US20160309792A1 - Apparel with discreet pocket - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B9/00—Undergarments
- A41B9/02—Drawers or underpants for men, with or without inserted crotch or seat parts
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B11/00—Hosiery; Panti-hose
- A41B11/006—Hosiery with pockets
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B9/00—Undergarments
- A41B9/02—Drawers or underpants for men, with or without inserted crotch or seat parts
- A41B9/023—Drawers or underpants for men, with or without inserted crotch or seat parts with separate spaces for genitals
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41B9/00—Undergarments
- A41B9/02—Drawers or underpants for men, with or without inserted crotch or seat parts
- A41B9/026—Drawers or underpants for men, with or without inserted crotch or seat parts characterized by the opening
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D27/00—Details of garments or of their making
- A41D27/20—Pockets; Making or setting-in pockets
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- the present invention relates to apparel or clothing having pockets and, more particularly, to underwear having; a discreet concealed pocket for securely and safely holding valuables and other items therein; in relation to underwear for males improved support for male genitalia providing improvements in health and comfort.
- Another problem that exists in relation to prior art underwear is that there is a need to maximise the comfort to the wearer without unduly constraining the body and to avoid increasing temperature of body parts which can have or at least contribute to deleterious effects, including deleterious effects on male fertility.
- It an object of the present invention to provide items of clothing including a discreet and secure pocket means of carrying at least a condom and having an improved design to eliminate or at least minimise aspects deleterious to male fertility
- Pockets in outer and underwear can present an unattractive view and can be uncomfortable to the wearer when the wearer transitions from an upright to a seated position, whereby the pocket and contents become folded or are urged to become a more visible protrusion deleterious to the comfort of, or annoying to, the wearer.
- the folding or compressing of pocket and contents especially in a sitting position depends mainly on the design and positioning of the pocket so that it is not folded in the inguinal creases as the wearer transitions from a standing to a sitting position.
- inguinal creases normally being located on the body of a person at or in close proximity to the juncture between the lower torso and uppermost area of each leg so that a theoretical line drawn from the end of each of the 2 inguinal creases would meet and form a ‘V’ at the groin of the wearer
- the present invention underwear pants being described in the normal position of a wearer who is standing upright, are made of preferably a stretch fabric containing at least 3% spandex and having a pocket formed so that the said pocket is attached to or spaced apart from or immediately adjacent to the lower edge a waistband of thicker elasticised material on the internal front wall of said underwear pants by affixing by known means a piece of similar fabric having at least a portion of the edge of the fabric not affixed so as to create an opening to the pocket and disposed so that in the process of the wearer transitioning from a standing position to a seated position the pocket and contents thereof are urged to lay flat against the lower torso or to lay flat against or form a discrete fold lying flat against the upper leg of the wearer below the inguinal crease.
- Said underwear pants also may be sold to consumers together with a condom in the said pocket.
- pants including underwear pants being described in the normal position of a wearer who is upright, are made of preferably a stretch fabric containing at least 3% spandex and having a packet formed by affixing by known means a piece of similar fabric having at least a portion of the edge of the fabric not affixed or alternatively releasably affixed so as to create an opening to the pocket which may be held closed by means such as indicated in U.S. Pat. Nos.
- the pocket opening may additionally have a known means to securely close the opening by known means such as by a flap and or zip and or Velcro such as indicated in U.S. Pat. No. 7,926,123 (Walburg) and said pocket may advantageously be located on the internal front wall of said underwear pants and affixed on, or spaced apart from or immediately adjacent to the lower edge of, a waistband of thicker elasticised material
- the present invention pants and pocket consists of a piece of material or fabric releasably affixed to the internal surface of the underpants such that the contents desired to be held in the pocket are held between the releasably affixed fabric and the inner wall of the garment at a desired location.
- Said releasably affixed fabric may be affixed by any suitable means such as Velcro or gluing as indicated in U.S. Pat. No. 8,321,964 (Gernes).
- the location of the pocket in pants is defined by the location of the pocket opening in relation to the inguinal crease. The pocket opening being at the upper edge of the pocket when the wearer of the pants is in a upright position.
