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Pocket construction
Assignee: HAGGAR CLOTHING Co (A NV CORP)
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Filing: 1980-07-14
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Granted: 1982-09-21
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Expires: 2000-07-14
Abstract
Abstract In a method of constructing pockets, a pocket blank is preferably folded first along both longitudinal edges, and then transversely so that the folded edges are inside the two resultant pocket panels. The inner pocket panel is adhesively secured to the inside of a garment wherein a pocket is desired. Following formation of a slit of predetermined shape in the adhesive connection between the garment and inner pocket panel, the flaps formed thereby are folded back and adhesively secured to produce a pocket slot. Alternatively, the slot can be formed directly by cutting or punching a rectangular opening through the garment and inner pocket panel. In accordance with the preferred construction, a pocket welt is then adhesively secured across the bottom of the slot. A reinforcing stitch is preferably added through the welt and the folded back bottom edge of the slot. If desired, another welt or a pocket flap extending through the slot can be adhesively secured across the top of the slot. A facing strip can then be placed over the welt(s), flap and/or remainder of the slot, if desired. Stitched tacks are provided at both ends of the slot through the garment, inner pocket panel, and desired pocket components. The upper section of the outer pocket panel is then closed and adhesively secured at least to the upper end and remaining edge sections of the inner pocket panel to complete construction of the pocket.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph W. A. Off
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:47
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/20; A41D27/204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
In a method of constructing pockets in garment panels wherein a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides is connected to the garment panel, folded transversely to form inner and outer pocket panels, and secured at adjacent edges and ends of the folded length of pocket material; the improvement comprising the steps of: positioning the reverse side of the length of pocket material on the inside surface of the garment panel wherein a pocket is to be formed; adhesively securing the length of pocket material to the garment panel; and physically separating and removing a predetermined discrete area of the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel and thereby forming a pocket slot of predetermined length and width directly through the garment panel and length of pocket material with the adhesive connection therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
In a method of constructing pockets in garment panels wherein a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides is connected to the garment panel, folded transversely to form inner and outer pocket panels, and secured at adjacent edges and ends of the folded length of pocket material; the improvement comprising the steps of: positioning the reverse side of the length of pocket material on the inside surface of the garment panel wherein a pocket is to be formed; adhesively securing the length of pocket material to the garment panel; and physically separating and removing a predetermined discrete area of the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel and thereby forming a pocket slot of predetermined length and width directly through the garment panel and length of pocket material with the adhesive connection therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The improvement according to claim 1 wherein the length of pocket material includes a transverse strip of fusible adhesive material attached on the reverse side in spaced relation to one end of the length of pocket material, and wherein the step of adhesively securing said length of pocket material to said garment panel is accomplished by activating said adhesive strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The improvement according to claim 1 wherein the step of forming the pocket slot through the garment panel and length of pocket material is accomplished by punching out a rectangular section corresponding to the pocket slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The improvement according to claim 1 wherein the step of forming the pocket slot directly through the garment panel and length of pocket material is accomplished by cutting out a rectangular section corresponding to the pocket slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The pocket constructed according to the improved method of claim 1.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of constructing pockets in garments, comprising the steps of: providing a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides; positioning the reverse side of the length of pocket material on the inside surface of a garment panel wherein a pocket is to be formed; physically separating and removing a predetermined discrete area of the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel and thereby forming a pocket slot directly through the adhesively secured area joining the garment panel and the length of pocket material; transversely folding the length of pocket material a predetermined distance from one end thereof to form inner and outer opposed, parallel pocket panels interconnected by a fold with the obverse sides thereof facing inwardly; interconnecting the inner pocket panel and the garment panel adjacent to the pocket slot; and securing the ends of the folded length of pocket material and the adjacent edges of the inner and outer pocket panels to complete construction of the pocket.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of constructing pockets in garments, comprising the steps of: providing a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides; positioning the reverse side of the length of pocket material on the inside surface of a garment panel wherein a pocket is to be formed; physically separating and removing a predetermined discrete area of the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel and thereby forming a pocket slot directly through the adhesively secured area joining the garment panel and the length of pocket material; transversely folding the length of pocket material a predetermined distance from one end thereof to form inner and outer opposed, parallel pocket panels interconnected by a fold with the obverse sides thereof facing inwardly; interconnecting the inner pocket panel and the garment panel adjacent to the pocket slot; and securing the ends of the folded length of pocket material and the adjacent edges of the inner and outer pocket panels to complete construction of the pocket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the length of