Vest with integrated bulk product storage
OwnerRick Atkinson, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for a vest with integrated bulk product storage. The vest may be configured to be worn about a person's neck, with a front portion and a back portion. Each of the front and back portions includes one or more integrated bulk product storage compartments. Bulk product is poured into the compartment via a recloseable filling opening at or near the top of the vest, while bulk product is dispensed from the compartment via a recloseable dispensing opening at or near the bottom of the vest. The vest may also function as a safety vest by exhibiting a safety color and/or pattern.
Claims20
A vest with integrated bulk product storage, comprising:
- a top layer stitched to a bottom layer, thereby forming a front portion of the vest, a back portion of the vest, and a pair of shoulder-bearing portions of the vest configured about a neck opening of the vest;
- a pair of attachment straps configured to secure the front portion of the vest to the back portion of the vest;
- a front set of bulk product storage compartments disposed within the top layer stitched to the bottom layer of the front portion of the vest;
- a back set of bulk product storage compartments disposed within the top layer stitched to the bottom layer of the back portion of the vest;
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- wherein each respective bulk product storage compartment of the front set and the back set includes a corresponding top recloseable opening at or near a top of the respective bulk product storage compartment and a corresponding bottom recloseable opening at or near a bottom of the respective bulk product storage compartment, at least one of the corresponding top recloseable openings provides filling access through a single opening to a plurality of bulk product storage compartments of either the front set or the back set of bulk product storage compartments, and each respective bulk product storage compartment of the front set and the back set is formed within the top layer and the bottom layer by a stitching between the top layer and the bottom layer.
A method for storing and dispensing a bulk product from a safety vest configured to be worn about a neck of a person, the safety vest comprising:
- a top layer stitched to a bottom layer, thereby forming a front portion of the safety vest, a back portion of the safety vest, and a pair of shoulder-bearing portions of the safety vest configured about a neck opening of the safety vest;
- a pair of attachment straps configured to secure the front portion of the safety vest to the back portion of the safety vest;
- a front set of bulk product storage compartments disposed within the top layer stitched to the bottom layer of the front portion of the safety vest;
- a back set of bulk product storage compartments disposed within the top layer stitched to the bottom layer of the back portion of the safety vest;
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- each of the front portion and the back portion comprising a respective bulk product storage compartment, each respective bulk product storage compartment including a corresponding top recloseable opening at or near a top of the respective bulk product storage compartment and a corresponding bottom recloseable opening at or near a bottom of the respective bulk product storage compartment, at least one of the corresponding top recloseable openings providing filling access to a plurality of bulk product storage compartments of either the front set or the back set of bulk product storage compartments, and each respective bulk product storage compartment of the front set and the back set being formed within the top layer and the bottom layer by a stitching between the top layer and the bottom layer, the method comprising:
- filling each of the respective bulk product storage compartments integrated in the safety vest by pouring the bulk product into each of the corresponding top recloseable openings of the respective bulk product storage compartments;
- donning the filled safety vest by placing a head of the person through a neck opening of the filled safety vest;
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- dispensing the bulk product by opening each of the corresponding bottom recloseable openings of the respective bulk product storage compartments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.