Retail display accessory for an article of clothing to assist a consumer in selecting clothing
AssigneePeacock Apparel Group, Inc.
InventorCin Kim
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Abstract
According to one exemplary embodiment, a retail display accessory is provided for assisting a consumer in color coordinating a first article of clothing (e.g., a tie) with a second article of clothing (e.g., a shirt). The accessory is in the form of an article having a front section and an opposing rear section with a slot being formed therebetween for receiving the first article of clothing. The front section has a first indicia section identifying a predominant color of the first article of clothing which is received in the slot and a second indicia section that identifies colors for the second article of clothing that are complementary to the color of the first article of clothing and produce a color coordinated outfit.
Claims28
A retail display accessory for assisting a consumer in color coordinating a first article of clothing with a second article of clothing, the accessory comprising:
- a body section that is constructed to be carried by the first article of clothing, the body section having a first indicia section identifying a predominant color of the first article of clothing and a second indicia section that identifies colors for the second article of clothing that are complementary to the color of the first article of clothing, wherein the predominant color is represented by a printed swash of color in the first indicia section to permit easy identification of which first article of clothing is intended for use with the retail display accessory and permit the colors in the second indicia section to be selected specifically in view of the color of the printed swash.
A retail display accessory for assisting a consumer in color coordinating a first article of clothing with a second article of clothing, the accessory comprising:
- a body section that is constructed to be carried by the first article of clothing, the body section having a first indicia section identifying a predominant color of the first article of clothing and a second indicia section that identifies colors for the second article of clothing that are complementary to the color of the first article of clothing, wherein the body section includes a tab that extends outwardly from a base section with the first indicia section being formed on one face of the tab.
A retail display accessory for assisting a consumer in color coordinating a first article of clothing with a second article of clothing, the accessory comprising:
- a body section that is constructed to be carried by the first article of clothing, the body section having a first indicia section identifying a predominant color of the first article of clothing and a second indicia section that identifies colors for the second article of clothing that are complementary to the color of the first article of clothing, wherein the predominant color of the first article of clothing is identified by text written in the first indicia section.
A method for assisting a consumer in selecting a coordinating outfit formed of first and second articles of clothing, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a retail display accessory;
- associating the retail display accessory with the first article of clothing that has a predominant color;
- representing the predominant color by printing a swash of color in a first section of a front face of the retail display accessory to permit easy identification of which first article of clothing is intended for use with the retail display accessory;
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- printing a plurality of color indicators in a second section of the front face of the retail display accessory, the plurality of color indicators identifying colors for the second article of clothing that are complementary to the predominant color of the first article of clothing, wherein the swash of color in the first section of the front face of the retail display accessory permits the plurality of color indicators in the second section of the front face of the retail display accessory to be selected specifically in view of the color of the printed swash.
A method for assisting a consumer in selecting a coordinating outfit formed of first and second articles of clothing, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a retail display accessory;
- associating the retail display accessory with the first article of clothing that has a predominant color;
- listing a plurality of color indicators on one section of the front face of the retail display accessory, the plurality of color indicators identifying colors for the second article of clothing that are complementary to the predominant color of the first article of clothing and produce the color coordinated outfit;
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- forming a tab that extends away from a body section of the accessory, the tab having indicia formed thereon that represents the predominant color of the first article of clothing.
A retail display accessory for assisting a consumer in color coordinating a first article of clothing with a second article of clothing, the accessory comprising:
- an article that is constructed to be carried by the first article of clothing, the article being formed from a blank that includes two fold lines that partitions the blank into two end sections and an intermediate section formed therebetween, the blank being folded along the two fold lines so that one end of one end section is brought into contact with one face of the other end section and one end section is fixed to the other end section so that a slot is formed between the intermediate section and the joined end sections for receiving the first article of clothing therethrough, the blank having a front surface and an rear second surface, the front surface including a first indicia section identifying a first characteristic of the first article of clothing, the rear surface including a portion that has a second indicia section that identifies second characteristics for the second article of clothing that are complementary to the first characteristic of the first article of clothing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.