- the pocket consists of front and back walls of Material affixed together by known means as indicated in U.S. Pat. No. 7,231,672 (Thomas) leaving an opening at one end and said pocket is affixed to the desired location according to the invention on an inside surface of said pants.
- the structure of the underwear garment includes an integral frontal “pouch” (Pouch) constructed from shaped pieces of material or cloth or fabric (Material) sewn together to make the Pouch.
- Pouch integral frontal “pouch”
- the said Pouch provides a cover to contain and support male genitals.
- the shape of said Pouch is determined by the relative measurements and shape of the pieces of Material as cut and the way in which said pieces of Material are sewn together
- the ratio of the average width of the top and bottom seams of the Pouch i.e. the sum of the length of the top and bottom seams or edges of the Pouch measured between the edge seams at the top (top meaning at or adjacent to the waist or waistband of the garment and crotch) expressed as a proportion of the width of Pouch at widest part between centres of side edges seams (Widest Width) is less than 2.3 (Ratio A) and the ratio of the Widest Width divided into the length of the vertical centre line of the Pouch is greater than 1.6 (Ratio B).
- the Ratio A is at least 2.3 and the Ratio B is less than 1.40 or 1.55 or 1.60 and when measured from centres of side seams at , or as close as possible to, 90 degrees to the said edge seams and the garment unstretched not while someone is wearing hem which is the method of measuring used herein.
- a Pouch may be formed by shaping one or more pieces of fabric or material by known means to adopt a form having dimension whereby the said Ratio A is at least 2.3 and the said Ratio B at least less than 1.48 or 1.55 or 1.60.
- FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a lower torso and upper legs in a standing position wearing pants outlined in dotted lines and including 3 pockets according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the invention of FIG. 1 taken between the lines 2 - 2 in FIG. 1 but with the wearer of the pants having transitioned from a standing to a sitting position.
- FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a lower torso and upper legs in a standing position showing the approximate location of the inguinal crease and the zones in which a pocket may be located in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a plan frontal view of elements of pants showing; the disposition of elements consisting a Pouch giving improved and healthy support and less restriction to the male genitals and the relevant elements relevant to measurements and proportional ratios of the present invention.
- Element 65 is one of 2 leg accommodating openings.
- FIG. 5 Is a sectional view, in the direction indicated by dotted line 3 to 3 in FIG. 4 , of pouch 330 taken through seam 315 between centres of seams or edges 340 and 335 showing the curved form of the Pouch extending from the centre of seam 335 along the whole length of seam 315 to the centre of seam 340 .
- FIG. 6 Is a sectional view of pouch 330 taken through line 4 - 4 in FIG. 4 ) in a view towards the waistband 60 (not shown) and is the section showing the widest width portion of the Pouch 330 between sides/seams 345 and 350 .
- FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a lower torso and upper legs 10 in a standing position and showing the approximate location of the inguinal crease 20 .
- Said inguinal crease has a corresponding mirror image inguinal crease on the opposite side of the body.
- the said torso is displayed wearing pants 50 of a modified boxer style having a short leg portion 55 and also having one or more of pockets 70 , 74 and 78 of the present invention.
- Said pants and pockets outlined in dotted lines and further showing by dotted lines a waist band 60 made of a thicker more strongly elastic material.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of portion of pants 50 including pocket 74 and waistband 60 along the dotted line 2 - 2 in FIG. 1 but with the wearer of the said pants represented in a seated position said wearer represented by the lower torso and upper legs 10 ; lower torso 12 ; lower torso surface 15 ; upper leg 14 : and upper leg surface 25 .
- the present invention combination of pants 50 and pocket 74 shows said pocket having; a front wall consisting of portion of pants front wall of 105 affixed by known means to the lower portion of waistband 60 ; a back wall 150 ; an optional flap or closure means 160 , said pocket depicting contents 170 said pocket and contents and portion of the front wall of the pants 105 laying substantially without twisting or bending or folding of contents 170 together with part of a fold 150 in the said front wall 105 against or in close proximity to the surface 25 of upper leg 14 of the wearer.
