CA2364379C - Method of protecting garments from soiling and wear - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D27/00—Details of garments or of their making
- A41D27/08—Trimmings; Ornaments
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41H—APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract
A method of protecting a visible garment area from soiling and wear comprises adhesively attaching a flexible first adhesive patch, decorated with a design or advertisement to a desired garment area; removing and discarding the first adhesive patch and attaching a flexible second adhesive patch to substantially the same garment area.
Description
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i MSTHOD OF PROTBCTINC3 CiARMRNTS FR02~i SOI1~INC3 AkS~ WEAR
This in~C~xtio~rl is in the fiCld of elotkl.ian~ and. in particular protCCting areas of garments from soiling and wear with an E
s adhesive patch which could incorporate an ad~rertisement.
k r ~0 rt is well known that certt~~.n areas of garments become soiled and wear more quickly than others, for example the knee area of pants and the elbow area of shirts, sweatexs and like tops.
Childran~s clothing is paxt~.cularly susceptible to such so~,ling and wear because of the activities of the Children.
is a Such areas often are the only area of a garment that is soiled, but the whole garment must be washed. Similarly these are oftCn tk~e only area that is worn, but the whole garment must be discard~d. Protecting such areas from soiling 20 and wear ~nrbL~ld be a great ttttrx~Ctiori to 2i Child's care-giver.
It is known to provide certain areas with reinforcement with a N
i different material, however these permanently change the garments appearance, and are soiled the same as the rest of the garritCnt .
3 Companies are constantly seeking new ways to advertise their wares. Zt is highly desirable to take any opportunity to keep a company's name or logo before the public eye as much -as possible. A cQmgaxiy that could provide protection to a garment, such as a child's parsts, would find that care-givers were quite willing and even enthusiastic about displaying the company's message to the pVbliC while providing the protection. '~
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It is an objeot of the present invention to provide zt method of protecting garments from soiling and wear, while at the eame time allowing the garm~snt to be restored to its original 2o appearance if desired.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide r such a method that also provided opportunities far advertis~rs to increase their exposure to the public.
It is a further object of the present inveritioi7, to provide 3 such a method wherein a removable and disposab7.e adhesive patch is applied t.o the desired garrnexa.t area, and whareiri the adhesive patch could display an advertisers message. -The present invention provides in one aspect a method of protecting a garment area from soiling and wear, the method comprising adhesively attaching a flexible first adhesive patch to a desired garmexxt area; removing and discarding the t first adhesive patch and~atta~hirig a f~.eatible second adhesive patch to substantially the same garment area.
Soiling arid wear takes place on the patch, rather than on the garment. 'fhe patch can then Ins removed and discarded, arid -then replaced with a new patch.
a DESCRZPTTON bF DRAPPIIQf3S
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rn1'hilC the iz'ivention is claimed in the concluding portions hereof, preferred embodiments are provided in the accompanying detailed description which may be best understood in ii conjunction with the accompanying dit~grarns whex'e like parts in n each of the several diagrams axe lalaeled with like numbers, a and where: :-Fi.g, 1 is a schematic side view of an adhesztre patch of the invention;
Fig. 2 is a front view of a pair of pants worz~ by a child and showing ti suggested location of an adhesive patch of the invention;
ii Fig. 3 shows an example of a design to decorate the adhesive patch;
Fig. 4 shows that an advertisement could be placed on an adhesive patch of the i.xivention.
r DBTAILSD DESCRZBTION OF TH8 ILLUSTRATED EMBOD=M~N''fS:
Figs. 1 - 4 illustrate a meth4d of protecting a garment from soiling and wear. 'The method comprises adhesively attaching a flexible first adhesive patch 1 to the desired visible garment a area, illustrated as the knee area ~ of a pair of childr~n's -pants 3. Other risible areas of various garments, such as the .
seat or elbows could similarly be protested.
