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Tail-less neck scarf

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-11-29
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Granted: 1987-04-07
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Expires: 2005-11-29
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Abstract

Abstract A scarf is constructed from a rectangular and elongated imperforate piece of cloth having a uniform thickness and a homogeneous constitution. The scarf has a length slightly greater than the circumference of the wearer's neck. The scarf includes a pair of fasteners, one each on the opposing faces of the piece of cloth. One of the fasteners is engageable at a plurality of locations along the other fastener, so as to closely fit the scarf to the wearer's neck, eliminating the scarf tails resulting from conventional scarves.

Inventors

  • 👤 Leslie J. Rosaen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 22:11
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D23/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
A substantially tail-less scarf whose length is closely dimensionable to the circumference of a wearer's neck comprising: an elongated, imperforate piece of material having a pair of faces, a pair of ends, and a parallel pair of straight edges disposed one each at one of said ends; said piece having a length somewhat greater than said circumference of said wearer's neck; and joinable means on said pair of faces for fastening said scarf about said wearer's neck, comprising a first fastener on one of said faces adjacent one of said edges, and a second fastener on the other of said faces adjacent the other of said edges; wherein said first fastener is joinable at a plurality of locations along said second fastener so as to vary the circumference of the scarf to closely match the circumference of the wearer's neck; and wherein said ends of said piece of material are tapered sufficiently to form a pair of V-shaped notches along said material when said fasteners are joined together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
A substantially tail-less scarf whose length is closely dimensionable to the circumference of a wearer's neck comprising: an elongated, imperforate piece of material having a pair of faces, a pair of ends, and a parallel pair of straight edges disposed one each at one of said ends; said piece having a length somewhat greater than said circumference of said wearer's neck; and joinable means on said pair of faces for fastening said scarf about said wearer's neck, comprising a first fastener on one of said faces adjacent one of said edges, and a second fastener on the other of said faces adjacent the other of said edges; wherein said first fastener is joinable at a plurality of locations along said second fastener so as to vary the circumference of the scarf to closely match the circumference of the wearer's neck; and wherein said ends of said piece of material are tapered sufficiently to form a pair of V-shaped notches along said material when said fasteners are joined together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
The invention according to claim 1, wherein said material is a woven material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 11 words
The invention according to claim 1, wherein said material is cloth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
The invention according to claim 1, wherein the length of said piece is slightly greater than the circumference of said wearer's neck.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The invention according to claim 1, wherein said fastening means comprises a pair of hook and loop type fastening members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
The invention according to claim 5, wherein each of said fasteners comprises an elongated strip disposed parallel to the associated edge of said piece of material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The invention according to claim 1, wherein said fastening means comprises a pair of hook and loop type fasteners.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 52 words
The invention according to claim 7, wherein said first fastener comprises an elongated loop type fastener strip disposed adjacent the center of said one edge and extending perpendicularly from said one edge; and wherein said second fastener comprises a square hook type fastener type patch disposed adjacent the center said other edge.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
The invention according to claim 1, wherein said material possesses a substantially uniform cross section and homogeneous constitution.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 153 words
A substantially tail-less scarf whose length is closely dimensionable to the circumference of a wearer's neck comprising: an elongated, imperforate piece of material having a pair of faces, a pair of ends, and a parallel pair of straight edges disposed one each at one of said ends; said piece having a length somewhat greater than said circumference of said wearer's neck; and joinable means on said pair of faces for fastening said scarf about said wearer's neck, comprising a first fastener on one of said faces adjacent one of said edges, and a second fastener on the other of said faces adjacent the other of said edges; wherein said first fastener is joinable at a plurality of locations along said second fastener so as to vary the circumference of the scarf to closely match the circumference of the wearer's neck; and wherein said material possesses a substantially uniform cross section and homogeneous constitution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 153 words
A substantially tail-less scarf whose length is closely dimensionable to the circumference of a wearer's neck comprising: an elongated, imperforate piece of material having a pair of faces, a pair of ends, and a parallel pair of straight edges disposed one each at one of said ends; said piece having a length somewhat greater than said circumference of said wearer's neck; and joinable means on said pair of faces for fastening said scarf about said wearer's neck, comprising a first fastener on one of said faces adjacent one of said edges, and a second fastener on the other of said faces adjacent the other of said edges; wherein said first fastener is joinable at a plurality of locations along said second fastener so as to vary the circumference of the scarf to closely match the circumference of the wearer's neck; and wherein said material possesses a substantially uniform cross section and homogeneous constitution.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 16 words
The invention according to claim 4, wherein said ends of said piece of material are tapered.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 163 words
A substantially tail-less scarf whose length is closely dimensionable to the circumference of a wearer's neck, consisting essentially of; an elongated, imperforate piece of woven cloth having a substantially uniform thickness, cross section, and homogeneous constitution, and having a pair of faces, a pair of tapered ends, and a parallel pair of straight edges disposed one each at one of said ends; said piece having a length somewhat greater than said circumference of said wearer's neck; an elongated loop type fastener strip disposed on one of said faces adjacent the center of one of said edges and extending perpendicularly from said one edge; and a square hook type fastener patch disposed on the other of said faces adjacent the center of the other of said edges, such that said square patch is fastenable to said elongated strip at a plurality of locations along said elongated strip, so as to closely match the circumference of said scarf to said circumference of said wearer's neck.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 163 words
A substantially tail-less scarf whose length is closely dimensionable to the circumference of a wearer's neck, consisting essentially of; an elongated, imperforate piece of woven cloth having a substantially uniform thickness, cross section, and homogeneous constitution, and having a pair of faces, a pair of tapered ends, and a parallel pair of straight edges disposed one each at one of said ends; said piece having a length somewhat greater than said circumference of said wearer's neck; an elongated loop type fastener strip disposed on one of said faces adjacent the center of one of said edges and extending perpendicularly from said one edge; and a square hook type fastener patch disposed on the other of said faces adjacent the center of the other of said edges, such that said square patch is fastenable to said elongated strip at a plurality of locations along said elongated strip, so as to closely match the circumference of said scarf to said circumference of said wearer's neck.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 16 words
The invention according to claim 11, wherein the ends of said piece of material are tapered.

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