Athletic apparel with a pocket located on or near the hip region for holding a mobile device or music player

Abstract

Athletic pants/shorts/skirts having a rectangular shaped pocket located on or near the hip region with the aperture located on or near the waistband area creating a space for snugly restraining a mobile device, while limiting anterior and posterior exposure to environmental factors, objects and equipment that could come into contact with the device(s) and preventing the device from being laid upon when the wearer is performing exercises that require the posterior or anterior region to come into contact with equipment or other environmental factors. The present invention also moves the location of the mobile device closer to an athlete's ears than a standard inset pocket providing a headphone cord more flexibility.

What I claim is: 
     
         1 . Claim an article of clothing for holding an electronic device having a width and a length, the article of clothing comprising:
 a first leg and second leg and a waistband;   a first panel of material forming a side of the first leg having a first length which forms a portion of the waistband and an interior of a pocket, a second length forming the exterior of the pocket, a third length forming the side of the first leg, a first fold between the first and second lengths and a second fold between the second and third lengths; and   wherein the pocket formed by the first panel is sized to snugly fit the width and length of the electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 1 , wherein the second fold forms an aperture between the third length and the first length sized to allow insertion of the electronic device. 
     
     
         3 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 2 , wherein the waistband has a thickness exceeding the thickness of the first panel. 
     
     
         4 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 3 , wherein the aperture is located near enough to the waistband so that the thickness of the waistband deters the electronic device from freely exiting the pocket. 
     
     
         5 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 5 , wherein the waistband includes an elastic material. 
     
     
         6 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 additional material sewn about the second fold.   
     
     
         7 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second pocket formed in the first panel of material.   
     
     
         8 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 additional stitching on the first panel in proximity to a bottom location of the pocket to provide tactile sensation of the bottom location.   
     
     
         9 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 8  wherein, the additional stitching forms a logo. 
     
     
         10 . Claim a pair of athletic pants for holding an electronic device having a length and a width, the athletic pants having a waist, a pair of hips and a pair of legs to be worn over the wearer's waist hips and legs, the athletic pants comprising:
 a first panel of material having a front, back and top and located at one of the hips;   an aperture formed into the first panel of material near the top;   a pocket sewn into the first panel of material and accessible through the aperture;   the pocket sized to snugly fit the length and width of an electronic device;   a second panel of material having a top and sewn onto the front of the first panel of material and configured to form a front of a first leg;   a third panel of material having a top and sewn onto the back of the first panel of material and configured to form a back of a first leg;   a fourth panel of material having a top and sewn onto the second panel and the third panel and configured to form a second leg; and   a waistband formed by the top of the first panel, the top of the second panel, the top of the third panel and the top of the fourth panel.   
     
     
         11 . Claim the pair of athletic pants of  claim 10 , wherein the waistband has a depth;
 and the aperture is formed in the first panel in proximate location of the waist band such that the depth of the waistband prevents an electronic device from freely exiting the aperture.   
     
     
         12 . Claim the pair of athletic pants of  claim 10 , wherein the waistband comprises a continuous loop of material. 
     
     
         13 . Claim the pair of athletic pants of  claim 11 , wherein the waistband further comprises a band of elastic material. 
     
     
         14 . Claim the pair of athletic pants of  claim 10 , wherein the pocket is comprised of elastic material. 
     
     
         15 . Claim the pair of athletic pants of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 stitching on the first panel of material proximate a bottom of the pocket to provide a tactile sensation locating the bottom of the pocket.   
     
     
         16 . Claim an article of clothing comprising:
 a waistband; and   a pocket formed by a single panel of material sized to snugly fit an electronic device and sewn onto the article of clothing.   
     
     
         17 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 16  wherein the panel of material further comprises:
 two folds and the panel of material is sewn unto itself. 
 
     
     
         18 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 16  wherein the panel of material above the first fold forms a portion of the waistband and an interior side of the pocket; wherein the panel of material between the first fold and the second fold forms an exterior side of the pocket;
 and wherein the panel of material below the second fold forms a portion of the exterior of the article of clothing. 
 
     
     
         19 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 16 , wherein the article of clothing forms an athletic skirt. 
     
     
         20 . Claim the article of clothing of  claim 16 , wherein the article of clothing forms a pair of athletic pants.