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TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
Cloth Pocket and Method of Making a Cloth Pocket
INVENTOR:
Morley Kevin Clapp
Carmen Joseph Fernand Langlais
FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to a cloth pocket and
a method of fabricating the same.
R~'i~OUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Patch pockets tend to be largely ornamental as they
have an extremely limited capacity for three dimension
objects. There are a number of problems associated with
fabricating larger pockets. One problem is that any pocket
construction that requires a lot of cutting and sewing is
necessarily more expensive. Another problem is that multiple
seams must be used, each of which is subject to failure when
placed under strain.
The inventor has provided a cloth pocket that may be
patched onto a garment or bag or similar object that may be
made unitary in construction, may have considerable depth, and
yet is easy to make.
According to one aspect of the present invention
there is provided a cloth pocket which includes a unitary body
formed out of a rectangular sheet of cloth material. The body
has a first fold and a second fold adjacent each of a bottom
edge, a first side edge and a second side edge of the
rectangular sheet. The folds create a first band of material
from each of the edges to the first fold and a second band of
material from the first fold to the second fold. The second
band of material is of a consistent selected width along each
of the edges. The first bands are secured onto a workpiece
adjacent the first fold, thereby creating a generally box-like
pocket a depth of which is determined by the selected width of
the second band.
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The cloth pocket, as described above, is easy to
fabricate. A rectangular sheet of cloth material is folded to
the described configuration and then sewn into place. The
number of seams in the pocket is limited so the pocket can
withstand greater stresses than pockets of comparable
capacity.
According to another aspect of the present invention
there is provided a method of constructing a cloth pocket out
of a rectangular sheet of cloth material. The rectangular
sheet has a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a
second side edge. Firstly, place a first fold and a second
fold in spaced relation along the bottom edge of the
rectangular sheet, thereby creating a first band of material
from the bottom edge to the first fold and a second band of
material from the first fold to the second fold of a selected
width. Secondly, place a first fold and a second fold in
spaced relation along the first side edge of the rectangular
sheet, thereby creating a first band of material from the
first side edge to the first fold and a second band of
material from the first fold to the second fold. The second
band of material along the first side edge is the same
selected width as the second band of material along the bottom
edge. Thirdly, place a first fold and a second fold in spaced
relation along the second side edge of the rectangular sheet,
thereby creating a first band of material from the second side
edge to the first fold and a second band of material from the
first fold to the second fold. The second band of material
along the second side edge being the same selected width as
the second band of material along the bottom edge. Fourthly,
secure each of the first bands onto a workpiece adjacent the
first fold, thereby creating a generally box-like pocket a
depth of which is determined by the selected width of the
second band.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features of the invention will
become more apparent from the following description of a
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preferred embodiment of the invention, for example, in which
reference is made to the appended drawings, in which like
numerals denote like features and in which:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a cloth pocket
fabricated in accordance with the teachings of the present
invention stitched to a workpiece shown with broken edges;
FIGURE 2 is a top plan view illustrating a first
step in a preferred method of fabricating a cloth pocket;
FIGURE 3 iS a top plan view illustrating a second
step in a preferred method of fabricating a cloth pocket;
FIGURE 4 iS a top plan view illustrating a third
step in a preferred method of fabricating a cloth pocket;
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view illustrating an
alternative cloth pocket fabricated in accordance with the
teachings of the present invention; and
FIGURE 6 is a top plan view of a pocket according to
the invention after folding is complete on four sides of a
sheet of fabric.
DETATT-~n DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EM~ODIMENT
A preferred embodiment, a cloth pocket generally
identified by reference numeral 10, will now be described with
reference to FIGURES 1 through 6.
Referring to FIGURE 1, cloth pocket 10 includes a
unitary body 12. Cloth pocket 10 is formed out of a
rectangular sheet 14 of cloth material, as illustrated in
FIGURE 2. Referring to FIGURE 1, unitary body 12 has first
folds 16a, 16b and 16c and second folds 18a, 18b and 18c
adjacent each of a bottom edge 20, a first side edge 22 and a
second side edge 24 respectively of rectangular sheet 14.
