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Liquid-containing decorative device

Assignee: MCGEE THEODORE W
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Filing: 1985-08-12
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2005-08-12
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Abstract

Abstract A decorative device for application upon the exterior of an article of wearing apparel; the device comprising first and second sheets of transparent fluid impervious flexible material in registering relationship and being mutually secured in their marginal zones for jointly defining a central chamber. The decorative device is secured directly to the article of wearing apparel as by stitching and with there being a liquid of predetermined coloration and either of foaming or nonfoaming character partially filling the chamber for exception through the walls of said device. The liquids utilized are of predetermined formulation to possess the capacity to foam or otherwise so that upon movement of the wearer of the article of wearing apparel the liquid will be caused to flow within the confined chamber.

Inventors

  • 👤 Theodore W. McGee
  • 👤 Charles Muncy
  • 👤 John E. Suerth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 18:30
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/08; B; B44; B44C; B44C5/00; B44F; B44F1/00; B44F1/08; B44F1/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A decorative device for use in conjunction with garments of natural or synthetic fabrics or combinations thereof comprising front and back normally flat sheets of transparent, fluid impervious, plastic material disposed in flatwise registering relationship, means securing said front and back sheets, one to the other, in the marginal zones thereof for developing a central chamber or volume therebetween, liquid provided within said chamber being of predetermined coloration for visual display through said front sheet, and means securing said marginally joined sheets upon the selected garment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A decorative device for use in conjunction with garments of natural or synthetic fabrics or combinations thereof comprising front and back normally flat sheets of transparent, fluid impervious, plastic material disposed in flatwise registering relationship, means securing said front and back sheets, one to the other, in the marginal zones thereof for developing a central chamber or volume therebetween, liquid provided within said chamber being of predetermined coloration for visual display through said front sheet, and means securing said marginally joined sheets upon the selected garment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 1 and further characterized by said sheets being secured to said selected garment by heat sealing the edge portions of said device to said garment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 2 and further characterized by said front and back sheets being mutually secured by heat sealing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 38 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 1 wherein said front and back sheets are mutually secured by a first line of stitching, and said means for securing same to the garment being a second line of stitching.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 52 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 1 or claim 4 wherein the decorative device is presented directly upon the garment fabric, and with the chamber being partially liquid filled to provide an air-containing zone into which said liquid is free to flow subsequent to movement by the wearer of the garment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 5 wherein said liquid is of foaming character.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 36 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 1 wherein the liquid comprises the following formulation: ______________________________________ BY VOLUME ______________________________________ Biostat Approx. 5%-10% Wetting Agent Approx. .05%-.3% Coupling Agent Approx. .025%-1.5% Coloring Agent q.s. Water q.s. ______________________________________
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 39 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 1 wherein the liquid comprises the following formulation: ______________________________________ BY VOLUME ______________________________________ Propylene Glycol Approx. 5%-10% Alkoxylated Fatty Alcohol Approx. .05%-.3% Sodium Xylene Sulfonate Approx. .025%-1.5% Coloring Agents q.s. Water q.s. ______________________________________
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 51 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 1 wherein the liquid is of foaming character and comprises: ______________________________________ BY VOLUME ______________________________________ Biostat Approx. 5%-10% High Foaming Surfactant Approx. .055%-.6% (or combinations thereof) Foam Stability Surfactant Approx. .03%-.3% (or combinations thereof) Foam Enhancing Agent Approx. .05%-.2% Coloring Agent q.s. Water q.s. ______________________________________
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 61 words
A decorative device defined in claim 1 wherein the liquid is of foaming character and has the following formulation: ______________________________________ BY VOLUME ______________________________________ Propylene Glycol Approx. 5%-10% Ethoxylated Nonylphenol Approx. .01%-.1% Sodium Fatty Alcohol Approx. .02%-.2% Ether Sulfate Coconut Oil Diethanolamide Approx. .025%-.3% Sodium Alpha-Olefin Sulfonate Approx. .02%-.2% Alkoxylated Fatty Alcohol Approx. .01%-.1% Sugar Approx. .05%-.2% Color q.s. Water q.s. ______________________________________
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 20 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 6 wherein the color is comprised of burnt caramel and yellow food dye.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 198 words
