Bra pouch for cell phone storage

Abstract

Storage pouch devices for use with a woman's bra. The storage pouch includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a cavity defined between the front and rear panels. The internal cavity is bounded by portions of the outer perimeters of both the front and rear panels that are attached together. The storage pouch is advantageously shaped and sized so as to be substantially or entirely concealable beneath one of a user's bra cups. The pouch further includes means attached to at least one of the panels (e.g., the front panel) for engaging a bra strap or bra cup so as to secure the storage pouch to a woman's bra strap or cup. The attachment means is specifically configured so that inconspicuous engagement and disengagement (and removal) of the storage pouch is possible by simply sliding the bra strap or cup into or out of engagement with the attachment means.

1 . A cell phone storage pouch for use with a bra, comprising:
 a front panel including an outer perimeter;   a rear panel including an outer perimeter, the rear panel being soft, flexible, and breathable so as to comfortably rest against a user's skin and this is shaped so as to approximate a shape of a single bra cup and to be substantially or entirely concealable beneath one of a user's bra cups, at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the front panel being attached to the outer perimeter of the rear panel;   a cavity defined between the front and rear panels, the cavity being bounded by the attached outer perimeters of the front and rear panels and having an opening between the front and rear panels at an upper portion of the front panel that is not attached to the rear panel so as to provide entrance to the cavity through which an object may be introduced and removed from the cavity; and   means attached to at least one of said panels for engaging a bra strap or a bra cup so as to selectively secure the cell phone storage pouch to a user's bra strap or bra cup such that the storage pouch can also be disengaged from the bra strap or bra cup by removing the attachment means from the strap or cup, the storage pouch being substantially or entirely concealable beneath one of a user's bra cups when worn.   
     
     
         2 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the means attached to at least one of said panels for engaging a bra strap or a bra cup comprises a clip that slidably and selectively secures the storage pouch to a user's bra strap or bra cup such that the storage pouch can also be disengaged from the bra strap or bra cup by sliding the clip off the strap or cup. 
     
     
         3 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the means attached to at least one of said panels for engaging a bra strap or a bra cup comprises a resilient snap clip that when in an open configuration slidably engages a user's bra strap or bra cup and then may be snapped to a closed configuration so as to secure the storage pouch to a user's bra strap or bra cup and such that the storage pouch can also be disengaged from the bra strap or bra cup by unsnapping the snap clip and sliding the snap clip off the strap or cup. 
     
     
         4 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising means for securing the opening between the front and rear panels at the upper portion of the front panel so as to secure and prevent an object held within the cavity from falling out of the pouch. 
     
     
         5 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the means for securing the opening comprises an elongate tie affixed to the rear panel and a complementary button hole formed near the upper end of the front panel through which the elongate tie may be secured. 
     
     
         6 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a divider disposed between the front and rear panels so as to divide the cavity into two storage compartments, a first compartment being adjacent the front panel and a second compartment being adjacent the rear panel. 
     
     
         7 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 6 , further comprising means for securing the opening between the front and rear panels at the upper portion of the front panel so as to secure and prevent an object held within the cavity from falling out of the cavity. 
     
     
         8 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the means for securing the opening comprises an elongate tie affixed to the rear panel and a complementary button hole formed near the upper end of the front panel or the divider through which the elongate tie may be secured. 
     
     
         9 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 8 , wherein the button hole for securing the elongate tie is formed near an upper end of the front panel such that the elongate tie secures objects inserted within both compartments of the cavity. 
     
     
         10 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 6 , wherein the divider comprises a flexible material such that a capacity of each compartment is able to spontaneously adjust by flexing of the divider towards one compartment or the other depending on the size of an object inserted into a given compartment such that a relatively thicker item such as a cell phone may be received within one compartment and a relatively thinner item such as a credit card may be received within the other compartment. 
     
