Pocket bra
A bra comprises a pocket in a wing of the bra; the pocket may be made from the wing components or may be a separate structure; the pocket may comprise a closure, such as a zipper; the bra may comprise a high-tack material to prevent slipping of the bra when items are in the pocket.
1. A bra comprising:
a first cup and a second cup;
a first wing attached to the first cup and a second wing attached to the second cup;
a pocket in at least one of the wings;
which pocket comprises a medial wing layer and lateral wing layer, a front seam attaching the medial and lateral wing layers, which front seam is proximate to the cup, a bottom hem attaching the medial wing layer and the lateral wing layer along a bottom margin of the wing layers, a rear seam proximate to a back of the bra and substantially perpendicular to the horizontal axis of the wing, and an opening between the medial and lateral wing layers; wherein
the opening is longer in the horizontal direction than a vertical height of at least one of the front seam and the rear seam,
a top hem of the medial wing layer is above a top hem of the lateral wing layer, and
the opening is between a top edge of the top hem of the lateral wing layer and below a top edge of the top hem of the medial wing layer.
2. The bra according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is longer in the horizontal direction than a vertical height of at least one of the front seam and the rear seam.
3. The bra according to claim 1 , wherein the front seam attaches a rear edge of the cup to the medial and lateral wing layers.
4. The bra according to claim 1 , wherein the front seam attaches a cradle to the medial and lateral wing layers.
5. The bra according to claim 1 , further comprising a shoulder strap and wherein the rear seam is proximate to the shoulder strap.
6. The bra according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one pocket comprises one pocket in each of the wings.
7. The bra according to claim 1 , further comprising a high-tack material on a medial surface of the bra, which surface would contact a wearer's torso.
8. The bra according to claim 1 , wherein the pocket further comprises a water-resistant layer between the medial wing layer and the lateral wing layer, which water-resistant layer comprises a water resistant material.
9. The bra according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral wing layer comprises at least one of a water-wicking material and a water resistant material.
10. The bra according to claim 1 , further comprising a first conduit portal in the lateral wing layer.
11. The bra according to claim 10 , further comprising a second conduit portal in the medial wing layer.
12. The bra according to claim 1 , further comprising a closure configured to close the opening.
13. The bra according to claim 12 , wherein the closure comprises a zipper.
14. The bra according to claim 1 , further comprising a layer comprising a material which reflects electro-magnetic radiation.
15. A bra comprising:
a first cup and a second cup;
a first wing attached to the first cup and a second wing attached to the second cup, wherein at least one of the wings comprises a pocket;
wherein the wing comprising the pocket comprises a medial wing layer and a lateral wing layer;
wherein the pocket comprises a medial pocket layer, a lateral pocket layer and a closure;
wherein the medial pocket layer is attached to the medial wing layer;
wherein the closure is attached to the medial wing layer, the lateral wing layer, and the lateral pocket layer.
16. The bra according to claim 15 , wherein the closure is attached to the medial wing layer and the medial pocket layer along the bottom of a first pocket-wing hem of the wing comprising the pocket and to the lateral wing layer and the lateral pocket layer along a second pocket-wing hem below the level of the first pocket-wing hem.
17. The bra according to claim 15 , wherein the medial and lateral wing layers attach along a seam at the intersection of the medial and lateral wing layers and at least one of the cups.
18. The bra according to claim 15 , further comprising a bottom hem, which bottom hem comprises an elastomer.
19. The bra according to claim 15 , wherein at least one of the medial pocket layer and the lateral pocket layer comprises a water resistant material.
20. The bra according to claim 15 , further comprising a high-tack layer on a medial surface of the bra, which surface would contact a wearer's torso.
21. The bra according to claim 15 , wherein the medial and lateral pocket layers are formed by folding one piece of material along a bottom margin of the pocket.
22. The bra according to claim 15 , further comprising a shoulder strap and wherein the medial wing layer, the lateral wing layer, the medial pocket layer, and the lateral pocket layer are attached along a substantially vertical seam proximate to the strap.
23. The bra according to claim 15 , wherein the closure comprises a zipper.
24. A bra comprising:
a first cup and a second cup;
a first wing attached to the first cup and second wing attached to the second cup, wherein at least one of the wings comprises a pocket;
wherein the pocket is formed by attachment of a medial wing layer and a lateral wing layer along a top hem, a bottom hem, and a rear seam, with an opening along a margin between the lateral wing layer and the cup.
25. The bra according to claim 24 , further comprising a closure connecting a first side of the opening to a second side of the opening.