Patent ID: 8028345
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A41D,A41F,A63B

Abstract:
1. A tennis garment of fabric material and sewn construction for use by a tennis player, the garment comprising: a front fabric panel and a rear fabric panel, the fabric panels joined at opposing seams and to be positioned proximate hips of the tennis player; a flexible waistband having a front waistband portion, and a rear waistband portion, the waistband portions joined together to encircle a waist of the tennis player, and further joined to top portions of the corresponding fabric panels; a securing sleeve aligned with and overlying the entire rear waistband portion and joined thereto at left, center, and right mutual locations, while the securing sleeve is not joined to the rear waistband portion between the left and center mutual locations, and also is not joined to the rear waistband portion between the right and center mutual locations, thereby establishing rear-left and rear-right sections of the securing sleeve that are unattached to the rear portion of the waistband, thereby forming two ball sleeves for receiving tennis balls; the securing sleeve having upper and lower sleeve hems each securing therein an elastic cord, the elastic cords having a slight tension when no tennis ball is inserted in the ball sleeves, thereby holding the securing sleeve against the rear waistband and the sleeve hems being fully gathered, while with a tennis ball inserted into at least one of the ball sleeves, the sleeve hems are partially gathered, the sleeve hems, when not gathered, setting a maximum stretch length of the elastic cords whereby overextension of the elastic cords is prevented.