pocket material includes a strip of fusible adhesive material attached across the reverse side in spaced relationship with one end of the length of pocket material, and wherein the step of securing the length of pocket material to the garment panel is accomplished by activating said adhesive strip to adhesively secure the length of pocket material to the garment panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the garment panel includes a strip of fusible adhesive material attached on the inside surface in the area where a pocket slot is to be formed, and wherein the step of securing the length of pocket material to the garment panel is accomplished by activating said adhesive strip to adhesively connect the length of pocket material to the garment panel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the length of pocket material includes strips of fusible adhesive material attached to the obverse side along both longitudinal edges thereof, and wherein the step of securing the adjacent edges of the transversely folded length of pocket material is accomplished by activating said adhesive strips to adhesively connect the edges of the pocket panels.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
93 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the length of pocket material includes strips of fusible adhesive material attached to the reverse side along both longitudinal edges thereof, and further including the step of: inwardly folding the longitudinal edges of the length of pocket material so that the reverse sides of the longitudinal edge portions face in the obverse direction; and wherein the step of securing the adjacent edges of the transversely folded length of pocket material is accomplished by activating said adhesive strips to adhesively connect the folded edges of the pocket panels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the step of securing the ends of the transversely folded length of pocket material comprises the steps of: providing a strip of fusible adhesive material on the obverse side of the length of pocket material above the pocket slot; and subsequently activating said adhesive strip to adhesively secure the ends of the transversely folded length of pocket material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 6 including the steps of: positioning a pocket welt to extend across the pocket slot; and securing the pocket slot to the obverse side of the length of pocket material along the lower edge of the pocket slot.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 6 including the steps of: positioning a pocket flap within the pocket slot so that the lower end of the flap extends therethrough; and securing the upper end of the flap to the obverse side of the inner pocket panel above the pocket slot.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 6, including the steps of: positioning a pocket facing strip over the pocket slot; securing the upper end of the facing strip to the obverse side of the inner pocket panel above the pocket slot; and securing the lower end of the facing strip to the obverse side of the outer pocket panel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
10 words
The pocket constructed according to the method of claim 6.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
184 words
A method of constructing pockets in garments, comprising the steps of: providing a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides; positioning the reverse side of the length of pocket material on the inside surface of a garment panel wherein a pocket is to be formed; adhesively securing the length of pocket material to said garment panel; forming a slit in the adhesively secured area through the garment panel and the length of pocket material; folding the secured edges of the garment panel and the pocket material surrounding the slit backward against the outside surface of the garment panel; securing the backwardly folded edges of the garment panel and the pocket material to the garment panel to form a pocket slot; transversely folding the length of pocket material a predetermined distance from one end thereof to form inner and outer opposed, parallel pocket panels interconnected by a fold with the obverse sides thereof facing inwardly; and securing the ends of the folded length of pocket material and the adjacent edges of the inner and outer pocket panels to complete construction of the pocket.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
184 words
A method of constructing pockets in garments, comprising the steps of: providing a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides; positioning the reverse side of the length of pocket material on the inside surface of a garment panel wherein a pocket is to be formed; adhesively securing the length of pocket material to said garment panel; forming a slit in the adhesively secured area through the garment panel and the length of pocket material; folding the secured edges of the garment panel and the pocket material surrounding the slit backward against the outside surface of the garment panel; securing the backwardly folded edges of the garment panel and the pocket material to the garment panel to form a pocket slot; transversely folding the length of pocket material a predetermined distance from one end thereof to form inner and outer opposed, parallel pocket panels interconnected by a fold with the obverse sides thereof facing inwardly; and securing the ends of the folded length of pocket material and the adjacent edges of the inner and outer pocket panels to complete construction of the pocket.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 16, including the step of: interconnecting at least one panel of the length of pocket material to the garment panel adjacent at least one side of the pocket slot.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 16, including the step of: interconnecting the garment panel and at least one panel of the length of pocket material adjacent to the bottom edge of the pocket slot.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the length of pocket material includes a strip of fusible adhesive material attached across the reverse side in spaced relationship with one end of the length of pocket material, and wherein the step of securing the length of pocket material to the garment panel is accomplished by activating said adhesive strip to adhesively secure the length of pocket material to the garment panel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 16, including the steps of: providing a strip of fusible adhesive material above the pocket slot on the obverse side of the length of pocket material; and subsequently activating said adhesive strip to adhesively secure the ends of the length of pocket material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
10 words
The pocket constructed according to the method of claim 16.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
154 words
