Patent ID: 8312568

Claim:
A system of pockets for an athletic garment, the system comprising: a first pocket having a first outer edge, a first inner edge, a first top edge, and a first bottom edge, wherein the first pocket is closed along the first inner, outer, and bottom edges and open along the first top edge; a second pocket having a second outer edge, a second inner edge, a second top edge, and a second bottom edge, wherein the second pocket is closed along the second inner, outer, and bottom edges and open along the first top edge, wherein a vertical centerline of the athletic garment substantially aligns with a user's spine, wherein the first pocket is located on the athletic garment on one side of the vertical centerline, wherein the second pocket is located on the athletic garment on the other side of the vertical centerline, and wherein the first and second pockets are in a substantially symmetrical configuration about the vertical centerline; a center pocket having a third outer edge, a fourth outer edge, a third top edge, and a third bottom edge, wherein the center pocket is closed along the third bottom edge and the third and fourth outer edges and open along the third top edge, wherein the center pocket is substantially centered on the vertical centerline, wherein the first pocket at least partially overlaps the center pocket, wherein the second pocket at least partially overlaps the center pocket; a gusset formed along the first bottom edge and the second bottom edge, the gusset configured to provide increased storage capacity within the first and second pockets; and a zipper along the gusset, the zipper configured to provide access to the first pocket along the first bottom edge and to the second pocket along the second bottom edge.