A decorative device for securement upon a garment of natural or synthetic fabrics or combinations thereof comprising front and back, normally flat sheets of transparent, fluid impervious, plastic material, means securing said front and back sheets, one to the other, in the marginal zones thereof for developing a central chamber or volume therebetween, liquid provided within said chamber, being of predetermined coloration, for visual display through said front sheet, the preselected garment having an opening for projection therethrough of the central portion of said decorative device, said device being of greater dimensions than said garment opening whereby the marginal portions of said device are disposed obscuredly inwardly of the edge portions of said garment opening, a section of material being of greater dimensions than said decorative device and said garment opening being located inwardly of said device in confrontation with the back sheet thereof for providing a background for the liquid-received device, the marginal portions of the device being sandwiched between the edge portions of the garment opening and of the section of material, means securing the garment, said sectional material, and the intervening marginal portions of said front and back sheets for maintaining said device in position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 198 words
A decorative device for securement upon a garment of natural or synthetic fabrics or combinations thereof comprising front and back, normally flat sheets of transparent, fluid impervious, plastic material, means securing said front and back sheets, one to the other, in the marginal zones thereof for developing a central chamber or volume therebetween, liquid provided within said chamber, being of predetermined coloration, for visual display through said front sheet, the preselected garment having an opening for projection therethrough of the central portion of said decorative device, said device being of greater dimensions than said garment opening whereby the marginal portions of said device are disposed obscuredly inwardly of the edge portions of said garment opening, a section of material being of greater dimensions than said decorative device and said garment opening being located inwardly of said device in confrontation with the back sheet thereof for providing a background for the liquid-received device, the marginal portions of the device being sandwiched between the edge portions of the garment opening and of the section of material, means securing the garment, said sectional material, and the intervening marginal portions of said front and back sheets for maintaining said device in position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 14 words
A decorative device as defined in claim 12 wherein said securing means is stitching.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 20 words
A decorative device as defined in claims 1 or 12 wherein said liquid within the chamber is of foaming character.
Claim 17
Independent Claim 156 words
A method of providing a decorative device for securement upon a garment of natural or synthetic fabrics or combinations thereof comprising providing first and second sheets of flexible, transparent, fluid impervious, plastic material, presenting same in registering relationship, securing the confronting marginal portions of said sheets to each other for development of an internal chamber, withholding securing said sheets in a limited zone to provide an opening to permit liquid ingress into said chamber, applying air under pressure to said chamber through said opening for expanding said chamber, providing a liquid of predetermined coloration, introducing said liquid into said chamber through said opening for partially filling said chamber and thereby developing an air containing volume, closing said opening, and then securing said decorative device upon said garment with said liquid being enabled to flow commensurate with the air-conditioning volume of the chamber responsive to movement of the wearer, said liquid being fully visible through said device.
Claim 18
Independent Claim 156 words
A method of providing a decorative device for securement upon a garment of natural or synthetic fabrics or combinations thereof comprising providing first and second sheets of flexible, transparent, fluid impervious, plastic material, presenting same in registering relationship, securing the confronting marginal portions of said sheets to each other for development of an internal chamber, withholding securing said sheets in a limited zone to provide an opening to permit liquid ingress into said chamber, applying air under pressure to said chamber through said opening for expanding said chamber, providing a liquid of predetermined coloration, introducing said liquid into said chamber through said opening for partially filling said chamber and thereby developing an air containing volume, closing said opening, and then securing said decorative device upon said garment with said liquid being enabled to flow commensurate with the air-conditioning volume of the chamber responsive to movement of the wearer, said liquid being fully visible through said device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 39 words
The method as defined in claim 15 and further characterized by said liquid containing foam producing agents so that upon movement of the wearer a foam appearing mass will develop within the normally air containing volume of said chamber.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 33 words
The method as defined in claim 15 wherein said first and second sheets are marginally secured by heat welding and said decorative device is secured to the article of wearing apparel by stitching.

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