Secure pocket structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsPatrick D. Boyd, Amanda Tindell, Mark A. Van Weerd
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a pocket structure that facilitates the secure storage of items stowed within the pocket structure. The pocket structure includes inner and outer pocket layers and a funnel-shaped structure positioned in the space between the inner and outer pocket layers. The funnel-shaped structure comprises an inlet opening that forms an opening to the pocket structure and an outlet opening that is in communication with the space between the inner and outer pocket layers. The outlet opening has a smaller circumference compared to the inlet opening.
Claims16
A pocket structure for a garment, the pocket structure comprising:
- an outer pocket layer;
- an inner pocket layer, the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer defining a pocket space therebetween;
- a first channel structure positioned in the pocket space between the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer, the first channel structure having an inlet opening that forms an opening to the pocket structure and an outlet opening opposite the inlet opening that is in communication with the pocket space;
- a second channel structure spaced from the first channel structure, and positioned in the pocket space between the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer, the second channel structure having an inlet opening that forms a second opening to the pocket structure and an outlet opening opposite the inlet opening that is in communication with the pocket space,
- wherein when the first channel structure is in a flattened state, the first channel structure includes a first edge having a first length that extends from an upper end of the inlet opening to an upper end of the outlet opening,
- wherein when the second channel structure is in a flattened state, the second channel structure includes a first edge having a first length that extends from an upper end of the inlet opening to an upper end of the outlet opening;
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- a tether structure having a first end coupled to the first edge of the first channel structure and a second end coupled to the first edge of the second channel structure.
A garment comprising:
- a first pocket structure comprising:
- an outer pocket layer;
- an inner pocket layer, the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer defining a pocket space therebetween;
- a first funnel-shaped structure positioned in the pocket space between the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer, the first funnel-shaped structure having an inlet opening that forms a first opening to the first pocket structure and an outlet opening opposite the inlet opening that is in communication with the pocket space;
- a second funnel-shaped structure positioned in the pocket space between the outer pocket layer and the inner pocket layer, the second funnel-shaped structure having an inlet opening that forms a second opening to the second pocket structure and an outlet opening opposite the inlet opening that is in communication with the pocket space;
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- a tether structure having a first end coupled to the first funnel-shaped A structure and a second end coupled to the second funnel-shaped structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.