Pleated pocket device

Abstract

The present invention is an apparatus and method for forming a pleated pocket device having a back panel having at least one pleat, a first section, and a second section wherein the second section is capable of expanding more than the first section, and a front panel connected to the back panel to form a cavity adjacent to the second section.

1 . A pleated pocket device, comprising: 
 a back panel having at least one pleat, a first section, and a second section wherein said second section is capable of expanding more than said first section; and    a front panel connected to said back panel to form a cavity adjacent to said second section.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said back panel further comprises a third section adjacent said second section to from a cavity bottom.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said second section is capable of expanding in width and depth.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said back panel is formed from a single sheet of material.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one pleat is formed near a centerline of said back panel.  
   
   
       6 . (Withdrawn) A method for making a pleated pocket device, comprising: 
 cutting a back panel from a sheet of material having a first section and a second section wherein said second section is longer in width than said first section;    forming at least one pleat in the first section;    stitching said at least one pleat;    cutting a front panel from a sheet of material; and    joining said front panel to said back panel to form a cavity adjacent to said second section;    wherein said second section is capable of expanding more than said first section.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein said at least one pleat is located adjacent a centerline of said back panel.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising: 
 cutting a third section;    stitching said third section to said second section and said front panel to form a cavity bottom.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 6  wherein said second section is capable of expanding in width and depth.  
   
   
       10 . An apparatus for making a pleated pocket device, comprising: 
 means for cutting a back panel from a sheet of material having a first section and a second section wherein said second section is longer in width than said first section;    means for forming at least one pleat in the first section;    means for stitching said at least one pleat;    means for cutting a front panel from a sheet of material; and    means for joining said front panel to said back panel to form a cavity adjacent to said second section;    wherein said second section is capable of expanding more than said first section.    
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10  wherein said at least one pleat is located adjacent a centerline of said first portion.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 10  further comprising: 
 means for cutting a third section;    means for stitching said third section to said third section and said front panel to form a cavity bottom.    
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 10  wherein said second section is capable of expanding in width and depth.  
   
   
       14 . A pleated pocket device, comprising: 
 a back panel having: 
 a first section having a first pleat and a second pleat; and  
 a second section coupled to said first section,  
 wherein said second section is capable of expanding more than said first section;  
   a front panel connected to said back panel to form a cavity adjacent to said second section.    
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 14  wherein said back panel further comprises a third section adjacent said second section to from a cavity bottom.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 14  wherein said second section is capable of expanding in width and depth.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 14  wherein said first pleat and said second pleat form an inverted “V” shape.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 14  wherein said first pleat and said second pleat are formed near a centerline of said first section.  
   
   
       19 . A pleated pocket device, comprising: 
 a back panel having a first section coupled to a second section, said first section and said second section having a first pleat and a second pleat, and    a front panel connected to said back panel to form a cavity adjacent to said second section,    wherein said second section is capable of expanding more than said first section.    
   
   
       20 . The device of  claim 19  wherein said back panel further comprises a third section adjacent said second section to from a cavity bottom.  
   
   
       21 . The device of  claim 19  wherein said second section is capable of expanding in width and depth.  
   
   
       22 . The device of  claim 19  wherein said first pleat and said second pleat form an inverted “V” shape.  
   
   
       23 . The device of  claim 19  wherein said first pleat and said second pleat are formed near a centerline of said first section.  
   
   
       24 . A pleated pocket device, comprising: 
 a back panel having a top section and a bottom section, the bottom section longer in length than the top section;    at least one pleat formed in said back panel; and    a front panel coupled to said bottom section to form a cavity,    wherein said bottom section is capable of expanding more than said top section and wherein said back panel is formed from a single sheet of material.    
   
   
       25 . The device of  claim 24  further comprising a bottom panel adjacent said bottom section to from a cavity bottom.  
   
   
       26 . The device of  claim 24  wherein said bottom section is capable of expanding in width and depth.  
   
   
       27 . The device of  claim 24  wherein said at least one pleat is formed near a centerline of said back panel.