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US 12,298,535 B2Granted
Sequin system and method
OwnerMartin F Friedberginventor
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Abstract
An ornamental sequin system including a selected visual adaptation provided in a visual plane of at least one sequin to form an ornamental sequin system surface of interlaced colors or images is set forth.
Claims22
An article of clothing or a clothing accessory comprising an array of sequins for ornamenting the article of clothing or the clothing accessory, the array of sequins comprising:
- a viewable side and an attachment side, wherein the viewable side is directed away from the article of clothing or the clothing accessory and the attachment side is directed towards the article of clothing or the clothing accessory;
- a plurality of lenticular lenses disposed on the viewable side;
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- an interlaced graphic comprising two or more sets of graphic interlacings, wherein:
- the plurality of lenticular lenses is disposed on or over the interlaced graphic and is configured to output an image of at least portions of the interlaced graphic;
- the outputted image is one of the two or more sets of graphic interlacings wherein the set of graphic interlacings outputted varies based on a viewing angle of the viewable side, wherein a first set of graphic interlacings is output along a first viewing angle and a second set of graphic interlacings is output along a second viewing angle;
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- the interlaced graphic spans a plurality of sequins of the array of sequins, wherein each sequin of the plurality of sequins comprises:
- a predetermined position within the array of sequins;
- a top face forming part of the viewable side of the array of sequins and a bottom face oppositely directed from the top face and forming part of the attachment side of the array of sequins;
- at least one lenticular lens of the plurality of lenticular lenses disposed on the top face;
- a portion of the interlaced graphic which is based on said predetermined position within the array of sequins;
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- an attachment feature configured to attach the sequin to the article of clothing or the clothing accessory and to maintain:
- said predetermined position within the array of sequins;
- said top face facing away from the attached article of clothing or the clothing accessory and forming part of the viewable side of the array of sequins;
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- said bottom face facing towards the article of clothing or the clothing accessory and forming part of the attachment side of the array of sequins.
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A sequin for ornamenting an article of clothing or a clothing accessory, the sequin comprising:
- an output face and an attachment face oppositely directed from the output face;
- one or more lenses disposed on the output face;
- a graphic, wherein:
- the one or more lenses are disposed on or over the graphic and are configured to output an image of at least portions of the graphic;
- and
- the outputted image is an altered representation of the graphic and varies based on a viewing angle, wherein a first image is output along a first viewing angle and a second image is output along a second viewing angle;
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- an attachment feature configured to facilitate:
- an attachment of the sequin to an article of clothing or a clothing accessory;
- and
- a maintaining, at least in part, of an orientation where the attachment face is directed towards an attached article of clothing or an attached clothing accessory and the output face is directed away from an attached article of clothing or an attached clothing accessory.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.