Hand wear storage pocket

Abstract

An article of clothing for at least partly covering a human torso, the article including a hand wear storage pocket extending from a front opening disposed along a front edge to a rear edge, the hand wear storage pocket including a top edge and a bottom edge, a rear portion of the hand wear storage pocket being disposed in a side area of the jacket below an armhole and above a waist band, the front opening and a height between the top and bottom edges adapted for insertion of a wearer's hand into the side area wherein the hand and an arm crosses the wearer's front torso, the hand being covered in a hand wear item, and wherein the side area is adapted to be compressed by an opposing arm of the wearer.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An article of clothing for at least partly covering a human torso, the article including a hand wear storage pocket extending from a front opening disposed along a front edge to a rear edge, the hand wear storage pocket including a top edge and a bottom edge, a rear portion of the hand wear storage pocket being disposed in a side area of the jacket below an armhole and above a waist band, the front opening and a height between the top and bottom edges adapted for insertion of a wearer's hand into the side area wherein the hand and an arm crosses the wearer's front torso, the hand being covered in a hand wear item, and wherein the side area is adapted to be compressed by an opposing arm of the wearer. 
     
     
         2 . The article according to  claim 1  wherein the hand wear storage pocket includes a high friction grip material on an internal surface of the rear portion. 
     
     
         3 . The article according to  claim 2  wherein a remaining portion of the hand wear storage pocket has a low friction material on an internal surface. 
     
     
         4 . The article according to  claim 1  wherein the hand wear storage pocket has a water resistant internal surface. 
     
     
         5 . The article according to  claim 1  wherein the hand wear storage pocket includes a removable liner. 
     
     
         6 . The article according to  claim 1  wherein the hand wear storage pocket includes a top and/or rear edge fastener disposed along the top edge and the rear edge defining a flexible front cover flap adapted to be rotated downward about the bottom edge, when the top and/or rear edge fastener is in an open position, to expose an internal surface of the hand wear storage pocket. 
     
     
         7 . The article according to  claim 6  wherein the top and/or rear edge fastener comprises one of: a zip fastener; and a hook-and-loop fastener.