US20160174614A1 - Golf jersey - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to golf apparel. More particularly, the present invention relates to a golf jersey.
- a jersey is an item of clothing that is associated with team sports where the actions of each player is interconnected with the actions of other players, like in football, baseball, basketball, and several other sports, wherein a player's jersey has no collar nor buttons to close the collar.
- golf is a sport where the actions of each golfer are not typically interconnected with the actions of other golfers, like the team sports mentioned above. For example, in The Masters TournamentTM, which is held at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. each April, each golfer's score is his own in determining the outcome of the tournament. In other words, The Masters is not a team event.
- fans are found to yell, scream, and holler, throughout a game, in order to try to cheer on the players and also to highly influence the outcome of a game.
- fans of professional, semi-professional, and official amateur golfers are expected to be quiet, especially when a golfer is about to hit a shot or make a putt.
- applause by fans and other observers is much more subdued and its duration is significantly shorter than those of the team sport fans mentioned above.
- U.S. Application Publication 2006-0048261 to Smith discloses an athletic garment that includes a user-selectable front panel, with at least one fastener for coupling the panel to the front or the back of the garment.
- the panel has indicia associated with a sports affiliated team (see Abstract).
- the collarless football, baseball, basketball, and like team jerseys have a variety of indicia thereon and have their player numbers and possibly a team's or a player's name on the back of such jerseys.
- individual pro and semi-pro golfers during matches, do not wear collarless shirts having no buttons, and their shirts do not display their name and/or a number that identifies them specifically, like the jerseys for football, baseball, and basketball players.
- such a golf jersey could help to identify the golfers on golf courses, which are widespread on various long “holes,” during competition and could provide revenue to an individual pro or semi-pro golfer, who does not require a team nor has acquired third party sponsorship.
- average golfers, non-golfers, organizations, and others might also benefit in financial ways or even in non-financial ways from such a golf jersey.
- a golf jersey comprises a shirt having a collar with at least one digit on the back of the shirt.
- FIG. 1 is a back plan view of a golf jersey in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front plan view of the golf jersey of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a back plan view of a long sleeve embodiment of the golf jersey of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a front plan view of another embodiment of the golf jersey of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a front plan view of a sweater, jacket, windbreaker, or coat golf jersey in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is back plan view of a pair of pants, leggings, or jeans in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a three dimensional rear view of the back of a hat that is in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a three dimensional view of the back of a pair of shoes in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a back plan view of the back of a belt in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a back plan view of a sleeveless embodiment of the golf jersey, vest, or a blouse of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 11 is a back plan view of a skirt in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a front plan view of a blouse in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a three dimensional view of a glove/pair of gloves in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a three dimensional view of two heights of socks in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a three dimensional view of a wrist band and a head band in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a back plan view of a pair of shorts in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a back plan view of a hood/pull over that may be applied to FIGS. 1-5, 10, and 12 ;
- FIG. 18 is three dimensional side view of a visor in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a second back plan view of the golf jersey, vest, or a blouse of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 1 illustrates a back view of a golf jersey 10 , which comprises a shirt 12 with a collar 14 , having a number 16 that has at least one numeric digit (i.e., 0, 1, . . . , 9) disposed there upon the back of the golf jersey 10 .
- the golf jersey 10 may optionally have at least one digit 16 on the front of the shirt, as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the at least one numeric digit number 16 on any of the FIGS. 1-19 , may be accompanied by any other characters 18 like the “K” illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- the character(s) 18 may be any symbol like alpha a and omega n, or from any other character set(s) like Cyrillic, Arabic, or even a self-designed character set.
- the numbers/characters 16 , 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′ on the back and the front of the golf items in FIGS. 1-19 do not have to be the same.
- third party indicia AD like Nike® and UnderArmour® may be disposed (e.g., sewn, silk screened, and painted) onto the front, back, sides, or even within anyone of the items illustrated within anyone of the FIGS. 1-19 herein.
- the name can be, for example, in all upper case 20 , in manuscript/d'nealian hand writing style in upper and lower case 20 ′, and in cursive upper and/or lower case 20 ′′ style.
- the numbers/characters 16 , 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′ can be of any font and in any order of placement.
- FIG. 19 is a second back plan view of an embodiment of a golf jersey, vest, or a blouse 190 that is compatible with the golf jersey 10 of FIG. 1 .
- the numeric digit number 16 is shown with a four (4) numeric digit numbers “1892” but is not limited to either one or four digits.
