US20160302501A1 - Garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device - Google Patents
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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to wearable systems for carrying and delivering fluids to a user.
- a garment that incorporates such a wearable system provides privacy and convenience to the user.
- a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device includes a front and a back, formed of a material configured to be worn on a torso of a user, a pocket configured within the material to hold a fluid container, and a channel formed within the garment to contain a tube passing from the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment.
- the garment further includes a sheath formed of a flexible fabric and coupled with the garment at the portal for receiving and concealing the tube outside the garment.
- a method for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device includes forming a pocket sized and shaped to contain a fluid container, and forming a channel to receive and conceal a tube coupled with the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment. The method further includes coupling a sheath to outside the garment at the portal to receive and conceal the tube passing through the portal from the channel.
- a method for modifying a hands-free oral delivery device for concealing within a garment includes coupling a tube via a fitting to a fluid container. The method further includes placing the fluid container inside a garment pocket sized and shaped to conceal and secure the fluid container, and placing the tube through a portal and into and through a sheath outside the garment.
- FIG. 1 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a chest pocket, in an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 depicts the hands-free oral delivery device of FIG. 1 in further exemplary detail, in an embodiment.
- FIG. 3 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a tube inside a garment hood, in an embodiment.
- FIG. 4 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a pocket positioned at a location corresponding to a mid-waist of a user, in an embodiment.
- FIG. 5 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device in an exterior pocket, in an embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing steps for manufacturing a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device, in an embodiment.
- a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device provides improved convenience and privacy for an individual using the oral-delivery device.
- the oral delivery device may be used for inconspicuously taking medication, smoking, or drinking liquids in public.
- FIG. 1 depicts one exemplary garment 100 for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device 110 .
- Garment 100 includes a right sleeve 101 , a left sleeve 102 , a front 104 , a back 106 , a collar 107 , and a hood 108 and is shaped for wearing on a person's torso.
- Right sleeve 101 and left sleeve 102 are shaped to at least partially cover a person's right and left arms, respectively.
- Garment 100 may include one or more of a zipper, buttons, snaps, or Velcro, extending at least partially along front 104 to secure garment 100 closed around the torso and to open garment 100 to facilitate donning and doffing thereof.
- Garment 100 further includes features, described below, for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device 110 .
- An exemplary hands-free oral delivery device is depicted in FIG. 2 .
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are best viewed together
- Garment 100 includes a pocket 130 for concealing hands-free oral delivery device 110 .
- Pocket 130 is shaped and sized to hold a fluid container 120 .
- Pocket 130 may be located inside garment 100 and therefore not visible from outside, as shown with dashed lines in FIG. 1 .
- pocket 130 is located on the outside of garment 100 such that pocket 130 is visible, but fluid container 120 remains concealed from view inside pocket 130 (see FIG. 5 , for example).
- Pocket 130 may be located inside an existing pocket of garment 100 so as to remain concealed from view.
- FIG. 1 depicts pocket 130 located over the left chest, but pocket 130 may be located over the right chest or in other garment locations without departing from the scope hereof. Alternate exemplary locations for pocket 130 are depicted at mid-waist and mid-body in FIGS. 4 and 5 , respectively.
- Fluid container 120 may be retained within pocket 130 by using a closing mechanism, such as a zipper, buttons, snaps, Velcro, or fabric folds, for example.
- a closing mechanism prevents fluid container 120 from accidentally coming out of pocket 130 , while at the same time providing easy access for cleaning and refilling fluid container 120 .
- Pocket 130 may be sized and shaped to accommodate a variety of container shapes and may include a mechanism, such as Velcro, for securing fluid container 120 in place.
- pocket 130 may be sized and shaped for a specific fluid container 120 to prevent fluid container 120 from substantially moving inside pocket 130 .
- Examples of fluid container 120 include, but are not limited to, any type of bottle, can, carton, flask, pouch, bladder, bag, sack, canister, inhaler, or medical dosage device.
- Example fluids include, but are not limited to, medicine, smoke, aerosol, oxygen, or any type of liquid for consumption.
- Tube 140 couples with fluid container 120 to provide a fluid path.
