Patent Abstract:
A product comprising a body with a pocket attached to the body, wherein the improvement is a silver lining in the pocket.

Full Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     The present invention relates generally to products that enhance personal well being. More specifically, the present invention relates to pockets with silver linings on gift items.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART  
       [0002]     Blankets with pockets are well known in the arts. These pockets serve a variety of different purposes.  
         [0003]     U.S. Pat. No. 5,136,738, issued to Denson, discloses a blanket that is containable in a pocket. U.S. Pat. No. 3,226,737, issued to Rote, discloses a blanket with pockets at four corners for containing weighted materials that prevent the blanket from blowing in the wind. U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,880, issued to Wike, discloses a blanket with a closable pocket for carrying or containing articles of value. U.S. Pat. No. 5,072,467, issued to Hunt, discloses a blanket with a pocket that can contain either valuable items or weighted materials. Design Patent Des. 305,844 discloses a pocket attached to the front of a bunny, which is further attached to the blanket.  
         [0004]     Additionally, there are some blankets which form a pocket in their entirety, such as U.S. Pat. No. 3,636,566, issued to Sutherland, which discloses a blanket/pocket for containing a small child and U.S. Pat. No. 3,412,410, which discloses a blanket/pocket for containing a small child and has a further small pocket for containing a pillow for the small child.  
         [0005]     All of these disclosures relate to pocket on blankets that serve only non-sentimental purposes. Therefore, there is a present need for a pocketed articles that satisfies sentimental voids felt by persons need.  
         [0006]     The novel features that are considered characteristic of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its structure and its operation together with the additional objects and advantages thereof will best be understood from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Unless specifically noted, it is intended that the words and phrases in the specification and claims be given the ordinary and accustomed meaning to those of ordinary skill in the applicable art or arts. If any other meaning is intended, the specification will specifically state that a special meaning is being applied to a word or phrase. Likewise, the use of the words “function” or “means” in the Description of Preferred Embodiments of the invention is not intended to indicate a desire to invoke the special provision of 35 U.S.C. §112, paragraph 6 to define the invention. To the contrary, if the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112, paragraph 6, are sought to be invoked to define the invention(s), the claims will specifically state the phrases “means for” or “step for” and a function, without also reciting in such phrases any structure, material, or act in support of the function. Even when the claims recite a “means for” or “step for” performing a function, if they also recite any structure, material or acts in support of that means of step, then the intention is not to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112, paragraph 6. Moreover, even if the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112, paragraph 6, are invoked to define the inventions, it is intended that the inventions not be limited only to the specific structure, material or acts that are described in the preferred embodiments, but in addition, include any and all structures, materials or acts that perform the claimed function, along with any and all known or later-developed equivalent structures, materials or acts for performing the claimed function. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0007]      FIG. 1  illustrates a typical article, such as a blanket, that has a pocket with a silver lining.  
         [0008]      FIG. 2  is close-up of the pocket of  FIG. 1 .  
         [0009]      FIG. 3  illustrates one embodiment of a silver lined pocket according to the present invention.  
         [0010]      FIG. 4  illustrates an alternate embodiment of the silver lined pocket according to the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0011]     The present invention is a personal article  10 , such as a blanket, backpack, pouch, purse, and the like, that comprises a body element  15  and a pocket element  20  attached to the body element  15 . Critical to the present invention is the lining of the pocket element  20 . In the present invention, the pocket element  20  must have a silver lining  25 . The silver lining  25  of the present invention may either be actual silver metal, a weave of silver threads ore merely silver colored materials, such as fabric.  
         [0012]     The silver lining  25  of the present invention serves to file a void felt by persons in need by indicating that a bad situation encountered by the person in need is temporary and a better future is imminent. This then raises the spirits of the person in need giving them hope and potentially helping in any healing process.  
         [0013]     In one embodiment of the present invention,  FIG. 3 , the pocket  20  has a silver lining  25  on one side of the pocket. In another embodiment of the present invention,  FIG. 4 , the pocket  20  has a silver lining  25  on both sides of the pocket.  
         [0014]     In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the silver lined pocket contains a gift item or card for the recipient of the personal article.  
         [0015]     The preferred embodiment of the invention is described above in the Description of Preferred Embodiments. While these descriptions directly describe the above embodiments, it is understood that those skilled in the art may conceive modifications and/or variations to the specific embodiments shown and described herein. Any such modifications or variations that fall within the purview of this description are intended to be included therein as well. Unless specifically noted, it is the intention of the inventors that the words and phrases in the specification and claims be given the ordinary and accustomed meanings to those of ordinary skill in the applicable art(s). The foregoing description of a preferred embodiment and best mode of the invention known to the applicant at the time of filing the application has been presented and is intended for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and many modifications and variations are possible in the light of the above teachings. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application and to enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

Technology Classification (CPC): 0