Garment compartments

Abstract

A garment includes at least one panel forming an interior having an opening facing in a sideways direction, a first compartment within the interior and a second compartment within the interior. The first compartment has a first mouth opposite the opening and facing in the sideways direction. The second has a second mouth opposite the opening and facing in the sideways direction. A single zipper extends along the opening and opposite to the first mouth and the second mouth.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment comprising:
 at least one panel forming an interior having an opening facing in a sideways direction;   a first compartment within the interior, the first compartment having a first mouth opposite the opening and facing in the sideways direction;   a second compartment within the interior, the second compartment having a second mouth opposite the opening and facing in the sideways direction;   a zipper extending along the opening and opposite to the first mouth and the second mouth; and   a passage from the first mouth to the second mouth between the opening and the first mouth and the second mouth.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the zipper comprises a tape and a row of teeth along the tape, wherein the first compartment comprises a floor having first end distant the opening and a second end proximate the opening, and wherein the tape is sandwiched between the row of teeth and the second end of the floor. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the second end of the floor is adjacent an edge of the tape. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the passage has a width no greater than 3 cm. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein the first mouth is above the second mouth and wherein the first compartment has a floor having a first portion proximate the first mouth and a second portion lower than the first portion. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the second portion has a maximum depth that is within the range of 1 cm to 10 cm lower than the first portion. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the second portion is stepped from the first portion. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the floor sloped downwardly from the first mouth. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the floor curves downwardly from the first mouth. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a secondary pocket having an upward facing mouth along and adjacent a floor of the first compartment. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the first compartment and a top of the second compartment share a single seam. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the opening comprises a slit through a face of a panel of the at least one panel. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one panel comprises a first panel and a second panel and wherein the opening extends along and between a first panel and the second panel. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the interior comprises a floor forming a third compartment. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the zipper comprises a first slider for closing the opening in response to upward movement of the first slider and a second slider above the first slider for closing the opening in response to downward movement of the second slider. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a front of the garment is split into a first lateral front side and a second lateral front side releasably joined to the first lateral front side by a closing mechanism and wherein the first compartment extends from the opening towards the split. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a front of the garment comprises:
 a split separating the front into a first lateral front side and a second lateral front side; and   a closing mechanism releasably joining the first lateral front side and the second lateral front side, wherein the first compartment extends from the first mouth away from the split.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein the closing mechanism comprises a second zipper and wherein the zipper is laterally spaced from the second zipper. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein a front of the garment comprises:
 a split separating the front into a first lateral front side and a second lateral front side; and   a closing mechanism releasably joining the first lateral front side and the second lateral front side, wherein the first compartment extends from the first mouth away from the split.