Moisture absorbing fitness garment with protective pockets

Abstract

The moisture absorbing fitness garment with protective pockets is provided with a sheet of waterproof material sewn to a secondary material that is sewn to the outer surface of two side portions of the garment to form pockets for holding valued items. The side portions overlap the pockets to form flaps. Securing strips are sewn to the flaps for opening and closing the pockets. The pockets are waterproof to protect the valued items from moisture. A layer of absorbing material is sewn along the side seams and across the lower reverse front portion of the garment. The absorbing material is used for drying the face and hands of the user. Apertures are sewn in the bottom of the garment and are adapted to receive a drawstring that extends out of the apertures. The drawstring is linked by a plastic stopper clamp that is used to tighten the garment.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A moisture absorbing garment for holding valued items while exercising, comprising: 
 a shirt having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a front portion, a rear portion, a bottom portion and side portions;    a plurality of waterproof pockets disposed along the exterior surface of said shirt;    an absorbent layer disposed along the bottom portion of the interior surface of said shirt;    a hem stitched around the entire bottom portion of said shirt;    a plurality of apertures defined in the hem on the front portion of said shirt; and    a drawstring disposed inside of said hem, the drawstring having ends extending from the apertures and having a stopper clamp connecting the ends of the drawstring.    
     
     
         2 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of pockets are stitched to the side portions of said shirt.  
     
     
         3 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 2 , wherein said shirt has a side seam connecting the front portion and the rear portion, said pockets being disposed over the side seam.  
     
     
         4 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 1  wherein said pockets further comprise: 
 an exterior layer made from a material identical to a material from which said shirt is made;  
 an interior waterproof layer sewn on an interior defined by the pocket, including an interior face of said exterior layer;  
 a flap disposed on each of said pockets, said flap being pivotable from an open position to a closed position in order to allow and seal off access to said pockets; and  
 a plurality of adhesive strips secured to said flap and said exterior layer for releasably securing said flaps in the closed position.  
 
     
     
         5 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said moisture absorbing layer is sewn to the interior surface of said shirt along side seams on the interior surface and is also stitched horizontally across the bottom portion of said shirt.  
     
     
         6 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shirt is made from a material selected from the group consisting of mesh nylon, cotton and spandex.  
     
     
         7 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 6 , wherein said shirt is made from 100% mesh nylon.  
     
     
         8 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 4 , wherein said interior waterproof layer is 50% rubber and 50% stretch waterproof nylon.  
     
     
         9 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 1  wherein said absorbing layer is 100% terry cloth cotton.  
     
     
         10 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 1  wherein said drawstrings are 100% polyester.  
     
     
         11 . The moisture absorbing garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said stopping clamp is 100% plastic with a metal spring built inside.