Flexible garment with overlying front and reat pockets

Abstract

A fabric garment has a front pocket configured to receive, releasably retain and protectively enclose a small, generally rectangular electronic device while providing operational access to a front face of the device, and has a closable rear pocket just behind the front pocket configured to receive, releasably retain and concurrently protectively enclose contents including at least a credit card, a latch key, and a photo identification card. The garment also includes an integrally formed portion defining an opening configured to permit a thumb of a wearer of the garment to extend therethrough. An elastic strap for encircling a limb of the wearer to support the garment preferably extends movably through a passage defined by a rear part of the garment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A flexible fabric garment having overlying front and rear, generally rectangular pocket portions; with the front pocket portion configured to receive, releasably retain and protectively enclose a generally rectangular electronic device, with the front pocket portion extending about a perimeter of the device when positioned therein without obstructing continuous operational access to a front face of the device; with the rear pocket portion located immediately behind the front pocket portion and configured to concurrently receive, releasably retain and protectively enclose contents including at least one of a conventional credit card, a latch key, one a driver's license and a photo identification card, with the rear pocket portion having a perimeter formation provided with a releasably closable fastener permitting the contents to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom; with the garment including a first elongate strap portion configured to encircle a hand of a person wearing the garment to retain the garment on the hand; with the garment including a thumb-encircling portion defining an opening that permits a thumb of a person wearing the garment to extend there-through; and with the garment also including a second elongate strap portion configured to encircle and releasably enclose a limb of the person. 
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein a single piece of flexible fabric defines the front pocket portion, the thumb-encircling portion, and the first elongate strap portion. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the second elongate strap portion is formed, at least in part, from elastically extensible fabric. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 3  additionally including a fabric-defined passage located behind the front pocket portion, and the elongate strap portion extends movably through the fabric-defined passage. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 3  wherein at least one of the first and second elongate strap portions carries a fastener. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the releasably closable fastener that permits the contents to be inserted into and removed from the rear pocket portion includes a hook and loop type releasable closure. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 6  wherein the releasably closable fastener extends along at least an openable perimeter region of the rear pocket portion. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 7  wherein the releasable closable fastening extends along a portion of one side of the rear pocket portion adjacent an end region of the rear pocket portion. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the front pocket portion has an open end region through which the electronic device can be inserted into and removed from the front pocket portion, and wherein a part of the thumb-encircling portion extends across the open end region to retain the electronic device within the front pocket portion when the garment is worn by the person. 
     
     
         10 . A fingerless garment formed primarily from flexible fabric configured to define overlying front and rear, generally rectangular pocket portions; wherein the front pocket portion is configured to receive, releasably retain and protectively enclose a small, generally rectangular electronic device while providing continuous operational access to a front face of the device; wherein the rear pocket portion is situated behind the front pocket portion and is configured to receive, releasably retain and concurrently protectively enclose contents including at least one of a credit card, a latch key, and a photo identification card; and with the garment also including, an integrally formed portion defining an opening configured to permit a thumb of a wearer of the garment to extend therethrough. 
     
     
         11 . The fingerless garment of  claim 10  wherein the rear pocket portion has a perimeter formation defining a releasably closable fastening permitting the contents to be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom. 
     
     
         12 . The fingerless garment of  claim 10  having a reach of fabric extending between and separating the front and rear, generally rectangular pocket portions. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 10  wherein the front pocket portion has an open end region through which the electronic device can be inserted into and removed from the front pocket portion. 
     
     
         14 . The fingerless garment of  claim 10  additionally including an elongate strap portion configured to encircle and releasably enclose a selected one of a hand of the wearer and an arm of the wearer. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 14  with the elongate strap portion being formed, at least in part, from elastically extensible fabric. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 14  additionally including a fabric-defined passage located behind the front pocket portion, and the elongate strap portion extends movably through the fabric-defined passage. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 14  wherein the elongate strap portion has a buckle carried thereon. 
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 10  wherein the rear pocket portion is provided with a releasably closable fastening that permits the contents to be inserted into and removed from the rear pocket portion. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 18  wherein the releasably closable fastening extends across at least an end region of the rear pocket portion. 
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 19  wherein the releasable closable fastening extends along a portion of one side of the rear pocket portion adjacent the end region of the rear pocket portion.