     
         11 . A cell phone storage pouch for use with a bra, comprising:
 a front panel including an outer perimeter;   a rear panel including an outer perimeter, the rear panel substantially tear drop shaped so as to approximate the shape of a single bra cup and to be substantially or entirely concealable beneath one of a user's bra cups, at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the front panel being attached to the outer perimeter of the rear panel;   a cavity defined between the front and rear panels, the cavity being bounded by the attached outer perimeters of the front and rear panels and having an opening along an upper portion of the front panel that is not attached to the rear panel so as to provide entrance to the cavity through which a cell phone may be introduced and removed from the cavity; and   means attached to at least one of said panels for slidably engaging a bra strap or a bra cup so as to slidably and selectively secure the cell phone storage pouch to a user's bra strap or bra cup such that the storage pouch can also be disengaged from the bra strap or cup by sliding the attachment means off the strap or cup, the storage pouch being substantially or entirely concealable beneath one of a user's bra cups when worn.   
     
     
         12 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 11 , wherein at least the rear panel is made of a soft, flexible, and breathable material so as to comfortably rest against a user's skin. 
     
     
         13 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 12 , wherein the soft, flexible, and breathable material wicks moisture away from a user's skin. 
     
     
         14 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the means attached to at least one of said panels for engaging a bra strap or a bra cup comprises a resilient snap clip that when in an open configuration slidably engages a user's bra strap or bra cup and then may be snapped to a closed configuration so as to secure the storage pouch to a user's bra strap or bra cup and such that the storage pouch can also be disengaged from the bra strap or bra cup by unsnapping the snap clip and sliding the snap clip off the strap or cup. 
     
     
         15 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 11 , further comprising a divider disposed between the front and rear panels so as to divide the cavity into two storage compartments, a first compartment being adjacent the front panel and a second compartment being adjacent the rear panel. 
     
     
         16 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the divider comprises a flexible material such that a capacity of each compartment is able to spontaneously adjust by flexing of the divider towards one compartment or the other depending on the size of an object inserted into a given compartment such that a relatively thicker item such as a cell phone may be received within one compartment and a relatively thinner item such as a credit card may be received within the other compartment. 
     
     
         17 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 16 , further comprising means for securing the opening between the front and rear panels at the upper portion of the front panel so as to secure and prevent objects held within the compartments from falling out of the compartments of the cavity. 
     
     
         18 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 17 , wherein the means for securing the opening comprises an elongate tie affixed to the rear panel and a complementary button hole formed near the upper end of the front panel through which the elongate tie may be secured. 
     
     
         19 . A cell phone storage pouch for use with a bra, comprising:
 a front panel including an outer perimeter;   a rear panel including an outer perimeter, the rear panel being soft, flexible, and breathable so as to comfortably rest against a user's skin and that is shaped so as to be substantially or entirely concealable beneath one of a user's bra cups, at least a portion of the outer perimeters of the front and rear panels being attached;   a cavity defined between the front and rear panels, the cavity being bounded by attached outer perimeters of the front and rear panels and having an opening along an upper portion of the front panel that is not attached to the rear panel so as to provide entrance to the cavity through which an object may be introduced and removed from the cavity;   a divider disposed between the front and rear panels so as to divide the cavity into a first compartment adjacent the front panel and a second compartment adjacent the rear panel, the divider comprising a flexible material such that a capacity of each compartment is able to spontaneously adjust by flexing of the divider towards one compartment or the other depending on the thickness of an object inserted into a given compartment; and   a resilient snap clip attached to at least one of said panels that when in an open configuration slidably engages a user's bra strap or bra cup and then may be snapped to a closed configuration so as to secure the storage pouch to a user's bra strap or bra cup and such that the storage pouch can also be disengaged from the bra strap or bra cup by unsnapping the snap clip and sliding the snap clip off the bra strap or bra cup, the storage pouch being substantially or entirely concealable beneath one of a user's bra cups when worn.   
     
     
         20 . A storage pouch as defined in  claim 19 , further comprising an elongate tie affixed to the rear panel and a complementary button hole formed near the upper end of the front panel through which the elongate tie may be secured such that the elongate tie secures objects inserted within both compartments of the cavity.