Garment with pocket accessible for a person alongside a wearer of the garment

1. An upper garment for use by both a wearer and a person positioned alongside the wearer, the upper garment comprising:

a main body providing a trunk opening, a neck opening, and two arm openings, the main body including a chest portion and a back portion,

a first sleeve and a second sleeve, each sleeve extending from one of the arm openings of the main body, wherein each of the sleeves of the garment defines an elbow level, a rear portion, and an inner portion, and

a first pocket located in the first sleeve and wherein the first pocket includes an opening and an internal space having a depth dimension and a width dimension, wherein the depth dimension extends in a direction away from the opening, and wherein the opening of the first pocket is located on the rear portion of the first sleeve above the elbow level and the depth dimension extends from the opening toward the inner portion of the first sleeve, and wherein the internal space is sized and the opening and the depth dimension are configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer, and wherein the first pocket is internal to the upper garment and wherein the internal space of the first pocket is defined by an enclosed lining.

2. The upper garment according to claim 1 wherein the upper garment further comprises a second pocket located on the second sleeve above the elbow level and wherein the second pocket includes an opening and an internal space having a depth dimension and a width dimension, wherein the depth dimension extends in a direction away from the opening, and wherein the second pocket is internal to the upper garment and wherein the internal space of the second pocket is defined by an enclosed lining.

3. The upper garment according to claim 2 wherein the opening of the second pocket is located on the rear portion of the second sleeve and the depth dimension extends from the opening toward the inner portion of the second sleeve.

4. The upper garment according to claim 1 further comprising second, third, and fourth pockets, wherein each pocket is internal to the upper garment, and each pocket having an internal space defined by an enclosed lining, an opening, and a depth dimension configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer.

5. The upper garment of claim 4 wherein the back portion defines a vertical centerline and wherein the third pocket is located in the back portion to one side of the vertical centerline and the depth dimension of the third pocket extends away from the vertical centerline.

6. The upper garment of claim 5 wherein the internal space of the third pocket is sized and the opening and the depth dimension are configured to receive the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer when the wearer wears the garment and the person reaches across the vertical centerline of the back portion of the garment to insert the hand through the opening and into the third pocket.

7. The upper garment according to claim 6 , wherein the fourth pocket is located on the back portion on the other side of the vertical centerline from the third pocket and wherein the third pocket is accessible by the person when standing to one side of the wearer and the fourth pocket is accessible by the person when standing to the other side of the wearer.

8. The upper garment of claim 1 wherein the opening of the first pocket includes a closure mechanism.

9. The upper garment of claim 1 further comprising second, third, and fourth pockets, wherein each pocket is internal to the upper garment, and each pocket having an internal space defined by an enclosed lining, an opening, and a depth dimension and a width dimension configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer, and wherein each opening of each of the pockets includes a closure mechanism.

10. An upper garment for use by both a wearer and a person positioned alongside the wearer, the person having a hand, the upper garment comprising:

a main body providing a trunk opening, a neck opening, and two arm openings, the main body including a chest portion and a back portion, wherein the back portion defines a vertical centerline; and

the garment further including a first sleeve and a second sleeve, each sleeve extending from one of the arm openings of the main body, wherein each of the sleeves of the garment defines an elbow level, a rear portion, and an inner portion,

a first pocket located in the first sleeve and wherein the first pocket includes an opening and an internal space having a depth dimension and a width dimension, wherein the depth dimension extends in a direction away from the opening, and wherein the opening of the first pocket is located on the rear portion above the elbow level of the first sleeve and the depth dimension extends from the opening toward the inner portion of the first sleeve, and wherein the internal space is sized and the opening and the depth dimension are configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer, and wherein the first pocket is internal to the upper garment and wherein the internal space of the first pocket is defined by an enclosed lining; and

and a second pocket located in the back portion of the main body, wherein the second pocket includes a substantially vertical opening and an internal space having a depth dimension and a width dimension, wherein the depth dimension extends in a direction away from the vertical centerline, and wherein the internal space is sized and the opening and the depth dimension are configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer when the wearer wears the garment and the person reaches across the vertical centerline of the back portion of the garment to insert the hand through the opening and into the first pocket.

