Pouch device built into a scarf for insertion and concealment of a face mask

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a scarf with a pouch designed to accommodate commercially available face masks. The scarf and the pouch are made of fabric and the pouch is situated on the reverse side of the scarf at the top edge in the center of the scarf. The top and bottom edges of the pouch are sewn into place on the scarf with openings on the left and right sides of the pouch where the facemask can be inserted and securely held in place. The pouch can accommodate various types of commercially available facemasks and allows for facemask be inserted and removed in accordance with the wearers' preference. The scarf is an aesthetically pleasing and fashionable way for wearers to wear a face mask in a concealed manner.

Claims

1. A scarf garment for a wearer compromising pouch flap on the reverse side of the scarf garment placed in the middle top edge of the scarf garment and sewn onto the scarf garment at the top and bottom edges of the pouch flap with two openings on the right and left edges of the pouch flap where the pouch flap has an obverse side and a reverse side, the reverse side having fastening device (including buttons and hook and loop fasteners)on the right and left edges of the pouch flap that can be affixed to a fastening device (including buttons and hook and loop fasteners) on the reverse side of the scarf garment covered by the pouch flap at an approximate point where the right and left edges of the pouch flap is affixed to the scarf to provide a secure placement of a commercially available facemask.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] The above-mentioned and other objects and advantages of the present disclosure, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the disclosure itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0019] It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily to scale; instead, emphasis has been placed upon illustrating the principles of the disclosure. In addition, in the embodiments depicted herein, like reference numerals in the various drawings refer to identical or near identical structural elements.

[0020] FIG. 1 is a plain view of the reverse side of the scarf disclosed that contains the pouch for secure insertion of a facemask illustrating the components that make up the disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1 depicting the obverse side of the scarf disclosed.

[0022] FIG. 3 is a magnified plain view of the obverse side of the pouch section for secure insertion of a facemask illustrating the visible components that make up the disclosure and illustrates how the facemask is inserted into the pouch.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a view of the reverse side of the scarf underneath the pouch flap and illustrates the mechanism by which the facemask is secured in place.

[0024] FIG. 5 is a view of the reverse side of the pouch flap and illustrates the mechanism by which the facemask is secured in place.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] Reference will now be made in detail to the description of the present disclosure, one or more examples of which are shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. Each example is provided to explain the subject matter and not a limitation. Various changes and modifications obvious to one skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and contemplation of the disclosure.

[0026] The present disclosure overcomes the drawbacks of wearing facemasks in public. The present disclosure discloses a pouch style device incorporated into a scarf that facilitates a wearer to insert a facemask from any commercial provider of facemasks thereby enabling wearer to conceal the face mask by giving the appearance that it is part of the scarf.

[0027] The wearer is required to buy commercially available facemasks and simply insert said facemask into the pouch in the scarf, secure it into place using the fastening device (including buttons and hook and loop fasteners) sewn into the pouch, wear the facemask in accordance with manufacturers' instructions and drape the scarf to the wearers desire.

[0028] FIG. 1 is a plain view of the reverse side of the scarf disclosed that contains the pouch for secure insertion of a facemask. A scarf (1) approximately 6 feet long and 11 inches wide (width and lengthen can vary) which on the reverse side of the scarf has a pouch (2) approximately 9 inches by 6 inches (width and length can vary) that is positioned in the middle top edge of the scarf garment and into which a commercially available facemask can be placed inside the pouch with the ear loops or tie fasteners (3) of the facemask outside the pouch for use in securing the face mask on the wearers' face.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1 depicting the obverse side of the scarf disclosed. Showing the side of the scarf that will be visible to anyone looking at the wearer, where the appearance is that of an ordinary scarf where the pouch and the facemask are not visible.

[0030] FIG. 3 is a magnified plain view of the obverse side of the pouch section for secure insertion of a facemask. The pouch (2) is sewn to the scarf right along the top (5) and bottom (6) edges of the pouch. The left (7) and right (8) edges of the pouch are not permanently attached to the scarf to provide openings that allow for the insertion of the commercially procured facemask as depicted (4) from either the left (7) or right (8) openings.

[0031] FIG. 4 is a view of the reverse side scarf underneath the pouch flap and illustrates the mechanism by which the facemask is secured in place. The reverse side of the scarf will have a fastening device (including buttons and hook and loop fasteners) sewn into place under the left and right edges (9) of where the pouch flap will be placed at an approximate point where the right and left edges of the pouch flap is will be affixed.

[0032] FIG. 5 is a view of the reverse side of the pouch flap. The reverse side of the pouch flap (10) will have a fastening device (including buttons and hook and loop fasteners) sewn into place under the left and right edges (11) that will align with the fastening device (including buttons and hook and loop fasteners) on the scarf (9) so that the left (7) and right (8) edges of the pouch flap can secure the face mask in place within the pouch of the scarf with the ear loops or tie fasteners (3) outside the pouch for use in securing the face mask on the wearers' face.