Resilient Arm or Leg Band with Semi-transparent Pocket and Concealed Fastenings

Abstract

A fabric armband is sewn together from several pieces of fabric material with a pocket and pocket flap made of a semi-transparent mesh fabric and the remainder of the armband made from a highly resilient elastic fabric. The armband is formed as a truncated cone with open ends. The armband is ingeniously sewn so that most of the sewn edges of the various portions are secured so that they are not able to catch or rib on jewelry when being pulled on or off an arm.

1 . A fabric armband for holding a device operated via a control panel and having an exterior surface joined with an interior surface, the armband comprising:
 an outer pocket portion, wherein the outer pocket portion is constructed of a semitransparent mesh for manipulating the control panel of the device through the mesh;   a pocket flap portion, wherein the pocket flap portion is constructed of a semitransparent mesh for manipulating the control panel of the device through the mesh;   an inner pocket portion;   a connector portion;   an inner body portion; and   an outer body portion;   wherein, said outer pocket portion, said pocket flap portion, said inner pocket portion, said connector portion, said inner body portion, and said outer body portion are mutually fastened at a plurality of sewn edges;   wherein, the outer and inner body portions are fastened at opposing edges thereof to the connector, inner pocket, outer pocket and pocket flap portions in a manner that conceals the plurality of sewn edges.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The armband of  claim 1  wherein, when laid flat, peripheries of the outer and inner body portions are modified isosceles trapezoids with at least one of the non-equal sides curvilinear thereby enabling a truncated cone shape to the armband. 
     
     
         4 . The armband of  claim 1  wherein, when laid flat, peripheries of the connector, inner pocket, outer pocket, and pocket flap portions are approximately rectangular. 
     
     
         5 . The armband of  claim 1  having a shape of a right truncated cone with opposing open ends. 
     
     
         6 . The armband of  claim 5  wherein the outer pocket portion and the pocket flap portion, together, extend between the opposing open ends. 
     
     
         7 . The armband of  claim 6  wherein the pocket flap portion overlaps the outer pocket portion thereby preventing items within the outer pocket portion from falling out of the outer pocket portion. 
     
     
         8 . The armband of  claim 7  wherein the outer pocket portion has a pocket opening accessible from an exterior position on the armband. 
     
     
         9 . The armband of  claim 1  wherein edges of the portions are aligned and fastened within a space between the connector portion and the inner pocket portion thereby concealing said edges from the interior of the armband. 
     
     
         10 . An armband for holding a device operated via a control panel and having an exterior surface joined with an interior surface in the form of a truncated open cone, the armband comprising:
 an exterior pocket wherein the exterior pocket portion is constructed of a semitransparent mesh for manipulating the control panel of the device through the mesh; and   portions of elastically resilient fabric sewn together with a majority of joined edges of said fabric portions not exposed to the interior surface.   
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . The armband of  claim 10  wherein the exterior pocket and a pocket flap, together, extend between opposing open ends of the armband.