IP Library Granted Patent US 9,872,529
Granted Patent B1
US 9,872,529 · App. 14/459,852 · Granted Jan 23, 2018

Garment having an improved pocket construction for easy retrieval of articles from its pocket

Inventor: John Lindquist (Liberty, NC)
Assignee: VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership
A41D27/20A41B1/08A41B3/00A41D1/02A41D1/06A41D1/14
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Patent No.
US 9,872,529
App. No.
14/459,852
Granted
Jan 23, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A garment having an improved pocket construction for easy retrieval of articles from its pocket. The garment includes a garment body and at least one pocket attached to the garment body. The pocket includes a pull having one end affixed inside the pocket and at least a portion the pull extending outside of the pocket, whereby the pull is adapted to retrieve an article from the pocket in response to the wearer pulling the portion of the pull extending outside of the pocket. In one embodiment, the pocket further includes a two-part construction. The garment may further include a closure.

Claims (40)

1. A garment having an improved pocket construction for easy retrieval of articles from a garment pocket said garment comprising:

(a) a garment body; and

(b) at least one pocket attached to said garment body forming a pocket space between said garment body and said pocket, said pocket including a pull having one end affixed inside said pocket space to said garment body and an opposite end of said pull extending through an aperture formed in the pocket to an exterior of the pocket, such that said pull spans the pocket space between said pocket and said garment body forming a u-shaped cradle, the one end attaching to the garment at a first location spaced apart from edges of the pocket and the aperture being at a second location, the first location being lower in elevation than the second location, a middle portion of the u-shaped cradle between said one end and said opposite end, said middle portion being at a third location that is lower in elevation than the first location and the second location, wherein said pull is adapted to retrieve an article from said pocket by way of said cradle in response to a wearer pulling said opposite end of said pull.

2. The garment according to claim 1 , further including a closure.

3. The garment according to claim 1 , further including a pair of legs attached to said garment body.

4. The garment according to claim 1 , further including a pair of sleeves attached to said garment body.

5. A garment having an improved pocket construction for easy retrieval of articles from a garment pocket, said garment comprising:

(a) a garment body; and

(b) at least one pocket attached to said garment body, said pocket including a pull spanning a space between the garment and the pocket, and having one end terminating inside said pocket and affixed to said garment at a medial position between a top of the pocket and a bottom of the pocket and an opposite end of said pull extending through an aperture formed in the pocket and terminating outside of said pocket, said medial position being lower in elevation than said aperture, a middle pull portion located between the one end and the opposite end, said middle pull portion resting in a retracted position lower in elevation than said one end and said opposite end and having a cradle in the middle pull portion, the cradle being encased inside the pocket between the garment body and the pocket for cradling an object, said cradle formed between the one end affixed to said garment and the opposite end extending outside the pocket, said cradle adapted to lift an article from said pocket in response to a wearer pulling said opposite end extending outside of said pocket,

(c) wherein said pocket further includes a two-part construction, wherein a first entry portion is non-symmetrical with a second lower portion of said pocket.

6. The garment according to claim 5 , wherein said pull is formed of a non-elastic material.

7. The garment according to claim 5 , wherein said pull has a flat cross section.

8. The garment according to claim 5 , wherein said pull is formed of fabric.

9. The garment according to claim 5 , wherein said pull includes a stop at the opposite end of said pull.

10. The garment according to claim 9 , wherein said stop is an end stop.

11. The garment according to claim 5 further including a retractor attached to said pull and to an inside of said pocket.

12. The garment according to claim 5 , wherein said first entry portion is configured at a non-aligned angle from said second lower portion such that said first entry portion is configured to receive said article and said second lower portion is configured to hold said article.

13. The garment according to claim 12 , wherein said second lower portion for holding said article is at a non-aligned angle with respect to said first entry portion for receiving said article.

14. The garment according to claim 13 , wherein said non-aligned angle forms a retention point.

15. The garment according to claim 12 further including a retainer located between said first entry portion for receiving said article and said second lower portion for holding said article.

16. The garment according to claim 5 , wherein said pocket is a patch pocket.

17. The garment according to claim 5 , wherein said pocket is a bag pocket.

18. A garment having an improved pocket construction for easy retrieval of articles from a garment pocket, said garment comprising:

(a) a garment body;

(b) at least one pocket attached to said garment body, said pocket including a pull having one end affixed to said garment inside the pocket at a substantially medial position of said pocket between a top of the pocket and a bottom of the pocket, spaced apart from the top of the pocket and the bottom of the pocket, and an opposite pull end extending through a pocket material to an outside of said pocket directly through a pocket aperture that is formed as a hole through a face of the pocket and is located at a higher position than said one end affixed inside said pocket, wherein a bend in a length of the pull forms a cradle for receiving said articles within said pocket between said one end and said opposite pull end, wherein the bend spans a pocket space between the garment and an inside of the pocket at a lower elevation than said substantially medial position and said higher position, wherein said pull is adapted to retrieve an article from said pocket in response to a wearer pulling said opposite pull end extending outside of said pocket and wherein said pocket further includes a two-part construction, wherein a first entry portion is non-symmetrical with a second lower portion of said pocket; and

(c) a closure.

19. The garment according to claim 18 , further including a pair of legs attached to said garment body.

20. The garment according to claim 18 , further including a pair of sleeves attached to said garment body.

21. The garment according to claim 18 , wherein said pull is formed of a non-elastic material.

22. The garment according to claim 18 , wherein said pull has a flat cross section.

23. The garment according to claim 18 , wherein said pull is formed of fabric.

24. The garment according to claim 18 , wherein said pull includes a stop at the opposite pull end of said pull.

25. The garment according to claim 24 , wherein said stop is an end stop.

26. The garment according to claim 18 further including a retractor attached to said pull and to an inside of said pocket.

27. The garment according to claim 18 , wherein said two-part pocket construction includes said first entry portion for receiving said article and said second lower portion for holding said article.

28. The garment according to claim 27 , wherein said second lower portion for holding said article is at a non-aligned angle with respect to said first entry portion for receiving said article.

29. The garment according to claim 28 , wherein said non-aligned angle forms a retention point.

30. The garment according to claim 27 further including a retainer located between said first entry portion for receiving said article and said second lower portion for holding said article.

31. The garment according to claim 18 , wherein said pocket is a patch pocket.

32. The garment according to claim 18 , wherein said pocket is a bag pocket.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: WRANGLER APPAREL CORP.; THE H.D. LEE COMPANY, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 071824/0398 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2020
From: VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
To: WRANGLER APPAREL CORP.
Reel/Frame 052093/0199 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 7, 2019
From: WRANGLER APPAREL CORP.; THE H.D. LEE COMPANY, INC.; R&R APPAREL COMPANY, LLC; VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049411/0420 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2014
From: LINDQUIST, JOHN
To: VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 033964/0868 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 61868852 · Aug 22, 2013