- Tube 140 is, for example, medical grade tubing made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), TYGON®, peroxide-cured silicone, platinum-cured silicone, latex, ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA), PHARMED®, FLEXELENETM, or VERSILIC®. Other tubing materials may be used without departing from the scope hereof.
- a fitting 226 couples with tube 140 and is configured to mate tube 140 and fluid container 120 , thereby allowing fluid to flow therebetween. Fitting 226 is selected to couple with specific forms of container 120 and tube 140 .
- FIG. 2 shows an exemplary fitting in greater detail.
- Tube 140 extends from fluid container 120 along a path inside garment 100 , shown as a dashed line in FIG. 1 .
- Tube 140 may be exposed inside garment 100 or tube 140 may be concealed within a channel that is formed with material of garment 100 , such as with stitching, for example. Exemplary tube channels are depicted in FIGS. 3-5 .
- Tube 140 extends from pocket 130 to a portal 145 , where tube 140 passes from inside to outside garment 100 .
- pocket 130 extends to portal 145 to enclose the entire portion of tube 140 that is inside garment 100 .
- a sheath 150 is coupled with garment 100 at portal 145 for receiving and concealing tube 140 outside of garment 100 .
- Sheath 150 is, for example, a hollow drawstring configured to surround tube 140 .
- Sheath 150 may be made from flexible fabric, to mimic a garment drawstring, or sheath 150 may be made from plastic, rubber, cloth, and other similar materials without departing from the scope hereof.
- garment 100 includes a matching drawstring 160 , which is configured to appear substantially similar to sheath 150 .
- sheath 150 and matching drawstring 160 may have a larger diameter than typical garment drawstrings.
- Matching drawstring 160 may be configured to function as an actual drawstring to tighten a garment component, such as a hood for example.
- Tube 140 may include on its exterior end a stopping device (e.g., see FIG. 3 ), or tube 140 may remain substantially open without departing from the scope hereof.
- Tube 140 may have a mouthpiece or an open end for use with smoking devices, such as electronic cigarettes, which require suction to release aerosol.
- tube 140 may include a stopping device to prevent fluid from spilling out of tube 140 , for example.
- Closing devices may be controlled by mouth (e.g., a bite valve) to provide hands-free release of fluid.
- Sheath 150 is, for example, configured to accommodate a mouthpiece attached to the end of tube 140 for hands-free control of fluid through tube 140 . Closing devices may be controlled by hand without departing from the scope hereof.
- FIG. 2 depicts hands-free oral delivery device 110 of FIG. 1 in further exemplary detail, where device 110 is a smoking device 200 including an electronic cigarette 220 .
- Electronic cigarette 220 includes a vaporizer 222 and a battery 224 .
- Vaporizer 222 produces an aerosol for inhaling by a user.
- Battery 224 provides electrical power required by vaporizer 222 .
- Fitting 226 couples electronic cigarette 220 to tube 140 and may include various attachment mechanisms at each end depending on particular vaporizers and tubes employed.
- Example fittings include, but are not limited to, tube fittings, press fittings, crimp fittings, hose barbs, compression fittings, flare fittings, flange fittings, and threaded fittings.
- Fitting 226 is configured such that aerosol emitted by vaporizer 222 passes through fitting 226 into tube 140 .
- a Y-shaped fitting is employed to connect vaporizer 222 to two tubes.
- Smoking device 200 may be placed inside a pocket, such as pocket 130 of FIG. 1 .
- Tube 140 may be routed through a channel 242 configured to conceal and contain tube 140 inside garment 100 .
- FIG. 2 shows only a small portion of garment 100 for clarity of illustration.
- Portal 145 provides a hole through garment 100 for tube 140 to pass from inside to outside garment 100 .
- a sheath 150 is configured to conceal and contain tube 140 outside garment 100 .
- channel 242 and sheath 150 are a single component that passes through portal 145 with tube 140 .
- Smoking device 200 may further include a valve attached to tube 140 , such as a one-way valve or a bite valve, for controlling fluid flow through tube 140 .
- a hands-free oral delivery device such as smoking device 200 of FIG. 2
- a garment such as garment 100 of FIG. 1 .
- electronic cigarette 220 is modified by coupling to tube 140 via fitting 226 .
- Electronic cigarette 220 and fitting 226 are placed inside pocket 130 , which is sized and shaped to conceal and secure them.
