Personal assistant garment

Abstract

The present invention relates to clothing and more particularly to a garment designed to hold portable electronic device and other items such as wallets, keys, etc. The garment has at least one and preferably more than one pocket to hold an electronic device, i.e., cell phone. Each pocket includes an internal passageway that leads to an interior side of the vest. The garment also includes a central passageway system which includes two passageways that are on opposite sides of the central opening of the garment. The passageways are segmented and allow for the installation of wires. The garment further includes a horizontal passageway that passes from the left side of the interior of the vest around the central portion of the back to the right side of the vest. The central passageway system, one or more wires can be removed and installed from an individual passageway segment without disturbing other wires neatly fastened in other passageway segments.

1. A garment comprising:
 a body having a top end, a bottom end and a number of openings extending through the body, the body formed at least partially of an interior panel and an exterior panel connected to the interior panel to define an open center therebetween;    at least one pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel opposite the open center and extending between the top and bottom ends, the at least one pocket passageway including at least one flap fixedly secured at one end of the interior panel and a releasable closure disposed adjacent the flap opposite the fixed end, the closure releasably engageable with the flap; and    at least one exterior pocket disposed on the exterior panel and interconnected with the open center and the at least one pocket passageway.    
     
     
       2. The garment of  claim 1  wherein the at least one exterior pocket includes a releasable divider disposed inside the at least one exterior pocket and capable of selectively dividing the at least one exterior pocket into separate pocket sections. 
     
     
       3. The garment of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a releasable securing mechanism on the body extending from the top end to the bottom end;    a first pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel on one side of the securing mechanism; and    a second pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel on the other side of the securing mechanism, wherein the first and second passageways are interconnected with the open center and the at least one exterior pocket.    
     
     
       4. The garment of  claim 3  further comprising a conduit extending along the interior panel of the body between the top and bottom ends and interconnecting the first and second pocket passageways. 
     
     
       5. The garment of  claim 1  further comprising a slit in the interior panel that allows the open center to be interconnected within the at least one pocket passageway. 
     
     
       6. The garment of  claim 1  wherein the body includes a retaining member disposed adjacent the top end that is adapted to receive and retain one end of a wire. 
     
     
       7. The garment of  claim 1  wherein the at least one exterior pocket includes a slit that allows the at least one exterior pocket to communicate with the open center and the at least one pocket passageway. 
     
     
       8. The garment of  claim 1  wherein the at least one pocket passageway comprises a number of separately movable flaps. 
     
     
       9. The garment of  claim 1  further comprising at least one interior pocket disposed on the interior panel and interconnected with the open center, the at least one pocket passageway and the at least one exterior pocket. 
     
     
       10. The garment of  claim 9  wherein the at least one interior pocket includes a slit that allows the at least one interior pocket to be interconnected with the open center, the at least one pocket passageway and the at least one exterior pocket. 
     
     
       11. The garment of  claim 9  wherein the at least one interior pocket and the at least one exterior pocket are disposed on the body directly opposite one another. 
     
     
       12. The garment of  claim 1  wherein the at least one exterior pocket includes a first pouch and a second pouch separated by a partition, a first releasable fastener that allows access to the first pouch, and a second releasable fastener that allows access to the second pouch. 
     
     
       13. A method of releasably connecting an electronic device to a garment, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a garment having a body including a top end, a bottom end and a number of openings extending through the body, the body formed of an interior panel connected to an exterior panel to define a open center, at least one pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel opposite the open center and extending between the top and bottom ends, and a first pocket disposed on one of the panels and interconnected with the open center and the at least one pocket passageway;    b) placing the device in the first pocket;    c) extending a wire from the device from the first pocket through the open center into the at least one pocket passageway; and    d) connecting the wire from the at least one pocket passageway to the garment.    
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 13  wherein the first pocket is disposed on the exterior panel. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 13  wherein the first pocket is disposed on the interior panel. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 13  wherein the garment includes a retainer adjacent the top end and the step of connecting the wire to the garment comprises the step of inserting the wire through the retainer. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 13  wherein the garment includes a first pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel separated from a second pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel by a securing mechanism extending between the top and bottom ends, a conduit extending between the first passageway and the second passageway along the interior panel and a second pocket disposed on one panel of the body and interconnected with the open center and the second pocket passageway, and wherein the step of connecting the wire to the garment comprises the steps of:
 a) extending the wire from the first pocket passageway into the conduit;    b) extending the wire through the conduit into the second passageway, and    c) inserting the wire from the second passageway into the second pocket.    
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17  wherein the second pocket is disposed on the exterior panel. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 17  wherein the second pocket is disposed on the interior panel. 
     
     
       20. A garment comprising:
 a body having a top end, a bottom end and a number of openings extending through the body, the body formed of an interior panel connected to an exterior panel to define an open center;    at least one pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel, interconnected with the open center and extending between the top and bottom ends;    at least one exterior pocket disposed on the exterior panel including an exterior slit interconnected with the open center; and    at least one interior pocket disposed on the interior panel and including an interior slit interconnected with the open center.    
     
     
       21. A garment comprising:
   a )  an inner shell;        b )  an outer shell connected to and disposed around the inner shell;        c )  at least one pocket disposed on the inner shell or the outer shell, the at least one pocket including an opening allowing items to be inserted into and removed from the pocket; and        d )  at least one wire routing member disposed on the garment and having a first aperture and a second aperture spaced from the first aperture, the routing member capable of receiving a wire extending from the at least one pocket through one of the first aperture or a second aperture, enclosing the wire within the wire routing member between the first aperture and the second aperture, and allowing the wire to exit the wire routing member through the other of the first aperture or the second aperture, wherein the at least one wire routing member is formed at least partially of an open center of the garment defined between the inner shell and the outer shell.      
     
