US2663876A

US2663876A - Body garment and cargo pocket therefor

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Publication number: US2663876A
Application number: US257630A
Authority: US
Inventors: Cornell M Miller; Robert L Woodbury
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-11-21
Filing date: 1951-11-21
Publication date: 1953-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 1970-12-29

Description

Dec. 29, 1953 c. M. MILLER ETAL 2,663,876

BODY GARMENT AND CARGO POCKET THEREFOR Filed Nov. 21, 1951 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS come! 1 Mi 1 er M R oberr L. Woocfbu r9 ATTORNEY Dec. 29, 1953 C. MILLER ET AL BODY GARMENT AND CARGO POCKET THEREFOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 21, 1951 ENTOR5 III) IA IIIIIIIIIIJ'IIIA'IIIIII J I er JVW/R 05am L. Woogfbur Cornell M.M'

Patented Dec. 29, 1953 BODY GARMENT AND THEREFOR Cornell M. Miller, Philadelphia, Pa., and" Robert L. Woodbury, Washington, D. G the United States of America the- Secretary of the Army assignors to as represented by Application November 21, 1951, Serial No. 257,634

(Granted under Title 35, U. S, Code 952) sec. 266

12 Claims.

The invention described herein, if patented, may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.

Our invention relates to body garments and more particularly to such garments combined with cargo pockets and also to a particular cargo pocket for a body garment.

Military personnel, hunters, campers, workers and others are frequently called upon to carry excessive amounts of small items of equipment, supplies or the like while hiking. To accommodate such items, the garments worn frequently are provided with oversize cargo pockets. However, when such pockets are loaded, considerable discomfort results from walking because the cargo the pockets tends to shift continuously whereby to chafe or blister the skin of the wearer. This is particularly true where the cargo pockets are provided on or in the region oi the legs of a garment, such as a pair of trousers, overalls, coveralls or the like.

With the foregoing in view, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved garment and cargo pocket therefor which includes means for securing the cargo and pocket to the body of the wearer.

A further object is to provide an improved cargo pocket for a body garment which includes novel tie means for binding the cargo and pocket to the body of the wearer to prevent relative movement of the cargo and wearer.

A further object is to provide such a last described cargo pocket wherein said tie means may be substantially or entirely concealed Within said pocket when not in use.

A further object is to provide an improved cargo pocket for a garment and tie therefor which includes means for protecting certain elements thereof from ripping, from catching on projections and to conceal them from view.

A further object is to provide such a cargo pocket and tie which can be readily applied to a standard garment without substantial modification of the garment and which pocket and tie when not in use will not interfere with normal use of the garment.

Other objects and advantages reside in the particular structure of the garment and/or pockets, combination and arrangement of the several parts thereof, all of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to the attached drawing in connection with the following specification wherein the invention is shown, described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a front elevational view showing a body garment and cargo pockets according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a rear view thereof;

Figure 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, front elevational view of. a cargo pocket according to the invention;

Figure 4 is a still further enlarged detail view of a portion of a cargo pocket according to the invention;

Figure 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the plane of the line 5-5 of Figure 3 and showing the pocket expanded as by cargo, the cargo being omitted;

Figure 6 is a like view but showing the pocket in the empty, collapsed position;

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary, front elevational view of the crotch portion of the garment showing a detail of construction, and

Figure 8 is a view like Figure 6' but showing an alternative way of using the structure.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein like reference characters have been used through- 0 out the several views to designate like parts, the

garment illustrated comprises a pair of trousers generally indicated by [0. However, it will be understood that the invention is equally applicable to other types of garments. .The garment [0 includes a waist portion H which merges into a pair of leg portions l2. In addition to a complement of ordinary pockets i3, the garment Ill includes at least one and preferably two or more cargo pockets I 4. Two, or at least an even number of cargo pockets are preferred so that they may be located at opposite points on the garment and tend to provide an equal distribution of the cargo carried therein about the body of the wearer. Of course, in some instances, as where a single pocket is located centrally on the back or front of a garment, a second balancing pocket may be dispensed with.

In the form of invention illustrated, the two pockets M are located on opposite sides of the garment It in the region of the leg portions l2 thereof. The cargo pockets M are oversize relative to the usual pockets l3 and are preferably expansible as by the front pleats l5 and at least one side pleat l6 which opens to the rear of the garment. As thecargo'pockets l4 are substantially identical, except that they are right and left hand pockets, it will suffice to describe but a single one of them. Each pocket may be closed at the top by a flap I! which may be secured in the closed position by any suitable means such as the cooperating snap fasteners It. To bind e that the fastener elements the cargo pocket and the cargo therein to the wearer, there has been provided the improved tie means new tobe described.

