Pants with cargo pocket to accommodate thigh rig

A cargo pocket system for pants intended for weapon-carrying personnel, to accommodate a thigh rig holster, comprising:

• a fabric panel,
• at least one front pocket secured on the fabric panel, covering a portion of the fabric panel but leaving a laterally adjacent space uncovered on the fabric panel, the space being wide enough for a thigh rig holster to lie against the fabric panel at said space, laterally adjacent to the front pocket, without blocking access to the top of the front pocket, and
• the front pocket being secured to the fabric panel at securement positions near top and bottom ends of the front pocket and the securement positions leaving unobstructed pass-through clearance between the front pocket and the fabric panel sufficient to allow at least one generally horizontal strap of a thigh rig holster to slide horizontally through the clearance to be positioned in engagement around the pants leg with the holster positioned at said space and adjacent to the front pocket.

Pants for weapon-carrying personnel, with a cargo pocket system arranged to accommodate a thigh rig holster, comprising:

• an outer fabric panel on a thigh area of a leg of the pants,
• at least one front pocket secured onto the outer fabric panel, and covering a portion of the outer fabric panel but leaving a laterally adjacent space uncovered on the outer fabric panel, the space being wide enough for a thigh rig holster to lie against the outer fabric panel at said space, laterally adjacent to the front pocket, without blocking access to the top of the front pocket, and
• the front pocket being secured to the outer fabric panel of at securement positions near top and bottom ends of the front pocket and with the securement positions leaving unobstructed pass-through clearance between the front pocket and said outer fabric panel sufficient to allow at least one generally horizontal strap of a thigh rig holster to slide horizontally through the clearance to be positioned in engagement around the pants leg with the holster positioned at said space and adjacent to the front pocket.

A method for wearing a thigh rig while preserving access to cargo pockets on the outer side of the thigh on a pair of pants, comprising:

• the user's wearing a pair of cargo pants having, at the side of the thigh of a pants leg, at least one outer pocket secured to the pants in such a way as to leave a pass-through clearance behind the outer pocket to allow a portion of a thigh rig to slide through the clearance, and
• attaching a thigh rig to the pants leg, including installation of straps around the pants leg, and including extending straps of the thigh rig through the pass-through clearance back of the outer pocket such that a portion of the thigh rig extends to a position back of the outer pocket and a holster of the thigh rig lies laterally adjacent to the outer pocket, then securing the straps around the thigh,
• thereby providing convenient access to both the holster and the outer pocket.