Pants Pocket for Touch Screen Mobile Devices
First Claim
1. A garment pocket in a pair of pants or shorts formed of textile fabric and configured for user operation of touchscreen-operated electronic devices positioned in an as-used position therein by a user, comprising:
- said pocket having a housing portion, said housing portion having a front wall and a rear wall, said front wall communicating between an upper edge of said housing portion and an opposite lower edge of said housing portion;
said front wall having two opposing side edges communicating between said upper edge and said lower edge;
an opening proximal to said upper edge of said housing portion, said opening sized for insertion of a touchscreen-enabled electronic device therethrough, and into said as-used position within said housing portion;
means for secured engagement of said touchscreen operated device within said housing portion;
a portion of said front wall formed of substantially transparent material configured to communicate a touch of said user'"'"'s fingers to operate said touchscreen of said electronic device therethrough; and
whereby said touchscreen operated device, engaged in said as-used position within said housing portion of said pocket positioned on leg section of said pants or shorts, is operable by in a conventional manner while walking or standing by said touch of said user'"'"'s fingers upon said substantially transparent portion of said front wall through which said touchscreen is viewable.
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Abstract
A garment pocket formed in a pair of pants or shorts which are made from textile fabric and worn by a user. The garment pocket is configured to house a touchscreen operated electronic device such as a smartphone or pad computer and allow normal operation thereof through a transparent frontwall configured to communicate user touches to the touchscreen. Conduits for electrical connections are provided from the pocket housing portion to the waistband. Extra stitching can be provided to communicate the weight of a device in the pocket to the waistband of the shorts or pants. An antenna on the shorts is configured to communicate RF to the electronic device in the pocket and an RF barrier on the backwall of the pocket blocks RF from the user'"'"'s body.
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20 Claims
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1. A garment pocket in a pair of pants or shorts formed of textile fabric and configured for user operation of touchscreen-operated electronic devices positioned in an as-used position therein by a user, comprising:
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said pocket having a housing portion, said housing portion having a front wall and a rear wall, said front wall communicating between an upper edge of said housing portion and an opposite lower edge of said housing portion; said front wall having two opposing side edges communicating between said upper edge and said lower edge; an opening proximal to said upper edge of said housing portion, said opening sized for insertion of a touchscreen-enabled electronic device therethrough, and into said as-used position within said housing portion; means for secured engagement of said touchscreen operated device within said housing portion; a portion of said front wall formed of substantially transparent material configured to communicate a touch of said user'"'"'s fingers to operate said touchscreen of said electronic device therethrough; and whereby said touchscreen operated device, engaged in said as-used position within said housing portion of said pocket positioned on leg section of said pants or shorts, is operable by in a conventional manner while walking or standing by said touch of said user'"'"'s fingers upon said substantially transparent portion of said front wall through which said touchscreen is viewable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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