Colour Changing Articles
OwnerAndrew Pothierinventor
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Abstract
Articles comprising fibres that change colour when they are stretched, thereby giving an indication of the tension being applied to the article. The present invention can be used with a variety of articles which require tension to be applied to achieve maximum functionality. These articles can include garments, such as compression garments, shirts, shorts, pants, socks, underwear, or hats; bandages, such as compression bandages; shoelaces; shoes; securities, sutures, ropes or cables.
Claims20
An article comprising at least one fibre that changes colour when a tensile force is applied.
A method of applying a desired amount of tension to an article comprising fibres that changes colour, the method comprising:
- apply a tensile force to the article until the colour changing fiber is a colour that is known to be associated with the desired amount of tension, and
- fix the article such that the desired tensile force is maintained.
Use of a colour changing fiber as an anti-fraud device in a security, or as a service life indictor in an article to which a tensile force is applied in the course of use of the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.