Pocket assembly for use on clothes

• US 5,832,540 A
• Filed: 02/21/1997
• Issued: 11/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joel T. Knight
• Original Assignee: Joel T. Knight
• Inventors: Knight, Joel T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chapman, Jeanette E.
• Application Number:
  US08/803,951
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 2/69, 2/69.5, 2/75, 2/80, 2/49.1, 2/105, 2/106, 2/115, 2/244, 2/247, 2/243, 2/253, 2/248, 2/249, 2/250, 2/251, 2/252, 2/279, 2/243.1
• US Class Current: 2/247
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/20 Pockets; Making or setting-in pockets

Abstract

A pocket assembly for clothing having a fashion pocket (1), a functional pocket (5) and an insert (6). The fashion pocket (1) has a window opening (3) sealed with embroidery (4) which provides for the display of insert (6). Insert (6) is located between fashion pocket (1) and functional pocket (5) and is removable and reversible to alter the appearance of clothing item (12). Functional pocket (5) is located between fashion pocket (1) and clothing item (12). Functional pocket (5) is visible through window opening (3) when insert (6) is not installed.

Claims

1. A pocket assembly for selectively altering the appearance of a clothing item, comprising:

a. a piece of fabric of sufficient area forming a fashion pocket having a window opening with an embroidered perimeter located approximately in the center of said fashion pocket;

b. a reversible insert viewable through said window opening of fabric having a front side and a back side of different designs and an enclosed stiffener and which is dimensioned so as not to protrude above a top opening of said fashion pocket;

c. a piece of fabric of sufficient area to form a functional pocket for retaining a plurality of objects which is dimensioned so as not to protrude above said fashion pocket top opening;

said functional pocket is of a lesser height than that of the fashion pocket;

d. means for attaching said fashion pocket and said functional pocket to said clothing item whereby said reversible insert can be retained between the fashion pocket and functional pocket and have one of said front side and said back side viewable through said window opening and whereby said plurality of objects can be retained between said functional pocket and said clothing item; and

whereby the appearance of said clothing item can readily be changed providing more frequent use of said clothing item without introducing use limitations or maintenance concerns beyond those inherent in the attached clothing item while maintaining the object retention capability of conventional pockets.

2. A pocket assembly of claim 1, wherein said fashion pocket further has an attached fabric stiffener.

3. A pocket assembly of claim 1, wherein said fashion pocket with said stiffener material attached thereto has said window opening of any shape as can be formed from embroidery application machinery.

4. A pocket assembly of claim 1, wherein said embroidered perimeter is applied in a dense overlapping fashion as a means of forming a one hundred percent seal of said window opening.

5. A pocket assembly of claim 1, wherein said fashion pocket and said functional pocket have sides and bottoms attached to said clothing item leaving said fashion pocket top opening between said fashion pocket and said functional pocket and a top opening between said functional pocket and said clothing item.

6. A pocket assembly of claim 1, wherein said reversible insert is dimensioned to entirely fill said window opening when the insert is installed and said functional pocket is dimensioned to entirely fill said window opening when the insert is removed.

7. A pocket assembly of claim 1, wherein said reversible insert may be removed from between said fashion pocket and said functional pocket, reversed and reinstalled with said back side visible through said window opening.