- the number 16 and the name 20 ′ can be placed in various places on the golf jersey or other items shown in FIGS. 1-19 .
- the name 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′ may be disposed on the back and/or front, sides of the golf jersey 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′ or within anyone of the items illustrated within anyone of the figures herein.
- the name 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′ may be, for example, a professional golfer's name, an organization name, a non-professional's name (e.g., even an individual who might play golf only occasionally or the one to whom the shirt is to be worn, dedicated to, etc.), or a business, an event, or a product name.
- the golf jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 may have buttons 22 to close the collar 14 , or the buttons 22 may be provided all of the way down the front of the of the jersey like where item 34 is pointing in FIG. 5 .
- item 34 could be a zipper, buttons, or Velcro or other means common in the art to close such an opening.
- FIG. 19 is a second back plan view of an embodiment of a golf jersey, vest, or a blouse 190 that is compatible with the golf jersey 10 of FIG. 1 .
- the numeric digit number 16 is shown with a four (4) numeric digit number “1892” but is not limited to either one or four digits.
- the number 16 and name 20 ′ can be placed in various places on the golf jersey 10 .
- the various indicia AD (e.g., advertisement) that may represent various advertising, sponsorships, organizations, or just personal preference indicia of any kind.
- the indicia AD may be disposed anywhere on the jerseys 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 .
- Stripes ST like those on football jerseys may also be sewn, screen printed, or otherwise secured to the jerseys 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 , for example on sleeves.
- the indicia AD and stripes ST could be disposed on any of the items in FIGS. 1-18 .
- the golf jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 shown in FIGS. 1-2, 4, 12, 19 having short sleeves it can be appreciated that the golf jersey 10 , 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 may be embodied as golf jersey 10 ′ having long sleeves 26 , as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 .
- the shape and fit of the golf jerseys may have an “athletic fit” 10 , 100 , 190 or they may have a loose fit 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , so as to comfortably fit the identified golfer, his/her fans, or any individuals purchasing any of these golf jerseys.
- the material of the golf jersey 10 may comprise cotton, common synthetic materials (like polyester, nylon, and rayon), nano-carbon structure material, or even microfibers that are known as “sweat whistling.”
- the application of the numbers 16 , characters 18 , names 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′, indicia/adds AD, stripes ST, and indicia of any kind can be applied by a manufacturer, retailer, individual, or even by golf course personnel, so as to personally satisfy each purchaser.
- FIGS. 3-19 illustrate a matched set of associated items of apparel to complement the golf jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 .
- any form of golf apparel following the above stated placement and patterns of numbers 16 , 16 ′, 16 ′′, characters 18 , names 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′, adds AD, stripes ST, and other indicia, as they apply to the instant golf jersey, are covered by the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a sweater, jacket (e.g., rain jacket, wind breaker), or coat 30 .
- This sweater, jacket or coat 30 can be shaped and be appointed similarly as the front and back of jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 190 .
- FIG. 10 Shown in FIG. 10 is a sleeveless embodiment 80 of the golf jersey of FIG. 1 or it could be a vest.
- This jersey or vest 80 can be shaped similarly and be appointed similarly on the front and back of jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 190 .
- the sweater, jacket or coat 30 and the jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 190 , vest 80 , and blouse 100 might have the buttons 22 , the zipper or Velcro 34 , or other ways to secure a break on their fronts.
- the sweater, jacket or coat 30 and the jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 190 or vest 80 , or blouse 100 may have no break from the collar 14 down the front, where item 34 is pointing in FIG. 5 .
- Such a sweater, jacket or coat 30 and the jerseys 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 190 , vest 80 , or blouse 100 could be a “pull over” style with possibly a hood 170 as shown in FIG. 13 .
- the hood 170 could just be part of or attached to any of these items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 as they are illustrated herein.
- the feminine blouse 100 may have various forms like that a fancy collar 14 ′ as illustrated in FIG. 12 , as compared to the collar 14 illustrated in FIG. 2 , wherein the front neckline, as shown in FIG. 12 , may extend more vertically downward past the buttons 22 and be more fashionably designed as are common in the art, than that shown in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 6 depicts a back view of a pair of pants, jeans, or pants in the form of leggings 40 having a number(s) 16 or characters 18 , and name 20 , much like that depicted in FIGS. 1, 3-5, and 19 .
- Shown in FIG. 7 is a hat 50 which could be any hat that, which are too numerous to detail.
