WEARABLE ARTICLE WITH A WATERTIGHT INNER POCKET

Abstract

A wearable article having at least one water-tight inner pocket made of at least one water-tight material and which can be closed by a water-tight closure. Securing elements attach the water-tight inner pocket to wearable material of the wearable article. An outer surface of the water-tight inner pocket faces inside the wearable article and is at least partially received in an inner material layer.

Claims

1. A wearable article comprising wearable material, an inner material layer, and at least one water-tight inner pocket, wherein the inner pocket is formed of at least one water-tight material and can be closed in a water-tight and dirt-resistant manner by a water-tight closure; wherein, on the surface of the closure situated on the outside with respect to the inner pocket, securing elements arrange the water-tight inner pocket on the wearable material of the wearable article; and wherein an outer surface of the water-tight inner pocket faces inside the wearable article and is at least partially received in the inner a material layer.

2. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the inner pocket is at least one of stitched, glued, and/or welded to the wearable article.

3. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the water-tight inner pocket is detachably connected to the wearable article.

4. The wearable article according to claim 3, wherein the water-tight inner pocket is detachably connected to the wearable article by at least one zipper or by at least one hook and loop fastener.

5. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the material of the inner pocket is selected from a group comprising thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyamides (PA), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene, polystyrene cellulose acetate, Elastollan and combinations thereof.

6. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the water-tight inner pocket is at least partially permeable to air.

7. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the inside of the water-tight inner pocket is formed from a non-water-tight material.

8. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the inside of the water-tight inner pocket is formed from a water-repellent material.

9. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the water-tight closure is a zipper.

10. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the water-tight closure is a hook and loop fastener, a sealing, a flip hook and loop fastener, a magnetic closure, a zip closure, a screw closure, a click closure, a snap closure, a clamp closure or a combination thereof.

11. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the inner material layer is attached to the inner pocket by at least one connection point.

12. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the inner material layer supports and/or delimits the water-tight inner pocket.

13. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the inner material layer is formed in one piece with the water-tight inner pocket and forms the outermost layer of the inner pocket to come in contact with skin of a wearer.

14. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein at least at one end of the closure of the water-tight inner pocket, a holding device is arranged which serves as an opposite holding point for operating the closure.

15. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein a further smaller inner pocket is arranged on the inside of the water-tight inner pocket.

16. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the outside of the water-tight inner pocket is flocked with a further material to increase the wearing comfort.

17. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the wearable article is a pair of pants or a pair of swimming trunks, a bikini, a swimsuit, a wetsuit, a jacket, a sweater, or a T-shirt.

18. The wearable article according to claim 1, wherein the wearable article is a backpack, a handbag, a shoulder bag, a fanny pack, a side bag, a sports bag, a purse, or a toiletry bag.

19. The wearable article according to claim 12, wherein the inner material has a surface area that is larger than a surface area of the water-tight inner pocket and comes in contact with skin of a wearer.

Description

[0056] Further aspects of the invention arise from the following detailed description of a possible embodiment of the invention in connection with the drawing and the claims. It is to be noted that this example also comprises modifications or additions as they are directly obvious for the person skilled in the art. Furthermore, the preferred exemplary embodiments do not constitute a limitation of the invention so that modifications and additions are also within the scope of the present invention.

[0057] FIG. 1 shows a wearable article according to the invention with a watertight inner pocket;

[0058] FIG. 2 shows a detailed view of an exemplary embodiment according to the invention of the watertight inner pocket from FIG. 1;

[0059] FIG. 3 shows another exemplary embodiment according to the invention of the watertight inner pocket, in particular with respect to the arrangement of the material layer;

[0060] FIG. 4 shows another exemplary embodiment according to the invention of the wearable article;

[0061] FIG. 5 shows another exemplary embodiment according the invention of the wearable article;

[0062] FIG. 6 shows another exemplary embodiment according to the invention of the wearable article.

[0063] In the exemplary embodiment of the wearable article 10 in FIG. 1, the wearable article is a pair of short swimming trunks 10 with two laterally arranged watertight inner pockets 20, wherein in FIG. 1 the inner pocket 20 is only shown on the right side of the wearable article, seen from the front.

[0064] In FIG. 1, the watertight inner pocket 20 is rectangular in shape, but it can have any shape, such as square, round, oval, trapezoid or similar.