- Electronic cigarette 220 may be further modified by affixing with Velcro or elastics for securing to garment material within pocket 130 , for example.
- Tube 140 is placed through portal 145 and through sheath 150 outside garment 100 .
- Tube 140 may also be placed inside channel 242 formed within garment 100 to provide a path for containing and concealing tube 140 from pocket 130 to portal 145 .
- channel 242 is formed in a garment hood, such as channel 342 which is formed in hood 308 of FIG. 3 , for example.
- FIG. 3 depicts one exemplary garment 300 for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device.
- Garment 300 is similar to garment 100 of FIG. 1 with an extended channel and tube through a hood.
- Garment 300 includes a fluid container 320 integrated into a garment 300 with a pocket 330 at a chest location.
- a tube 340 is coupled to fluid container 320 and extends from fluid container 320 to outside pocket 330 and through a channel 342 concealed within garment 300 .
- Channel 342 provides a path, for example, into and out of a hood 308 of garment 300 , as depicted in FIG. 3 .
- Channel 342 is routed along the rim of hood 308 , as would a typical hood drawstring, for example.
- hood 308 includes a closing mechanism 370 , such as a zipper, Velcro, snaps, or buttons, that secures tube 340 within hood 308 to facilitate installation or removal (e.g., for cleaning or replacement).
- Channel 342 is formed by closing mechanism 370 , as depicted in FIG. 3 , obscuring it from view.
- Tube 340 may include a stopping device 380 as shown in FIG. 3 .
- stopping device 380 include, but are not limited to, mouthpieces, valves, caps, lids, stopcocks, or similar devices configured to sufficiently close the end of tube 340 while maintaining easy access for withdrawing fluid by mouth.
- FIG. 4 depicts one exemplary garment 400 for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a pocket 430 positioned at a location corresponding to a mid-waist of a user.
- Garment 400 includes a fluid container 420 integrated into a garment 400 as described herein.
- fluid container 420 is a pouch configured to contain a liquid for consumption.
- Pocket 130 is inside garment 400 , indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 4 , and is not externally visible.
- pocket 430 is located on the outside of garment 400 such that pocket 430 is visible, but fluid container 420 remains concealed by pocket 430 from external view.
- Pocket 430 may include a closing device 435 , such as a zipper, for securing fluid container 420 .
- Pocket 430 may be positioned on a front, side or back of garment 400 without departing from the scope hereof.
- a tube 440 couples with fluid container 420 via a fitting 426 for transporting fluid.
- Tube 440 extends from fluid container 420 through a channel located outside pocket 430 for routing tube 440 to outside garment 400 .
- a first channel 442 extends from pocket 430 to a first sheath 450 .
- a second channel 444 extends from pocket 430 around the back of garment 400 to a second sheath 460 .
- Second channel 444 may extend around a portion of garment 400 corresponding to a mid-waist location on a user, along the path of a typical mid-waist garment drawstring, for example.
- fitting 426 is Y-shaped to supply fluid to both first channel 442 and second channel 444 .
- garment 400 includes tube 440 only within first channel 442 , and an actual functioning garment drawstring is located within second channel 444 .
- Tube 440 may include a stopping device at one or more ends, such as stopping device 380 of FIG. 3 , for example.
- garment 400 includes more than one pocket 430 , with each pocket concealing a separate fluid container 420 .
- garment 400 may include mid-waist pockets on both left and right sides of garment 400 .
- FIG. 5 depicts one exemplary garment 500 with an exterior pocket 530 for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device.
- Garment 500 includes a hands-free oral delivery device 510 as described herein.
- Hands-free oral delivery device 510 includes a fluid container 520 , which is for example a pressurized gas canister configured to contain a compressed gas, such as oxygen, under pressure greater than one atmosphere.
- Pocket 530 may be located at mid-body and on the exterior of garment 500 , as indicated by solid lines in FIG. 5 , but fluid container 520 remains concealed from view inside pocket 530 , as indicated by dashed lines.
- Pocket 530 includes a closing device 535 for securing fluid container 520 , such as a zipper, snaps, buttons, or Velcro. Pocket 530 may be located elsewhere in garment 500 , such as the front, side or back of garment 500 , and inside or outside garment 500 , without departing from the scope hereof.
