Garment with hidden pockets for securely holding personal items

Abstract

A garment for securely holding personal items at a location adjacent an armhole including pocket structures located below one or both armholes of the garment and/or pocket structures located along the shoulder of the garment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment for securely holding personal items at a location adjacent an armhole of the garment to be hidden from view but easily accessible to the wearer of the garment comprising:
 a body for receiving a torso of the wearer including at least one armhole for receiving an aim of the wearer, said body including a first fabric panel associated with said at least one armhole and having a first edge and a second fabric panel associated with said at least one armhole and having a second edge;   said first and second edges being joined together to form a seam with a selectively openable and closable portion having an open position and a closed position; and   a pocket structure supported by at least said first fabric panel at a location adjacent said selectively openable and closable seam portion, said pocket structure being accessible through said selectively openable and closable seam portion in said open position and being of a size to securely hold a personal item in said closed position.   
     
     
         2 . A garment as recited in  claim 1  wherein:
 said seam is disposed under said at least one armhole and along said garment body such that said pocket structure is located under said at least one armhole and under an arm of the wearer. 
 
     
     
         3 . A garment as recited in  claim 2  wherein:
 said pocket structure includes an opening formed by said selectively openable and closable seam portion in said open position, a bag formed by fabric attached to said first fabric panel adjacent said selectively openable and closable seam portion and a closure secured adjacent said selectively openable and closable seam portion and being selectively operable to place said selectively openable and closable seam portion in said open and closed positions. 
 
     
     
         4 . A garment as recited in  claim 3  wherein:
 said body includes a flap extending laterally from one or both of said fabric panels adjacent one or both of said first and second edges to cover said selectively openable and closable seam portion and said closure. 
 
     
     
         5 . A garment as recited in  claim 3  wherein:
 said bag extends rearwardly from said selectively openable and closable seam portion to an extent such that said bag is positioned along a first side of the wearer whereby a personal item in said bag is accessible by an arm on a second side of the wearer opposite the first side. 
 
     
     
         6 . A garment as recited in  claim 2  wherein:
 said first and second fabric panels are formed of separate pieces of material having edges forming said permanently closed seam portion in longitudinal alignment with said selectively openable and closable seam portion. 
 
     
     
         7 . A garment as recited in  claim 1  wherein:
 said first and second panels form at least part of said garment body and said seam is disposed above said at least one armhole such that said selectively openable and closable seam portion is disposed the shoulder of the wearer. 
 
     
     
         8 . A garment as recited in  claim 6  wherein:
 said pocket structure includes an opening formed by said selectively openable and closable seam portion in said open position, a bag formed by fabric attached to said first fabric panel adjacent said openable and closable seam portion and a closure secured adjacent said selectively openable and closable seam portion and being selectively operable to place said selectively openable and closable seam portion in said open and closed positions. 
 
     
     
         9 . A garment as recited in  claim 1  wherein:
 said first and second panels form at least part of said garment body and said seam is disposed under said at least one armhole and along said garment body, said selectively openable and closable seam portion being disposed along an upper portion of said seam under said armhole such that said pocket structure is located adjacent the underarm of the wearer. 
 
     
     
         10 . A garment as recited in  claim 1  wherein:
 said first and second panels form at least part of said garment body and said seam is disposed over said at least one armhole and along a shoulder of said garment body, said selectively openable and closable seam portion being disposed along a portion of said seam over said armhole such that said pocket structure is located along the shoulder of the wearer. 
 
     
     
         11 . A garment for securely holding personal items at a location hidden from view but easily accessible to the wearer of the garment comprising:
 a body for receiving the torso of the wearer and having a shoulder at an upper portion of the body;   a pair of opposing armholes on opposite sides of said body at said shoulder for receiving the right and left anus of the wearer, respectively;   a pocket structure disposed directly under one of said armholes including an opening in said body below said armhole and a bag attached to said body and extending rearwardly from said opening to an extent such that said bag is positioned along a first side of the wearer whereby a personal item in said bag is accessible by an arm on a second side of the wearer opposite the first side.   
     
     
         12 . A garment as recited in  claim 11  wherein:
 said pocket structure includes a selectively operable closure for said opening. 
 
     
     
         13 . A garment as recited in  claim 11  and further comprising:
 a second pocket structure disposed directly under the other of said armholes including an opening in said body below said other armhole and a bag attached to said body extending rearwardly from said opening to an extent such that said bag is positioned along the second side of the wearer whereby a personal item in said bag is accessible by an arm on the first side of the wearer.