Such tie means comprises a pair-of flexible members 20 which may be a single member doubled upon itself, as illustrated, or two separate members. The inner ends 2| of the flexible member 29 are secured by any suitable means 22 to the garment in any suitable location but preferably interiorly of the cargo pockets 14 for a purpose to be apparent hereinafter. In any event, the secured inner ends 2I--of the ties 20 should be located adjacent a short, slit-like opening 23 formed in the pocket l4, preferablyin thepleat 16 so that the opening will be concealed when the pockets are empty and the pleats are collapsed. The openings 23 may be in thenature of buttonholes. The ties 20 are freely extensible through the openings 23 to provide tie portions extensible in opposite directions about the associated leg portion I2 whereby the cargo pocket 14 and cargo therein may be bound to the leg of the wearer. When not in use, the ties 20 maybe entirely or substantially entirely retracted within the pockets l4.

However, it is considered to be undesirable to retract the ties entirely within the'pocket whereby means have been provided which may comprise complementary snap fastener studs and

sockets

24 and 25 respectively, secured on opposed folds of the pleats I6, Figure 5. In like manner the outer ends of the ties 20 may be provided with complementary snap fastener sockets and

studs

26 and 21 respectively for engagement with the studs and

sockets

24 and 25, Figure 6, to prevent the entire withdrawal of the ties 20 within the pocket l4. At the same time, the outer ends of the ties are concealed by the folded or collapsed pleat 16. Alternatively, the complementary sockets and

studs

26 and 21 of the ends of the ties 20 may be connected together, Figure 8, to provide a connection of too great a bulk to pass through the slit 23. It should be noted also 24 and 25 are so located in the pleat that they may be connected together when the ties 20 are connected as in Figure 8 or are entirely withdrawn into the pocket 14 so as to maintain the pleat is in the collapsed or closed position. of course, the entire withdrawal of the can be prevented simply by tying the ends of the ties 21} together as the knot thus formed will be too large to pass through the opening 23. Thus, the

fasteners

24, 25, 26, 21 may be eliminated.

In a device of this kind it is important also to prevent relative movement of the ties 20 when they are tied about the leg portions l2 of the garment. As best seen in Figure 7, the crotch of the garment has been provided with suitable tie supporting means whereby to prevent relative movement of the ties 29 and leg portions l2 and resultant chafing as the wearer walks. In the embodiment illustrated, such means comprises a single strip 28 of the garment material having its ends stitched to the garment as at 29 and 38 and its center likewise stitched to the garment as at 31 whereby to provide a pair of guide loops 32 for supportingthe ties 20. Such loops 32 are oppositely disposed relative to the pockets l4 whereby to provide tie supporting means located at the most remote point from such pockets. Also, it will be noted that such tie supporting means 32 are so disposed in the crotch of the garment that they are substantially concealed when not in use and are substantially ties 20 into the pocket 14 r ripping strains otherwise incident to tying the ties about the leg are borne by the bar tack and are not imposed upon the opening 23- whereby there is no danger of tearing or enlarging such opening and the life of the pocket is materially increased. This is an important feature, obviously, as it is well known that once a rip is started in textile material it is readily enlarged with much less than the causitive strain. In the absence of such preventive means, the life of the pockets would be materially reduced as the nature of the device is such that the ties would otherwise impose a ripping strain on the sides of the opening 23.

To provide free action when the cargo pockets i4 areloaded and bound to the wearers legs, pairs of facing upper and lower

horizontal pleats

34 and 35, Figure 1, have been provided on opposite sides of the front of each leg portion if to define the knee area. Such an arrangement is also desirable when the trousers are worn as an overall over the wearers usual trousers, whether the ties 20 are in use or not.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that when the pockets [4 are loaded and bound to the wearers legs by the ties 20, the pockets and cargo therein are secured to the legs against relative movement and chafing or blistering is prevented. Likewise, relative movement of the legs and the ties 2B is prevented by anchoring the ties at opposite points on the garment. At the same time, parts likely to catch on projections, such as the ties 20, openings 23 and supports 32, are substantially entirely concealed when not in use whereby to be protected.

While we have shown and described what is now thought to be the preferred form of the invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of other forms and expressions. Consequently, we do not limit ourselves to the precise structure hereinabove disclosed except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim:

1. In a body garment, a cargo pocket secured thereto, said pocket including a top and a bottom, said pocket being formed with a restricted opening therethrough between said top and said bottom, flexible tie means secured to said garment interiorly of said pocket, said tie means including two tie portions freely extensible through said opening to provide means for encircling a portion of the wearer and binding said pocket and contents to the wearer of said garment.

