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US 12,628,886 B2Granted
Stowable upper-torso support garment
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsGreta R. Brucker, Elizabeth H. Koopman, Lisa L. Mechanic
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Abstract
A self-stowing support garment for an upper-torso of a wearer. The garment features an integrally formed pocket on its back, which can be inverted or folded inside-out. The remaining portion of the garment is then pushed into the inverted pocket space. Some examples include a tunnel at the pocket opening with a drawcord for tightening. When stowed, the garment assumes the form of a small pouch, providing greater convenience and modesty compared to carrying the support garment openly.
Claims19
An upper-torso support garment comprising:
- a front portion configured to cover a chest region of a wearer;
- a back portion that is coupled via shoulder straps to the front portion and that comprises:
- an outer layer having a first top edge;
- an inner layer that is affixed to the outer layer, that is spaced apart from the outer layer by an interstitial space, and that comprises a second top edge;
- a pocket structure that is positioned inside the interstitial space and that comprises at least one pocket panel affixed to at least one of the first top edge and the second top edge, wherein the at least one pocket panel at least partially encloses a pocket space and the pocket space is accessible between the first top edge and the second top edge;
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- a lower band that at least partially defines a bottom edge of the pocket structure.
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An upper-torso support garment comprising:
- a front portion configured to cover a chest region of a wearer;
- a back portion that is coupled via shoulder straps to the front portion and that comprises:
- an outer-facing surface at least partially formed by an outermost layer of material and an inner-facing surface at least partially formed by an innermost layer of material, the outer-facing surface and the inner-facing surface at least partially affixed to each other along a perimeter edge and a lower band to form an interstitial space therebetween;
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- a pocket structure that at least partially encloses a pocket space and that is at least partially formed by a first pocket panel and a second pocket panel, the pocket structure located at least partially within the interstitial space, the pocket structure having a pocket opening defined by at least a first top edge at least partially formed by the outer layer and a second top edge at least partially formed by the inner layer, the pocket space being accessible between the first top edge and the second top edge, and the pocket structure having a bottom edge at least partially defined by the lower band.
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An upper-torso support garment comprising:
- a front portion configured to cover a chest region of a wearer;
- a back portion that is coupled via shoulder straps to the front portion and that comprises:
- an outer layer having a first top edge;
- an inner layer that is affixed to the outer layer, that is spaced apart from the outer layer by an interstitial space, and that comprises a second top edge;
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- a pocket structure that is positioned inside the interstitial space and that comprises at least one pocket panel affixed to at least one of the first top edge and the second top edge, wherein the at least one pocket panel at least partially encloses a pocket space and the pocket space is accessible between the first top edge and the second top edge,
- wherein the support garment includes a first state and a second state, wherein the first state comprises the support garment in a wearable configuration with the at least one pocket panel positioned in the interstitial space, and wherein the second state comprises a stowage configuration in which the pocket space is inverted and comprises an inverted pocket space and the at least one pocket panel is positioned external to the inverted pocket space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.