1. A garment having
(a) at least one garment wall adapted to support a reversible pocket;
(b) said reversible pocket having opposed reversible pocket walls;
(c) said pocket walls secured about peripheral edges to said garment wall leaving an accessible first pocket opening;
(d) said reversible pocket walls form a hand puppet wherein at least one of said pocket walls has graphics on an interior surface of the pocket wall and is shaped to provide the appearance of a puppet when said pocket walls are reversed;
(e) said garment wall forms a second pocket opening that is linked to and contiguous with the first pocket opening, said second pocket opening being separated from the first pocket opening solely by a corner of the pocket;
(f) said second pocket opening being accessible from an exterior of the garment; and
(g) said second pocket opening adapted to provide access to the interior of said hand puppet and to allow the user to reverse the pocket and deploy the hand puppet out of the first pocket opening in a reversed orientation by inserting a hand into said second pocket opening to contact the interior of said hand puppet and extending the hand through said first pocket opening.
2. The garment of claim 1, in which
(a) an edge portion of said reversible pocket being graspable to reverse said pocket for deployment exteriorly of the garment wall;
(b) said edge portion is a juxtaposed strip circumscribing the pocket.
3. The garment of claim 2, in which
(a) said edge portion is a discrete element having a predetermined shape extending outwardly from the pocket when deployed and extending inwardly of the pocket for ready grasping when the pocket is in its undeployed condition.
4. The garment of claim 1, in which
(a) pocket walls being formed of tactile material having a comfort feel comprising a first distinctive feel in order to provide an emotional security structure;
(b) said graspable edge portion being formed of a tactile material having a second distinctive feel distinguishable by touch from that of said first distinctive feel;
(c) said tactile material being selected from terry cloth, plush, velour, satin, mohair, and cashmere.
5. The garment of claim 1, in which
(a) at least one of said pocket walls includes embroidery establishing a predetermined design.
6. The garment of claim 1, in which
(a) at least one of said pocket walls is impregnated with a predetermined aromatic scent.
7. A garment having
(b) at least one garment wall adapted to support a reversible pocket;
(c) said reversible pocket having opposed reversible pocket walls;
(d) said pocket walls secured about peripheral edges to said garment wall leaving an accessible first pocket opening;
(d) said reversible pocket walls forming a plaything;
(e) said garment wall forms a second pocket opening that is linked to and contiguous with the first pocket opening, said second pocket opening being separated from the first pocket opening solely by a corner of the pocket;
(f) said second pocket opening being accessible from an exterior of the garment; and
(g) said second pocket opening adapted to provide access to the interior of said reversible pocket and to allow the user to reverse the pocket and deploy the plaything out of the first pocket opening in a reversed orientation by inserting a hand into said second pocket opening to contact the interior of said plaything and extending the hand through said first pocket opening.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of preparing a dry free flowing powder, the method comprising:
preparing an emulsion of at least one active-containing material and one or more starch materials; and
spray-drying the emulsion, thereby forming an active-containing particulate in the form of a dry, free flowing powder
2. Method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of adding an emulsifying agent to the emulsion.
3. Method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of compacting the active-containing particulate.
4. Method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of agglomerating the active-containing particulate.
5. Method according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more starch materials is one or more converted starches.
6. Method according to claim 4 wherein at least of the one or more starch materials is modified with a reagent that renders the starch material cationic.
7. Method according to claim 4 wherein the one or more starch materials is chosen from pyrodextrins, maltodextrins and fluidity starches of WF between 50 and 85.
8. Method according to claim 4 wherein at least one of the one or more starch materials is a starch material modified with a reagent chosen from organic acid anhydrides, alkylene oxides, oxidizing agents and combinations thereof.
9. Method according to claim 6 wherein the reagent is an organic acid anhydride.
10. Method according to claim 6 wherein the organic acid anhydride is octenyl succinic anhydride.
11. Method according to claim 6 wherein the organic acid anhydride is tetradecenyl succinic anhydride.
12. Method according to claim 6 wherein the reagent is an oxidizing agent.
13. Method according to claim 12 wherein the oxidizing agent is sodium hypochloride.
14. Method according to claim 6 wherein the reagent is an alkylene oxide.
15. Method according to claim 14 wherein the alkylene oxide is propylene oxide.
16. Method according to claim 1 wherein the at least one active containing material further comprises at least one surfactant.
17. Method according to claim 1, wherein the active is chosen from oils, waxes and petrolatum.
18. Method according to claim 1 wherein the active is a sunscreen, flavor, fragrance or perfume.
19. The dry free flowing powder as produced in claim 1.
20. Personal care composition comprising the dry free flowing powder of claim 19 wherein the personal care composition is a hair or skin composition.
21. Household composition comprising the dry free flowing powder of claim 19 wherein the household composition is chosen from hard surfaces cleansers, room and rug deodorizers and fabric care compositions.