, 2. The structure of claim 1, there being means connectingadjacent parts of said tie portions together at a point just outwardly of said pocket.

3. A cargo pocket for a body garment, said pocket including a top and a bottom, said pocket being formed with a short, slit-like Opening therein opening outwardly of said pocket and garment between said top and said bottom, a pair of flexible ties having inner and outer ends, means fixedly securing said inner ends of said ties to said pocket inwardly thereof and adjacent said opening, said ties being freely extensible through said opening, means fixedly securing opposed portions of said ties together at a point just outwardly of said opening, and said ties providing means for encircling a. portion of the wearer and binding said pocket and cargo therein to the wearer of the garment.

4. In a body garment including leg portions and a cargo pocket carried by each leg portion, said pockets each including a top and a bottom; the improvement comprising a flexible tie means secured to each pocket between said top and said bottom, said tie means each being adapted to encircle a leg portion and cargo pocket so as to bind said pockets and cargo therein to a leg of a wearer, said garment including a crotch portion, and at least one tie supporting guide loop in said crotch portion for the passage of said tie means therethrough.

5. In a pair of trousers or the like including leg portions and at least one cargo pocket carried by one leg portion, said pocket including a top and a bottom; the improvement comprising said pocket being formed with. a short slit-like opening therein between said top and said bottom, a flexible tie folded on itself to provide a bight and free ends, means securing said bight to the inside of said pocket in the region of said opening, and said free ends being threaded freely through said opening and adapted to be extended in opposite directions so as to encircle the associated leg portion and bind said pocket and cargo there-- in to a leg of the wearer.

6. A pair of trousers or the like including a waist portion, a pair of leg portions and a crotch portion, a pair of pleated and expansible cargo pockets mounted on opposite sides of said trousers, said pockets being located partly on said leg portions and partly on said waist portion, there being a'substantially vertically disposed opening in the nature of a buttonhole formed in each pocket substantially midway of the height thereof, a pair of flexible ties for each pocket, each tie having inner and outer ends, means rigidly securing said inner ends of each pair of ties to the interiors of the respective pockets in laterally adjacent relation to said openings, and said pairs of ties being freely extensible through said openings and being adapted to be extended in opposite directions around respective leg portions so as to bind said pockets and cargo therein to a wearers legs.

7. In a pair of trousers or the like including leg portions and at least one cargo pocket carried by one leg portion, said pocket having a top and a bottom; the improvement comprising said pocket being formed with a short slit-like opening therein between said top and said bottom, a flexible tie folded on itself to provide a bight and free ends, means securing said bight to the inside of said pocket in the region of said opening, said free ends being threaded freely through said opening and adapted to be extended in opposite directions so as to encircle the associated leg portion and bind said pocket and cargo therein to a leg of the wearer, and means securing opposed portions of said free ends of said tie together just outwardly of said opening to avoid the imposition of tearing strains on the sides of the opening by the extension of said free ends in opposite directions.

8. The structure of claim 7, wherein said leg portion mounting said pocket is provided with at least one tie supporting means in remotely spaced relation to said pocket.

5. The structure of claim 8, wherein said trousers includes a crotch portion, and wherein said tie supporting means comprises a loop located in said crotch portion.

10. A pair of trousers or the like including a waist portion, a pair of leg portions and a crotch portion, a pair of pleated and expansible cargo pockets mounted on opposite sides of said trousers, said pockets being located partly on said leg portions and partly on said waist portion, there being a substantially vertically disposed buttonhole formed in each pocket substantially midway of the height thereof, a pair of flexible ties for each pocket, each tie having inner and outer ends, means rigidly securing said inner ends of each pair of ties to the interiors of the respective pockets in laterally adjacent relation to said buttonholes, said pairs of ties being freely extensible through said buttonholes and being adapted to be extended in opposite directions around the respective leg portions so as to bind said pockets and cargo therein to a wearers legs, and means connecting opposed portions of said ties of each pair together immediately outside of said buttonholes.

11. The structure of claim 10, wherein supporting means for said ties are carried by said trousers in said crotch portion.

12. The structure of claim 4, wherein each cargo pocket is formed with a small opening therein, said tie means being secured to said pockets inwardly thereof adjacent said openings, said tie means being extensible through said openings for use, said tie means being adapted to be substantially entirely withdrawn into said pockets through said openings when not in use, and preventing the entire withdrawal of said tie means into said pockets.

CORNELL M. MILLER. ROBERT L. WOODBURY.

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