11. The upper garment according to claim 10 , wherein the back portion defines a horizontal midline perpendicular to the vertical centerline, and further wherein the back portion defines an upper left quadrant above the midline and left of the centerline, an upper right quadrant above the midline and right of the centerline, a lower left quadrant below the midline and left of the centerline, and a lower right quadrant below the midline and right of the centerline, and further wherein the second pocket is located in one of the lower quadrants.

12. The upper garment of claim 11 further comprising a third pocket located in the other one of the lower quadrants.

13. The upper garment of claim 11 wherein the depth dimension of the second pocket extends substantially horizontally.

14. The upper garment of claim 11 wherein the opening of the second pocket is positioned to one side of the vertical centerline of the garment and the depth dimension of the pocket extends away from the vertical centerline of the garment.

15. The upper garment of claim 10 further comprising a third pocket located on the back portion of the garment, wherein the second and third pockets are located on different sides of the vertical centerline of the back portion of the garment, and further wherein one of the pockets is accessible to the person when standing to the left of the wearer and the other pocket is accessible to the person when standing to the right of the wearer.

16. The upper garment according to claim 10 wherein the depth dimension of the second pocket extends away from the vertical centerline of the back portion of the garment.

17. The upper garment according to claim 10 wherein the opening of the second pocket is selectively closable.

18. The upper garment according to claim 10 wherein a third pocket is located on the second sleeve and is configured to receive the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer.

19. An upper garment for use by both a wearer and a person positioned alongside the wearer on either side of the wearer, the person having a hand, the upper garment comprising:

a main body providing a trunk opening, a neck opening, and two arm openings, the main body including a chest portion and a back portion, wherein the back portion defines a vertical centerline; and wherein the garment further includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve, each sleeve extending from one of the arm openings of the main body, wherein each of the sleeves of the garment defines an elbow level, a rear portion, and an inner portion, and

a first pocket and a second pocket, each pocket located in a respective one of the sleeves, wherein each pocket includes a substantially vertical opening and an internal space having a depth dimension and a width dimension, wherein the depth dimension of each of the first and second pockets extends in a direction away from the opening, and wherein the opening of each pocket is located above the elbow level on the rear portion of the respective sleeve and the depth dimension extends from the opening toward the inner portion of the respective sleeve, and wherein each internal space is sized and the opening and the depth dimension of each pocket are configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer, and wherein the internal space of the first pocket is defined by an enclosed lining; and

a third pocket and a fourth pocket, wherein each of the third and fourth pockets is internal to the upper garment, and each of the third and fourth pockets having an internal space defined by an enclosed lining, an opening, and a depth dimension configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer, and further wherein the third pocket is located to one side of the vertical centerline and the depth dimension of the third pocket extends in a direction away from the vertical centerline, and wherein the fourth pocket is located on the other side of the vertical centerline and the depth dimension of the fourth pocket extends in a direction away from the vertical centerline, and wherein the internal space of each of the third and fourth pockets is sized and the opening and the depth dimension of each of the third and fourth pockets are configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer when the wearer wears the garment and the person reaches across the vertical centerline of the back portion of the garment to insert the hand through the opening and into one of the third and fourth pockets.

20. An upper garment for use by both a wearer and a person positioned alongside the wearer on either side of the wearer, the upper garment comprising:

a main body providing a trunk opening, a neck opening, and two arm openings, the main body including a chest portion and a back portion,

a first sleeve and a second sleeve, each sleeve extending from one of the arm openings of the main body, wherein each of the sleeves defines an elbow level, a rear portion, and an inner portion, and

a first pocket located in the first sleeve, the first pocket including an opening and an internal space having a depth dimension and a width dimension, wherein the opening of the first pocket is located above the elbow level on the rear portion of the first sleeve and the depth dimension extends away from the opening toward the inner portion of the first sleeve, and wherein the internal space of the first pocket is defined by an enclosed lining, and wherein the internal space of the first pocket is sized and the opening and the depth dimension are configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer, and

a second pocket located in the second sleeve, the second pocket including an opening and an internal space having a depth dimension and a width dimension, wherein the opening of the second pocket is located above the elbow level on the rear portion of the second sleeve and the depth dimension extends away from the opening toward the inner portion of the second sleeve, and wherein the internal space of the second pocket is defined by an enclosed lining, and wherein the internal space of the second pocket is sized and the opening and the depth dimension are configured to receive within the internal space the hand of the person positioned alongside the wearer.