Clothing with retention structure in pocket

A pocket on an article of clothing, said pocket comprising:

• a wall, said wall at least partially closing a volume;
• and
• a retention member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a middle portion, said first and second side portions of said retention member being fixed to said wall in said volume by respective first and second attachment areas of said first and second side portions, said middle portion of said retention member being at least partially spaced apart from said wall to which said retention member is attached so as to define an inwardly tapered securement space between said retention member and said wall, said inwardly tapered securement space being generally open at said top edge of said retention member so as to permit the passage of a device into said inwardly tapered securement space, and said inwardly tapered securement space having a cross-sectional area that continually decreases from said top edge of said retention member to said bottom edge of said retention member so that said device is held within said inwardly tapered securement space in a wedged manner, said first and second attachment areas being separated from one another by said inwardly tapered securement space, and said retention member being formed from a resilient material such that, when said device is inserted into said inwardly tapered securement space, said retention member elastically deforms so as to snuggly engage said device being held in said inwardly tapered securement space.

A clothing apparatus comprising:

• a pocket including at least one side wall;
• and
• a resilient band having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a middle portion, said first and second side portions of said resilient band being secured to said at least one side wall of said pocket by respective first and second attachment areas of said first and second side portions, said middle portion of said resilient band being at least partially spaced apart from said at least one side wall to which said resilient band is attached so as to define an inwardly tapered securement space between said resilient band and said at least one side wall, said inwardly tapered securement space being generally open at said top edge of said resilient band so as to permit the passage of a device into said inwardly tapered securement space, and said inwardly tapered securement space having a cross-sectional area that continually decreases from said top edge of said resilient band to said bottom edge of said resilient band so that said device is held within said inwardly tapered securement space in a wedged manner, said first and second attachment areas being separated from one another by said inwardly tapered securement space, and said resilient band being formed from a resilient material such that, when said device is inserted into said inwardly tapered securement space, said resilient band elastically deforms so as to snuggly engage said device being held in said inwardly tapered securement space.