- a tube 540 couples to fluid container 520 via a fitting 526 and extends from fluid container 520 to outside pocket 530 via a channel 542 concealed within garment 500 and through a sheath 550 , formed of flexible fabric for example, extending outside garment 500 for concealing an external portion of tube 540 .
- a matching functional garment drawstring 560 extends from a side opposite that of sheath 550 .
- Tube 540 may include a stopping device at its end, such as stopping device 380 of FIG. 3 , configured to control flow of compressed gas from the pressurized gas canister.
- the stopping device is a mouthpiece configured to control a valve for delivery of compressed gas through tube 540 to a user's mouth.
- FIG. 6 shows steps of an exemplary method 600 for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device.
- a garment 100 is manufactured to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device 110 of FIG. 1 .
- step 610 method 600 forms a pocket that is sized and shaped to contain a fluid container.
- method 600 forms pocket 130 that is sized and shaped to contain fluid container 120 .
- step 620 method 600 forms a channel within the garment to contain and conceal a tube.
- channel 242 is formed to contain and conceal tube 140 of FIG. 2 .
- channel 342 is formed to contain and conceal tube 340 in hood 308 of FIG. 3 .
- step 630 method 600 couples a sheath at a portal to receive and conceal the tube outside the garment.
- the sheath is for example a drawstring that is positioned to receive the tube passing through the portal from the channel.
- sheath 350 is coupled to garment 300 to contain and conceal tube 340 as tube 340 passes outside garment 300 of FIG. 3 .
- step 640 method 600 forms the channel from stitching layers of garment fabric together.
- layers of fabric of garment 300 are formed into channel 342 within hood 308 of FIG. 3 .
- step 650 method 600 forms the channel with a closing device, such as a zipper, Velcro, snaps, or buttons, for facilitating installation and removal of the tube.
- a closing device such as a zipper, Velcro, snaps, or buttons.
- channel 342 is formed with a zipper 370 of FIG. 3 .
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The invention disclosed herein provides a garment capable of providing a user with improved convenience and privacy. The invention includes a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a fluid container and a pocket configured to hold the fluid container. The garment further includes a tube coupled to the fluid container for transporting a fluid, a channel formed within the garment to contain the tube, and a sheath for concealing the tube outside the garment. A method is provided for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device that includes forming a pocket to contain a fluid container, forming a channel to contain a tube, and forming a hollow drawstring to conceal the tube. Various embodiments of the invention include a smoking device, a medicine dosage device, an inhaler, a pressurized gas canister for containing compressed gas, and a pouch for containing liquids for consumption.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/148,038, entitled “Garment for Concealing a Hands-Free Oral Delivery Device”, and filed Apr. 15, 2015. The aforementioned application is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Embodiments of the present invention relate to wearable systems for carrying and delivering fluids to a user. A garment that incorporates such a wearable system provides privacy and convenience to the user.
- In an embodiment, a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device is provided. The garment includes a front and a back, formed of a material configured to be worn on a torso of a user, a pocket configured within the material to hold a fluid container, and a channel formed within the garment to contain a tube passing from the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment. The garment further includes a sheath formed of a flexible fabric and coupled with the garment at the portal for receiving and concealing the tube outside the garment.
- In another embodiment, a method for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device is provided. The method includes forming a pocket sized and shaped to contain a fluid container, and forming a channel to receive and conceal a tube coupled with the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment. The method further includes coupling a sheath to outside the garment at the portal to receive and conceal the tube passing through the portal from the channel.
- In yet another embodiment, a method for modifying a hands-free oral delivery device for concealing within a garment is provided. The method includes coupling a tube via a fitting to a fluid container. The method further includes placing the fluid container inside a garment pocket sized and shaped to conceal and secure the fluid container, and placing the tube through a portal and into and through a sheath outside the garment.
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FIG. 1 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a chest pocket, in an embodiment. -
FIG. 2 depicts the hands-free oral delivery device ofFIG. 1 in further exemplary detail, in an embodiment. -
FIG. 3 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a tube inside a garment hood, in an embodiment. -
FIG. 4 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with a pocket positioned at a location corresponding to a mid-waist of a user, in an embodiment. -
FIG. 5 depicts a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device in an exterior pocket, in an embodiment. -
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing steps for manufacturing a garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device, in an embodiment. - A garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device provides improved convenience and privacy for an individual using the oral-delivery device. The oral delivery device may be used for inconspicuously taking medication, smoking, or drinking liquids in public.