- Collectively shown in FIG. 15 are a head sweat band and a wrist band 150 . It may be appreciated that the head sweat band 150 could be realized as a scarf, if at one side as shown in FIG. 15 there is a slit (not shown but common in the art), thereby not being continuous like a head band but would be capable of being draped around, for example, a person's neck. Shown in FIG.
- the hood 170 may be a separate item or be attached to various items like items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 .
- the hood 170 would be cable of covering a portion of an individual's head. This would also apply to a visor 180 of FIG. 18 .
- FIG. 8 shows a pair of shoes 60 , which would include any form of shoe, golf shoe, women's high heels, flip-flops, sneakers, tennis shoe, basketball shoe, flats, pumps, sandals, boots, with strappings, etc. that would cover portions of individuals' feet, ankles, and legs.
- FIG. 9 illustrates a belt 70 with the name 20 and number 16 (in any order and placement), located thereon or with any indicia thereon.
- FIG. 11 illustrates the skirt 90 and FIG. 12 illustrates the blouse 100 .
- FIG. 13 illustrates a view of a golf glove 110 , which could be a single right or left golf glove, or even a pair of gloves.
- FIG. 14 illustrates a full height sock 120 or a cut-off sock 130 , each of which would be appreciated as a pair of socks.
- FIG. 15 illustrates a wrist band 140 and a head band 150 .
- FIG. 16 illustrates a back plan view of a pair of shorts, kulaks, or the like 160 .
- the name 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′ and/or numbers/characters 16 , 18 on the items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 may help the golfer (a pro, semi-pro, amateur (who may not be permitted to financially benefit therefrom), occasional golfer, receiver of such items, individual, or even an organizer) to distinguish himself, herself, or itself from other golfers, fans, organizations, companies, or incidental individuals associated with promotion of a specialize golf jersey 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 80 , 100 , 190 or associated items 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 90 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 .
- a tournament such a name 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′ and/or numbers/
- course/venue management could specifically require volunteers, judges, golfers or visitors to wear any of the items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 , so as to more specifically identify them visually, on video, or even to track the individuals, possibly with a device 32 (see FIG. 4 which could be placed anywhere thereon).
- This device 32 for example, a GPS (global positioning system) device, could be attached or built into the items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 190 , so as to correctly identify and track individuals.
- These devices could be, for example, radio frequency identification device (RFID), such as that found in microchips, retinal scanner, and DNA detection device, which are among the possibilities.
- RFID radio frequency identification device
- Such identifying devices 32 could be utilized in a manner like that used by the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) used to monitor animals.
- NAIS National Animal Identification System
- the device 32 may or may not be made aware to the individual who is wearing the device 32 . Management, police or government officials may want to identify individuals who might do something wrong or possibly to send medical or law enforcement personnel to an individual in need.
- Such devices 32 with a GPS tracker could be a small tracking device sewn into or otherwise applied to the items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 . They could possess two-way communication capability, like a cell phone, pager, or a walkie-talkie and be hand operated.
- Such devices 32 can be used for crowd control, by police, or a terrorist monitoring device by government officials off-site, since golf tournaments are soft targets for such clandestine activities.
- This monitoring does not have to be on a golf course but in any venue and anywhere within any country in the world.
- individuals could be tracked (for example, by GoogleEarth or other global tracking operations). Not only would such devices 32 on items shown in FIGS. 1-18 be valuable on golf courses but in stadiums of all sorts, and for the Super Bowl, hockey, arenas, concerts of all sorts, theaters, government buildings, transportation, churches, etc. In short, all venues, where people congregate and live, would be potential sites.
- the items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 with the tracking device 32 could be provided to individuals, with or without payment and, as already mentioned, with or without the individuals knowledge, whose use, travel, location, and tracking could be monitored by a host of individuals, corporation, and authorities.
- the devices could be used for tracking individuals for environmental and climate change studies, for marketing information by providers, or even for tracking location of prisoners by prison authorities or individuals currently wearing ankle bracelets who are not incarcerated.
- This recognition can provide financial benefits, like royalties with or without third party endorsements for each golf jersey 10 purchased, to a golfer, whether the golfer is a pro, semi-pro, occasional golfer, or an individual/organization needing resources and in further ways to become known in the future.
- financial benefits like royalties with or without third party endorsements for each golf jersey 10 purchased, to a golfer, whether the golfer is a pro, semi-pro, occasional golfer, or an individual/organization needing resources and in further ways to become known in the future.