In order to provide satisfactory protection in the particular application illustrated, the adhesive patch 1 is adhesively attached to the pants 3 such that the adhesive patch 1 extends down from a lower portion o~ a child's knee 4 when the child ~.s stazading in the pants 3. Zn this way, when the child bends v the knee 4 to kneel an the ground, the adhesive patch 1 rides up somtwhat and is in the proper position to Cover the area of the pasts 3 that is between the knee 4 and the ground. Grass stains, dirt and the like, as well as friction and wear, takes 2o place on the adhesive patch 1, xather than on the pants 3.
The adhesive patch 1 can simply be removed when sailed or F
worn, leaving the pants with their arzginal appaarariGe, and replaced immediately or later with a second adhesive patch 1 to cbver substantially the same knee area_ The adhesivt patch 1, can be provided witk~ rounded or oblique F
corners 6, 7 ax may be a generally oval or circular adhesive patch 8 with no corners to reduce the likel~.hood of the adhesive patch 1 peeling off the garment. Square or acute angles peel away froth the garment more readily.
In order to enhance the dcxirability of the adhGSive patches to a child wearing tZaem, they are decorated with a design c desirable to children, such as the happy face 9 illustrated.
Other designs or pictures that might be popular ax- trendy at is any given time, such as alYtOSaIIrS, may be applied to the s adhesive patch.
The adhesive patches of the invention could als4 provide an attractive advCrtisi~cag medium. An advertising design could be appJ.ied to the adhesive patch by a fast food ar entertainment company or the like, and the adhesive patches could be sold for an inexpensive price, or given away as a promotion, child care-givers would readily attach the adhesive patches to the child's clothing, in order to protect the clothizag from ' soiling and wear. The child would be attracted lax a pleasing design, which Manx advertisers are presently adept x~t providing. The adhesive patch then would serve as a mini-billboard, as well as a protective device for the garment.
As schematically illustrated in Fig. 1, the adhesive patch 1 cornpxises a thin plastic membrane 10, with an adhesivellapplied to a back side 12 thereof. The adhesivell is covexed with a peel off cov~r 13. It is contemplated that other arratxgaments for adhesive ~;t.tachment would also serve the purpase_ 1S Tha outer sux'face 14 of the adhesive patch 1 is a smooth and impermeable surface adapted to facilitate wipizag tkle outer Surface 14 cletul. Such surfaces are known in the art such as polyester plastic with a clear coat or varnish to protect tha design. IT1 some instanGCS tl2e surface 1~ can be simply be 2o wiped to remove stains, extending the life of the adhesive patch 1_ - Pag~ 9 -i Children especially get their clothes dirty very quickly, in many cages requiring a change more than anca a day. bften it is oril~' a small area that is~ soiled, such as the knee area.
With an adhesive patch of the invention, the care-giver can often simply wipe the adhesive patch clean, or remove it and apply tt nGw adhesive patch in its place, rather than change and wash the garmerat . -The adhesive patches offer an advantageous advertising appartunity as well.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous changes and modifications wilt read~.ly occur to those skilled in the 1$ axt, it is not desired to limit the ~.riverltian to the exact construCtian and oporEttiori S~howxl t3nd described, and accordingly, all such suitable changes or madi~icatians in structure or operation which may be resorted to are intended to fall within the scope of the claimed invention.
i MSTHOD OF PROTBCTINC3 CiARMRNTS FR02~i SOI1~INC3 AkS~ WEAR
This in~C~xtio~rl is in the fiCld of elotkl.ian~ and. in particular protCCting areas of garments from soiling and wear with an E
s adhesive patch which could incorporate an ad~rertisement.
k r ~0 rt is well known that certt~~.n areas of garments become soiled and wear more quickly than others, for example the knee area of pants and the elbow area of shirts, sweatexs and like tops.
Childran~s clothing is paxt~.cularly susceptible to such so~,ling and wear because of the activities of the Children.
is a Such areas often are the only area of a garment that is soiled, but the whole garment must be washed. Similarly these are oftCn tk~e only area that is worn, but the whole garment must be discard~d. Protecting such areas from soiling 20 and wear ~nrbL~ld be a great ttttrx~Ctiori to 2i Child's care-giver.
