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EP 0 164 309 A2 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication: |
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11.12.1985 Bulletin 1985/50 |
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Date of filing: 01.05.1985 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)4: A41D 27/20 |
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AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE |
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11.05.1984 CH 2315/84
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Applicant: Compagnoni, Annamaria |
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CH-6500 Bellinzona (CH) |
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- Compagnoni, Annamaria
CH-6500 Bellinzona (CH)
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Representative: Baggiolini, Raimondo
Patent Attorneys et al |
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Fiammenghi-Fiammenghi
Via San Gottardo 15 CH-6900 Lugano CH-6900 Lugano (CH) |
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Soft antitheft garment |
(57) © The garment (sleeveless shirt, short shorts, panties, etc.) exhibits at least an
inside pocket (4) which is accessible by an opening closed by a zipper (2). To avoid outward bulging of the garment when a wallet, change purse or other bulky
object is introduced into the pocket, it is provided to make the inside pocket in
two layers, a rigid one adhering or hot-glued to the inside surface of the garment
and the other pliable and elastic, which is deformed toward the inside of the garment,
hiding the presence of said bulky object.
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[0001] It is known that especially women when they wear a soft garment, i.e., having no
pockets such as a T shirt, sleeveless shirt, short shorts or like have difficulty
in hiding money, documents, keys or other objects of value and are forced to carry
a purse, by which they are subject to thefts, i.e., purse snatchings by evil intentioned
persons.
[0002] The garment according to the invention eliminates this drawback.
[0003] It is characterized by at least an inside pocket accessible from the outside by a
zipper or other equivalent fastening means, an inside pocket, exhibiting arrangements
to conceal as much as possible the outside bulge due to presence in the pocket of
a wallet, change purse, keys or other similar bulky objects.
[0004] According to a preferred embodiment, the inside pocket exhibits two layers, the first
more rigid, adhering to the fabric of the garment and such as to avoid outward deformation,
the second, soft and elastic, which bulges inward on contact with the wallets, change
purse, keys or the like, hiding their presence.
[0005] The attached drawing represents:
- in Fig. 1 a partial front view of a T shirt according to the invention;
- in Fig. 2 the cross section of a pocket according to the preferred embodiment of
said invention.
[0006] Garment 1 according to fig. 1 exhibits a zipper 2, with its slide 3 that closes inside
pocket 4.
[0007] To hide the contents of pocket 4 as much as possible, i.e. to avoid outside bulging
due to the presence in the pocket of a wallet, change purse, keys or other bulky objects,
it is provided to make the pocket with two layers, the first 5 (fig. 2) rigid or hot-glued
to garment 1, the second (6) soft and elastic. In this way, the pocket is deformed
(bul ge 7) only on the inside and does not produce any deformation of outside fabric
1 of the garment.
[0008] For the same purpose, it is also possible to divide pocket 4, by a dividing insert
8, into two compartments, a rather rigid front one 9 intended to contain bank notes
which stij fen it even more and the other soft back one 7 intended to contain jewels
or objects of value than thus remain perfectly hidden.
[0009] Other variants can be conceived to achieve the same aim, which are compatible with
what is claimed, without going outside the scope of protection of the patent.
1. Soft antitheft garment such as T shirt, sleevelees shirt, short shorts, panties
and the like, characterized by at least an inside pocket accessible from the outside
by a zipper or other equivalent fastening means, an inside pocket exhibiting arrangements
for concealing as much as possible the outside bulge due to the presence in the pocket
of a wallet, change purse, keys or similar bulky articles.
2. Garment according to claim 1, wherein the inside pocket exhibits two layers, the
first (2) rather rigid adhering to the fabric of the garment and such as to avoid
its outward deformation, the second (7) soft and elastic which bulges inward on contact
with the wallet, change purse, keys or bulky object.
3. Garment according to claim 2, wherein said first layer (2) is hot-glued to the
inside of the fabric (1) of the garment.
4. Garment according to claim 2, characterized by a dividing wall (8) of the pocket
that divides it into two compartments: the first, front (9), is intended to receive
bank notes that stiffen it even more, the second, back (7), soft, intended to receive
jewels and other objects of value.
