Removable pouch for attachment to the back of an exercise garment

1. A pouch assembly, comprising:

a pouch constructed of a lightweight, breathable dry handle knit fabric with wicking properties, the pouch having an opening at a top of the pouch;

a liner disposed inside the pouch, the liner constructed of a waterproof fabric, the liner having an opening at a top of the liner;

a U-shaped clip attached to the pouch, the U-shaped clip having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, one of the first and second ends having a magnetic material disposed thereon and the other of the first and second ends having a ferromagnetic material disposed thereon; and,

wherein the pouch assembly is removably attached to a back portion of a sports bra by placing the first and second ends of the clip on opposite sides of the back portion of the sports bra such that they are disposed near and held together by the magnetic attraction such that the pouch assembly is configured to stay in position in an upper middle back area of a user during activity by the user.

2. The pouch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pouch and liner are formed from a first panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the first elongate panel constructed of a waterproof material,

a second panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the second panel constructed of a waterproof material, the second panel attached to the first panel along the bottom edge, left side edge and right side edge to form a liner having an opening bordered by the top edge of the first panel and the top edge of the second panel, the liner having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface forming an inside surface of the pouch assembly;

a third panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the third panel constructed of a lightweight, breathable, wicking microfiber material;

a fourth panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the fourth panel constructed of a lightweight, breathable, wicking microfiber material;

the third and fourth panels attached to each other along the bottom edges and the left and right side edges to form a pouch having an opening bordered by the top edge of the third panel and the top edge of the fourth panel, the pouch having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface forming an outside surface of the pouch assembly; and

wherein the liner is disposed inside the pouch.

3. The pouch assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a zipper assembly having a first tape supporting a first set of teeth, a second tape supporting a second set of teeth, a slider body, and a pull tab, the top edges of the first and third panels joined through attachment to the first tape and the top edges of the second and fourth panels joined through attachment to the second tape.

4. The pouch assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first and second panels are constructed of polyurethane laminate.

5. A removable lined pouch assembly, comprising:

a first panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the first elongate panel constructed of a waterproof material,

a second panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the second panel constructed of a waterproof material, the second panel attached to the first panel along the bottom edge, left side edge and right side edge to form a liner having an opening bordered by the top edge of the first panel and the top edge of the second panel, the liner having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface forming a inside surface of the lined pouch assembly;

a third panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the third panel constructed of a lightweight, breathable, wicking microfiber material;

a fourth panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the fourth panel constructed of a lightweight, breathable, wicking microfiber material;

the third and fourth panels attached to each other along the bottom edges and the left and right side edges to form a pouch having an opening bordered by the top edge of the third panel and the top edge of the fourth panel, the pouch having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface forming an outside surface of the lined pouch assembly;

the liner disposed inside the pouch;

a zipper assembly having a first tape supporting a first set of teeth, a second tape supporting a second set of teeth, a slider body, and a pull tab, the top edges of the first and third panels joined through attachment to the first tape and the top edges of the second and fourth panels joined through attachment to the second tape;

the zipper assembly configured and arranged to provide a closure for the top openings of the liner and the pouch;

an elongate clip having a body extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end, the clip attached to one of the third and fourth panels, the clip capable of folding about a midportion of the body such that the first end is disposed near the second end, the first end configured and arranged to detachably attach to the second end to secure the lined pouch assembly to a strap on a garment configured to be worn by a user, wherein one of the first and second ends of the clip have a magnet thereon and the other of the first and second ends of the clip have a ferromagnetic material thereon.

6. The removable lined pouch assembly of claim 5 wherein the first and second panels are constructed of polyurethane laminate.

7. The removable lined pouch assembly of claim 5 wherein the third and fourth panels are constructed of a dry handle knit.

8. The removable lined pouch assembly of claim 7 wherein the pouch is removably attached to a back portion of a sports bra such that the pouch is configured to be positioned in a upper middle back portion of a user.

9. A combination, comprising:

a sports bra having a pair of cups shaped to receive a woman's breasts, said cups being joined by a cleavage portion of the bra between proximate edges thereof and by a back portion of the bra between distal edges thereof; and,

a lined pouch assembly removably attached to the back portion of the sports bra, the lined pouch assembly comprising a first elongate panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the first elongate panel constructed of a waterproof material,

a second elongate panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the second elongate panel constructed of a waterproof material, the second elongate panel attached to the first elongate panel along the bottom edge, left side edge and right side edge to form a first pouch member having an opening bordered by the top edge of the first elongate panel and the top edge of the second elongate panel, the first pouch member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface forming an inside surface of the double walled pouch assembly;

a third elongate panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the third elongate panel constructed of a microfiber material having wicking properties;

a fourth elongate panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge disposed opposite from the first side edge, the fourth elongate panel constructed of a microfiber material having wicking properties;

the third and fourth elongate panels attached to each other along the bottom edges and the left and right side edges to form a second pouch member having an opening bordered by the top edge of the third elongate panel and the top edge of the fourth elongate panel, the second pouch member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface forming an outside surface of the double walled pouch assembly;

the first pouch member disposed inside the second pouch member,

a zipper assembly having a first tape supporting a first set of teeth, a second tape supporting a second set of teeth, a slider body, and a pull tab, the top edges of the first and third elongate panels joined through attachment to the first tape and the top edges of the second and fourth elongate panels joined through attachment to the second tape;

the zipper assembly configured and arranged to provide a closure for the top openings of the first and second pouches;

an elongate clip having a body extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end, the clip attached to one of the third and fourth elongate panels, the clip capable of folding about a midportion of the body such that the first end is disposed near the second end, the first end configured and arranged to detachably attach to the second end to secure the double walled pouch assembly to a strap on a garment configured to be worn by a user, wherein one of the first and second ends of the clip have a magnet thereon and the other of the first and second ends of the clip have a ferromagnetic material thereon; and,

wherein the lined pouch assembly has an outside surface formed from a microfiber material with wicking properties and has an inside surface formed from a water proof material and has a closeable, top opening configured and arranged to receive items for storage inside the double walled pouch assembly; and,

wherein the lined pouch assembly is removably attached to the back portion by placing the first and second ends of the clip on opposite sides of the back portion of the sports bra such that they are disposed near and held together by the magnetic attraction such that the lined pouch assembly is configured to stay in position in an upper middle back area of a user during activity by the user.

10. A method of securing a pouch to a sports bra, the method comprising:

providing a pouch with an inverted U-shaped clip attached thereto;

providing a sports bra having a pair of cups shaped to receive a woman's breasts, said cups being joined by a cleavage portion of the bra between proximate edges thereof and by a back portion of the bra between distal edges thereof;

sliding the pouch inside the back portion of the sports bra and supporting the pouch by engagement of the first and second ends of the clip on opposite sides of the back portion such that the pouch is configured to be supported substantially in a upper, middle back area of a user.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the clip has a body with a first end and a second end, the clip being capable of folding about a midportion of the body such that the first end is disposed near the second end, the first end configured and arranged to detachably attach to the second end to secure the pouch assembly to a strap on a garment configured to be worn by a user, wherein one of the first and second ends of the clip have a magnet thereon and the other of the first and second ends of the clip have a ferromagnetic material thereon.