Bag for use on the body

A bag for holding items on a human being including a garter to be secured about the thigh of the human. A pocket is formed with the garter to hold the items. A closure on an opening in the pocket to prevent removal of the items. The garter and pocket is preferably located underneath clothing. The closure is a zipper and the pocket is located between the garter and the thigh of a person.

BACKGROUND 
This invention relates to a bag for holding items on the body of a human 
being. It is valuable to have a unique and attractive way for providing a 
pocket for holding items on the body. 
Many different types of bags for use on the body are known. There is bag 
for use around the waist which has a strap located about the waist and a 
bag which can be located on the back, side or stomach of the wearer. The 
bag is relatively bulky and is secured on the outside of the body for 
access by the user. 
In some cases, it is not always desirable that the pocket or bag be visible 
and it is not always desirable that the bag be located on the waist of the 
person. 
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bag for holding items 
on the body of a person which overcomes the problems of known bags for use 
on the body. 
SUMMARY 
The present invention provides a bag for use on the body for holding items 
which overcomes these problems. 
According to the invention, a bag for holding items on the body of a human 
being comprises a garter to be secured about the thigh of the person. A 
pocket is associated with the garter for holding the items. There are 
means to close the pocket thereby to prevent removal of the items from the 
pocket. 
The garter includes preferably an elastic closed loop and the closing means 
is a zipper. The pocket is preferably located between the garter means and 
the thigh, and has a relatively narrow depth profile. In use, clothing is 
arranged to cover at least part of the garter and pocket. In this way, the 
item is relatively securely located on the body and removed from sight. 
The invention is now further described with reference to the accompanying 
drawings.

DESCRIPTION 
A bag for holding items on the body of a human comprises a garter 11 to be 
secured about the thigh 12 of a person as is illustrated in FIG. 9. There 
is a pocket 13 with the garter 11 for holding the items. The pocket 13 has 
an opening 14 and zipper 15 closing means for the opening 14 thereby to 
prevent removal of the 15 items. The zipper 15 is pulled by the toggle 
handle 16 as necessary. 
As illustrated for instance in FIG. 2b, the pocket has a depth profile 15 
relatively narrow compared to the height as indicated by arrow 46 and the 
length is indicated by arrow 17 in FIG. 2a. 
The garter 11 is a closed loop and the pocket 13 depends from the inside 
side of the garter 11 which would be adjacent the thigh 12. As illustrated 
in FIG. 1, the garter 11 includes a frill or pleated material 18 which 
surrounds an elasticized material 19. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5 
and 6, the material is a satin fabric with an ornate pattern 20. 
As illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, the material has a toweling surface 21. 
The garter 11 of FIGS. 7 and 8 is a tubular profile. 
In the examples of FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8, the pocket 13 is adjacent the 
thigh 12 and zipper 14 is used to close the pocket 13. In FIGS. 3 and 4 
there are multiple pockets 13 as indicated by the two zippers 21 and 22. 
The two pockets 13 lie in adjacency with each other. In FIG. 3 the garter 
11 includes a bow ribbon 23 as part of the frill material 24 forming the 
garter 
In the example of FIGS. 5 and 6, the pocket 13 is closed by the action of 
the garter 11 on the opening 25 to the mouth 26. In the embodiments of 
FIGS. 5 and 6 the height 27 of the garter 11 is relatively larger than the 
length 28 of the garter 11. A similar narrow profile depth is used as is 
illustrated in FIG. 2b. In this manner, the closing means for the mouth of 
the opening of FIGS. 5 and 6 is part of the garter 11. A fur-type 
ornamentation 29 is used with a floral decoration 30 as part of the garter 
11. 
In the embodiments of FIGS. 1, 2a, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 the pocket 13 is 
held adjacent to the thigh 12. It is covered by clothing 31 as is 
illustrated in FIG. 7 in an illustrative embodiment of FIG. 7. In other 
cases, the embodiments of the other FIGS. 1 to 6 would likewise be covered 
by clothing 31 as illustrated in phantom by line 31. In this manner, the 
bag is at least partially hidden from sight and is secure on the body of 
the wearer. Access to the openings achieved rather by lifting the clothing 
31 or lowering the garter 11 down the leg. In all cases, the pocket 13 is 
secured adjacent to the body and provides a bag for use on the body in a 
manner which provides security to the wearer. 
In different cases, the pocket is incorporated in the garter as is 
illustrated in the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8. By having the garter 11 
formed of a toweling material 21, a sweat band effect can be achieved. The 
tubular garter effect 37 is illustrated in part in FIG. 7 in a broken away 
view. Also, in different cases the frill material constituting the garter 
can itself be elasticized according to the characteristics of the 
material. 
In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, the bag for use on the 
body includes a band 32 for location on the head 33 of a human. The zipper 
34 is located adjacent the head and the toggle 35 can be located between 
the band 32 and the head 33. The band 32 of toweling in the illustrated 
embodiment can serve the purpose of a sweat band. As illustrated in FIGS. 
9 and 10 the diameter of the band 32 is sufficient to fit around the head. 
The toweling material 32 may be sufficiently sized to ensure security by 
having the pocket 36 adjacent the head. Thus it is secure from sight to 
outsiders. The pocket 36 is part of the band 32 which is at least in part 
a tubular material. 
In the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 1-8, the diameter of the band 32 is 
selected to fit about a human thigh. 
Many other forms of the invention exist each differing from the other in 
matters of detail only. Materials which can be used for the garter and 
pocket include cotton, leather, satin, polyester, rayon, vinyl or 
combinations of these materials. Different patterns or ornamentations can 
be used. The closing means can be different such as velcro, clip or stud 
means. 
The invention is to be considered limited only by the scope of the 
following claims.