Jan. 12, 1960
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`a. york
`BRASSIERE POCKET
`Filed Oct. 7, 1958
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`2,920,628
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`INVENTOR.
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`NIKE-1020
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`United States Patent Office
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`2,920,628
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`Patented Jan. 12, 1960
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`2,920,628
`BRASSIERE POCKET
`Aileene York, Salem, Oreg.
`Application October 7, 1958, Serial No. 765,748
`2 Claims. (Cl. 128—513)
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`vided with a pocket forming panel 20 having the lower
`edge thereof connected with the finish hem 22 at the
`lower edge of the cup 12 by stitching 24. The panel is
`also secured to the side edges of the cup 12 by stitching
`5 26 and the upper edge of the panel 20 is convexly curved
`generally conforming to the center rib or seam of the
`breast cup 12 which is designated by the numeral 28. The
`upper edge of the panel 20 is partially secured to the breast
`cup 12 as by stitching 30 with a restricted opening 32
`10 being provided by the uppermost edge of the panel 20.
`The uppermost portion or apex of the panel 20 is pro­
`vided with a snap fastener element such as the female snap
`fastener element 34 for separable engagement with a male
`snap fastener element 36 in the breast cup 12 thereby
`The present invention generally relates to an article
`15 forming a closure for the pocket which is defined by the
`of wearing apparel and more particularly to a brassiere
`flexible panel 20 and the lower portion of the breast cup
`in which is incorporated a pocket on the interior lower
`12. With this construction, valuables such as money,
`surface of the usual breast cup for receiving valuable
`jewelry or the like may be inserted into the breast cup
`articles such as jewelry, money or the like.
`and retained in a safe and secure position thereby eliminat-
`The primary object of the present invention is to pro­
`20 ing their possible loss. The pocket forming panel 20 may
`vide a pocket in the breast cup of a brassiere which pocket
`be constructed of any suitable material normally used in
`is generally formed by a polygonal member having the
`brassieres, and the pocket may also be used in strapless
`brassieres.
`major portion of its periphery stitched to or otherwise
`secured to the inner surface of the breast cup, the upper
`The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the
`edge thereof free and being detachably connected to the
`25 principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
`modifications and changes will readily occur to those
`inner surface of the breast cup by virtue of a separable
`fastening element such as a snap fastener.
`skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention
`A further object of the present invention is to provide
`to the exact construction and operation shown and de­
`scribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and
`a pocket incorporated into a brassiere which is simple,
`easy to install, well adapted for its intended purposes and
`30 equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope
`of the invention as claimed.
`relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
`What is claimed as new is as follows:
`These together with other objects and advantages which
`will become subsequently apparent reside in the details
`1. In a brassiere, the combination of a breast cup hav­
`of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter
`ing upper and lower complemental portions, a panel of
`described and claimed, reference being had to the accom­
`35 flexible material substantially coextensive with and dis­
`posed at the inside of the lower portion of said breast
`panying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like
`cup, and stitching securing all but a small portion of the
`numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
`marginal edge of said panel to the breast cup whereby to
`Figure 1 is a perspective view of the brassiere of the
`present invention illustrating the pocket attached to the
`provide a pocket therebetween adapted to receive small
`40 articles of value, the unstitched small portion of said mar­
`interior surface of one of the breast cups;
`Figure 2 is a perspective view of the interior of the
`ginal edge providing an entrance for said pocket disposed
`breast cup illustrating the pocket partially opened; and
`centrally of the upper edge of said panel, said entrance
`being substantially narrower than the breast cup.
`Figure 3 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially
`2. The garment as defined in claim 1 together with
`upon a plane passing along section line 3—3 of Figure 1
`illustrating further details of construction of the pocket.
`45 coacting snap fastener elements provided in said breast
`cup and on said unstitched small portion of said marginal
`Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral
`10 generally designates a brassiere which includes the
`edge of said panel to constitute a closure for the entrance
`of said pocket.
`usual pair of breast cups 12 having shoulder straps 14
`attached thereto along the top edge and a body encircling
`50 References Cited in the file of this patent
`strap 16 extending rearwardly which strap is provided
`with the usual separable ends such as indicated by the
`UNITED STATES PATENTS
`numeral 18. This part of the brassiere is conventional
`867,487 Drennan____ ________Oct 1, 1907
`and may be any of several commercially available types.
`The interior surface of one of the breast cups 12 is pro­
`2,141,408 Rosenthal Dec. 27,1938
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