Personal article storage apparatus
OwnerKelli A. Cliftinventor
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Abstract
An article storage apparatus includes a flexible panel that can be held against the upper torso of a person by an upper strap looped around the person's neck and a lower strap running around the sides and back of the person. The panel provides a support surface for a plurality of pocket structures that are sized to carry various articles normally carried by a person in a purse or in the person's pants pockets. The apparatus provides additional storage capacity for a person wearing conventional pants, or a primary storage device for a person wearing some other garment, such as shorts or a track suit.
Claims1
An article storage apparatus comprising:
- a flexible panel having a front face and a rear face, said rear face being adapted for positionment against a person's upper torso;
- a plurality of article-containment pocket structures carried on said panel;
- each pocket structure having an access opening accesible to the person wearing the article storage apparatus;
- a first strap means (20) having opposite ends thereof attached to said panel to form a flexible loop adapted to extend around a person's neck;
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- a second strap means (22) connected to said panel, and adapted to extend in a generally horizontal plane around the upper torso of a person, whereby the panel is retained in position against the person's torso;
- said first strap means having a first length adjustment means (30);
- said second strap means having a second length adjustment means;
- said second length, adjustment means comprising a buckle structure (34) attached to said second strap means for slidable adjusting movement along said first strap means, and an achorage element (24) carried by said panel;
- said second strap means extending from said buckle structure downwardly through said anchorage element for extension around the person's torso;
- said buckle structure being slidably adjustable on said first strap means to vary the spacing between said buckle structure and said anchorage element, so as to vary the relationship of said second strap means to the anchorage element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.