# US 2014/0196194 A1 · Athletic apparel outer garment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196194 A1 - Document ID: US20140196194A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/229,619 - Filed: 2014-03-28 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2011-11-24 - Assignees: Apparition Marketing Pty Ltd - Applicants: Apparition Marketing Pty Ltd - Inventors: Linda Clarke; Lauri Cummings - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196194A1 ## CPC - A41D 1/002: {adapted to accommodate electronic equipment (patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085)} - A41D 1/08: specially adapted for sporting purposes - A41D 1/089: Shorts - A41D 1/14: Skirts - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES ## Abstract An athletic apparel outer garment is provided for use with a portable electronic device. The outer garment has a waistband formed from elastically deformable material and a carrying space formed between the waistband and an at least partially sheer outer panel. The carrying space has an aperture and is located at a front portion of the waistband. The carrying space is adapted to receive, via the aperture, the portable electronic device, with a display of the portable electronic device facing outwardly, such that the display of the portable electronic device is viewable and operable by a user through the outer panel, e.g., during exercise, ## Claims ### Claim 1 An athletic apparel outer garment for use with a portable electronic device, the outer garment comprising: a waistband formed at least partially from elastically deformable material; and a carrying space formed between the waistband and an at least partially sheer outer panel, the carrying space having an aperture and being located at a front portion of the waistband, wherein the garment is configured such that the portable electronic device is insertable into the carrying space via said aperture, with a display of the portable electronic device facing outwardly, such that the display of the portable electronic device is viewable and operable by a user through the outer panel during exercise. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The athletic apparel outer garment of claim 1, wherein the aperture is formed on the outside of the waistband and is accessible from outside the outer garment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The athletic apparel outer garment of claim 1, wherein the aperture is elastically deformable and in an undeformed state, the aperture is smaller than a width of the carrying space, to retain the portable electronic device within the carrying space, and in a deformed state, the aperture expands in size to allow the portable electronic device to be inserted into and removed from the carrying space. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The athletic apparel outer garment of claim 1, wherein the outer panel is sufficiently sheer to allow direct contact between a user's finger and the display of the portable electronic device, so as to allow operation of a capacitive touchscreen of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The athletic apparel outer garment of claim 1, wherein the outer panel is sufficiently sheer to provide 50% visibility of the display panel of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The athletic apparel device of claim 1, wherein the outer panel has linear fiber density of about 30 denier or less. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The athletic apparel outer garment of claim 1, wherein the carrying space is generally rectangular, with a longest dimension extending in a circumferential direction of the waistband, and formed by seaming the outer panel to the waistband along a top edge, a bottom edge and opposing side edges, the aperture being provided at or near one of the side edges. ### Claim 8 An athletic apparel outer garment and a portable electronic device designed to be used in combination, the garment comprising: a waistband formed from elastically deformable material; and a carrying space formed between the waistband and an at least partially sheer outer panel, the carrying space having an aperture and being located at a front portion of the waistband. wherein the portable electronic device is insertable into the carrying space via said aperture, with a display of the portable electronic device facing outwardly, such that the display of the portable electronic device is viewable and operable by a user through the outer panel during exercise. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The athletic apparel outer garment and portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the aperture is formed on the outside of the waistband and is accessible from outside the outer garment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The athletic apparel outer garment and portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the aperture is elastically deformable and in an undeformed state, the aperture is smaller than a width of the portable electronic device, enabling the portable electronic device to be retained within the carrying space, and in a deformed state, the aperture is able to expand to a sire sufficient to allow the portable electronic device to be inserted into and removed from the carrying space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The athletic apparel outer garment and portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the outer panel is sufficiently sheer to allow direct contact between a user's finger and the display of the portable electronic device, so as to allow operation of a capacitive touchscreen of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The athletic apparel outer garment and portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the outer panel is sufficiently sheer to provide 50% visibility of the display panel of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The athletic apparel device and portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the outer panel has linear fiber density of about 30 denier or less, ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The athletic apparel outer garment and portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the carrying space is generally rectangular, with a longest dimension extending in a circumferential direction of the waistband, and formed by seaming the outer panel to the waistband along a top edge, a bottom edge and opposing side edges, the aperture being provided at or near one of the side edges. ### Claim 15 An outer garment, comprising: a waistband configured to fit around a waste of a user; and an outer panel secured to the waste band, wherein the outer panel comprises a sheer portion, wherein the outer panel and the waistband together define a carrying space therebetween and an aperture communicating with the carrying space, the aperture being configured to receive a portable electronic device therethrough to the carrying space, and wherein the sheer portion of the outer panel is configured to allow viewing of a display of the portable electronic device through the outer panel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The garment of claim 15, wherein the carrying space has a circumferential dimension, extending along the waistband, and a vertical dimension extending generally perpendicular to the waistband, wherein the circumferential dimension is greater than the vertical dimension. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The garment of claim 15, wherein the sheer portion of the outer panel is configured to allow operation of a capacitive touchscreen of the display of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The garment of claim 17, wherein the sheer portion has a linear fiber density of less than about 30 denier. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The garment of claim 15, wherein the sheer portion allows about 50% visibility of a display of the portable electronic device, when a portable electronic device is received in the carrying space.