Waistband accessory device and wrapping method using a scarf and a scarf shaper form
OwnerSusan B. Lamons, Lisa A. Rhoadesinventors
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Abstract
A waistband adapted to surround the waist of a wearer as a fashion accessory comprises both a scarf and a semi-rigid form made of flexible sheet material. The scarf covers and is wrapped about at least a portion of the form, when in use as a waistband, with the form disposed at the midsection of the wearer. The scarf thus takes on a shape defined in part by the form.
Claims16
A waistband adapted to surround the waist of a wearer as a fashion accessory, said waistband comprising in combination:
- (a) a scarf formed of a piece of cloth material having a length sufficient to wrap around a wearer's waist;
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- (b) at least one semi-rigid form made of flexible sheet material;
- said scarf being wrapped around said form without sewing such that said scarf takes on a shape defined in part by said form;
- and wherein, after wearing and removal from a wearer's waist, said parts may be disassembled.
A method of forming a waistband around the waist of a wearer as a fashion accessory, said waistband comprising the following separate, individual parts:
- (a) a scarf formed of a piece of cloth material having ends;
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- (b) at least one semi-rigid form made of flexible sheet material;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) prior to wearing, wrapping said scarf about at least a portion of said form without sewing;
- (2) surrounding the waist with said scarf and form such that the form is positioned at substantially the midsection of the wearer;
- (3) connecting the ends of the scarf together to form a waistband around the wearer, said scarf taking on a shape defined in part by said form;
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- (4) after wearing, removing the scarf and form from the wearer's waist and disassembling said individual parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.