A pocket construction for a garment, which comprises: a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides; means for adhesively securing a region in spaced relationship with one end of the reverse side of the pocket material to the inside surface of the garment panel wherein a pocket is to be constructed; said adhesively secured region including a pocket slot formed therein through physical separation and removal of a predetermined discrete area of the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel and the pocket material; said length of pocket material being folded transversely to form inner and outer opposed, parallel pocket panels interconnected at the lower end by a fold; means positioned adjacent to the pocket slot for interconnecting the garment panel and at least the inner pocket panel; and means for securing the ends and the edges of the pocket panels to complete construction of the pocket.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
154 words
A pocket construction for a garment, which comprises: a length of pocket material having reverse and obverse sides; means for adhesively securing a region in spaced relationship with one end of the reverse side of the pocket material to the inside surface of the garment panel wherein a pocket is to be constructed; said adhesively secured region including a pocket slot formed therein through physical separation and removal of a predetermined discrete area of the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel and the pocket material; said length of pocket material being folded transversely to form inner and outer opposed, parallel pocket panels interconnected at the lower end by a fold; means positioned adjacent to the pocket slot for interconnecting the garment panel and at least the inner pocket panel; and means for securing the ends and the edges of the pocket panels to complete construction of the pocket.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pocket construction of claim 22 wherein the longitudinal edges of the length of pocket material are folded inside the inner and outer pocket panels before being secured.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
37 words
The pocket construction of claim 22 including: a pocket welt positioned across the inside of the pocket slot; and means for securing the welt to the inner pocket panel along the lower edge of the pocket slot.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
48 words
The pocket construction of claim 22 including: a pocket facing strip positioned over the inside of the pocket slot; and means for securing the lower end of the facing strip to the outer pocket panel and the upper end of the facing strip to the inner pocket panel.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
39 words
The pocket construction of claim 22 including: a pocket flap positioned within the pocket slot with the lower end of the flap extending therethrough; and means for securing the upper end of the flap to the inner pocket panel.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
63 words
The improvement according to claim 1, wherein the length of pocket material is adhered to the garment panel by use of an adhesive strip with a rectangular cutout area corresponding to the desired dimension of the pocket slot and a number of perforations adjacent to the cutout area such that the stiffness is reduced in the adhesively attached material surrounding the pocket slot.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the length of pocket material is adhered to the garment panel by use of an adhesive strip with a rectangular cutout area corresponding to the desired dimensions of the pocket slot and a number of perforations adjacent the cutout area such that the stiffness is reduced in the adhesively attached material surrounding the pocket slot.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the length of pocket material is adhered to the garment panel by use of an adhesive strip with a rectangular cutout area corresponding to the desired dimensions of the pocket slot and a number of perforations adjacent the cutout area such that the stiffness is reduced in the adhesively attached material surrounding the pocket slot.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
77 words
The pocket construction of claim 22, wherein the means for securing a region in spaced relationship with one end of the reverse side of the pocket material to the inside surface of the garment panel is an adhesive strip with a rectangular cutout area corresponding to the desired dimension of the pocket slot and a number of perforations adjacent the cutout area such that the stiffness is reduced in the adhesively attached material surrounding the pocket slot.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
153 words
For use in joining a length of pocket material to a garment panel and thereafter facilitating the forming of a pocket slot having a predetermined length and a predetermined width through the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel, the improvement comprising: a planar body of fusible adhesive material; a rectangular aperture formed through the planar body of fusible adhesive material and having a length and a width corresponding to the predetermined length and width of the pocket slot; the planar body of fusible adhesive material surrounding the entire periphery of the rectangular aperture so that upon actuation of the fusible adhesive material the length of pocket material is adhesively secured to the garment panel around the entire periphery of the pocket slot; the planar body of adhesive material further having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough positioned along lines extending adjacent opposite sides of the rectangular aperture.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
153 words
For use in joining a length of pocket material to a garment panel and thereafter facilitating the forming of a pocket slot having a predetermined length and a predetermined width through the length of pocket material and the adjacent portion of the garment panel, the improvement comprising: a planar body of fusible adhesive material; a rectangular aperture formed through the planar body of fusible adhesive material and having a length and a width corresponding to the predetermined length and width of the pocket slot; the planar body of fusible adhesive material surrounding the entire periphery of the rectangular aperture so that upon actuation of the fusible adhesive material the length of pocket material is adhesively secured to the garment panel around the entire periphery of the pocket slot; the planar body of adhesive material further having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough positioned along lines extending adjacent opposite sides of the rectangular aperture.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-09-20 | 1990-03-22 | 1990-09-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-09-20 | 1994-03-22 | 1994-09-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |