US2405964A

US2405964A - Convertible pocket for garments

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Publication number: US2405964A
Application number: US514905A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lauria Ralph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-12-20
Filing date: 1943-12-20
Publication date: 1946-08-20
Anticipated expiration: 1963-08-20

Description

ug 2@ w41@ R.' LAUREA CONVERTIBLE POCKET FOR GARMENTS Filed Dec. 2o, 1945 ,4free/vers Patented Aug. 20, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEv CNVERTIBLE POCKET'FOR GARMENTS Ralph Lauria, Cleveland Heights, Ohio Application December 20, 1943, Serial No. 514,905

This invention is a convertible pocket that may be used in various kinds of garments and is intended more especially for use in coats or jackets for mens or womens wear, and yet more particularly for use in mens coats.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a construction that enables the pocket to be quickly and conveniently converted from a concealed pocket to a so-called patch pocket and vice versa, whereby a garment incorporating the pocket may be used with propriety for conservative dress on some occasions, and for sports wear on others, thus giving the single garment a twofold purpose.

Among the advantages of the invention, additional to providing a two-purpose garment, as above pointed out, are, first, the provision of a two-compartment pocket in which articles may be kept separated, if desired, and, secondly, the provision of a safety pocket including a compartment in which valuable articles may be placed and which may be so arranged that removal of such articles is rendered diicult to a person unfamiliar with the pocket construction.

Other objects additional to the foregoing will appear as I proceed to describe the invention in detail, among which aresimplicity of construction; neatness of appearance, and convenience of use; and the several objects are attained in the embodiments of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a garment incorporating the invention and showing it as a concealed slit-type pocket, the dotted lines indicating the position of the underlying shiftable or so-called patch pocket; Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1 with the shiftable pocket disposed outside the garment, the dotted lines in the present view indicating the slit of the concealed pocket; Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on the lines 3 3 of Fig. 1 and 4-4 of Fig. 2, respectively, on a scale considerably enlarged over that of the preceding views; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of a garment'incorporating a flap style pocket constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 6 is a similar View of the same garment with the shiftable or patch pocket on the outer side of the garment, and Figs. '7 and 8 are sectional Views on the lines 1-1 of Fig. 5 and 8-8 of Fig. 6, respectively.

For the sake of simplicity of illustration, and in order to avoid confusion, I ,have shown the thickness of the fabrics considerably exaggerated in the sectional views, and stays of stiftening material, linings, etc. have been omitted from the illustrated constructions. It will be understood, however, that in all embodiments of the invention the practices of good tailoring are to be followed, and any craftsman familiar with the art to which the invention pertains would, as a matter of course, supply the customary details.

Describing first'the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. l to 4, the piece of material that forms the body portion of the garment is designated A, the concealed pocket, B, and the shiftable or so-called patch pocket, C. The piece A is provided with a pocket slit a that forms the entrance to the concealed pocket B, and the cuter wall b of the latter pocket is stitched to said piece A adjacent the bottom of the slit a'. The top edge portion of the inner wall b2 of the concealed pocket is attached to the inner side of the piece A a substantial distance above the slit a', as is also the corresponding edge of the inner wall c of the shiftable pocket. The outer wall c2 of the latter pocket extends a material distance above the slit a and when the shiftable pocket is disposed within the concealed pocket, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, the top edge portion of said outer Wall c2 occupies a recess d2 above the slit a', so that such edge will not interfere in any way with the insertion of the hand through said slit into the concealed pocket B. In accordance with common practice, the edges of the opposed walls of the respective pockets B and C are stitched together down each siderand across the bottom, although this detail has been omitted from the drawing for reasons already mentioned. It should be explained, however, that the lateral edges of the inner and outer walls of the shiftable pocket are free from each other above the planeof the slit a so that the top edge portion of the outer wall c2 may overlap the piece A above the slit a' when the pocket is in the condition illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4.

In the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, the wearer may use the concealed pocket B in the ordinary manner by inserting his hand through the slit a', and in the event that he should desire to keep objects carried in the pocket separated, some may be placed within the pocket C and others, for ready accessibility, in the pocket B. Inasmuch as the top edge portion of the outer wall c2 of pocket C is tucked within the recess a2 above the slit a', the contents of the shiftable pocket are reasonably safe from theft.

VWhen it is desired to convert the pocket, the wearer simply reaches in through the slit a' and withdraws the pocket C through said slit and allows it to hang on the outer side of the piece A, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, with the upper edge portion of the outer wall c2 overlying the adjacent portion of said piece Where it will conceal the slit a.

In order to retain the shiftable pocket in proper position on the outer side of the piece of material A, I may attach a strap c3, desirably of thesame material as said pocket, to the bottom of the `pocket and which strap may be drawn down and carried beneath the lower edge or the piece A and suitably attached to the inner side thereof, as by means of a snap fastener c4. One of the members of the same snap fastener may be employed for holding thev strap c3 up on the rear side of the shiftable pocket when the latter is disposed within the concealed pocket, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 7, where said fastener mem- Y ber is shown as cooperating with another that is attached to the inner wall of the shiftable pocket.

The pocket C, in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4, may be used in the customary manner, and should the wearer desire, he may place articles in the concealed pocket B by lifting the pocket C enough to gain access to pocket B through the slit a.

The only essential diierence between the above described construction and that illustrated in Figs, 5 to S is the inclusion of the flap D, which is suitably connected to the piece ofk material A along the tcp of a relatively wide slit a3, although, for the sake of simplicity, the flap is shown in Figs. 7 and 8 as though it were an integral part of said piece of material. If desired, the upper edge portion of the outer wall c2 of the shiftable pocket may be detachably connected to the adjacent portion of the inner wall by a snap fastener c5 or other fastening means.

Also, in the present-construction, the front and rear walls of the shiftable pocket are connected together all the way up to the top edge of the outer Wall and adjacent its upper corners, above the plane of the lower edge of the slitY a3, the shiftable pocket is securely anchored to the piece A.

YHaving thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A convertible pocket for garments comprising, in combination, a piece of material having a pocket slit, a concealed pocket permanently situated on the inner side of said piece and access to which is had through said slit, and a shitable pocket including inner and outer walls, the top edge of the inner wall being attached to said piece on the inner side thereof above said slit so that the shiitable pocket may be pry 'ected outwardly through the slit and hang on the outer side of said piece, or inserted through the slit so as to repose within the concealed pocket.

2. A convertible pocket for garments comprising, in combination, a piece of material having a pocket slit, a concealed pocket including an inner wall the top edge portion of which is attached to said piece asubstantial distance above said slit, said slit affording access to the interior of said pocket, and a shiftable pocket including inner and outer Walls, the top edge of the inner Wall of the last mentioned pocket being attached to said piece on the inner side thereof a sufficient distance above said slit to provide a recess, the top edge portion of the outer wall of said shiftable pocket being. free from the inner wall above the plane of said slit, the shiftable pocket being adapted to be projected outwardly through the slit so as to hang on the outer side of said piece, or inserted through the slit so as to repose within the concealed pocket with the top edge portion of its outer wall contained within the aforesaid recess.

3. A convertible pocket for garments comprising, in combination, a piece of material having a pocket slit, a concealed pocket including inner and outer walls that are connected together down each side and across the bottom, the top edge portion of the outer wall being attached to the inner side of said piece below said slit and the top edge portion of the inner wall being attached to said piece on the inner side thereof a substantial distance above said slit, and a shiftable pocket including inner and outer walls that are connected together down each side and across the bottom, the top edge portion of the inner wall of `the last mentioned pocket being attached to said piece on the inner side thereof a. substantial distance above the slit, the .top edgeA portion of the outer wall of the shiftable pocket being free from the inner Wall above the plane of said slit.

4. A convertible pocket for garments comprising, in combination, a piece of material having a pocket slit,'a ap connected to said piece of material above Athe slitand depending over the same for a substantial distance therebelow, a concealed poclretl situated on the inner side of said piece and access to which is had through said slit, and a shiftable pocket includingrinner and outer walls, the top edge of the inner wall being attached to said piece on the inner side thereof above said slit so that the shitable` pocket maybe projected outwardly tl'iroughl the slit and hang on the outer sidey of said piece, or insertedv through. the slit so as to repose within the concealed pocket.

5-. A convertible pocket for garments comprising, in combination, apiece of material having a pocket s-lita nap connected to said piece of material above the slit and depending over the same ior a substantial distancetherebelow,.a concealed pocket includingv inner andouter Walls that are connected together down each side and across the bottom, the'top edge portion of thecouter Wall being attached to'the'inner sideof saidzpiece below saidslit and the topedge portion of the inner wall being attached to said piece on the: inner side thereof a substantial distance above saidr slit, andi-a shiftable pocket including inner and outer walls, the top edge portion of the inner wall of the last mentioned pocket being attached to saidpiece on the inner side thereof a substantial distance abovethe slit.

46. A convertible pocket for garments comprising, in combination, a piece of material having a pocket slit, a concealed pocket permanently reposing on theinner side 0f said piece and access to Which is had through said slit, and a shiftable` pocket attached at its top to said piece adjacent the slit-so that the last mentionedY pocket may hang on the outer side of said piece or be projected through the slit so as to repose within the concealed pocket, and separable means for detachably connecting the shiftable pocket, adja- RALPH LAURIA.