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FIG. 1 depicts oneexemplary garment 100 for concealing a hands-freeoral delivery device 110.Garment 100 includes aright sleeve 101, aleft sleeve 102, afront 104, aback 106, acollar 107, and ahood 108 and is shaped for wearing on a person's torso.Right sleeve 101 andleft sleeve 102 are shaped to at least partially cover a person's right and left arms, respectively.Garment 100 may include one or more of a zipper, buttons, snaps, or Velcro, extending at least partially alongfront 104 to securegarment 100 closed around the torso and to opengarment 100 to facilitate donning and doffing thereof.Garment 100 further includes features, described below, for concealing a hands-freeoral delivery device 110. An exemplary hands-free oral delivery device is depicted inFIG. 2 .FIGS. 1 and 2 are best viewed together with the following description. - Garment 100 includes a
pocket 130 for concealing hands-freeoral delivery device 110. Pocket 130 is shaped and sized to hold afluid container 120. Pocket 130 may be located insidegarment 100 and therefore not visible from outside, as shown with dashed lines inFIG. 1 . In an embodiment,pocket 130 is located on the outside ofgarment 100 such thatpocket 130 is visible, butfluid container 120 remains concealed from view inside pocket 130 (seeFIG. 5 , for example). Pocket 130 may be located inside an existing pocket ofgarment 100 so as to remain concealed from view.FIG. 1 depictspocket 130 located over the left chest, butpocket 130 may be located over the right chest or in other garment locations without departing from the scope hereof. Alternate exemplary locations forpocket 130 are depicted at mid-waist and mid-body inFIGS. 4 and 5 , respectively. -
Fluid container 120 may be retained withinpocket 130 by using a closing mechanism, such as a zipper, buttons, snaps, Velcro, or fabric folds, for example. A closing mechanism preventsfluid container 120 from accidentally coming out ofpocket 130, while at the same time providing easy access for cleaning and refillingfluid container 120. Pocket 130 may be sized and shaped to accommodate a variety of container shapes and may include a mechanism, such as Velcro, for securingfluid container 120 in place. Alternatively,pocket 130 may be sized and shaped for aspecific fluid container 120 to preventfluid container 120 from substantially moving insidepocket 130. Examples offluid container 120 include, but are not limited to, any type of bottle, can, carton, flask, pouch, bladder, bag, sack, canister, inhaler, or medical dosage device. Example fluids include, but are not limited to, medicine, smoke, aerosol, oxygen, or any type of liquid for consumption. - A
tube 140 couples withfluid container 120 to provide a fluid path. Tube 140 is, for example, medical grade tubing made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), TYGON®, peroxide-cured silicone, platinum-cured silicone, latex, ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA), PHARMED®, FLEXELENE™, or VERSILIC®. Other tubing materials may be used without departing from the scope hereof. - A fitting 226 couples with
tube 140 and is configured to matetube 140 andfluid container 120, thereby allowing fluid to flow therebetween. Fitting 226 is selected to couple with specific forms ofcontainer 120 andtube 140.FIG. 2 shows an exemplary fitting in greater detail. - Tube 140 extends from
fluid container 120 along a path insidegarment 100, shown as a dashed line inFIG. 1 . Tube 140 may be exposed insidegarment 100 ortube 140 may be concealed within a channel that is formed with material ofgarment 100, such as with stitching, for example. Exemplary tube channels are depicted inFIGS. 3-5 . Tube 140 extends frompocket 130 to aportal 145, wheretube 140 passes from inside tooutside garment 100. In an embodiment,pocket 130 extends toportal 145 to enclose the entire portion oftube 140 that is insidegarment 100. - A
sheath 150 is coupled withgarment 100 atportal 145 for receiving and concealingtube 140 outside ofgarment 100. Sheath 150 is, for example, a hollow drawstring configured to surroundtube 140.Sheath 150 may be made from flexible fabric, to mimic a garment drawstring, orsheath 150 may be made from plastic, rubber, cloth, and other similar materials without departing from the scope hereof. In an embodiment,garment 100 includes amatching drawstring 160, which is configured to appear substantially similar tosheath 150. For example,sheath 150 and matchingdrawstring 160 may have a larger diameter than typical garment drawstrings. Matchingdrawstring 160 may be configured to function as an actual drawstring to tighten a garment component, such as a hood for example. - Tube 140 may include on its exterior end a stopping device (e.g., see