- FIG. 3 Is a representation of a lower torso and upper part of the legs 10 in a standing position and showing the approximate location of the inguinal crease 20 and a triangular area 210 outlined in dotted lines surrounds the preferred area of the body surface adjacent to which at least a major portion of the open end of a pocket formed on pants may be advantageously located when for example pants containing said pocket are worn by a wearer in a standing position
- a further triangular area 230 outlined in dotted lines surrounds a second preferred area of the body adjacent to which at least the open end of a pocket may be located with opening to the said pocket being the uppermost portion of the said pocket when pants containing said pocket are worn by a wearer in a standing position.
- triangles 210 and 230 adjacent to the inguinal crease 20 are approximately 15 mm apart and parallel.
- Side 212 of triangle 210 is located between 50 mm and 75 mm from a vertical centerline passing through the umbilicus and shown as a dotted line A A.
- FIG. 4 Is a representation of the front portion of pants 50 oriented approximately as the said pants would appear when worn by a person thus having waistband 60 or similar located above the other parts of the said pants.
- the present invention includes an improved means of covering and supporting male genitals in a cooler more healthy and less constricting way than prior art.
- more than one shaped pieces of stretchable cloth in this example there are 2 pieces 310 and 320 are affixed together at one edge (unnumbered) at seam 315 by known means and further affixed at seams and or edges 335 , 340 , 345 and 350 to other elements, including, crotch piece 329 to form pants having a shaped cover or Pouch 330 bounded by edges and or seams at edges 335 , 340 , 345 and 350 and having a seam 315 which in this preferred example is a central seam bisecting the said pouch vertically (vertically referring to the orientation of said pants when worn by a wearer.
- the Widest Width of the Pouch measured between centres of seams/curved sides 345 and 350 at the intersections with section line 4 - 4 (also referred to as measurement 328 in FIG. 6 ) divided by half the sum of the lengths of sides 335 and 340 using the same unit of measure, produces a ratio of at least 2.25 or 2.3 and in the same preferred embodiment the length of curved side or seam 315 measured between seams/sides 335 and 340 and (also referred to as measurment 318 in FIG. 5 ) divided by the aforesaid Widest Width and using the same units of measure, produce a ratio of less than 1.6 or 1.5 or 1.45
- Section line 3 - 3 has been drawn in FIG. 4 . slightly apart from seam 315 for reason of visibility but the actual measurement is taken at and section 3 - 3 shown in FIG. 6 . is contiguous with seam 315 .
- the Pouch may be formed of one or more pieces of formable fabric by known means such as, being placed or held in a mold or over a shape of the desired proportions of the Pouch and set by known means such as heat so that Pouch is urged to configure to the desired shape and then tend to remain as set until the said fabric is stretched during wearing but when the said fabric returns to an unstretched state , the Pouch re-assume the desired shape of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 Is a sectional view of pouch 330 taken through seam 315 (also referred to as being the view section line 3 - 3 in the explanation to FIG. 4 ) between centres of seams or edges 340 and 335 showing the curved form of the Pouch extending as shown by the bracket 318 from the centre of seam 335 joining pouch edge 335 with waistband 60 along the whole length of seam 315 to the centre of seam 340 joining pouch edge 340 to crotch piece 329 (refer FIG. 4 ).
- Said measurement 318 is also referred to as the measurement of the seam length 315
- FIG. 6 Is a sectional view of pouch 330 taken through line 4 - 4 in FIG. 4 ) in a view towards the waistband 60 (not shown) and is the section showing the widest width portion of the Pouch 330 ; said Widest Width as depicted by bracket 328 being measurement between centres of seams 345 and 350 or may also be described as measurement between edges 345 and 350 of joined cloth pieces 310 and 320 said join being seam 315 .
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US20220346461A1 (en) * | 2021-04-30 | 2022-11-03 | Wade Wittrock | Undergarment systems and methods |
US20220369746A1 (en) * | 2021-05-18 | 2022-11-24 | Shannon Wright | Undergarment Attachable Pocket Assembly |
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