Patent ID: 7780048
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A41D,F41C,F42B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A pocket for an article having oppositely facing sides, said pocket comprising: an inner cup comprising a back wall with parallel first side walls and a first bottom wall projecting forwardly therefrom; an outer cup comprising a front wall with parallel second side walls and a second bottom wall projecting rearwardly therefrom, said inner and outer cups cooperating in a nested relationship to define a chamber having an open upper end, with said front and back walls in a confronting relationship, with said first side walls confined between said second side walls, and with said first bottom wall overlapping and supported on said second bottom wall; hinge means for interconnecting said first and second bottom walls, said hinge means projecting through and cooperating with said first and second bottom walls to accommodate deflection of said outer cup relative to said inner cup between a normally closed position in which an article received in said chamber has a portion thereof projecting through said open upper end and in which resistance to removal of said article from said chamber is provided by a tight confinement of the sides of said article between and in contact with said front and back walls, and a release position deflected outwardly from said closed position to relieve said resistance and to accommodate removal of said article from said chamber via said open end.