pocket for a v-blade safety and rescue knife

Abstract

A pocket arrangement for a protective garment, the pocket arrangement comprising a first pocket having a first width, a first depth, a front face, a first internal chamber and a first opening to the first internal chamber. The pocket arrangement further comprising a second pocket positioned on the front face of the first pocket. The second pocket having a second width and a second depth and defining a bottom end and a top end. The second pocket further comprising a second internal chamber, a second opening to the second internal chamber and a tool-positioning wall for narrowing the width of the pocket towards the bottom end of the second pocket. The tool-positioning wall providing an angled surface against which a portion of a tool rests when positioned within the second internal chamber of the second pocket for preventing the tool from changing positions within the second pocket.

1 . A pair of protective pants, comprising:
 a. a first leg;   b. a second leg; and   c. a pocket positioned on at least one of the first leg and the second leg, the pocket having a width and a length and comprising a bottom end and a top end, the pocket comprising:
 i. an internal chamber; 
 ii. an opening to the internal chamber at the top end of the pocket; and 
 iii. at least one tool-positioning wall for narrowing the width of the pocket towards the bottom end, the tool-positioning wall providing an angled surface against which a portion of a tool rests when positioned within the internal chamber for preventing the tool from changing positions within the pocket. 
   
     
     
         2 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the pocket further comprises a flap for covering the opening to the internal chamber. 
     
     
         3 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the flap is closable via at least one of buttons, snaps and a hook-and-loop fastener for closing the pocket. 
     
     
         4 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 1 , the pocket further comprises a first side wall and a second side wall each comprising a length that extends between the top end and the bottom end of the pocket, wherein the tool-positioning wall forms at least a portion of the length of the second wall. 
     
     
         5 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the tool-positioning wall forms an angle of between 115 and 145 degrees with respect to the bottom end of the pocket. 
     
     
         6 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the tool-positioning wall forms between ⅓ and ¾ of the surface length of the second wall. 
     
     
         7 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the first side wall faces the front of the pair of protective pants and the second side wall faces the rear of the pair of protective pants. 
     
     
         8 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the pocket has a width of between 4 and 8 inches, and the bottom end of the pocket has a width of between 2 and 3 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the pocket is a first pocket positioned on the first leg, the pair of protective pants further comprising a second pocket positioned on the second leg. 
     
     
         10 . The pair of protective pants as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the tool-positioning wall is operative for supporting the blade portion of a V-blade safety and rescue knife. 
     
     
         11 . A pocket arrangement for a protective garment, the pocket arrangement comprising:
 a. a first pocket having a first width, a first depth, a front face, a first internal chamber and a first opening to the first internal chamber;   b. a second pocket positioned on the front face of the first pocket, the second pocket having a second width and a second depth and defining a bottom end and a top end, the second pocket comprising:
 i. a second internal chamber; 
 ii. a second opening to the second internal chamber, a tool-positioning wall for narrowing the width of the second pocket towards the bottom end, the tool-positioning wall providing an angled surface against which a portion of a tool rests when positioned within the second internal chamber for preventing the tool from changing positions within the second pocket. 
   
     
     
         12 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the second width is smaller than the first width. 
     
     
         13 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 11 , further comprising a flap for covering both the first opening to the first internal chamber and the second opening to the second internal chamber. 
     
     
         14 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the flap is closable via at least one of buttons, snaps and a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         15 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 11 , the second pocket further comprising a first side wall and a second side wall each comprising a length that extends between the second opening and the bottom end of the pocket, wherein the tool-positioning wall forms at least a portion of the length of the second wall. 
     
     
         16 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the tool-positioning wall forms an angle of between 115 and 145 degrees with respect to the bottom end of the second pocket. 
     
     
         17 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the tool-positioning wall forms between ⅓ and ¾ of the surface length of the second wall. 
     
     
         18 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the second pocket has a width of between 4 and 8 inches, and the bottom end of the second pocket has a width of between 2 and 3 inches. 
     
     
         19 . The pocket arrangement as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the front face of the first pocket forms a back face of the second pocket. 
     
     
         20 . The pocket as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the tool-positioning wall is operative for supporting the blade portion of a V-blade safety and rescue knife. 
     
     
         21 . A pocket arrangement for a protective garment, the pocket arrangement comprising:
 a. a first internal chamber and a first opening to the first internal chamber;
 i. a second internal chamber and a second opening to the second internal chamber, the second internal chamber having a width and a length that extends from the second opening to a bottom end, the second internal chamber having a tool-positioning wall that narrows the width of the second internal chamber towards the bottom end, and providing an angled surface against which a portion of a tool rests when positioned within the second internal chamber for preventing the tool from changing positions within the second internal chamber.