Sports top with built-in bottle holder
OwnerDavid Knutsoninventor
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Abstract
A sports top is adapted for releasably holding a fluid container. The sports top includes a body fabric for being worn on an upper torso of a wearer. The body fabric has a front and back joined together and defining a pair of armholes and a neckhole. A pocket panel is formed with the back of the body fabric, and cooperates with the body fabric to form a pocket. The pocket has an open mouth, closed sides, and a bottom. A shape-retaining insert opens the mouth of the pocket such that the fluid container is readily inserted by the wearer into the pocket of the sports top during wear.
Claims20
A sports top adapted for releasably holding a fluid container, comprising:
- (a) a body fabric for being worn on an upper torso of a wearer, and comprising a front and back joined together and defining a pair of armholes and a neckhole;
- (b) a pocket panel formed with the back of said body fabric, and cooperating with said body fabric to form a pocket, said pocket comprising a container-receiving mouth and attached sides;
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- (c) means for opening the mouth of said pocket such that the fluid container is readily inserted by the wearer into said pocket of said sports top during wear.
In combination with a fluid container, a sports top adapted for releasably holding said fluid container, said sports top comprising:
- (a) a body fabric for being worn on an upper torso of a wearer, and comprising a front and back joined together and defining a pair of armholes and a neckhole;
- (b) a pocket panel formed with the back of said body fabric, and cooperating with said body fabric to form a pocket, said pocket comprising a container-receiving mouth and attached sides;
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- (c) means for opening the mouth of said pocket such that the fluid container is readily inserted by the wearer into said pocket of said sports top during wear.
A garment adapted for releasably holding a fluid container, comprising:
- (a) a body fabric for being worn by a wearer;
- (b) a pocket panel formed with said body fabric, and cooperating with said body fabric to form a pocket, said pocket comprising a container-receiving mouth and attached sides;
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- (c) means for opening the mouth of said pocket such that the fluid container is readily inserted by the wearer into said pocket of said garment during wear.
A method for carrying a beverage while jogging, comprising the steps of:
- (a) wearing a sports top;
- (b) inserting a fluid container in a pocket formed with the sports top, the pocket having a container-receiving mouth and means for opening the mouth to allow ready insertion of the fluid container in the pocket while jogging;
- (c) removing the fluid container from the pocket for drinking;
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- (d) after drinking, reinserting the fluid container in the pocket through the open mouth of the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.