Apparel – Body garments – Collars
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-02
2001-11-13
Hale, Gloria M. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Body garments
Collars
C002S115000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06314581
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a garment, such as a shirt, having a concealed message or other indicia. The garment can be manipulated by the wearer to communicate the indicia to another person.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Clothing carrying hidden messages or other indicia that can be manipulated by the wearer to expose the indicia are generally known and disclosed, for example, in the following U.S. Patents.
Inventor
U.S. Pat. No.
Sanchez
4,710,98l
Patterson et al.
4,777,667
Hall
4,991,233
Oney
4,999,848
Shotwell et al.
5,084,915
Robinson
5,361,523
Wilmers
5,379,461
Wallace
5,794,267
Krogh
6,044,492
Many of the garments shown in these patents have a relatively complicated structure for concealing the indicia. The indicia-concealing structures are also somewhat conspicuous. There remains, therefore, a need for improved garments having hidden messages and other indicia. Relatively efficient-to-manufacture clothing of this type in which the indicia is discreetly hidden would be especially desirable.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is an efficient-to-manufacture article of clothing that can be discreetly used to effectively communicate a message to another person in a wide range of circumstances. One embodiment of the invention includes a body portion, an indicia-bearing surface and a movable trim piece. An indicia is located on the indicia-bearing surface. The trim piece is movable between a customarily-worn position at which the trim piece extends over and conceals the indicia, and a noncustomarily-worn position at which the indicia is exposed for communication.
Another embodiment of the invention includes an outer surface and an inner surface that are opposite each other and connected at an edge, and an indicia. The inner surface is the indicia-bearing surface, and is concealed when directed inward toward the wearer in the customarily-worn position. The indicia is exposed for communication by moving the indicia-bearing surface so that it is directed outward toward another person.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4710981 (1987-12-01), Sanchez
patent: 4991233 (1991-02-01), Hall
patent: 4999848 (1991-03-01), Oney
patent: 5084915 (1992-02-01), Shotwelkl et al.
patent: 5361523 (1994-11-01), Robison
patent: 5398343 (1995-03-01), Kuracina
patent: 6138282 (2000-10-01), Follese
Faegre & Benson LLP
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