- an individual is restricted financially from such benefit, like current official amateur status individuals, then those individuals would be excluded from benefiting therefrom, but still may have such number/character 16 , 18 and name 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′ recognition.
- These benefits are not currently available to such golfers, other individuals, or organizations that do not have such a number 16 , name 20 , 20 ′, 20 ′′, and other items ST, AD, 32 that are not displayed or tracked as the described herein.
- An individual wearing the tracking device 32 could be paid for using the items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 .
- the individual wearing the tracking device could be required to pay for using the item 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 with or without the tracking device 32 .
- the items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 190 , with the tracking device 32 would be a revenue stream device by providing use or non-use, by an individual or entity associated with wearing/attaching the item 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 with or without the tracking device 32 .
- the collective items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 form a matched set of apparel that has not been provided in the past.
- this matched set has some similarities to the Microsoft Office® software package of Word®, Excel®, and PowerPoint® that was instituted in the 1990's, where multiple software packages were previously organized and marketed as a single set.
- the matched set is organized around golf apparel in a novel way, with some unique concepts, for example, through the use of the tracking device 32 and known cyber connections that can provide safety and financial benefits, but are not limited thereto.
- the jersey with associated items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 could provide promotion of golfers' skills in golf and could provide other services that a golfer may be seeking.
- the golf jersey 10 can be utilized to promote awareness in the public domain, which might involve social media, like Facebook® and Twitter®, and be posted and followed by way of such cyber domains, with or without the device 32 .
- fans can buy their favorite golfer's matched set items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 and wear them to golf tour events or even non-golf events (e.g., autograph days, pro-am events, basketball games, social events, etc.) to show support for their favorite golfer(s) or other individual/organization.
- non-golf events e.g., autograph days, pro-am events, basketball games, social events, etc.
- the matched set items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 can be utilized by any individual/organization who wants to promote himself, herself, or itself, for any reason, for example, an owner of a business who wishes to promote his non-golf associated business to potential customers, who may or may not have an interest in the sport of golf at all.
- a charity hoping to seek contributions to its cause, a group of people seeking to raise money for emergency surgery for a needy individual, or an individual hoping to raise awareness of a social or an environmental issue in his/her community, could benefit from the golfer's matched set items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 .
- the golfer's matched set items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 can provide a means for an entrepreneur to advertise or to entice potential customers or clients to buy his or her product or service, without having to include a third party, like Under Armor®, Nike®, etc. This would be especially pertinent for an entrepreneur or athlete who is starting out on his or her career, who cannot garner financial support from others.
- an aspiring golfer may attract attention to himself/herself by the use anyone of the matched set items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 while going through pro-golf Q-school and qualifying rounds, like the National Golf Association (NGA) tours for aspiring golfers. This in turn could then help the golfer to support himself/herself during semi-pro and pro tournaments.
- NGA National Golf Association
- Resources from the golfer's matched set items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 would draw attention to and give these golfers time and, subsequently, a better chance to prove themselves.
- the golfer's matched set items 10 , 10 ′, 10 ′′, 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 , 90 , 100 , 110 , 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , 150 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 190 can help those who hope to help the climate, society, and civilization in general, by providing individuals and organizations, of any size, access to a new and untapped means, for example, a revenue stream, to promote their beneficial cause, which could be, for example, for financial, environmental, and/or safety concerns.
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Abstract
A golf jersey comprises a shirt having a collar with at least one digit on the back of the jersey. Such a jersey can expand into a matched set that provides recognition of a golfer and provides advertisements and financial benefits to the golfer, other individuals, or an organization, without necessarily requiring third party endorsements. The matched set can be utilized to promote awareness in the public domain by way of a U-tube Video®, Facebook®, Instagram®, and Twitter®, thereby promoting a cause, like non-golf businesses or charities. The matched set can help aspiring golfers to support themselves in NGA, PGA, or LPGA events, who do not currently have necessary resources. The matched set can include a sensing device that could aid in crowd control, policing, monitoring of individuals, and tracking on and off of a golf course.
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- This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/154,662, filed May 19, 2015, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- The present invention relates to golf apparel. More particularly, the present invention relates to a golf jersey.