     
       22. The garment of  claim 21  wherein the at least one wire routing member is formed on the inner shell.  
     
     
       23. The garment of  claim 21  further comprising a third aperture and a fourth aperture on the at least one wire routing member spaced from each of the first aperture and the second aperture and one another, the third aperture and the fourth aperture each capable of enabling a wire to exit or enter the at least one wire routing member.  
     
     
       24. The garment of  claim 21  wherein the at least one pocket is an inner pocket disposed on the inner shell.  
     
     
       25. The garment of  claim 24  wherein the inner pocket is disposed on an exterior surface of the inner shell.  
     
     
       26. The garment of  claim 25  further comprising an outer pocket disposed on the outer shell, the outer pocket in communication with the at least one wire routing member.  
     
     
       27. The garment of  claim 26  wherein the outer pocket is in communication with the inner pocket.  
     
     
       28. The garment of  claim 27  further comprising an open center formed between the inner shell and the outer shell, wherein the inner pocket and the outer pocket are in communication with the open center.  
     
     
       29. The garment of  claim 21  wherein the opening in the at least one pocket comprises one of the first aperture or the second aperture.  
     
     
       30. The garment of  claim 21  wherein the at least one wire routing member is disposed on an outer surface of the inner shell.  
     
     
       31. The garment of  claim 21  wherein the opening in the at least one pocket comprises one of the first aperture or the second aperture.  
     
     
       32. The garment of  claim 21  further comprising a first wire routing member formed of the open center, and at least one second wire routing member disposed on the inner shell and interconnected with the first wire routing member and the at least one pocket.  
     
     
       33. The garment of  claim 21  wherein the first aperture is positioned adjacent a closure for the garment, and the second aperture is positioned adjacent a collar for the garment.  
     
     
       34. The garment of  claim 21  wherein the first aperture and the second aperture each include selectively openable closing means.  
     
     
       35. The garment of  claim 34  wherein the closing means are formed from the group consisting of: hook and loop closures, snap closures, button closures and zipper closures.  
     
     
       36. The garment of  claim 33  further comprising a wire engaging means adjacent the collar.  
     
     
       37. The garment of  claim 21  further comprising a wire holder member disposed on the inner shell adjacent one of the first aperture or the second aperture.  
     
     
       38. The garment of  claim 37  wherein the wire holding member is an elastic loop.  
     
     
       39. The garment of  claim 37  wherein the wire holding member is a pouch.  
     
     
       40. The garment of  claim 37  wherein each of the at least one exterior pocket and the at least one interior pocket includes a slit interconnecting the at least one interior pocket with the open center or the at least one pocket passageway.  
     
     
       41. A garment comprising:
   a )  an inner shell defining an inner back panel and a pair of inner front panels extending from opposed sides of the inner back panel;        b )  an outer shell secured over the inner shell and defining an outer back panel and a pair of outer front panels extending from opposed sides of the outer back panel, the inner front panels and outer front panels defining a closure therebetween having an upper end and a lower end;        c )  a pocket disposed on one of the inner shell or the outer shell and having an opening therein; and        e )  a wire routing member defined by an open center formed between the inner shell and the outer shell and in communication with the opening in the pocket, the wire routing member having a first aperture disposed adjacent the upper end of the closure.      
     
     
       42. The garment of  claim 41  wherein the first aperture includes a hook and loop closure.  
     
     
       43. The garment of  claim 41  further comprising a second aperture on the wire routing member disposed adjacent the lower end of the closure.  
     
     
       44. The garment of  claim 43  wherein the second aperture includes a hook and loop closure.  
     
     
       45. A method for concealing wires in a garment, the method comprising the steps of:
   a )  providing a garment including an inner shell, an outer shell connected to and disposed around the inner shell, a pocket disposed on the inner shell or the outer shell and including an opening extending therethrough, and a wire routing member disposed on the garment and having a first aperture and a second aperture spaced from the first aperture;        b )  drawing a wire from the pocket into the wire routing member through the first aperture; and        c )  drawing the wire out of the wire routing member through the second aperture, wherein the wire routing member is formed at least partially by an open center defined between the inner shell and the outer shell, and the step of drawing the wire out of the pocket into the wire routing member comprises drawing the wire into the open center of the garment.      
     
     
       46. The method of  claim 45  wherein the first aperture is formed of the opening in the pocket, and the step of drawing the wire from the pocket into the wire routing member comprises drawing the wire through the opening in the pocket.  
     
     
       47. A garment comprising:
   a )  a body having a top end, a bottom end, and a number of openings extending through the body, the body formed of an interior panel connected to at exterior panel to define an open center therebetween;        b )  at least one pocket passageway disposed on the interior panel and interconnected with the open center;        c )  at least one exterior pocket disposed on the exterior panel and interconnected with at least one of the open center or the at least one pocket passageway; and        d )  at least one interior pocket disposed on the interior panel and interconnected with at least one of the open center or the at least one pocket passageway.      
     
     
       48. A garment comprising:
   a )  a shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface and including at least one opening adapted to receive a portion of a wearer's body therein;        b )  a pocket exposed at least partially on the interior surface of the shell and including an aperture allowing items to be inserted into the pocket, the pocket further including a slit spaced from the aperture and adapted to enable a wire extending from an item positioned within the pocket to pass therethrough; and        c )  a wire holding member secured to the shell adjacent the at least one opening and adapted to hold the wire extending from the slit in the pocket.      
     
     
       49. The garment of  claim 48  wherein the wire holding member is secured to the interior surface of the shell.  
     
     
       50. The garment of  claim 48  wherein the wire holding member is formed as a loop of elastic material.  
     
     
       51. The garment of  claim 48  wherein the wire holding member is formed as a pouch.