Pants Pocket for Touch Screen Mobile Devices

Abstract

A garment pocket formed in a pair of pants or shorts which are made from textile fabric and worn by a user. The garment pocket is configured to house a touchscreen operated electronic device such as a smartphone or pad computer and allow normal operation thereof through a transparent frontwall configured to communicate user touches to the touchscreen. Conduits for electrical connections are provided from the pocket housing portion to the waistband. Extra stitching can be provided to communicate the weight of a device in the pocket to the waistband of the shorts or pants. An antenna on the shorts is configured to communicate RF to the electronic device in the pocket and an RF barrier on the backwall of the pocket blocks RF from the user's body.

1 . A garment pocket in a pair of pants or shorts formed of textile fabric and configured for user operation of touchscreen-operated electronic devices positioned in an as-used position therein by a user, comprising:
 said pocket having a housing portion, said housing portion having a front wall and a rear wall, said front wall communicating between an upper edge of said housing portion and an opposite lower edge of said housing portion;   said front wall having two opposing side edges communicating between said upper edge and said lower edge;   an opening proximal to said upper edge of said housing portion, said opening sized for insertion of a touchscreen-enabled electronic device therethrough, and into said as-used position within said housing portion;   means for secured engagement of said touchscreen operated device within said housing portion;   a portion of said front wall formed of substantially transparent material configured to communicate a touch of said user's fingers to operate said touchscreen of said electronic device therethrough; and   whereby said touchscreen operated device, engaged in said as-used position within said housing portion of said pocket positioned on leg section of said pants or shorts, is operable by in a conventional manner while walking or standing by said touch of said user's fingers upon said substantially transparent portion of said front wall through which said touchscreen is viewable.   
     
     
         2 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said opening in a communication with a lower end of said pocket formed in said pants or shorts; and 
 an aperture at an upper end of said pocket, higher in elevation than said lower end, said aperture providing means to communicate said touchscreen operated device into said as-used position. 
 
     
     
         3 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said portion of said front wall formed of substantially transparent material being viewable and positioned for said touch by said user, at a position upon a frontal-positioned surface of said textile fabric on one of the leg portions of said pair of pants or shorts. 
 
     
     
         4 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 2  further comprising:
 said portion of said front wall formed of substantially transparent material being viewable and positioned for said touch by said user, at a position upon a frontal-positioned surface of aid textile fabric on one of the leg portions of said pair of pants or shorts. 
 
     
     
         5 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 1  further comprising:
 stitching communicating through said textile fabric between said housing portion and a waistband of said pair of pants or shorts; 
 said stitching providing a means to communicate a portion of a force of the weight of said touchscreen operated electronic device in said as-used position, to said waistband. 
 
     
     
         6 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 2  further comprising:
 stitching communicating through said textile fabric between said housing portion and a waistband of said pair of pants or shorts; 
 said stitching providing a means to communicate a portion of a force of the weight of said touchscreen operated electronic device in said as-used position, to said waistband. 
 
     
     
         7 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 3  further comprising:
 stitching communicating through said textile fabric between said housing portion and a waistband of said pair of pants or shorts; 
 said stitching providing a means to communicate a portion of a force of the weight of said touchscreen operated electronic device in said as-used position, to said waistband. 
 
     
     
         8 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 4  further comprising:
 stitching communicating through said textile fabric between said housing portion and a waistband of said pair of pants or shorts; 
 said stitching providing a means to communicate a portion of a force of the weight of said touchscreen operated electronic device in said as-used position, to said waistband. 
 
     
     
         9 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a conduit formed for a distance in said textile fabric communicating with said housing portion of said pocket at a first end, to an opening adjacent to a waistband of said pants or shorts; and 
 said conduit providing means to communicate a wire from said housing portion to said opening. 
 
     
     
         10 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 9  further comprising:
 said conduit formed in a zig-zag pattern for at least a portion of said distance; and 
 said zig-zag pattern providing means to prevent a wire communicating through said conduit from breaking during a stretching of said textile fabric. 
 
     
     
         11 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 8  further comprising:
 said conduit formed in a zig-zag pattern for at least a portion of said distance; and 
 said zig-zag pattern providing means to prevent a wire communicating through said conduit from breaking during a stretching of said textile fabric. 
 
     
     
         12 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a portion of said rear wall formed of, or engaged with, planar metallic material; 
 said planar metallic material providing means to block RF energy emitted by said touchscreen operated device from communication with a portion of the body of said user adjacent to said pocket. 
 
     
     
         13 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a portion of said rear wall formed of, or engaged with, planar metallic material; 
 said planar metallic material providing means to block RF energy emitted by said touchscreen operated device from communication with a portion of the body of said user adjacent to said pocket. 
 
     
     
         14 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 11  further comprising:
 a portion of said rear wall formed of, or engaged with, planar metallic material; 
 said planar metallic material providing means to block RF energy emitted by said touchscreen operated device from communication with a portion of the body of said user adjacent to said pocket. 
 
     
     
         15 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 12  further comprising:
 a portion of said rear wall formed of, or engaged with, planar metallic material; 
 said planar metallic material providing means to block RF energy emitted by said touchscreen operated device from communication with a portion of the body of said user adjacent to said pocket. 
 
     
     
         16 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 14  further comprising:
 a secondary antenna positioned upon said pair of pants or shorts; and 
 means to communicate RF signals from said secondary antenna to a receiver of said touchscreen operated device in said as-used position. 
 
     
     
         17 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 15  further comprising:
 a secondary antenna positioned upon said pair of pants or shorts; and 
 means to communicate RF signals from said secondary antenna to a receiver of said touchscreen operated device in said as-used position. 
 
     
     
         18 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 16  wherein said means to communicate RF signals from said secondary antenna to a receiver of said touchscreen operated device in said as-used position is a wire engaged at a first end with said secondary antenna and having a second end proximate to or engaged with said touchscreen operated device. 
     
     
         19 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 17  wherein said means to communicate RF signals from said secondary antenna to a receiver of said touchscreen operated device in said as-used position is a wire engaged at a first end with said secondary antenna and having a second end proximate to or engaged with said touchscreen operated device. 
     
     
         20 . The garment pocket for touchscreen operated devices of  claim 19  additionally comprising:
 said wire having a portion thereof formed in a zig-zag pattern; and 
 said zig-zag pattern providing means to bend said wire during a stretching of said textile fabric and prevent a breaking of said wire.