US 6,982,115 B2 | ||
Interactive-design garment where the wearer can create and alter the graphic decoration on the garment and method of manufacturing same | ||
Harry K. Poulos, 56 Jackson Ave., Hayworth, N.J. 07641 (US); and Steven Heimlich, 79-25 150th St., Flushing, N.Y. 11367 (US) | ||
Filed on Feb. 28, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/376,089. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/442717, filed on Jan. 27, 2003. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0144481 A1, Jul. 29, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. B44C 1/165 (2006.01); B44C 1/18 (2006.01); A41B 1/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 428—195.1 | 14 Claims |
1. An interactive-design garment kit for a user to create and repeatedly vary a graphic design comprising a primary graphic
theme and secondary graphic images on a garment, comprising:
a. a garment formed of a fabric with an outer surface,
b. a substantially flexible substrate comprising plastisol ink, said substrate having an inner surface heat-affixed to said
outer surface of said garment and an exposed outer surface that is substantially smooth and includes thereon said primary
graphic theme, and
c. a plurality of appliqués, each formed of flexible sheet PVC having a substantially smooth inner surface and an outer surface
bearing said secondary graphic image, each of said plurality of appliqués having an inner surface area less than that of said
outer surface of said substrate, and each being affixable to said substrate on said primary graphic theme by applying said
smooth surface of said appliqué onto said smooth outer surface of said substrate to create said graphic design, and each being
repeatedly easily removable and re-affixable to said substrate to vary said graphic design, wherein each of said secondary
graphic images cooperates with said primary graphic theme to form said graphic design.
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