It is known to provide certain areas with reinforcement with a N
i different material, however these permanently change the garments appearance, and are soiled the same as the rest of the garritCnt .
3 Companies are constantly seeking new ways to advertise their wares. Zt is highly desirable to take any opportunity to keep a company's name or logo before the public eye as much -as possible. A cQmgaxiy that could provide protection to a garment, such as a child's parsts, would find that care-givers were quite willing and even enthusiastic about displaying the company's message to the pVbliC while providing the protection. '~
is sur~n.RY og TxE =rms~rrzoN
It is an objeot of the present invention to provide zt method of protecting garments from soiling and wear, while at the eame time allowing the garm~snt to be restored to its original 2o appearance if desired.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide r such a method that also provided opportunities far advertis~rs to increase their exposure to the public.
It is a further object of the present inveritioi7, to provide 3 such a method wherein a removable and disposab7.e adhesive patch is applied t.o the desired garrnexa.t area, and whareiri the adhesive patch could display an advertisers message. -The present invention provides in one aspect a method of protecting a garment area from soiling and wear, the method comprising adhesively attaching a flexible first adhesive patch to a desired garmexxt area; removing and discarding the t first adhesive patch and~atta~hirig a f~.eatible second adhesive patch to substantially the same garment area.
Soiling arid wear takes place on the patch, rather than on the garment. 'fhe patch can then Ins removed and discarded, arid -then replaced with a new patch.
a DESCRZPTTON bF DRAPPIIQf3S
V
rn1'hilC the iz'ivention is claimed in the concluding portions hereof, preferred embodiments are provided in the accompanying detailed description which may be best understood in ii conjunction with the accompanying dit~grarns whex'e like parts in n each of the several diagrams axe lalaeled with like numbers, a and where: :-Fi.g, 1 is a schematic side view of an adhesztre patch of the invention;
Fig. 2 is a front view of a pair of pants worz~ by a child and showing ti suggested location of an adhesive patch of the invention;
ii Fig. 3 shows an example of a design to decorate the adhesive patch;
Fig. 4 shows that an advertisement could be placed on an adhesive patch of the i.xivention.
r DBTAILSD DESCRZBTION OF TH8 ILLUSTRATED EMBOD=M~N''fS:
Figs. 1 - 4 illustrate a meth4d of protecting a garment from soiling and wear. 'The method comprises adhesively attaching a flexible first adhesive patch 1 to the desired visible garment a area, illustrated as the knee area ~ of a pair of childr~n's -pants 3. Other risible areas of various garments, such as the .
seat or elbows could similarly be protested.
In order to provide satisfactory protection in the particular application illustrated, the adhesive patch 1 is adhesively attached to the pants 3 such that the adhesive patch 1 extends down from a lower portion o~ a child's knee 4 when the child ~.s stazading in the pants 3. Zn this way, when the child bends v the knee 4 to kneel an the ground, the adhesive patch 1 rides up somtwhat and is in the proper position to Cover the area of the pasts 3 that is between the knee 4 and the ground. Grass stains, dirt and the like, as well as friction and wear, takes 2o place on the adhesive patch 1, xather than on the pants 3.
The adhesive patch 1 can simply be removed when sailed or F
worn, leaving the pants with their arzginal appaarariGe, and replaced immediately or later with a second adhesive patch 1 to cbver substantially the same knee area_ The adhesivt patch 1, can be provided witk~ rounded or oblique F
corners 6, 7 ax may be a generally oval or circular adhesive patch 8 with no corners to reduce the likel~.hood of the adhesive patch 1 peeling off the garment. Square or acute angles peel away froth the garment more readily.
In order to enhance the dcxirability of the adhGSive patches to a child wearing tZaem, they are decorated with a design c desirable to children, such as the happy face 9 illustrated.
Other designs or pictures that might be popular ax- trendy at is any given time, such as alYtOSaIIrS, may be applied to the s adhesive patch.
