Garment having a pocket

Abstract

A garment includes a body of fabric forming a garment body and a waistband connected to the garment body. The waistband has a first edge that is also connected to the garment body and a second edge opposite to the first edge. The waistband has a first layer of material and a second layer of material that are connected both at the first edge and the second edge and a waistband depth defined by the distance between the first edge and the second edge. The waistband has a pocket that is further formed by a third and/or fourth layer of material. The pocket has an opening that accesses a space inside the pocket and a pocket depth between the opening and the first edge, and the pocket obfuscates the contents therein.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment comprising:
 a body of fabric forming a garment body; and   a waistband connected to the garment body, the waistband having a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge, the waistband having a first layer of material and a second layer of material being connected both at the first edge and the second edge, the first edge also being connected to the garment body, the waistband having a waistband depth defined by a distance between the first edge and the second edge, the waistband forming a pocket, the pocket has an opening that accesses a space inside the pocket and a pocket depth between the opening and the first edge, the waistband depth being greater than the pocket depth, wherein the pocket obfuscates the contents therein.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a third layer of material and a fourth layer of material in between the first layer of material and the second layer of material that form the pocket. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a third layer of material connected to the first layer of material or the second layer of material that form the pocket. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a bottom pocket length at the first edge that is between 3.75 inches and 8.0 inches. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the opening has an opening length of between 3.25 inches and 8.50 inches. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the pocket depth is between 2.5 inches and 7.0 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a top and bottom that are curved or straight. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the third layer of material and the fourth layer of material are connected at the first edge. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the pocket has a resilient material at the opening in a location selected from the group consisting of between the first layer of material and the fourth layer of material, and between the second layer of material and the third layer of material. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the waistband is curved or straight. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the top of the waistband has a resilient material between the first layer and the second layer. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the waistband has a first seam that extends from the first edge to the second edge in both the first layer of material and the second layer of material. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment body can have a second seam that extends along a rear portion of the garment body. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 2 , further comprising a resilient material between the first ply of material and the fourth ply of material along a length of the opening. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a skirt connected to the waistband. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein said skirt has tiers. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a short connected to the waistband. 
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a brief connected to the waistband and a zipper that forms a separation in the waistband and brief when unzipped. 
     
     
         19 . A garment comprising:
 a garment body;   a skirt connected to the garment body, the skirt having a skirt body; and   a pocket connected to the skirt body by a plurality of side seams with at least one of the plurality of side seams on opposite sides of the pocket, wherein the pocket, the plurality of side seams and the skirt body are folded together forming a fold so that opposite sides of the fold are connected by a bottom seam, wherein the pocket obfuscate the contents therein.   
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 19 , wherein the skirt body has a front panel and a rear panel, and wherein one of the plurality of side seams connects the front panel to the rear panel. 
     
     
         21 . The garment of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of side seams extend from the bottom seam to a seam connecting the skirt body and the garment body. 
     
     
         22 . A garment comprising:
 a garment body;   shorts connected to the garment body, the shorts having a shorts body; and   a pocket connected to the shorts body by a plurality of side seams with at least one of the plurality of side seams on opposite sides of the pocket, wherein the pocket, the side seams and the shorts body are folded together forming a fold so that opposite sides of the fold are connected by a bottom seam, wherein the pocket obfuscates the contents therein.   
     
     
         23 . The garment of  claim 22 , wherein the shorts body has a side panel, a top panel and a rear panel, wherein the side panel is connected to the rear panel by a first curved seam and the side panel is connected to the top panel by a second curved seam, and wherein the top panel is connected to the rear panel by the first curved seam. 
     
     
         24 . The garment of  claim 22 , wherein the shorts body has two side panels, two top panels and two rear panels, wherein one of the two side panels is connected to one of the two rear panels by a first curved seam and another of the two side panels is connected to another one of the two rear panels by the first curved seam, and wherein the one of the two side panels is connected to one of the two top panels by a second curved seam and the other of the two side panels is connected to the other of the two top panels by a third curved seam. 
     
     
         25 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket can be on an outside or an inside of the waistband. 
     
     
         26 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket is narrower at a top than at a bottom of the pocket. 
     
     
         27 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is on an inside of the waistband that faces the wearer to be a hidden pocket entry.