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US 7,396,274 B2Granted
Bicycle garment
OwnerHolly Wiegmanninventor
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Abstract
A bicycle shirt or similar garment having a relatively large pocket positioned on the back of the top, the top further comprising a torso-encircling elastic band, which is incorporated within the bottom opening of a shelf bra in the main embodiment, wherein the pocket is provided with an elastic band that is connected to the torso-encircling elastic band such that stress on the pocket elastic band is transferred or shared by the torso-encircling elastic band.
Claims18
A bicycle top garment comprising in combination:
- a front, a back, opposing side seams, a bottom opening and a top opening;
- an external pocket having an upper edge defining an access opening, said external pocket positioned on said back such that said pocket is exposed when said garment is worn;
- a separate pocket elastic band affixed to and extending along said upper edge of said external pocket;
- a torso-encircling elastic band;
- wherein said pocket elastic band is joined to said torso-encircling elastic band such that pulling on said pocket elastic band pulls on said torso-encircling band and such that pulling on said torso-encircling band pulls on said pocket elastic band, such that stress applied to said pocket elastic band is transferred to said torso-encircling elastic band rather than to said back.
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A bicycle top garment comprising:
- a front, a back, opposing side seams, a bottom opening and a top opening;
- an external pocket having an upper edge defining an access opening and a separate pocket elastic band extending along said upper edge;
- a torso-encircling elastic band;
- wherein said pocket elastic band is joined to said torso-encircling elastic band such that pulling on said pocket elastic band pulls on said torso-encircling band and such that pulling on said torso-encircling band pulls on said pocket elastic band, such that stress applied to said pocket elastic band is transferred to said torso-encircling elastic band;
- wherein said pocket elastic band comprises two ends, and wherein said ends of said pocket elastic band are connected to said torso-encircling band;
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- further comprising a pair of bridging members, and wherein said bridging members connect said ends of said pocket elastic band to said torso-encircling band.
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A bicycle top garment comprising in combination:
- a front, a back, opposing side seams, a bottom opening and a top opening;
- an external pocket having an upper edge defining an access opening, said pocket upper edge extending completely between said side seams, said external pocket positioned on said back such that said pocket is exposed when said garment is worn;
- a torso-encircling elastic band, a rear portion of said torso-encircling elastic band affixed to and extending along said pocket upper edge;
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- an elastic band segment connected to said torso-encircling elastic band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.