Artificial camouflage leaf construction

Claim 1

Artificial camouflage for attaching to a hunter's clothing or equipment, said construction including: (a) a first elongated piece of separable fabric fastening material adapted to be permanently secured to the hunter's clothing or equipment, said first piece of material having a looped pile covering on an exposed surface thereof when said fastening material is attached to the clothing or equipment; (b) a second elongated piece of separable fabric fastening material for removable attachment to said first piece of fastening material, said second piece of fabric fastening material having a hooked covering on one side thereof for removable attachment with the looped pile covering of said first fastening material; (c) a plurality of pieces of fabric shaped to simulate a plurality of leaves; (d) a stem formed of a nylon monofilament strand secured to each of the fabric leaves and extending generally throughout the length of each leaf, said stems being flexible with sufficient memory to retain a shape imparted thereto; and (e) attachment means for securing the respective fabric leaves and stems in a spaced relationship on the second piece of fastening material whereby said fabric leaves and stems are removably attached in elongated strips to the hunter's clothing or equipment and the stems bent so that the fabric leaves project outwardly from the clothing or equipment disrupting the silhouette thereof.