THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCT CAMOUFLAGE

• US 20150268003A1
• Filed: 03/24/2014
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Bazinski, Steve Norman, McLaughlin, Ian
• Application Number:
  US14/222,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20150268003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 11/06 for covering only specific parts of the vehicle, e.g. for doors covers or guards for traction couplings, hitches, draw-gear or towing devices B60D1/60; guards for wheels, radiators or bumpers B60R19/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/04 External Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices thereon fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 3/00 Camouflage, i.e. means or methods for concealment or disguise for vessels B63G8/34, B63G13/02 ; sound camouflage, i.e. simulating gun fire noise, F41A33/04; dummy or decoy targets F41J; chaff per se F41J2/00; ammunition for dispensing chaff F42B5/15, F42B12/70; radar absorbing fabrics H01Q17/005
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24736 Ornamental design or indicia

Abstract

A camouflage sheet comprises a reflector layer. The sheet has formed thereon a plurality of three-dimensional shapes. The camouflage sheet, and possibly also one or more other camouflage sheets, may be affixed to a product such as a test vehicle.

Claims

1. A camouflage sheet, comprising:

a reflector layer,

wherein the sheet has formed thereon a plurality of three-dimensional shapes.

2. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, further comprising a reflector backing layer and an adhesive layer.

3. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, wherein the reflector layer is an elastomeric film.

4. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, wherein the reflector layer is holographic.

5. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, wherein at least one of the three-dimensional shapes is formed to a height of approximately three to four times a thickness of the reflector layer together with any other layer forming the sheet.

6. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional shapes are formed by a vacuum-forming process.

7. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, dimensioned to match a vehicle component.

8. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, wherein different ones of the shapes have different respective dimensions.

9. The camouflage sheet of claim 1, wherein the shapes are randomly selected.

10. A test product, wherein the test product has affixed thereto at least one camouflage sheet comprising a reflector layer, wherein the sheet has formed thereon a plurality of three-dimensional shapes.

11. The test product of claim 10, wherein the test product is a vehicle.

12. The test product of claim 10, wherein the test product further has affixed thereto a reflective coating.

13. The test product of claim 10, wherein the camouflage sheet is affixed to the product with at least one of a magnet and an adhesive.

14. The test product of claim 10, wherein the test product further has affixed thereto at least one dummy component.

15. The test product of claim 10, wherein the at least one camouflage sheet affixed to the test product is a plurality of camouflage sheets.

16. The test product of claim 15, wherein a first one of the camouflage sheets includes a first pattern of three-dimensional shapes, and a second one of the camouflage sheets includes a second pattern of three-dimensional shapes.