Pocket apparatus for holding a sheet of material

Abstract

A pocket square holding apparatus for displaying a portion of a pocket square, the pocket square holding apparatus including a housing configured to be disposable in the pocket of the user, a resilient material, supported by the housing for removably securing the pocket square to the housing and an extension member connected to the housing and selectively movable between a retracted position and an extended position for adjusting the length of the housing so that at least a portion of the pocket square supported by the pocket square holding apparatus is visible wherein the pocket square holding apparatus is disposed in the chest or breast pocket of a coat.

1 . A pocket square holding apparatus for displaying a pocket square disposed in a breast pocket of a coat, the pocket square holding apparatus comprising: 
 a housing disposable in at least a portion of the breast pocket;    a support member associated with the housing for removably securing the pocket square to the housing; and    an extension member connected to the housing, the extension member selectively movable between a retracted position and an extended position for adjusting the length of the housing so that, when the housing is disposed in the breast pocket of the coat, a portion of the pocket square is visible.    
   
   
       2 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support member is constructed of an elastic material.  
   
   
       3 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support member extends about at least a portion of the housing.  
   
   
       4 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support member is formed of a resilient material and wherein the support member is connected to at least a portion of a rear portion of the housing.  
   
   
       5 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the housing is provided with a first channel and a substantially parallel, spatially disposed second channel and wherein the extension member has a substantially U-shaped configuration having a first leg member and a second leg member and wherein the first leg member is slidably disposed in the first channel of the housing and the second leg member is slidably disposed in the second channel of the housing whereby the extension member is selectively movable between the retracted position and the extended position.  
   
   
       6 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the housing is formed of a front portion and a rear portion which are connected together, the front and rear portions cooperating to form a first channel and a spatially disposed second channel, and wherein the extension member is connected to the housing via the first and second channels so that the extension member is selectively movable between the retracted position and the extended position.  
   
   
       7 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the housing further comprises a first stop member extending into the first channel and a second stop member extending into the second channel, the first and second stop members adapted to engage flanges supported on the extension member so that the extension member remained connected to the housing when the extension member is moved to the extended position.  
   
   
       8 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the extension member is a substantially U-shaped member having first leg member and a substantially parallel second leg member and wherein a distal end portion of each of the first and second leg members is provided with inwardly disposed ears which selectively engage the first and second stop members in the first and second channels when the extension members are in the extended position.  
   
   
       9 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  6  wherein the housing is provided with a recessed portion in a lower end thereof to facilitate grasping of the extension member for moving the extension member to the extended position.  
   
   
       10 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the support member is provided with a first end portion, a medial portion and a second end portion and wherein the first and second end portions are disposed between the front and rear portions of the housing such that the medial portion of the support member extends across a portion of the front portion of the housing.  
   
   
       11 . The pocket square holding apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the housing is provided with a recessed portion in a lower end thereof to facilitate grasping of the extension member for moving the extension member to the extended position.  
   
   
       12 . A method of displaying a pocket square in a breast pocket of a coat, the method comprising: 
 providing a pocket square holding apparatus comprising: 
 a housing configured so as to be disposable in the pocket;  
 a support member associated with the housing for removably securing the pocket square to housing;  
 an extension member retractabley associated with the housing for adjusting the housing such that an upper portion of the housing is disposed near a top edge of the pocket;  
   providing a piece of material;    folding the piece of material into a pocket square;    disposing the pocket square between the housing and the support member such that the pocket square is removably secured between the housing and the support member and a portion of the pocket square extends beyond the upper portion of the housing;    disposing the housing having the pocket square removably connected thereof into a breast pocket of a coat; and    adjusting the extension member such that the upper portion of the housing is disposed near the top edge of the breast pocket and a portion of the pocket square is displayed above the top edge of the breast pocket.