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US 11,553,741 B2Granted
Athletic shorts with moisture protection features and readily accessible pockets
AssigneeJonathan Malchi
InventorJonathan Malchi
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to athletic shorts, such as those that can be worn while playing tennis, with moisture protection features and including readily accessible pockets, such as pockets that hold tennis balls in a manner that makes those balls readily accessible during a tennis match. An example pair of shorts includes a pocket accessible via an opening, and a rib biased toward a centerline of the opening and configured to direct fluid away from the opening. This disclosure also relates to a corresponding method.
Claims19
A pair of shorts, comprising:
- a pocket accessible via an opening;
- a liner configured to hold contents placed in the pocket;
- and
- a rib biased toward a centerline of the opening and configured to direct fluid away from the opening, wherein the rib is formed by rolling material forming the liner.
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A pair of shorts, comprising:
- a waistband,
- a pelvis portion,
- a right leg portion,
- a left leg portion,
- wherein a material providing an outer layer of the pelvis portion, an outer layer of the right leg portion, and an outer layer of the left leg portion is water resistant and is not waterproof,
- wherein the right leg and left leg portions each include a pocket, each pocket being accessible by a respective opening and comprising:
- a rib biased toward a centerline of the respective opening and configured to direct fluid away from the respective opening, wherein the rib projects outward of adjacent material of the pair of shorts,
- a liner configured to hold contents placed in the pocket, wherein the liner includes a first piece of material, wherein the first piece of material includes an inner layer facing an interior of the pocket and made of a waterproof material, and wherein the first piece of material further includes an outer layer on an opposite side of the inner layer of the first piece of material as the interior of the pocket, wherein the liner further includes a second piece of material connected to the first piece of material, and wherein the second piece of material includes an inner layer facing the interior of the pocket and made of a waterproof material, and wherein the second piece of material further includes an outer layer on an opposite side of the inner layer of the second piece of material as the interior of the pocket,
- wherein the first and second pieces of material are joined together at an interface using adhesive and not using stitching, and
- wherein the pair of shorts does not include any fasteners configured to close the opening and the pair of shorts does not include any flaps configured to cover the opening,
- wherein the rib is formed by rolling material of the liner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.