Wearable Article and Method of Making the Same

Abstract

The wearable article (100) comprises a first portion (101) having first and second opposed margins (103, 105) and a second portion (111) having first and second opposed margins (103, 105). The second portion (111) overlaps part of the first portion (101) in an overlapping region (121) bounded by the second margin (105) of the first portion (101) and the first margin (113) of the second portion (111). A pocket space (127) is formed between the first portion (101) and the second portion (111) in the overlapping region (121).

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         26 . A wearable article comprising:
 a first portion having first and second opposed margins; and   a second portion having first and second opposed margins,   wherein part of the second portion overlaps part of the first portion in an overlapping region bounded by the second margin of the first portion and the first margin of the second portion, and   wherein the second margin of the second portion is provided outside of the overlapping region,   wherein the first margin of the first portion is provided outside of the overlapping region, and   wherein a pocket space is formed between the first portion and the second portion in the overlapping region.   
     
     
         27 . The wearable article according to  claim 26 , wherein the pocket space is accessible from an outside surface of the wearable article. 
     
     
         28 . The wearable article according to  claim 27 , wherein the pocket space is accessible from the first margin of the second portion. 
     
     
         29 . The wearable article according to  claim 28 , wherein the first margin of the second portion is unaffixed to the first portion in the region of the pocket space so as to enable the pocket space to be accessed from the first margin of the second portion. 
     
     
         30 . The wearable article according to  claim 26 , wherein the pocket space is bounded by a seam of the wearable article connecting the outer layer of the pocket to the first portion. 
     
     
         31 . The wearable article according to  claim 30 , wherein the seam extends along the first margin of the second portion except for in the vicinity of the pocket space. 
     
     
         32 . The wearable article according to  claim 30 , wherein the outer layer of the pocket is the second portion. 
     
     
         33 . The wearable article according to  claim 30 , wherein the outer layer of the pocket is a third portion disposed between the first and second portion. 
     
     
         34 . The wearable article according to  claim 26 , wherein the first portion and the second portion have third and fourth opposed margins. 
     
     
         35 . The wearable article according to  claim 34 , wherein the overlapping region extends between the third and fourth margins of the first and second portions. 
     
     
         36 . The wearable article according to  claim 34 , wherein the pocket space is located in a central area of the overlapping region between the third and fourth margins of the first and second portions. 
     
     
         37 . The wearable article according to  claim 34 , wherein the third margins of the first and second portions are connected to one another in the overlapping region, and optionally wherein the fourth margins of the first and second portions are connected to one another in the overlapping region. 
     
     
         38 . The wearable article according to  claim 26 , further comprising a third portion, wherein the third portion is disposed between the first and second portions in the overlapping region. 
     
     
         39 . The wearable article according to  claim 38 , wherein the pocket space is formed between the first portion and the third portion in the overlapping region. 
     
     
         40 . The wearable article according to  claim 38 , wherein the first portion and the second portion have third and fourth opposed margins, wherein the overlapping region extends between the third and fourth margins of the first and second portions, and wherein the third portion extends between the third and fourth opposed margins of the first and second portions. 
     
     
         41 . The wearable article according to  claim 26 , wherein the first portion is an upper portion and the second portion is a lower portion, and wherein the first margins of the upper and lower portions are upper margins, and wherein the second margins of the upper and lower portions are lower margins. 
     
     
         42 . The wearable article according to  claim 26 , further comprising a sensing component. 
     
     
         43 . The wearable article according to  claim 42 , wherein the sensing component comprises a connection terminal, wherein the connection terminal is arranged such that when an electronics module is positioned in the pocket space, the electronics module is brought into communication with the connection terminal. 
     
     
         44 . The wearable article according to  claim 42 , wherein the sensing component is provided between the first portion and the second portion in the overlapping region. 
     
     
         45 . A method of manufacturing a wearable article, the method comprises:
 providing a first portion having first and second opposed margins; and   providing a second portion having first and second opposed margins,   overlapping part of the second portion over part of the first portion to form an overlapping region bounded by the second margin of the first portion and the first margin of the second portion,   wherein the second margin of the second portion is provided outside of the overlapping region,   wherein the first margin of the first portion is provided outside of the overlapping region, and   wherein a pocket space is formed between the first portion and the second portion in the overlapping region.