US20060253963A1

US20060253963A1 - Body keep

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Publication number: US20060253963A1
Application number: US11/125,768
Authority: US
Inventors: John Limbaugh
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-05-10
Filing date: 2005-05-10
Publication date: 2006-11-16

Abstract

An adhesive pocket structure applied to the skin of a mammal, wherein the pocket can be used to carry or transport goods. The pocket is attached to an adhesive property via a securing method and the adhesive property is applied directly to the skin. The pocket is made of virtually any material. The material can be, but is not limited to, flexible, waterproof or expandable. Goods or personal items can then be placed in the adhesive pocket structure and transported everywhere that the mammal travels. The pocket may also be enclosed. After the goods are removed from the adhesive pocket structure, it can be removed from the skin by peeling the adhesive property away from the skin.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a pocket structure that can be used for transporting goods by directly attaching it to the skin of a mammal. In one embodiment of the present invention, the mammal is a human being. The invention facilitates the ability to carry goods directly on the skin without the need for straps or other attachment means.
2. Description of Prior Art
Generally, persons wishing to carry goods close to their person do so by utilizing a strap or some other similar device. In general, the strap or other device is placed about a limb to secure the item to be carried between the limb and the strap or other device. It has not been the previous practice to carry goods on one's person by placing such goods in a pocket structure applied directly to the skin. The purpose of the structure of the present invention is to facilitate the carrying of goods close to one's person without the use of bulky straps, bulky purses, wallets or containers.
No prior attempt is known to have been made to engage a skin adhesive backing to a pocket forming surface in order to form a pocket structure, mainly for the purpose of carrying goods on one's person. The prior art represents transdermal patches used for medically related purposes that adhere to human skin, as well as the other methods of carrying goods on one's person previously mentioned.
The patent to Jona, U.S. Pat. No. 6,071,531, discloses a transdermal patch that administers to the wearer 17-deacetyl norgestimate alone or in combination with an estrogen. The patch is adhesive directly to human skin and has the ability to adhere to the skin in warm and humid conditions, including swimming, bathing, sitting in a sauna, working out and soaking in a whirlpool.
There are also other transdermal patches used for medically related purposes, such as the nicotine patch, that adhere to human skin while administering compositions.
Other adhesive patches and pouches for medically related purposes are also known. For example, the patent to Wolinsky, U.S. Pat. No. 6,840,956, discloses a biosensor that is directly attached to an outer surface of a graft by sutures or an adhesive. Alternatively, the biosensor may be received in a pocket or otherwise secured within the material of the graft.
Many other non-medically related products have been adapted for “on person” use by the addition of a strap that secures the item to an appendage or a clip that attaches the item to one's clothing or belt. Examples of such products include audio listening devices and cell phones.
There is also a traditional method for carrying goods on one's person, namely the pockets in items of clothing.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The pocket structure of the present invention is constructed in a manner wherein an adhesive pocket may be applied to human skin. The purpose of such a device is to carry goods on one's person without the need for bulky straps or belts. The pocket structure includes an adhesive property and a pocket and can be applied directly to the skin. The pocket structure is a convenient device that can be applied to one's person in seconds. The pocket structure will be available in many different sizes and capable of carrying many goods including, but not limited to, an identification card, an audio listening device, a security entry card, a banking or credit card, money, keys or much smaller items. The pocket structure may also be waterproof so that it is capable of carrying goods while performing warm or wet activities, such as exercising or swimming. The pocket structure is the perfect lightweight device for carrying personal items or goods while performing outdoor or indoor activities, entertainment activities or even for everyday use.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a frontal view of the pocket structure components.
FIG. 1B is a back view of the pocket structure.
FIG. 1C is a back view of the second element.
FIG. 2 is a frontal view of the pocket structure showing alternative components.
FIG. 3 is a frontal view of the pocket structure showing pocket enclosure.
FIG. 4A is a frontal view of the pocket structure showing an alternative pocket enclosure.
FIG. 4B is a frontal view of the pocket structure showing another alternative pocket enclosure.
FIG. 5 is a frontal view of a human being wearing the pocket structure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

