Garment with a pouch

Abstract

A garment having a pouch formed between an inner layer and an outer layer, which are bound to each other at each shoulder, at about mid-torso and at the sides. The outer layer of the pouch has an opening at its top in its middle where a neckline extends to about one-quarter to about one-half of the way down the pouch. The garment has supports bound to the inner or outer layer or both layers at the shoulders, and which supports go over the shoulders and down the person to about mid-torso, where the supports are bound to the inner or outer layer or both layers at about the mid-torso, but preferably not under the arms. The garment can be worn independently, worn over other items of clothing, or worn in combination with another apparel which is worn over the garment.

1 . A garment having a pouch located on the upper torso when the garment is worn by a person, said pouch formed between an inner layer which extends downward in front from at the shoulders to about the mid-torso of the person and an outer layer which extends downward from at the shoulders to about the mid-torso of the person, where the inner layer and outer layer are bound to each other at the shoulders, at the sides and at about mid-torso; wherein the garment has an opening around the neck, and the top of the outer layer of the pouch in the middle has a downward neckline having a general U-shape which extends down to about one-quarter to about one-half way down the pouch; and wherein said garment has supports bound to the inner layer or the outer layer or both at the shoulders, which supports go over the shoulders, around the neck and downward in back to about the mid-torso of the person, where the supports are bound in back to the inner layer or outer layer or both on the side near the mid-torso, but not under the arms. 
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pouch is located in front on the upper torso. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pouch is located in back on the upper torso. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer of the pouch at its top in the middle has a downward neckline having a general U-shape which extends down to about one-quarter to about one-half way down the pouch. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the downward neckline of the outer layer of the pouch has an extensible piece of cloth of about two to about four inches in length located in the middle of the lowest part of the neckline. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the outer layer or the inner layer or both are bound to each other and to the supports in a substantially permanent manner by virtue of how the layers and supports are manufactured, or by sewing, stitching, gluing or heat melting the layers and supports together. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the downward neckline of the pouch has a security strap bound to it, which security can be connected to a harness, a collar or the like worn by the pet. 
     
     
         8 . A combination of a garment of  claim 2  with another apparel selected from the group consisting of a shirt, a vest, a sweater, a sweatshirt, a jacket and a coat, wherein the other apparel is worn over the garment and the other apparel has an opening at its top near the neck and the opening has means located at the top of the opening of the apparel near its middle to open and close the apparel in a downward manner and which means extend to at least about one-half way down the pouch. 
     
     
         9 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein said means to open and close said other apparel are selected from the group consisting of zippers, hooks, hooks and eyelets, fasteners, snaps, buckles, buttons, cords, strings, twine, and interlocking hooks and pile. 
     
     
         10 . The combination of  claim 9 , wherein the means on the apparel extend down to the bottom of the apparel. 
     
     
         11 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein the garment and the other apparel are connected together in a non-permanent detachable manner at the shoulders of the garment and the other apparel and at each side of the garment and the other apparel at each side. 
     
     
         12 . The combination of  claim 11 , wherein the garment and the other apparel are connected by means selected from the group consisting of zippers, hooks, hooks and eyelets, fasteners, straps, snaps, buckles, buttons, cords, strings, twine, and interlocking hooks. 
     
     
         13 . The combination of  claim 12 , wherein the garment and the other apparel are connected together (a) at the shoulders of the garment and the other apparel by a strap located on the other apparel's inside near each shoulder, which strap is looped around each shoulder area of the garment, and which strap is connected to itself by means selected from the group consisting of zippers, hooks, hooks and eyelets, fasteners, snaps, buckles, buttons, cords, strings, twine, and interlocking hooks; and (b) at each side of the garment and the other apparel near the mid-torso by a strap located on the other apparel's inside which strap is connected to the garment on the inside layer or the outside layer of the pouch by means selected from the group consisting of zippers, hooks, hooks and eyelets, fasteners, snaps, buckles, buttons, cords, strings, twine, and interlocking hooks. 
     
     
         14 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein a sweatshirt is worn over the garment. 
     
     
         15 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein a vest is worn over the garment. 
     
     
         16 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein a jacket is worn over the garment.