US 12,465,101 B2
Garment with tension closure pocket
Jason Berns, Baltimore, MD (US); and Merida Miller, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/597,155.
Application 18/597,155 is a continuation of application No. 17/545,307, filed on Dec. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,925,223.
Application 17/545,307 is a continuation of application No. 16/527,831, filed on Jul. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,224,258, issued on Jan. 18, 2022.
Application 16/527,831 is a continuation of application No. 15/439,006, filed on Feb. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,398,183, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,102, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0407491 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A41D 27/20 (2006.01); A41D 1/085 (2018.01); A41F 9/00 (2006.01); A41B 9/00 (2006.01); A41B 9/02 (2006.01); A41D 1/08 (2018.01); A41D 1/21 (2018.01); A41D 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 27/205 (2013.01) [A41D 1/085 (2018.01); A41D 27/207 (2013.01); A41F 9/00 (2013.01); A41B 9/001 (2013.01); A41B 9/004 (2013.01); A41B 9/02 (2013.01); A41B 9/023 (2013.01); A41B 9/026 (2013.01); A41D 1/08 (2013.01); A41D 1/21 (2018.01); A41D 13/0012 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An article of clothing comprising:
a waist panel;
an intermediate panel coupled to the waist panel such that the waist panel and the intermediate panel form a pocket with an opening to the pocket defined along a free edge of the intermediate panel; and
an access panel positioned adjacent to the intermediate panel such that the intermediate panel is positioned between the waist panel and the access panel, the access panel covering the free edge of the intermediate panel and occluding the opening to the pocket, the access panel including a lower edge that extends across the intermediate panel and is non-linear relative to the free edge of the intermediate panel;
wherein the free edge of the intermediate panel is moveable between a first position when the pocket is empty and closed and a second position wherein the pocket is open and filled, wherein the lower edge of the access panel remains non-linear relative to the free edge of the intermediate panel when the intermediate panel is in the first position and in the second position.