This leaves a top edge 26 open to receive objects. Folds 16a,
16b and 16c and 18a, 18b and 18c create first bands 28a, 28b
and 28c of material from each of the edges 20, 22, 24 to first
folds 16a, 16b and 16c respectively and second bands 30a, 30b
and 30c of material from first folds 16a, 16b and 16c to
second folds 18a, 18b and 18c respectively. The second bands
30a, 30b and 30c of material is of a consistent selected width
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along each of edges 20, 22, and 24, for example between 1 cm
and 4 cm. The first bands 28a, 28b and 28c of material are
secured onto a workpiece 32 adjacent first folds 16a 16b and
16c respectively. This creates a generally box-like cloth
pocket 10 a depth of which is determined primarily by the
selected width of second bands 30a, 30b and 30c of material.
If the line along which the pocket is sewed is in the middle
of the bands 28a, 28b, 28c, then the width of the bands 28a,
28b and 28c contribute to the height of the pocket. However,
the expected typical sewing line will be closely adjacent the
folds 16a, 16b and 16c, thus resulting in the bands 28a, 28b
and 28c providing most of the thickness of the pocket.
A method of fabricating cloth pocket 10 out of
rectangular sheet 14 of cloth material will now be described.
As previously described, rectangular sheet 14 has top edge 26,
bottom edge 20, first side edge 22 and second side edge 24.
Referring to FIGURE 2, the first step consists of
placing first fold 16a and second fold 18a in spaced relation
along bottom edge 20 of rectangular sheet 14, thus effectively
folding the sheet 14 in a Z-shaped pattern adjacent the bottom
edge 20 with the Z-shaped fold extending from near vertex 34
to near vertex 36. This creates first band of material 28a
from bottom edge 20 to first fold 16a and second band of
material 30a from first fold 16a to second fold 18a of a
selected width.
Referring to FIGURE 3, the second step consists of
placing first fold 16b and second fold 18b in spaced relation
along first side edge 22 of rectangular sheet 14, thus
effectively folding the sheet 14 in a z-shaped pattern
adjacent the first side edge 20. This creates first band 28b
of material from first side edge 22 to first fold 16b and
second band of material 30b from first fold 16b to second fold
18b. Second band of material 30b along first side edge 22 is
the same selected width as second band of material 30b along
bottom edge 20.
Referring to FIGURE 4, the third step consists of
placing first fold 16c and second fold 18c in spaced relation
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along second side edge 24 of rectangular sheet 14, thus
effectively folding the sheet 14 in a z-shaped pattern
adjacent the second side edge 20. This creates first band of
material 28c from second side edge 24 to first fold 16c and
second band of material 30c from first fold 16c to second fold
18c. Second band of material 30c along second side edge 24 is
the same selected width as second band of material 30c along
bottom edge 20.
Referring to FIGURE 1, the fourth and final step
consists of securing each of first bands of material 28a, 28b,
28c onto a workpiece 32 adjacent first folds 16a, 16b and 16c
along seams A, B and a third not shown but close to edge 24.
For many, if not most, fabrics the seam is preferably created
by sewing. A representative seam C is shown in FIGURE 4
illustrating the placement of the seam along the band 28b.
This creates a generally box-like cloth pocket 10, a depth of
which is determined by the selected width of second bands 30a,
30b and 30c of material.
Referring to FIGURE 5, there is illustrated how a
series of adjacent cloth pockets lOa, lOb can be fabricated
out of a single sheet of rectangular sheet material 14. In
this instance, a single seam D is formed between the pockets
10 and lOb. The band 28c of pocket lOb and band 28a of pocket
lOa is thereby essentially eliminated, consisting only of the
narrow strip of material underlying the stitches forming seam
D. A succession of pockets lOa, lOb may be formed from a
single sheet of material, and the pockets may extend around a
bag in a single seamless sheet, thus avoiding multiple sewing
of the material. The pockets are preferably spaced close
together as shown with a single seam between them. It is
preferred to make the vertical seams first (seam A in FIGURE
1) and the base seam last (seam B in FIGURE 1).
In a further embodiment as shown in FIGURE 6, the
top of the pocket (side 26 in FIGURE 1) may be folded (folds
16d, 18d) to create bands 28d, 30d of material along edge 26
and sewn to a workpiece. A zippered slit 40 may be placed in
a central portion of the pocket for entry to the pocket when
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it is secured to a workpiece. The slit 40 may be secured as
for example by a zipper.
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that
modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention
as defined by the Claims.
