in the following description of the invention , like numerals and characters designate like elements throughout the figures of the drawings . referring generally to the drawings and more particularly to fig1 and 2 , a two chest pocket t - shirt 10 according to applicant &# 39 ; s invention has a front 12 , a back 14 , a left sleeve 16 , a right sleeve 18 , a neck opening 20 , a front chest portion 22 , a left chest pocket 24 , a right chest pocket 26 , and a neck band 28 . the front 12 , the back 14 , the sleeves 16 , and the neckband 28 are sewn together by well - known and traditional sewing techniques . the pockets 24 , 26 are assembled separately and attached to the chest portion 22 of the front 12 , in the style of an applique , for the reasons explained in detail hereinafter . referring now to fig3 , shown therein are the steps required to fabricate the pockets 24 , 26 . it will be understood by one skilled in the art that the left pocket 24 and the right pocket 26 are of identical construction and interchangeable . a pocket piece 30 is folded along a center line 32 as shown in fig3 , steps 1 - 3 and sewn , right sides together , in seams ( not shown ) adjacent edges 34 , 36 to create a double - walled pocket panel 38 having an open end 40 . it will be understood by one skilled in the art that the double - walled pocket panel can also be created by sewing on three sides , rights sides together , two separate identical pieces of fabric . still referring to fig3 , the edge portions 42 , 44 of the double - walled pocket panel 38 are folded over as illustrated in step 3 to create reinforced edge portions 46 , 48 ( see fig3 , steps 7 - 9 ). the reinforced edge portions 46 , 48 consist of 4 layers of pocket piece 30 fabric , i . e ., double - walled edge portions 42 , 44 folded each on itself . still referring to fig3 , steps 4 - 8 , a pocket top piece 50 has opposing long edges 52 , 54 and opposing short edges 56 , 58 . one short edge 54 is folded under to create a double thickness portion 60 . the remaining pocket top piece 50 is oriented in an inverted u - shape as shown in step 5 and placed over the open end 40 of the double - walled pocket panel 38 . end portions 62 , 64 of the pocket top piece 50 extend outwardly beyond the reinforced edge portions 46 , 48 , respectively , of the double - walled pocket panel 38 . in step 8 , the end portions 62 , 64 are folded around the reinforced edge portions 46 , 48 adjacent the open end 40 of the double - walled pocket panel 38 to form the pocket 24 / 26 shown in fig3 , step 9 , and double - stitched in place along double - stitching lines 66 . the double - walled pocket panel 38 is sewn to the chest portion 22 of the front 12 using double - stitching lines 68 , 70 , 72 along the reinforced edge portions 46 , 48 and adjacent the center line fold 32 , all as shown in step 9 . referring again to fig1 - 3 , it will be understood by one skilled in the art that the sleeve 16 , the sleeve 18 , the front 12 , and the back 14 are hemmed to complete the process of making the two chest pocket t - shirt 10 . although the two chest pocket t - shirt 10 according to applicant &# 39 ; s invention can be made of any typical t - shirt fabric , a ribbed polyester - cotton blend is preferred . the ribbed polyester - cotton blend stretches slightly to accommodate the weight and volume of items placed in the chest pockets but returns to its normal shape when the pocket contents are removed . optionally , the neckband 28 can be made from the same ribbed polyester - cotton fabric , thereby increasing durability . referring now to fig4 , applicant &# 39 ; s two chest pocket t - shirt 10 , partially cut away , has bulges 76 in the pocket 24 / 26 caused by pocket contents . the double - walled pocket panel 38 stretches to accommodate the pocket contents , including a pen p . yet the open edge 78 of the pocket 24 / 26 resists stretching , thereby reducing the likelihood of loss of pocket contents , as a result of the attachment of the pocket top piece 50 . in fig5 , a greatly enlarged detail shows the ribbed polyester - cotton fabric 80 , a portion of the pocket top piece 50 , and the double - stitching lines 66 across the top of the pocket 24 / 26 . referring now to fig6 - 7 , another two chest pocket t - shirt 110 according to applicant &# 39 ; s invention has a chest pocket 124 / 126 . instead of a pocket top piece 50 , as shown in fig1 - 5 , a lightweight elastic piece 82 across the top 84 of the chest pocket 124 / 126 helps to keep the chest pocket 124 / 126 closed to prevent loss of pocket contents . the foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description . they are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed , and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching . the embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application , to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated . it is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents .
the present invention provides a two chest pocket t - shirt having a front , a back , sleeves and a neckband . reinforced left and right chest pockets made from ribbed polyester - cotton fabric stretch to accommodate pocket contents but return to their original shape on removal of the pocket contents . the top edge of each chest pocket is further reinforced to permit limited stretching of the top edge and inhibit loss of pocket contents from the chest pocket .