POCKET ASSEMBLY INTEGRATED IN GARMENT
Embodiments are disclosed for device-garment integration. In some embodiments, a garment assembly comprises: a garment having a front side and a back side; an aperture in the garment extending from the front side to the back side; a garment subassembly including: a first reinforcement layer disposed on the front side of the garment providing a cosmetic aperture border and finishing a raw cut garment edge; a second reinforcement layer providing garment edge finishing, minimizing friction between a device and the garment and allowing capacitive touch functionality; a pocket subassembly adhered to the garment subassembly, the pocket subassembly including: adhesive for securing the pocket subassembly to the garment subassembly; an elastic pocket attached to the adhesive; and a third reinforcement layer adhered to the elastic pocket to provide stiffness to the assembly.
1 . An assembly comprising:
a garment having a front side and a back side;
an aperture in the garment extending from the front side to the back side;
a garment subassembly including:
a first reinforcement layer disposed on the front side of the garment providing a cosmetic aperture border and finishing a raw cut garment edge;
a second reinforcement layer providing garment edge finishing, minimizing friction between a device and the garment and allowing capacitive touch functionality;
a pocket subassembly adhered to the garment subassembly, the pocket subassembly including:
adhesive for securing the pocket subassembly to the garment subassembly;
an elastic pocket attached to the adhesive; and
a third reinforcement layer adhered to the elastic pocket to provide stiffness to the assembly.
2 . The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a garment patch material disposed on the back side of the garment for matching material inside the garment.
3 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third reinforcement layer is a polyurethane film.