- A jersey is an item of clothing that is associated with team sports where the actions of each player is interconnected with the actions of other players, like in football, baseball, basketball, and several other sports, wherein a player's jersey has no collar nor buttons to close the collar. On the other hand, golf is a sport where the actions of each golfer are not typically interconnected with the actions of other golfers, like the team sports mentioned above. For example, in The Masters Tournament™, which is held at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. each April, each golfer's score is his own in determining the outcome of the tournament. In other words, The Masters is not a team event.
- Further, professional and semi-professional golfers are individuals whose shirts are not considered to be jerseys. Instead, golf apparel is much more “proper” due to its rather modern history in nineteenth century Scotland. This continued here in the United States when golf became popular in the early part of the 20th century, where professional, semi-professional, and official amateur golf attire was and, even now, is expected to be “proper.”
- In the sports of football, baseball, and basketball, fans are found to yell, scream, and holler, throughout a game, in order to try to cheer on the players and also to highly influence the outcome of a game. However, in a golf match, fans of professional, semi-professional, and official amateur golfers are expected to be quiet, especially when a golfer is about to hit a shot or make a putt. When the professional, semi-professional, and amateur golfer does make a notable shot, applause by fans and other observers is much more subdued and its duration is significantly shorter than those of the team sport fans mentioned above.
- U.S. Application Publication 2006-0048261 to Smith discloses an athletic garment that includes a user-selectable front panel, with at least one fastener for coupling the panel to the front or the back of the garment. The panel has indicia associated with a sports affiliated team (see Abstract).
- U.S. Design Pat. D648,925 to Anderson teaches a very specific design of shirt with broken line lettering that depicts indicia that forms no part of the claimed design (see line nine of Description), which is a requirement of design patents.
- Specifically, the collarless football, baseball, basketball, and like team jerseys have a variety of indicia thereon and have their player numbers and possibly a team's or a player's name on the back of such jerseys. On the other hand, individual pro and semi-pro golfers, during matches, do not wear collarless shirts having no buttons, and their shirts do not display their name and/or a number that identifies them specifically, like the jerseys for football, baseball, and basketball players.
- As such professional football, baseball, basketball, and other team players are recognized by their numbers and possibly their names being displayed on their jerseys. Such recognition can financially benefit such professional players, but the financial benefit is likely shared with the players' team and third parties, like Top Flight®, Titleist®, FootJoy®, Nike®, and UnderArmour®. On the other hand, a pro or semi-pro golfer is not recognized on the golf course by a number or his/her name being displayed on his/her “proper” golf shirts and, consequently, do not financially benefit from such name and/or number recognition. Instead, golfers may only financially benefit from third party endorsements, like Nike® and UnderArmour®
- Therefore, what is sought is a golf jersey that would display features of existing professional football, baseball, basketball, and other sport jerseys, and yet maintain proper modicum that is expected by golf associations and officials, like the Professional Golf Association (PGA), Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), National Golf Association (NGA), and the United States Golf Association (USGA). In other words, what is sought is a balance between a third party benefitting from a golfer and the golfer himself/herself.
- Consequently, such a golf jersey could help to identify the golfers on golf courses, which are widespread on various long “holes,” during competition and could provide revenue to an individual pro or semi-pro golfer, who does not require a team nor has acquired third party sponsorship. In fact, average golfers, non-golfers, organizations, and others might also benefit in financial ways or even in non-financial ways from such a golf jersey.
- A golf jersey comprises a shirt having a collar with at least one digit on the back of the shirt.
- Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings forming a part of a specification, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts of several views.
