Waist pouch

• US 6,698,636 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2001
• Issued: 03/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Amphipod Incorporated
• Original Assignee: June Angus
• Inventors: Angus, June, Willows, Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY
• Application Number:
  US09/966,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20020134809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 887 Days
• Field of Search: 224/148.1, 224/148.3, 224/148.4, 224/148.6, 224/651, 224/250, 224/904, 224/930, 224/660, 224/662, 224/680, 224/934, 224/681, 224/682, 224/684
• US Class Current: 224/660
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0508 Portable audio devices, e.g. walkman, discman, radio, MP3 player, headphones
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/00 Travelling or camp articles travelling rugs A47G9/06; Sacks or packs carried on the body convertible into other articles A45F4/00
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/005 Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of a single strap around the waist
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/12 Shoulder-pads
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment

Abstract

A moisture/heat channeling/wicking and vented waist pouch or pack adapted for use by an individual wherein the pack can be worn securely around the waist specifically to contain and/or carry items such as; personal electronics, cell phones, music electronics and any other personal items needed. The pack is secured to the waist by means of two waist straps attached to both ends of a pouch container element comprised of front and rear panels attached at their periphery with a recloseable opening and/or plurality of pockets to insert items to be contained. The front side and rear panels use moisture wicking and ventilation enhancing materials, constructed, connected and configured together creating evaporative channels which take or remove moisture absorbed through the back panel of the pouch, from the users body, and channels it for evaporation, through airation, to areas of the pouch which do not touch the users body directly. The main container or pouch includes, at the face or front panel, a flat vertical strip of elastic webbing or strapping, providing means for inserting an object'"'"'s concave, or recessed area between the container and the strap with means to receive and tightly hold the inserted object against the front panel of the container.

Claims

1. A waist pack, comprising:

a waist panel formed from moisture wicking material, the waist panel having a front side, a back side, a first end, and a second end;

a first strap attached to the first end of the waist panel, the first strap including a first fastener;

a second strap attached to the second end of the waist panel, the second strap including a second fastener adapted for releasable attachment to the first fastener; and

a pouch attached to the front side of the waist panel, the pouch further having a front pouch panel, a back pouch panel, and a flap attached to the back pouch panel, the flap being removably fastenable to the front pouch panel to enclose the pouch, and further wherein the front pouch panel, back pouch panel, and flap are each formed from a moisture resistant material.

2. The waist pack of claim 1, wherein the waist panel is formed from a single, continuous piece of material where it is in contact with the pouch.

3. The waist pack of claim 2, wherein the waist panel further comprises a waist panel flap and wherein the waist panel flap is attached to and covers substantially all of the pouch flap, the waist panel and waist panel flap being formed from a single continuous piece of material, whereby moisture in the area of the waist panel is drawn toward the waist panel flap where it may be evaporated away.

4. The waist pack of claim 2, wherein the waist panel further comprises a waist panel flap and wherein the waist panel flap is attached to and covers at least a portion of the pouch flap, the waist panel and waist panel flap being formed from a single continuous piece of material, whereby moisture in the area of the waist panel is drawn toward the waist panel flap where it may be evaporated away.

5. The waist pack of claim 4, further comprising a strap attached to the pouch, the strap being sized to retain a pair of sunglasses.

6. The waist pack of claim 5, wherein the strap is formed form an elastic material.

7. The waist pack of claim 4, further comprising a first side pocket adjacent a first side of the pouch, the first side pocket being formed from moisture wicking material.

8. The waist pack of claim 7, further comprising a second side pocket adjacent a second side of the pouch, the second side pocket being formed from moisture wicking material.

9. The waist pack of claim 8, wherein the first side pocket comprises a front panel and a back panel, and further wherein the first side pocket back panel is formed from the single, continuous piece of material that forms the waist panel.

10. The waist pack of claim 9, wherein the second side pocket comprises a front panel and a back panel, and further wherein the second side pocket back panel is formed from the single, continuous piece of material that forms the waist panel.

11. The waist pack of claim 10, wherein the first strap and second strap are adjustable and are formed from an elastic material.

12. A waist pack, comprising:

a waist panel formed from moisture wicking material, the waist panel having a front side, a back side, a first end, and a second end;

a first strap attached to the first end of the waist panel, the first strap including a first fastener;

a second strap attached to the second end of the waist panel, the second strap including a second fastener adapted for releasable attachment to the first fastener; and

a moisture resistant pouch attached to the front side of the waist panel, the pouch further having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, wherein at least a portion of the moisture wicking material of the waist panel extends beyond at least one of the top, bottom, first side, or second side.

13. The waist pack of claim 12, wherein at least a portion of the moisture wicking material forms a flap that extends over the top of the pouch.

14. The waist pack of claim 12, wherein the moisture resistant pouch further comprises a flap attached to the top of the moisture resistant pouch and configured to enclose the pouch, and further wherein at least a portion of the moisture wicking material is attached to the flap.

15. The waist pack of claim 14, further comprising first side pocket adjacent the first side of the pouch, the first side pocket being formed from moisture wicking material.

16. The waist pack of claim 15, further comprising a second side pocket adjacent the second side of the pouch, the second side pocket being formed from moisture wicking material.

17. The waist pack of claim 16, wherein the first side pocket comprises a front panel and a back panel, and further wherein the first side pocket back panel is formed from at least a portion of the moisture wicking material that forms the waist panel.

18. The waist pack of claim 17, wherein the second side pocket comprises a front panel and a back panel, and further wherein the second side pocket back panel is formed from at least a portion of the moisture wicking material that forms the waist panel.

19. The waist pack of claim 18, wherein the first strap and second strap are adjustable and are formed from an elastic material.

20. The waist pack of claim 19, further comprising a strap attached to the pouch, the strap being sized to retain a pair of sunglasses.