FIG. 3 ), ortube 140 may remain substantially open without departing from the scope hereof.Tube 140 may have a mouthpiece or an open end for use with smoking devices, such as electronic cigarettes, which require suction to release aerosol. Alternatively,tube 140 may include a stopping device to prevent fluid from spilling out oftube 140, for example. Closing devices may be controlled by mouth (e.g., a bite valve) to provide hands-free release of fluid.Sheath 150 is, for example, configured to accommodate a mouthpiece attached to the end oftube 140 for hands-free control of fluid throughtube 140. Closing devices may be controlled by hand without departing from the scope hereof. -
FIG. 2 depicts hands-freeoral delivery device 110 ofFIG. 1 in further exemplary detail, wheredevice 110 is asmoking device 200 including anelectronic cigarette 220.Electronic cigarette 220 includes avaporizer 222 and abattery 224.Vaporizer 222 produces an aerosol for inhaling by a user.Battery 224 provides electrical power required byvaporizer 222. Fitting 226 coupleselectronic cigarette 220 totube 140 and may include various attachment mechanisms at each end depending on particular vaporizers and tubes employed. Example fittings include, but are not limited to, tube fittings, press fittings, crimp fittings, hose barbs, compression fittings, flare fittings, flange fittings, and threaded fittings. Fitting 226 is configured such that aerosol emitted byvaporizer 222 passes through fitting 226 intotube 140. In an embodiment, a Y-shaped fitting is employed to connectvaporizer 222 to two tubes. -
Smoking device 200 may be placed inside a pocket, such aspocket 130 ofFIG. 1 .Tube 140 may be routed through achannel 242 configured to conceal and containtube 140 insidegarment 100.FIG. 2 shows only a small portion ofgarment 100 for clarity of illustration.Portal 145 provides a hole throughgarment 100 fortube 140 to pass from inside tooutside garment 100. Asheath 150 is configured to conceal and containtube 140outside garment 100. In an embodiment,channel 242 andsheath 150 are a single component that passes throughportal 145 withtube 140.Smoking device 200 may further include a valve attached totube 140, such as a one-way valve or a bite valve, for controlling fluid flow throughtube 140. - In an embodiment, a hands-free oral delivery device, such as
smoking device 200 ofFIG. 2 , is modified for concealing within a garment, such asgarment 100 ofFIG. 1 . For example,electronic cigarette 220 is modified by coupling totube 140 viafitting 226.Electronic cigarette 220 and fitting 226 are placed insidepocket 130, which is sized and shaped to conceal and secure them.Electronic cigarette 220 may be further modified by affixing with Velcro or elastics for securing to garment material withinpocket 130, for example.Tube 140 is placed throughportal 145 and throughsheath 150outside garment 100.Tube 140 may also be placed insidechannel 242 formed withingarment 100 to provide a path for containing and concealingtube 140 frompocket 130 toportal 145. In an embodiment,channel 242 is formed in a garment hood, such aschannel 342 which is formed inhood 308 ofFIG. 3 , for example. -
FIG. 3 depicts oneexemplary garment 300 for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device.Garment 300 is similar togarment 100 ofFIG. 1 with an extended channel and tube through a hood.Garment 300 includes afluid container 320 integrated into agarment 300 with a pocket 330 at a chest location. Atube 340 is coupled tofluid container 320 and extends fromfluid container 320 to outside pocket 330 and through achannel 342 concealed withingarment 300.Channel 342 provides a path, for example, into and out of ahood 308 ofgarment 300, as depicted inFIG. 3 .Channel 342 is routed along the rim ofhood 308, as would a typical hood drawstring, for example. In an embodiment,hood 308 includes aclosing mechanism 370, such as a zipper, Velcro, snaps, or buttons, that securestube 340 withinhood 308 to facilitate installation or removal (e.g., for cleaning or replacement).Channel 342 is formed by closingmechanism 370, as depicted inFIG. 3 , obscuring it from view. Astube 340 passes outsidegarment 300 it passes throughsheath 350, as shown inFIG. 3 . A matchinggarment drawstring 360 extends from a side opposite that ofsheath 350.Tube 340 may include a stoppingdevice 380 as shown inFIG. 3 . Examples of stoppingdevice 380 include, but are not limited to, mouthpieces, valves, caps, lids, stopcocks, or similar devices configured to sufficiently close the end oftube 340 while maintaining easy access for withdrawing fluid by mouth. -