The adhesive patches of the invention could als4 provide an attractive advCrtisi~cag medium. An advertising design could be appJ.ied to the adhesive patch by a fast food ar entertainment company or the like, and the adhesive patches could be sold for an inexpensive price, or given away as a promotion, child care-givers would readily attach the adhesive patches to the child's clothing, in order to protect the clothizag from ' soiling and wear. The child would be attracted lax a pleasing design, which Manx advertisers are presently adept x~t providing. The adhesive patch then would serve as a mini-billboard, as well as a protective device for the garment.
As schematically illustrated in Fig. 1, the adhesive patch 1 cornpxises a thin plastic membrane 10, with an adhesivellapplied to a back side 12 thereof. The adhesivell is covexed with a peel off cov~r 13. It is contemplated that other arratxgaments for adhesive ~;t.tachment would also serve the purpase_ 1S Tha outer sux'face 14 of the adhesive patch 1 is a smooth and impermeable surface adapted to facilitate wipizag tkle outer Surface 14 cletul. Such surfaces are known in the art such as polyester plastic with a clear coat or varnish to protect tha design. IT1 some instanGCS tl2e surface 1~ can be simply be 2o wiped to remove stains, extending the life of the adhesive patch 1_ - Pag~ 9 -i Children especially get their clothes dirty very quickly, in many cages requiring a change more than anca a day. bften it is oril~' a small area that is~ soiled, such as the knee area.
With an adhesive patch of the invention, the care-giver can often simply wipe the adhesive patch clean, or remove it and apply tt nGw adhesive patch in its place, rather than change and wash the garmerat . -The adhesive patches offer an advantageous advertising appartunity as well.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous changes and modifications wilt read~.ly occur to those skilled in the 1$ axt, it is not desired to limit the ~.riverltian to the exact construCtian and oporEttiori S~howxl t3nd described, and accordingly, all such suitable changes or madi~icatians in structure or operation which may be resorted to are intended to fall within the scope of the claimed invention.
Claims (10)
1. A method of protecting a garment area from soiling and wear, the method comprising:
providing an adhesive covering substantially all of a back surface of flexible first and second adhesive patches;
providing a design or advertisement on an opposite outer surface of the flexible first and second adhesive patches;
releasably attaching the flexible first adhesive patch to a desired normally visible garment area;
removing and discarding the first adhesive patch and attaching the flexible second adhesive patch to substantially the same garment area.
providing an adhesive covering substantially all of a back surface of flexible first and second adhesive patches;
providing a design or advertisement on an opposite outer surface of the flexible first and second adhesive patches;
releasably attaching the flexible first adhesive patch to a desired normally visible garment area;
removing and discarding the first adhesive patch and attaching the flexible second adhesive patch to substantially the same garment area.
2. The method of Claim 1 wherein the first adhesive patch is removed when the first adhesive patch becomes soiled or worn.
3. The method of any one of Claims 1 or 2 wherein the first adhesive patch is removed when it is desired to restore the garment to its original appearance, and wherein the second adhesive patch is attached later to protect the garment from soiling and wear.
4. The method of any one of claims 1 - 3 further comprising providing the adhesive patches with rounded or oblique corners to reduce the likelihood of the adhesive patches peeling off the garment.
5. The method of any One of Claims 1 - 3 further comprising providing generally oval or circular adhesive patches with no corners to reduce the likelihood of the adhesive patches peeling off the garment.
6. The method of any one of Claims 1 - 5 wherein the adhesive patches comprise a thin plastic membrane, with adhesive applied to a back side thereof, the adhesive covered with a peel off cover.
7. The method of any one of Claims 1 - 6 wherein the outer surface of the adhesive patches is adapted to facilitate wiping the surface clean.
8. The method of Claim 7 wherein the outer surface is a smooth and impermeable surface.
9. The method of any one of Claims 1 - 8 wherein the garment a pair of pants, and wherein the adhesive patches are adhesively attached to the pants such that the adhesive patches extend down from a lower portion of a child's knee when the child is standing in the pants.
10. The method of Claim 9 wherein a top edge of the adhesive patches is attached to the pants at a lower portion of a child's knee when the child is standing in the pants.
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