Garment with One or More Hidden Pockets

Abstract

A garment includes front and back panels, and a kangaroo panel disposed on part of the outside of the front panel to form a kangaroo pouch. A pocket is substantially wholly disposed within the kangaroo pouch to hide the pocket from view. The pocket opens on the topside of the kangaroo pouch. The pocket may include a closing mechanism. A pocket tab may selectively facilitate pocket opening. The pocket may have a bottom that forms an interior pleat between pocket walls by being folded substantially in half generally horizontally. The pocket bottom remains substantially folded within the pocket when the pocket is empty, but the bottom unfolds at least partially when an item of sufficient weight or shape is inserted into pocket to distend the bottom from its pleated position. The garment also may include a security pocket hidden within and accessible through the kangaroo pouch.

1 . A garment with a substantially hidden pocket, comprising:
 a front panel;   a back panel;   a kangaroo panel disposed on a part of the outside of the front panel of the garment so the kangaroo panel forms a kangaroo pouch with the front panel of the garment;   a pocket disposed between the front panel of the garment and the kangaroo panel so the pocket is substantially wholly disposed within the kangaroo pouch and so the pocket is substantially hidden from view from the front of the garment;   the pocket having a top opening aligning substantially with at least part of a top side of the kangaroo pouch; and   the pocket having at least two walls of approximately the same size;   the pocket having a bottom connected on one side to one of the two walls and the bottom connected on an opposite side to the other of the two walls;   the bottom of the pocket forming an interior pleat disposed between the two walls of the pocket;   the walls and the bottom of the pocket being fastened to each other along the respective right sides and left sides of the walls and the bottom of the pocket,   whereby the bottom of the pocket remains substantially pleated within the pocket when the pocket is empty, but the bottom of the pocket unpleats at least partially between the walls of the pocket when an item of sufficient weight or shape is inserted into the pocket to distend the bottom from its pleated position.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a closing mechanism for selectively substantially closing the opening of the pocket.   
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tab near the top opening of the pocket to selectively facilitate opening of the pocket.   
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the two walls of the pocket are each substantially rectangular; the bottom of the pocket is substantially rectangular;   the long sides of the bottom of the pocket are substantially the same length as the short sides of the two walls of the pocket; and   the long sides of the bottom of the pocket are connected respectively to the short sides of the two walls of the pocket.   
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the bottom forms the interior pleat by being folded substantially in half generally horizontally so the long sides of the bottom are aligned substantially with each other. 
     
     
         6 . A top with a substantially hidden pocket accessible from outside of the top and with a substantially hidden security pocket, comprising:
 a front;   a back connected to the front at least along their respective left and right sides;   a security pocket disposed over a part of the front of the top;   a panel disposed over the security pocket to substantially hide the security pocket from view with the panel being connected to the front of the top so at least to provide an opening between the panel and the front of the top to allow access to the security pocket under the panel; and   a pocket disposed inside an area between the front of the top and the panel so the pocket is substantially hidden from view behind the panel, and   the pocket having a pocket opening that is aligned substantially with at least part of a side of the panel so the pocket is accessible from outside of the top.   
     
     
         7 . The top of  claim 6 , wherein the panel disposed over the security pocket is connected to the front of the top so as to provide a kangaroo pouch with the opening between the panel and the front of the top providing access to the security pocket within the kangaroo pouch. 
     
     
         8 . The top of  claim 6 , wherein the pocket opening is aligned substantially with at least a part of a top side of the panel so the pocket is accessible from the top side of the panel. 
     
     
         9 . The top of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the pocket comprises two walls of approximately the same size,   the pocket comprises a bottom connected on opposite sides to respective bottoms of the two walls of the pocket, and   the bottom of the pocket is folded substantially in half so the folded bottom is positioned between the walls of the pocket; and   the walls and the bottom of the pocket are fastened to each other so the right side of the folded pocket is positioned between and attached to the right sides of the walls of the pocket, and the left side of the folded pocket is positioned between and attached to the left sides of the walls of the pocket.   
     
     
         10 . The top of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the two walls of the pocket are each substantially rectangular; the bottom of the pocket is substantially rectangular;   the long sides of the bottom of the pocket are substantially the same length as the short sides of the two walls of the pocket; and   the long sides of the bottom of the pocket are connected respectively to the short sides of the two walls of the pocket.   
     
     
         11 . A method of making a pocket with a distensible bottom, comprising:
 providing a first pocket wall with four sides;   providing a second pocket wall with four sides;   providing a pocket bottom with four sides;   connecting opposite sides of the pocket bottom respectively to a bottom side of the first pocket wall and to a bottom side of the second pocket wall;   folding the pocket bottom inwards so the pocket bottom is folded generally in half horizontally, has a folded right side and a folded left side, and is positioned substantially wholly between the first pocket wall and the second pocket wall;   making a right connection connecting right sides of the first and the second pocket walls so the right connection also connects the folded right side of the pocket bottom between and to the right sides of the first and the second pocket walls; and   making a left connection connecting left sides of the of the first and the second pocket walls so the left connection also connects the folded left side of the pocket bottom between and to the left sides of the first and the second pocket walls,   whereby the pocket bottom remains substantially folded within the pocket when the pocket is empty, but the pocket bottom unfolds at least partially between the right and the left pocket walls when an item of sufficient weight or shape is inserted into the pocket to distend the pocket bottom from its folded position.