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FIG. 1 is a back plan view of a golf jersey in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a front plan view of the golf jersey ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a back plan view of a long sleeve embodiment of the golf jersey ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a front plan view of another embodiment of the golf jersey ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is a front plan view of a sweater, jacket, windbreaker, or coat golf jersey in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is back plan view of a pair of pants, leggings, or jeans in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a three dimensional rear view of the back of a hat that is in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a three dimensional view of the back of a pair of shoes in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 9 is a back plan view of the back of a belt in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 10 is a back plan view of a sleeveless embodiment of the golf jersey, vest, or a blouse ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 11 is a back plan view of a skirt in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 12 is a front plan view of a blouse in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 13 is a three dimensional view of a glove/pair of gloves in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 14 is a three dimensional view of two heights of socks in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 15 is a three dimensional view of a wrist band and a head band in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 16 is a back plan view of a pair of shorts in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 17 is a back plan view of a hood/pull over that may be applied toFIGS. 1-5, 10, and 12 ; -
FIG. 18 is three dimensional side view of a visor in accordance with the present invention; and -
FIG. 19 is a second back plan view of the golf jersey, vest, or a blouse ofFIG. 1 . - It is to be understood that the invention may assume various alternative orientations and step sequences, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions, directions or other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a back view of agolf jersey 10, which comprises ashirt 12 with acollar 14, having anumber 16 that has at least one numeric digit (i.e., 0, 1, . . . , 9) disposed there upon the back of thegolf jersey 10. Thegolf jersey 10 may optionally have at least onedigit 16 on the front of the shirt, as shown inFIG. 4 . In any case, the at least onenumeric digit number 16, on any of theFIGS. 1-19 , may be accompanied by anyother characters 18 like the “K” illustrated inFIG. 4 . Although not shown, it may be appreciated that the character(s) 18 may be any symbol like alpha a and omega n, or from any other character set(s) like Cyrillic, Arabic, or even a self-designed character set. In fact, the numbers/characters FIGS. 1-19 do not have to be the same. Although not shown, third party indicia AD, like Nike® and UnderArmour® may be disposed (e.g., sewn, silk screened, and painted) onto the front, back, sides, or even within anyone of the items illustrated within anyone of theFIGS. 1-19 herein. It is to be noted that the name can be, for example, in allupper case 20, in manuscript/d'nealian hand writing style in upper andlower case 20′, and in cursive upper and/orlower case 20″ style. The numbers/characters -
FIG. 19 is a second back plan view of an embodiment of a golf jersey, vest, or ablouse 190 that is compatible with thegolf jersey 10 ofFIG. 1 . As can be seen inFIG. 19 , thenumeric digit number 16 is shown with a four (4) numeric digit numbers “1892” but is not limited to either one or four digits. Also shown inFIG. 19 is that thenumber 16 and thename 20′ can be placed in various places on the golf jersey or other items shown inFIGS. 1-19 . - The
name golf jersey name golf jerseys buttons 22 to close thecollar 14, or thebuttons 22 may be provided all of the way down the front of the of the jersey like whereitem 34 is pointing inFIG. 5 . In fact,item 34 could be a zipper, buttons, or Velcro or other means common in the art to close such an opening. -
FIG. 19 is a second back plan view of an embodiment of a golf jersey, vest, or ablouse 190 that is compatible with thegolf jersey 10 ofFIG. 1 . As can be seen inFIG. 19 , thenumeric digit number 16 is shown with a four (4) numeric digit number “1892” but is not limited to either one or four digits. Also shown inFIG. 19 is that thenumber 16 andname 20′ can be placed in various places on thegolf jersey 10. - Also shown in both
FIGS. 4 and 5 are the various indicia AD (e.g., advertisement) that may represent various advertising, sponsorships, organizations, or just personal preference indicia of any kind. Although shown on the sleeves, the indicia AD may be disposed anywhere on thejerseys 10′, 10″, 30, 80, 100, 190. Stripes ST, like those on football jerseys may also be sewn, screen printed, or otherwise secured to thejerseys 10′, 10″, 30, 80, 100, 190, for example on sleeves. In fact, the indicia AD and stripes ST could be disposed on any of the items inFIGS. 1-18 . Although thegolf jerseys FIGS. 1-2, 4, 12, 19 having short sleeves, it can be appreciated that thegolf jersey golf jersey 10′ havinglong sleeves 26, as shown inFIGS. 3 and 5 . - The shape and fit of the golf jerseys may have an “athletic fit” 10, 100, 190 or they may have a