[0065] The watertight inner bag 20 in the present exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is made of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and does not have any flocking.

[0066] As can be seen in FIG. 1, the outer surface of the watertight inner pocket 20, thus the outward-facing surface inside the wearable article, is received by a material layer 50. In the case of the present exemplary swimming trunks 10, the material layer 50 is arranged between the inner pocket 20 and the leg of a wearer, so that the skin of the wearer comes into contact with the material layer 50 and not with the watertight material of the inner pocket 20, thus improving the wearing comfort.

[0067] The material layer 50 in FIG. 1 has a larger surface area than the inner pocket 20 and, in contrast to the rectangular inner pocket 20, is oval in shape.

[0068] In this exemplary embodiment, the material layer 50 is attached to the inner pocket 20 at four different connection points 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d, so that the inner pocket 20 is delimited and supported by the material layer 50. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the connection points 52c and 52d of the material layer 50 are connected at the corners of the inner pocket 20 to give the inner pocket 20 a certain degree of robustness. In this exemplary embodiment, the material layer is connected at the connection points 52a and 52b to the inner pocket as well as to the wearable article.

[0069] Attaching the material layer 50 to the inside pocket 20 can be carried out using conventional attachment methods, the connection in this example being a stitched connection.

[0070] In FIG. 2, a more detailed view of an inner pocket 20 according to the invention is shown.

[0071] As in FIG. 1, the inner pocket 20 has a rectangular shape. The inner pocket 20 has an edge 40 at its circumference to which the material layer 50 from FIG. 1 can be connected.

[0072] A watertight zipper 30 is arranged on one of the sides of the inner pocket 20. The zipper 30 has been stitched to the inner pocket 20 by means of a seam 33 to make it closable and completely watertight. Instead of stitching the zipper to the inner pocket 20, it can also be welded, glued or similar. The connection of the inner pocket 20 with the zipper 30 is done at the lateral tapes (not shown) of the zipper 30.

[0073] Furthermore, the zipper 30 has a slider 34, which has a slider handle 35 to facilitate the use thereof. To ensure easy operation even with gloves, the slider handle 35 can be equipped with a larger loop (not shown).

[0074] On the sides of the zipper 30 and above the side tapes thereof, there are two lateral securing means 32a, 32b, which at least partially cover the zipper 30. The securing means in this example are flaps 32a, 32b, which serve both as means for attaching the entire inner pocket 20 to the wearable article and also as further water protection for protecting the zipper 30 against water. The flaps 32a, 32b are preferably made of the same material as the inner pocket 20, or at least of a similar watertight material. The flaps 32a, 32b can be stitched, glued, welded to the wearable article or connected thereto by a combination thereof.

[0075] In FIG. 3, another embodiment of a wearable article 10 according to the invention is shown. This relates again to a pair of swimming trunks 10 which has at least one watertight inner pocket 20. In this exemplary embodiment, the material layer 50 has the same square shape as the inner pocket 20 but is connected to the inner pocket 20 only at the connection points 52a, 52b. However, the connection points 52c-d are directly connected to the wearable article.

[0076] FIG. 4 shows the same embodiment according to the invention as FIG. 3, with a holding device 60 being attached to the lower tape end of the zipper.

[0077] In FIG. 5, another embodiment of the wearable article similar to the one in FIG. 4 is shown, with the watertight inner pocket 20 being vertically attached to one side of the swimming trunks 10. In particular in this embodiment, the holding device 60 is important for making opening of the closure easier.

[0078] In such an embodiment, the material layer 50 prevents the leg pieces from sliding upwards and the inner pocket 20 from loosely facing outwards.

[0079] FIG. 6 shows another embodiment according to the invention of the wearable article. In this example too, the wearable article is a pair of swimming trunks 10, in which, however, an inner slip is arranged, as is often the case with swimming trunks. In this embodiment, this inner slip serves at the same time as a material layer 50, so that the inner pocket 20 is connected to the material layer 50 or to the inner slip, at the connection points 52a-d and is received by the inner slip.

REFERENCE LIST

[0080] 10 wearable article [0081] 20 watertight inner pocket [0082] 25 outer surface of watertight pocket [0083] 30 watertight zipper [0084] 32a, b securing means [0085] 33 seam [0086] 34 slider [0087] 35 slider handle [0088] 50 material layer [0089] 40 edge [0090] 52a, b, c, d connection points [0091] 60 holding device