Decorative patch
First Claim
1. A decorative patch comprising:
- a first layer of material having an interior aperture of a predetermined shape,a second layer of material having an interior aperture of a predetermined shape,wherein the two layers are overlaid such that their shaped apertures register with each other,at least one securing element joining the two layers together around the periphery of their shaped apertures, andat least one securing element capable of attaching the respective layers of the patch in an aperture on opposite sides of a piece of material.
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Abstract
A decoration or accessory for clothing consisting of two die cut pieces of material laid on top of one another. In one embodiment a paper coated adhesive is coated on the facing sides of each piece of material. The two pieces of material each have a mating central aperture and are joined together along the edge of the central aperture by sewing, stitching or the like. The decoration is placed in a previously cut aperture in an item of clothing to be decorated with one die cut piece overlaying the exterior side of the item and the other piece overlaying the interior side of the item. The paper backing is removed from the decoration and the decoration is adhesively secured to the item. Securing by heat activated adhesive is also contemplated.
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21 Claims
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1. A decorative patch comprising:
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a first layer of material having an interior aperture of a predetermined shape, a second layer of material having an interior aperture of a predetermined shape, wherein the two layers are overlaid such that their shaped apertures register with each other, at least one securing element joining the two layers together around the periphery of their shaped apertures, and at least one securing element capable of attaching the respective layers of the patch in an aperture on opposite sides of a piece of material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process for creating and reinforcing a hole in a piece of material comprising the steps of:
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(a) creating a hole in the piece of material to be decorated, (b) placing a decorative patch in the hole in the piece of material such that a first layer of material having an interior aperture is placed on the outside of the piece of material to be decorated and a second layer of material having an interior aperture is placed on the inside of the piece of material to be decorated, and (c) securing both layers of patch material to each other around the periphery of these interior apertures and to the piece of material to be decorated.
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19. A decorative patch comprising:
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a first layer of material having an interior aperture of a predetermined shape, a second layer of material having an interior aperture that is a mirror image of the first layer, wherein the two layers are overlaid such that their shaped apertures register with each other, at least one securing element joining the two layers together around the periphery of their shaped apertures, and at least one securing element for attaching the patch in an aperture in a piece of material; wherein the first and second layer of material are attached in an aperture in a piece of material to be decorated and said first and second layers respectively overlay opposite sides of the piece of material to be decorated. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A process for creating and reinforcing a hole in a piece of material comprising the steps of:
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(a) creating an aperture in the piece of material to be decorated, (b) securing a decorative patch comprising two layers of patch material each having a centrally located aperture to each other around the periphery of their apertures, c) placing the decorative patch in the aperture in the piece of material such that a first layer of patch material is placed on the outside of the piece of material to be decorated and a second layer of patch material is placed on the inside of the piece of material to be decorated, and (d) securing the layers of patch material to the piece of material to be decorated.
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