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US 10,736,368 B2Granted
Distressed fabric patch and method
OwnerJennifer J. Faganinventor
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Abstract
Many garments made of denim material have factory created one or more discontinuities exposing a group of parallel threads and referred to as “distressed denim”. Sometimes, some or all of these threads become torn or rips or tears occur in the denim garment to create a discontinuity. A patch to cover the discontinuity is made of a plurality of side by side threads attached to one side of an adhesive panel and fabric material is attached to the other side of the adhesive panel. The threads, or entire patch, may be printed with indicia.
Claims11
A patch for covering a discontinuity in a denim garment, said patch comprising:
- (a) a first double-sided adhesive panel comprising a first adhesive;
- (b) a plurality of side-by-side threads, wherein said plurality of threads forms a thread panel, a bottom side of said thread panel adhered to a first side of said first double-sided adhesive panel;
- (c) a fabric material adhered to a second side of said first double-sided adhesive panel;
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- (d) a second double-sided adhesive panel, comprising a second adhesive, said second double-sided adhesive panel adhered over a top side of said thread panel.
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