FIG. 4 depicts oneexemplary garment 400 for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device with apocket 430 positioned at a location corresponding to a mid-waist of a user.Garment 400 includes afluid container 420 integrated into agarment 400 as described herein. In the example ofFIG. 4 ,fluid container 420 is a pouch configured to contain a liquid for consumption.Pocket 130 is insidegarment 400, indicated by dashed lines inFIG. 4 , and is not externally visible. In an embodiment,pocket 430 is located on the outside ofgarment 400 such thatpocket 430 is visible, butfluid container 420 remains concealed bypocket 430 from external view.Pocket 430 may include aclosing device 435, such as a zipper, for securingfluid container 420.Pocket 430 may be positioned on a front, side or back ofgarment 400 without departing from the scope hereof. - A
tube 440 couples withfluid container 420 via a fitting 426 for transporting fluid.Tube 440 extends fromfluid container 420 through a channel located outsidepocket 430 for routingtube 440 tooutside garment 400. Afirst channel 442 extends frompocket 430 to afirst sheath 450. Asecond channel 444 extends frompocket 430 around the back ofgarment 400 to asecond sheath 460.Second channel 444 may extend around a portion ofgarment 400 corresponding to a mid-waist location on a user, along the path of a typical mid-waist garment drawstring, for example. - In an embodiment, fitting 426 is Y-shaped to supply fluid to both
first channel 442 andsecond channel 444. In an alternative embodiment,garment 400 includestube 440 only withinfirst channel 442, and an actual functioning garment drawstring is located withinsecond channel 444.Tube 440 may include a stopping device at one or more ends, such as stoppingdevice 380 ofFIG. 3 , for example. - In an embodiment,
garment 400 includes more than onepocket 430, with each pocket concealing a separatefluid container 420. For example,garment 400 may include mid-waist pockets on both left and right sides ofgarment 400. -
FIG. 5 depicts oneexemplary garment 500 with anexterior pocket 530 for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device.Garment 500 includes a hands-freeoral delivery device 510 as described herein. Hands-freeoral delivery device 510 includes afluid container 520, which is for example a pressurized gas canister configured to contain a compressed gas, such as oxygen, under pressure greater than one atmosphere.Pocket 530 may be located at mid-body and on the exterior ofgarment 500, as indicated by solid lines inFIG. 5 , butfluid container 520 remains concealed from view insidepocket 530, as indicated by dashed lines.Pocket 530 includes aclosing device 535 for securingfluid container 520, such as a zipper, snaps, buttons, or Velcro.Pocket 530 may be located elsewhere ingarment 500, such as the front, side or back ofgarment 500, and inside oroutside garment 500, without departing from the scope hereof. - A
tube 540 couples tofluid container 520 via a fitting 526 and extends fromfluid container 520 tooutside pocket 530 via achannel 542 concealed withingarment 500 and through asheath 550, formed of flexible fabric for example, extending outsidegarment 500 for concealing an external portion oftube 540. In an embodiment, a matchingfunctional garment drawstring 560 extends from a side opposite that ofsheath 550.Tube 540 may include a stopping device at its end, such as stoppingdevice 380 ofFIG. 3 , configured to control flow of compressed gas from the pressurized gas canister. In an embodiment, the stopping device is a mouthpiece configured to control a valve for delivery of compressed gas throughtube 540 to a user's mouth. - Garments including combinations of the various embodiments disclosed herein are possible without departing from the scope hereof.
