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. A plurality of adhesive strips essentially circumscribing the discontinuity adhere the patch to the rear side of the denim material and expose the threads through the discontinuity.
Claims21
A patch for covering a discontinuity in a denim garment, said patch comprising:
- (a) a plurality of side by side threads;
- (b) a double sided adhesive panel for adhering one side of said panel to said threads;
- (c) a fabric material adhered to the other side of said panel;
- (d) a plurality of double sided strips of adhesive for essentially circumscribing the discontinuity to adhere said patch to the denim garment and expose said plurality of side by side threads through the discontinuity.
A method for covering a discontinuity in an article of denim clothing, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) adhering a plurality of side by side threads to one side of a double-sided adhesive panel;
- (b) attaching a fabric material to the other side of the panel to form a patch;
- (c) securing one or more double sided adhesive strips in proximity to the edges of the discontinuity;
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- (d) laying the patch on the double sided adhesive strips to expose the side by side threads through the discontinuity.
A method for making a patch for covering a discontinuity in an article of denim clothing, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) adhering a plurality of side by side threads to one side of a double sided adhesive panel;
- (b) attaching a fabric material to the other side of the panel;
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- (c) trimming the edges of the fabric material to a desired planform to form the patch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.