Mobile phone glove

1. An apparatus comprising:

a garment having a glove-type shape;

a pocket attached to a side of the garment; and

a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen, wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through the pocket and is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device; and

a seal mechanism for making the receptacle watertight, wherein the seal mechanism comprises:

a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle, wherein the first plurality of interlocking members comprises a first interlocking member positioned above an opening in the receptacle and a second interlocking member positioned below the opening in the receptacle; and

a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone and wherein the garment, the pocket material, and the pouch form a mobile phone glove.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pocket material comprises:

a first section; and

a second section that is attached to three sides of the first section of the pocket material to form an interior space for holding the receptacle and the mobile phone.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a portion of the receptacle is attached to both the first section of the pocket material and the second section of the pocket material.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first section is formed by a portion of the side of the garment.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second section has a hole configured to be positioned over a button of the mobile device when the mobile device is placed with the receptacle.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a garment having a glove-type shape;

a pocket attached to a side of the garment; and

a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen,

wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through the pocket; and

wherein the receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device;

a seal mechanism for making the receptacle watertight; wherein the seal mechanism comprises:

a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle; and

a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle; wherein the second plurality of interlocking members comprises:

a first interlocking member positioned below an opening in the receptacle but above a fold area of the receptacle; and

a second interlocking member positioned below the fold area in the receptacle.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a garment having a glove-type shape;

a pocket attached to a side of the garment; and

a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen,

wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through the pocket; and

wherein the receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device;

a seal mechanism for making the receptacle watertight; wherein the seal mechanism comprises:

a first snap system comprising:

a first pair of interlocking members positioned above an opening in the receptacle; and

a second pair of interlocking members positioned below the opening in the receptacle; and

a second snap system comprising:

a third pair of interlocking members positioned below the opening in the receptacle but above a fold area of the receptacle; and

a fourth pair of interlocking members positioned below the fold area of the receptacle.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the material of the receptacle comprises at least one of touch-sensing, touch-sensitive, pressure-sensitive, or conductive.

10. A mobile phone glove comprising:

a garment having a glove-type shape;

a pocket attached to a side of the garment;

a receptacle for holding a mobile phone that has a touchscreen,

wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through the pocket material such that the mobile phone is stabilized relative to the garment; and

wherein the receptacle is comprised of a touch-sensing material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device; and

a seal mechanism for making the receptacle watertight, wherein the seal mechanism comprises:

a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle, wherein the interlocking members comprises; a first interlocking member positioned above an opening in the receptacle and a second interlocking member positioned below the opening in the receptacle; and

a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle.

11. The mobile phone glove of claim 10 , wherein the garment has an opening to allow a thumb of a person to pass through the opening.

12. The mobile phone glove of claim 10 , wherein the first plurality of interlocking members and the second plurality of interlocking members are interlocking plastic strips that are attached to the receptacle.

13. A method for making a mobile phone glove, the method comprising:

attaching a pocket to a side of a garment;

positioning a portion of a receptacle for holding a mobile phone within the pocket, wherein the receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with a touchscreen of the mobile phone; and

securing the receptacle to the pocket such that the receptacle is also secured to the garment;

wherein securing the receptacle to the pocket comprises securing a first portion of the receptacle to both the first section of the pocket material and the second section of the pocket material such that a second portion of the receptacle extends past the pocket material;

wherein the receptacle comprises a watertight seal that comprises a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle and a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle, the first plurality of interlocking members comprising a first interlocking member positioned above an opening in the receptacle and a second interlocking member positioned below the opening in the receptacle.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein attaching the pocket comprises:

attaching a first section of a pocket material to the side of the garment; and

attaching a second section of the pocket to three sides of the first section of the pocket material to form the pocket.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

securing a seal mechanism to the receptacle.