Pants/Slacks/Jeans with Personal Hygiene Pocket

Abstract

A pair of women's or ladies' pants, e.g., slacks or blue jeans, are provided with a small pocket sewn onto the pocket facing of one of the side pockets or front pockets, and configured to accommodate a feminine hygiene product such as a tampon. The personal pocket allows the personal hygiene product to be carried discreetly concealed, but readily available when needed. The personal pocket is oriented so as to align the tampon comfortably with the natural crease formed by the wearer's upper leg and torso, and may optionally have a closure.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A pair of women's slacks or jeans formed of a fabric and comprising a waist band and at least one side pocket, the side pocket having a pocket-facing formed of said fabric and having a lower edge; and
 a personal pocket configured to removably hold a packaged personal hygiene item; the pocket being formed of said fabric, and being dimensioned substantially 5 inches long and 1½ inches wide, and having sides and a lower edge sewn onto said pocket-facing and oriented at a predetermined angle relative to said waistband.   
     
     
         2 . The women's slacks or jeans of  claim 1  wherein said personal pocket is oriented between 40 and 50 degrees relative to said waistband. 
     
     
         3 . The women's slacks or jeans of  claim 1  wherein said personal pocket is oriented at substantially 45 degrees relative to said waistband. 
     
     
         4 . The women's slacks or jeans of  claim 1  wherein the lower edge of said personal pocket is substantially aligned with the lower edge of said pocket-facing.