loose fit 10′, 10″, 30, so as to comfortably fit the identified golfer, his/her fans, or any individuals purchasing any of these golf jerseys. The material of thegolf jersey 10 may comprise cotton, common synthetic materials (like polyester, nylon, and rayon), nano-carbon structure material, or even microfibers that are known as “sweat whistling.” The application of thenumbers 16,characters 18,names -
FIGS. 3-19 illustrate a matched set of associated items of apparel to complement thegolf jerseys numbers characters 18,names FIG. 5 shows a sweater, jacket (e.g., rain jacket, wind breaker), orcoat 30. This sweater, jacket orcoat 30 can be shaped and be appointed similarly as the front and back ofjerseys - Shown in
FIG. 10 is asleeveless embodiment 80 of the golf jersey ofFIG. 1 or it could be a vest. This jersey orvest 80 can be shaped similarly and be appointed similarly on the front and back ofjerseys coat 30 and thejerseys vest 80, andblouse 100 might have thebuttons 22, the zipper orVelcro 34, or other ways to secure a break on their fronts. On the other hand, the sweater, jacket orcoat 30 and thejerseys vest 80, orblouse 100 may have no break from thecollar 14 down the front, whereitem 34 is pointing inFIG. 5 . Hence, such a sweater, jacket orcoat 30 and thejerseys vest 80, orblouse 100 could be a “pull over” style with possibly ahood 170 as shown inFIG. 13 . Thehood 170 could just be part of or attached to any of theseitems feminine blouse 100 may have various forms like that afancy collar 14′ as illustrated inFIG. 12 , as compared to thecollar 14 illustrated inFIG. 2 , wherein the front neckline, as shown inFIG. 12 , may extend more vertically downward past thebuttons 22 and be more fashionably designed as are common in the art, than that shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 6 depicts a back view of a pair of pants, jeans, or pants in the form ofleggings 40 having a number(s) 16 orcharacters 18, andname 20, much like that depicted inFIGS. 1, 3-5, and 19 . Shown inFIG. 7 is ahat 50 which could be any hat that, which are too numerous to detail. Collectively shown inFIG. 15 are a head sweat band and awrist band 150. It may be appreciated that thehead sweat band 150 could be realized as a scarf, if at one side as shown inFIG. 15 there is a slit (not shown but common in the art), thereby not being continuous like a head band but would be capable of being draped around, for example, a person's neck. Shown inFIG. 17 is a pull-overhood 170. Thehood 170 may be a separate item or be attached to various items likeitems hood 170 would be cable of covering a portion of an individual's head. This would also apply to avisor 180 ofFIG. 18 . -
FIG. 8 shows a pair ofshoes 60, which would include any form of shoe, golf shoe, women's high heels, flip-flops, sneakers, tennis shoe, basketball shoe, flats, pumps, sandals, boots, with strappings, etc. that would cover portions of individuals' feet, ankles, and legs.FIG. 9 illustrates abelt 70 with thename 20 and number 16 (in any order and placement), located thereon or with any indicia thereon. - Further,
FIG. 11 illustrates theskirt 90 andFIG. 12 illustrates theblouse 100.FIG. 13 illustrates a view of agolf glove 110, which could be a single right or left golf glove, or even a pair of gloves.FIG. 14 illustrates afull height sock 120 or a cut-offsock 130, each of which would be appreciated as a pair of socks.FIG. 15 illustrates awrist band 140 and ahead band 150. For all of these associated items ofapparel names FIG. 16 illustrates a back plan view of a pair of shorts, kulaks, or the like 160. - As shown in
FIGS. 1-18 , thename characters items golf jersey items name character - This would be especially important in a tournament or company/department outing on golf courses or in other venues (that are too numerous to identify specifically), which are widespread having long distances on the various golf “holes,” and where crowds, trees, and other obstacles can block views for television coverage, golf sport casters, organizers, and fans, in all directions. This service has not in the past nor is it currently available to the Golf Channel®, CBS®, golfers, organizations, and golf course or any tournament officials. This would be especially helpful for tournament officials and judges to properly determine if a golfer (or others wearing
such items - In fact, course/venue management (even fire, rescue, or police and crowd control authorities) could specifically require volunteers, judges, golfers or visitors to wear any of the
items FIG. 4 which could be placed anywhere thereon). Thisdevice 32, for example, a GPS (global positioning system) device, could be attached or built into theitems devices 32 could be utilized in a manner like that used by the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) used to monitor animals. - The
device 32 may or may not be made aware to the individual who is wearing thedevice 32. Management, police or government officials may want to identify individuals who might do something wrong or possibly to send medical or law enforcement personnel to an individual in need.Such devices 32 with a GPS tracker, could be a small tracking device sewn into or otherwise applied to theitems Such devices 32 can be used for crowd control, by police, or a terrorist monitoring device by government officials off-site, since golf tournaments are soft targets for such clandestine activities. - This monitoring does not have to be on a golf course but in any venue and anywhere within any country in the world. As such, individuals could be tracked (for example, by GoogleEarth or other global tracking operations). Not only would