As shown in the accompanying figures, the present invention relates to a pocket structure 1 that can be used for transporting items by directly attaching it to the skin of a mammal. As shown in FIG. 1A, the pocket structure has two elements, a first element 3 and a second element 5. The first element 3 has a first side 7 and a second side 9, as shown in FIG. 1B. The second side 9 has an adhesive property 11 so that the second side 9 may adhere to the skin of the mammal. In the preferred embodiment, the adhesive property 11 is an adhesive backing made for application to human skin. A film 12 that covers the adhesive property 11 peels away before application of the pocket structure 1 to the skin. The second element 5 also has two surfaces, a first surface 13, as shown in FIG. 1C, and a second surface 15, as shown in FIG. 1A. The first side 7 of the first element 3 engages with the first surface 13 of the second element 5 via a securing method 17. The method of securing 17 the second element 5 to the first element 3 may be executed in any feasible manner, including but not limited to conventionally sewing the second element 5 onto the first element 3. The first surface 13 and the second surface 15 of the second element 5 adapt to form a pocket 16. The second element 5 of the pocket structure 1 can be any material. In the preferred embodiment, the material is a textile. In another embodiment, the material is plastic. The material can also be a fabric. The first element 3 and/or the second element 5 may be flexible and/or waterproof. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the second element 5 may also contain expandable vertical pleats 19 or horizontal pleats 21 to enlarge the capacity of the pocket 16. The capacity of the pocket 16 may also be minimized or maximized by varying the size and/or shape of the second element 5. In the preferred embodiment, the second element 5 is the same size or is close to the same size as the first element 3. In another embodiment, the second element 5 can be either smaller or larger than the first element 3. The entire pocket structure 1 can be many different sizes and shapes. The second element 5 may also contain compartments 23 or additional pockets 25. The compartments 23 may vary in size and/or shape. The compartments 23 may be left open or enclosed from other compartments 23 or from the rest of the second element 5 in any feasible manner. The additional pockets 25 may also vary in size and/or shape and may be left open or enclosed in the same manner as the aperture 27, described below. The second element 5 forms an aperture 27 at the top of the pocket 16. In the preferred embodiment, the aperture 27 is left open. In another embodiment, the aperture 27 is enclosed. Enclosure may be achieved in any feasible manner. In one embodiment, the aperture 27 is enclosed in a slide and seal 29 manner, as shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 4A, the aperture 27 is enclosed via a flap 31 that folds over the aperture 27. The flap 31 may be secured to the second surface 15 of the second element 5 in any feasible manner, including, but not limited to an adhesive, a securing strap 33 or a snap. In another embodiment, shown in FIG. 4B, the flap 31 is secured via a securing method 17 to the first side 7 of the first element 3, along with the second element 5. In this embodiment, flap 31 folds over the aperture 27 and covers the bottom of the second surface 32 of the second element 5 in an overlapping manner 34. This embodiment forms a pocket 16 that is able to secure items within the pocket 16, but is not completely enclosed. The goods are slipped under the flap 31 and into the pocket 16. The pocket 16 may also contain water drainage holes 35.
In use, the pocket structure 1 carries objects placed in the pocket 16 directly on the skin. FIG. 5 shows the pocket structure 1 in use on the human body. The pocket structure 1 is applied to the human body by placing the pocket structure 1 firmly upon the skin with the second side 9 of the first element 3 facing and adhering to the skin. The pocket structure 1 can be placed almost anywhere upon the human body, as long as there is a large enough surface area of skin. In the preferred embodiment, the first element 3 and the second element 5 are permanently engaged by a securing method 17 during manufacture of the pocket structure 1, so that the user need not bother with any assembly of the two elements. The pocket structure 1 is simply placed directly on the skin and is ready for immediate use. In another embodiment, the user can buy the first element 3 and the second element 5 separately and then combine the two elements by a securing method 17 prior to usage. The two elements combine to form the pocket structure 1. The adhesive property 11 of the second side 9 produces a bond to the skin that keeps the pocket structure 1 properly secured to the skin until it is purposefully removed. Once the pocket structure 1 is properly placed upon the skin, goods can be placed inside the pocket 16 of the pocket structure 1 and carried on the person until the goods are removed from the pocket 16.
It should be understood that the aforementioned embodiments are for exemplary purposes only and are merely illustrative of the many possible specific embodiments that can represent applications of the principles of the invention.

Claims

1. A pocket structure comprising:

a first element having two sides, the first said side adapted for engagement with a second element, the second said side adapted for adhesion to the skin of a mammal; and

a second element having two surfaces, the first said surface adapted for engagement to said first side of said first element, said second surface adapted to form a pocket.

2. A pocket structure as in claim 1, wherein said second side of the first element has an adhesive property.

3. A pocket structure as in claim 2, wherein said adhesive property is an adhesive backing.

4. A pocket structure as in claim 1, wherein said second element is made of a material.

5. A pocket structure as in claim 4, wherein said material is a textile.

6. A pocket structure as in claim 4, wherein said material is a plastic.

7. A pocket structure as in claim 4, wherein said material is a fabric.

8. A pocket structure as in claim 4, wherein said material is a rubber.

9. A pocket structure as in claim 4, wherein said second element has pleats.

10. A pocket structure as in claim 1, wherein said pocket has water drainage holes.

11. A pocket structure as in claim 1, wherein said pocket has compartments.

12. A pocket structure as in claim 1, wherein said pocket has additional pockets.

13. A pocket structure as in claim, 1 wherein said pocket is left open.

14. A pocket structure as in claim 1, wherein said pocket is enclosed.

15. A pocket structure comprising:

a first element having two sides, the first said side for attachment to a second element, the second said side having an adhesive backing for attaching said pocket structure to the skin of a mammal;

a second element having two surfaces, the first said surface adapted for engagement to said first side of said first element, said second surface adapted to form a pocket; and

said second element being made of material.

16. A pocket structure comprising:

a second element having two surfaces, the first said surface adapted for engagement to said first side of said first element, said second surface adapted to form a pocket;

said second element being made of material; and

said pocket including an enclosure.