents

Description

'Nov. 4, 1950.

c. w. MASTIN POCKET STRUCTURE FOR GARMENTS Filed April 15, 1929 (Zarence 7VMaslz'n.

Patented Nov. 4, 1930 CLARENCE w. MAsrIN, or sen ANTonIqTEXAs rocxn'r STRUCTURE r on eABntEnrs Application filed April 15, 1929. Seria1'No.355 ,409. I

My invention is an improvement in pockets for wearing apparel, and relates more especially to the construction of patch-pockets attached to the outside/of the garment,-

as for instance to a shirt, coat, etc.

The primary object of my 'invention'is to provide a'construction of patch-pocket in the form of a multiple pocket which will have the general neat apearance of an ordinary patch-pocket with" a vertical box pleat at the center andthe 'usual'fiap at the upper end thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide a patch-pocket ofthe general character mentioned having a pocket the opening of which is covered by the usual flap at the upper end thereof and a companion pocket with a vertical opening thereto covered by one side of the box pleat, said com,- panion pocket providing both a safety pocket to prevent articles placed therein from accldentally falling out, and a secret pocket.

A further object of my invention is to provide in addition to the main and companion pockets a narrow pocket at one side thereof to receive a pen, pencil, or other narrow article inserted through an opening at the upper end of said pocket covered by the flap or through an opening at said connected end of the flap.

Other objects and advantages of my 111- vention will hereinafter appear, and what I particularly claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is more specifically set forth in the appended claim.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification V v Figure 1 is a front view of a patch-pocket constructed in accordance with my invention. a 1

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the flap raised and the several pockets indicated, in dotted lines. 7

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 with parts broken away ,to show the formation of the pockets, and

Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views on the lines 4-4 and 55 of'Fig. 2.

My invention is applied to that particular type of pocket in which the material form- .when' said flap is lifted.

ing the same is attached to the outer side of the garment 6, such as a shirt or coat, and'is commonly called a patch-pocket, the upper end thereof being covered by a flap 7 secured to th'e'material ofthe garmentby a double line of stitches 8, in the present instance said stitches terminating in short distance from the opposite ends of said flap, as

shown in Fig. .1, and the material forming the two-ply flap sewed togeth'rat its opposite sides and lower end by a double line of stitches 9 at the edges thereof. By terminating the attaching stitches 8 of the flap a short distance from the sides thereof openings 10 10 are left ateach side, one leading to a small compartment in the pocket structure here inafter described, the attachemnt of the flap to theg arinent being spaced from said pocket structurefor access to the small compartmentior pocket 'as well as the main pocket In further carrying out my invention I make 'up the pocket structure of a lining 11 and facing-material 12, the latterbeing preferably ofthe same material of which the gar ment, is made audis provided with iajbox pleat13 the'mee'ting edgesof'the inner plies offwhich' are stitched together throughout the length of the pleat and to the facing ma: terial by stitches 14 for a certaindistanceonly from the lower end of the pocket structure so that an opening 15 will be left between the, upper end of saidstitches 14, or tacking stitches 16 at this point, and the upperend of the pocket structure, said opening leading into a pocket :17 formed between the lin ing 11 and facing 12wvhen they are attached to the garment by the double lines ofstitches 18 'at'the sidesand lower end of said pocket structure, while a main pocket 19 is formed between the liningand body of the garment. To leave an openingto the main pocket at the upper end thereofthe lining andfacing material only are connected by stitches 20, and to provide a narrow pocket 21 at one side of the pockets 17-19'for pens, pen: cils, etc;the lining 11 is stitched to the body ofthe garment by a line i'offstitches 22, with. the opening 21 into said pocket on a ver-, tical line with; p the aforementioned opening iii 10 left at the attached end of the pocket flap 7. Pencil A rests in pocket 21, while pencil A extending through opening 10 is supported by clip a.

In providing the opening 15 which leads .to the safety-pocket 17 the box pleat and facing material are not in one piece, as. is usual in this general form of patch-pocket, but is made of two pieces joined together be- I hind the face of the pleat from the bottom up to the tacking stitches 16 beyond which they are separated to the top. of the pocket structure thereby leaving theopening or slit 15 at the center of the upper. end of said safety-pocket, the loose edge of the section 12 of. the facing material being hemmed as usual and the meeting, edges of the innerv folded portions of the box pleat which is formed 'on the other. section of the. facing material sewed together throughout their length and to. theflining fromthe bottom. up to the. pocketopening as hereinbefore dc: scribed The. opening to the safety pocket is thereby covered by one. side of the pleat,

as shown in Fig. 4:, and when the. flap. is to be buttoned; on the pocket a button 23.- is sewed to the box pleat and the. flap provided with a button hole 24:.

From the foregoing description in connecas through the innerattachedv end of the flap,

the particular construction of boththe pocket structure and flap giving the general:"outerv appearance of an ordinary patch. pocket, whereby the safety pocket is alsov of the natureof a secret pocket, asthe opening there.- to is coverediby the box pleatv In using. the small pocket the upper end. of. the article, as a'pencil, if 'ofsuch length as to,extend through the opening in the attached end; of the flap will not interfere with. the openingv ofthe flap togain access to the main pocket (see Figs 'l and 2'), and'of coursecan beremoved wlthout liftingfthe flap, while. access to the safety pocket is reached beneath the upper part of one side of the box pleat, and this pocket opening vbeing atv the. upper, part of the pocket at the center thereofand: shielded'by the box pleat will safely retain. articles within said-pocket.

Obviously the opening to the safety pocket; may be provided: should the pocket facingand box pleat be formed from one piece of material, in which instance the slit forthe opening to said pocket would be formed by cutting the material for the desired distance from the top thereof at one side of the connected inner folds of said box pleat, but the construction shown and described is preferiable for economy of construction. Likewise other modifications may be resorted to in carrying. out my invention, within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

Apatch pocket for garments comprising a lining and facing material attached to each other around the edges thereof and to the garment at the edges of the sides and lower end to provide an inner or main pocket opening, out; at its upper end and an auxiliary pocket between the lining and facing material, a vertical box pleat formed on the, outer side of the facing at the center thereof, and a slit through the facing material behind the center of the box pleat leading into the upper part of the auxiliary pocket between the facing and; lining, the box pleat being sewed. to the, facing material at one side of the slit andto both sides of said facing material from a,

the. slit tothe bottom of the auxiliary pocket.

CLARENCE MASTIN.

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