such devices 32 on items shown inFIGS. 1-18 be valuable on golf courses but in stadiums of all sorts, and for the Super Bowl, hockey, arenas, concerts of all sorts, theaters, government buildings, transportation, churches, etc. In short, all venues, where people congregate and live, would be potential sites. - In fact, the
items tracking device 32, could be provided to individuals, with or without payment and, as already mentioned, with or without the individuals knowledge, whose use, travel, location, and tracking could be monitored by a host of individuals, corporation, and authorities. For example, the devices could be used for tracking individuals for environmental and climate change studies, for marketing information by providers, or even for tracking location of prisoners by prison authorities or individuals currently wearing ankle bracelets who are not incarcerated. - Now, regarding the number/
character name items golf jersey 10 purchased, to a golfer, whether the golfer is a pro, semi-pro, occasional golfer, or an individual/organization needing resources and in further ways to become known in the future. Of course, if an individual is restricted financially from such benefit, like current official amateur status individuals, then those individuals would be excluded from benefiting therefrom, but still may have such number/character name number 16,name - An individual wearing the
tracking device 32 could be paid for using theitems item tracking device 32. - Essentially, the
items tracking device 32, would be a revenue stream device by providing use or non-use, by an individual or entity associated with wearing/attaching theitem tracking device 32. - As mentioned above, the
collective items tracking device 32 and known cyber connections that can provide safety and financial benefits, but are not limited thereto. - The jersey with associated
items golf jersey 10 can be utilized to promote awareness in the public domain, which might involve social media, like Facebook® and Twitter®, and be posted and followed by way of such cyber domains, with or without thedevice 32. Like the above mentioned team sports, fans can buy their favorite golfer's matchedset items - In fact, the matched
set items set items set items number 16,name - Further, the golfer's matched
set items set items - For example, an aspiring golfer may attract attention to himself/herself by the use anyone of the matched
set items set items - Therefore, the golfer's matched
set items - In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, the principles and modes of operation of this invention have been described and illustrated in its preferred embodiments. However, it must be understood that the invention may be practiced otherwise than specifically explained and illustrated without departing from its spirit or scope.
Claims (13)
1. A golf jersey, comprising a shirt having a collar with at least one digit on a back of the shirt.
2. The golf jersey of claim 1 , wherein the shirt is selected from a group consisting of a blouse, a sweater, a jacket, a windbreaker, a pullover, and a coat.
3. The golf jersey of claim 2 , wherein the shirt has a zipper, buttons, or Velcro to open or close an opening.
4. The golf jersey of claim 2 , further comprising a matched set selected from a group consisting of a glove, a sock, a skirt, a wrist band, a head band, a visor, shorts, a scarf, shoes, a hat, a belt, pants, pants in a form of leggings, shorts in a form of a culotte/capri, shorts in a form of cutoffs, a sweater, vest, and a hood.
5. The golf jersey of claim 4 , wherein the shoes are selected from a group consisting of golf shoes, women's high heels, flip-flops, sneakers, tennis shoes, basketball shoes, flats, pumps, sandals, boots, and strappings covering portions of an individual's foot, ankles, and legs.
6. The golf jersey of claim 4 , further comprising at least one item selected from a group consisting of a name, a stripe, an advertisement, a mascot, an insignia, and an indicia thereon.
7. The golf jersey of claim 6 , wherein the at least one item is applied to the matched set is selected from a group consisting of being sewn, printed, silk screened, and painted onto the front, back, or sides thereof.
8. The golf jersey of claim 6 , wherein the at least one item having a form selected from a group consisting of all upper case, a mixture of upper and lower case, all lower case, manuscript hand writing style, d'nealian hand writing style, Arabic lettering, Cyrillic lettering, and cursive style.
9. The golf jersey of claim 8 , wherein the at least one item is applied onto the front, back, or sides of the matched set.
10. The golf jersey of claim 4 , the matched set comprising a form selected from a group consisting of short sleeves, long sleeves, and sleeveless.
11. The golf jersey of claim 4 , further comprising a form selected from a group consisting of short sleeves, long sleeves, sleeveless, a vest, an athletic fit, a loose fit, and a hood.
12. The golf jersey of claim 4 , further comprising a sensor selected from at least one of a group consisting of a microchip, a radio frequency identification device, a cell phone, a retinal scanner, a DNA detection device, a GPS tracker, a pager, a walkie-talkie, a hand operated device, a climate sensing device, environmental device, and a terrorist monitoring device.
13. The golf jersey of claim 4 , wherein the material of the matched set is selected from at least one of a group consisting of cotton, polyester, nylon, rayon, nano-carbon structure material, and “sweat whistling” microfibers.
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