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US 12,369,659 B2Granted
Garment pocket
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsCadman J. Cherry, Luke Hammer, Heather E. Radich
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Abstract
Aspects herein provide for a pocket structure for a garment that is configured to effectively stow and secure objects such as balls. The pocket structure comprises a gusset insert located on an outer-facing panel of the pocket structure and a pleat structure located on an inner-facing panel of the pocket structure. The gusset insert and the pleat structure work in combination to increase the interior volume of the pocket structure to effectively accommodate the stored object.
Claims12
A garment comprising:
- a first panel of material defining at least a first torso portion comprising a waist opening and a first leg portion, the first panel of material comprising a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is located a first distance from the waist opening of the garment, wherein the first aperture is defined by two or more respective edges;
- a first gusset insert spanning the first aperture on an inner facing surface of the first leg portion of the first panel of material, the first gusset insert having a first long axis and a first short axis, wherein the first gusset insert is positioned between and affixed to the two or more respective edges of the first aperture, and wherein a distance between the two or more respective edges defining the first aperture is smaller in an unexpanded state of the first gusset insert compared to an expanded state of the first gusset insert;
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- a second panel of material affixed to the inner facing surface of the first leg portion of the first panel of material, the second panel of material comprising a first pleat structure, the first pleat structure being in parallel alignment with the first long axis of the first gusset insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.