US5075900A
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Combination garment and purse
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-04-29
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Granted: 1991-12-31
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Expires: 2011-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A combination garment and purse worn by a person as an article of clothing is adapted for carrying articles normally carried in a purse, handbag or briefcase and includes a garment of flexible sheet material having a back panel and a pair of side and frontal panels joined therewith. A fastener is provided for detachably securing confronting edges of the frontal panel when the garment is worn closed at the front. First pockets are provided accessible from inside of the garment for carrying articles and second pockets accessible from outside the garment are also provided for carrying articles. A resilient yoke is secured to the inside of the garment and includes a central neck segment extending across the back of a person at an upper level and a pair of forwardly extending shoulder segments joining the neck segment at opposite ends. The resilient yoke is padded and is effective for spreading the load of the garment and the articles carried thereby onto the wearer's back and shoulders over a relatively large area so that a wearer hardly notices when relatively heavy objects are being carried in contrast to a situation wherein the same weight of objects would be readily noticed when carried in a separate purse, briefcase or handbag with a handle or with a shoulder strap.
Inventors
- 👤 Marilyn W. Chittenden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:46
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/0012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A combination garment and purse be worn by a person as an article of clothing and for carrying articles normally carried in a purse, hangbag, briefcase comprising: a garment formed of flexible sheet material including a back panel, a pair of side panels and frontal panels joined therewith; pocket means for carrying one or more articles; resilient flexible yoke means secured to the inside of said garment comprising a central neck segment extending across said back of said garment at an upper level said back having opposite end portions and a pair of shoulder segments joining said opposite end portions of said central neck segment and extending forwardly thereof toward said frontal panels including pad means for cushioning and spreading the load of said vest and articles carried in said pocket means across the upper back and shoulders of a person wearing said garment as an article of clothing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A combination garment and purse be worn by a person as an article of clothing and for carrying articles normally carried in a purse, hangbag, briefcase comprising: a garment formed of flexible sheet material including a back panel, a pair of side panels and frontal panels joined therewith; pocket means for carrying one or more articles; resilient flexible yoke means secured to the inside of said garment comprising a central neck segment extending across said back of said garment at an upper level said back having opposite end portions and a pair of shoulder segments joining said opposite end portions of said central neck segment and extending forwardly thereof toward said frontal panels including pad means for cushioning and spreading the load of said vest and articles carried in said pocket means across the upper back and shoulders of a person wearing said garment as an article of clothing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 1, wherein: said resilient yoke means includes a resilient pad of substantial thickness and a fabric cover over said pad for engagement with surfaces on the upper back and shoulders of said person wearing said garment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 1, wherein: said resilient yoke means is of a generally U-shaped configuration having a bight forming said central neck segment and a pair of legs forming said shoulder segment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 1, wherein: said back including opposite edge portions; and including adjustable length strap means extending from opposite edge portions of said back and joined to said frontal panels for adjusting the breadth of said garment to fit persons of different size.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 1 wherein: said pocket means includes an inside pocket positioned on said frontal panel of said garment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 5, wherein: said pocket means includes a pair of said inside pockets, each of said inside pockets positioned adjacent a lower edge of a respective frontal panel adjacent an edge thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 6, wherein: each of said inside pockets is open along an upper edge thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 1, wherein: said pocket means includes one or more outside pockets positioned on said front panel of said garment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 8, wherein: said one or more outside pockets are positioned adjacent a lower edge of said frontal panel of said garment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 9, including: at least one of said outside pockets is provided on each of said frontal panels of said garment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The combination garment and purse of wherein: said pocket means includes at least one outside pocket positioned to extend over a side portion and over or adjacent a frontal panel of said garment adjacent to said side portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The combination garment and purse of wherein: said pocket means includes at least one outside pocket positioned to extend over a side portion and over or adjacent a frontal panel of said garment adjacent to said side portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 11, wherein: said pocket means includes at least one upper level outside pocket positioned above the level of said one outside pocket.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 8, including: at least one upper level outside pocket located on a frontal panel of said garment above said one or more outside pockets.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 1, wherein: said frontal panels include confronting edges; and fastening means for detachably securing said confronting edges together.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The combination garment and purse of claim 1, including: liner means of flexible sheet material covering said yoke means.
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