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FIG. 6 shows steps of anexemplary method 600 for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device. In an example ofmethod 600, agarment 100 is manufactured to conceal a hands-freeoral delivery device 110 ofFIG. 1 . - In
step 610,method 600 forms a pocket that is sized and shaped to contain a fluid container. In an example ofstep 610,method 600forms pocket 130 that is sized and shaped to containfluid container 120. - In
step 620,method 600 forms a channel within the garment to contain and conceal a tube. In an example ofstep 620,channel 242 is formed to contain and concealtube 140 ofFIG. 2 . In another example ofstep 620,channel 342 is formed to contain and concealtube 340 inhood 308 ofFIG. 3 . - In
step 630,method 600 couples a sheath at a portal to receive and conceal the tube outside the garment. The sheath is for example a drawstring that is positioned to receive the tube passing through the portal from the channel. In an example ofstep 630,sheath 350 is coupled togarment 300 to contain and concealtube 340 astube 340 passes outsidegarment 300 ofFIG. 3 . - In
optional step 640,method 600 forms the channel from stitching layers of garment fabric together. In an example ofstep 640, layers of fabric ofgarment 300 are formed intochannel 342 withinhood 308 ofFIG. 3 . - In
optional step 650,method 600 forms the channel with a closing device, such as a zipper, Velcro, snaps, or buttons, for facilitating installation and removal of the tube. In an example ofstep 650,channel 342 is formed with azipper 370 ofFIG. 3 . - Changes may be made in the above methods and systems without departing from the scope hereof. It should thus be noted that the matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings should be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. The following claims are intended to cover all generic and specific features described herein, as well as all statements of the scope of the present method and system, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
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1. A garment for concealing a hands-free oral delivery device, comprising:
a front and a back, formed of a material configured to be worn on a torso of a user;
a pocket configured within the material to hold a fluid container;
a channel formed within the garment to contain a tube passing from the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment; and
a sheath formed of a flexible fabric and coupled with the garment at the portal for receiving and concealing the tube outside the garment.
2. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a left sleeve and a right sleeve configured to at least partially cover a left arm and a right arm, respectively.
3. The garment of claim 1 , the hands-free oral delivery device further comprising being selected from the group including: an electronic cigarette, a medical dosage device, an inhaler, and a pressurized gas canister.
4. The garment of claim 1 , the channel configured to pass from the pocket through a hood to a portal leading outside the garment.
5. The garment of claim 1 , the channel comprising a zipper to facilitate installation or removal of the tube.
6. The garment of claim 1 , the fitting comprising a Y-shaped fitting, wherein a second tube is coupled to the fluid container for transporting the fluid to a second portal and a second sheath outside the garment.
7. The garment of claim 1 , the sheath comprising a hollow drawstring configured to surround and conceal the tube.
8. The garment of claim 1 , the sheath configured to accommodate a mouthpiece attached to the end of the tube for hands-free control of fluid through the tube.
9. A method for manufacturing a garment to conceal a hands-free oral delivery device, comprising:
forming a pocket sized and shaped to contain a fluid container;
forming a channel to receive and conceal a tube coupled with the fluid container to a portal leading outside the garment; and
coupling a sheath to outside the garment at the portal to receive and conceal the tube passing through the portal from the channel.
10. The method of claim 9 , the step of forming a channel comprising stitching layers of the garment together.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the channel is formed in a hood of the garment.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the channel is formed around a bottom edge of the garment.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the channel is formed around a portion of the garment corresponding to a mid-waist location on a user.
14. The method of claim 9 , the step of forming a channel comprising forming a channel having a closing mechanism being selected from the group including: a zipper, Velcro, snaps or buttons, for facilitating installation and removal of the tube.
15. The method of claim 9 , the step of coupling the sheath comprising forming a hollow drawstring made of flexible fabric for containing and concealing the tube.
16. A method for modifying a hands-free oral delivery device for concealing within a garment, comprising:
coupling a tube via a fitting to a fluid container;
placing the fluid container inside a garment pocket sized and shaped to conceal and secure the fluid container; and
placing the tube through a portal, and into and through a sheath, outside the garment.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising placing the tube in a channel formed within the garment to provide a path for containing and concealing the tube from the pocket to the portal.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the channel is formed in a hood of the garment.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the channel is formed around a bottom edge of the garment.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the channel is formed around a portion of the garment corresponding to a mid-waist location on a user.
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