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US4860387A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Doll decorated garment with detachable doll clothing

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-10-24
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2008-10-24
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Abstract

Abstract A decorated garment (11) has a plurality of doll figures (12, 13, 14) mounted on its front surface. Articles of clothing (26) for each of the doll figures are adapted to be attached to the doll figures to provide decorative wardrobes for the doll figures.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lesia M. Williams

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 06:00
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/08; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/36; A63H3/52; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24008; Y10T428/24017

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
A garment having a garment face, at least one doll figure or the like having front and rear surfaces, said figure being mounted on said garment face with its rear surface contacting said garment face, the said front surface of said figure having attached thereto a layer of fastening material, an article of clothing or the like for said figure, said article of clothing having a layer of stabilizing material and a front surface and a rear surface, and at least one member of fastening material mounted to the rear surface of said article of clothing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
A garment having a garment face, at least one doll figure or the like having front and rear surfaces, said figure being mounted on said garment face with its rear surface contacting said garment face, the said front surface of said figure having attached thereto a layer of fastening material, an article of clothing or the like for said figure, said article of clothing having a layer of stabilizing material and a front surface and a rear surface, and at least one member of fastening material mounted to the rear surface of said article of clothing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A garment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said stabilizing material is heat fusible material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
A garment as claimed in claim 2 wherein said stabilizing material is heat fusible woven nylon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The garment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said stabilizing material is nonwoven material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
A garment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said layer of fastening material and said member of fastening material are mating members of a resilient fastener.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
A garment as claimed in claim 5 wherein said fastening materials are of Velcro®.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 147 words
A decorated garment having a garment surface and including at least one removable shape releasably mounted thereon, at least one doll figure or the like mounted to said garment surface, said doll figure having a front visible surface, fastening material stitched to the front visible surface of said doll figure and conforming to the outline of said doll figure over at least a portion thereof, said removable shape comprising an article of clothing for said doll figure having a front surface and a rear surface, said rear surface comprising a layer of fusible stabilizing material heat sealed to said article, and at least one member of fastening material stitched to said layer of stabilizing material, said member of fastening material being adapted to mate with the fastening material on the front visible surface of said doll figure to attached said article of clothing to said doll figure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 147 words
A decorated garment having a garment surface and including at least one removable shape releasably mounted thereon, at least one doll figure or the like mounted to said garment surface, said doll figure having a front visible surface, fastening material stitched to the front visible surface of said doll figure and conforming to the outline of said doll figure over at least a portion thereof, said removable shape comprising an article of clothing for said doll figure having a front surface and a rear surface, said rear surface comprising a layer of fusible stabilizing material heat sealed to said article, and at least one member of fastening material stitched to said layer of stabilizing material, said member of fastening material being adapted to mate with the fastening material on the front visible surface of said doll figure to attached said article of clothing to said doll figure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 16 words
A decorated garment as claimed in claim 7 wherein said fusible material is fusible woven nylon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 14 words
A decorated garment as claimed in claim 7 wherein the fastening material is Velcro®.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 87 words
A garment having an outer surface, a human shape or the like mounted on the outer surface of the garment, first fastener means attached to the garment at a position within the boundaries of the human shape of the garment, an article of clothing or the like sized and shaped to approximately conform to the size and shape of the human shape, second fastener means cooperative with said first fastener means carried by said article of clothing for attaching the article of clothing to the human shape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 87 words
A garment having an outer surface, a human shape or the like mounted on the outer surface of the garment, first fastener means attached to the garment at a position within the boundaries of the human shape of the garment, an article of clothing or the like sized and shaped to approximately conform to the size and shape of the human shape, second fastener means cooperative with said first fastener means carried by said article of clothing for attaching the article of clothing to the human shape.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 132 words
An article of clothing or the like formed by the process of: attaching doll figures to a face of the article of clothing, attaching first fastener means to the face of the article of clothing at said doll figures, heat fusing a layer of decorative material to a layer of fusible material, cutting garment shapes in sizes and shapes that conform to the doll figures from the fused layers of material, attaching nonwoven material and second fastener means to the garment shapes, removing the nonwoven material extending from the edges of the garment shapes away from the garment shapes, and applying the garment shapes to the doll figures of the article of clothing by connecting the second fastener means of the garment shapes to the first fastener means of the doll figures.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 132 words
An article of clothing or the like formed by the process of: attaching doll figures to a face of the article of clothing, attaching first fastener means to the face of the article of clothing at said doll figures, heat fusing a layer of decorative material to a layer of fusible material, cutting garment shapes in sizes and shapes that conform to the doll figures from the fused layers of material, attaching nonwoven material and second fastener means to the garment shapes, removing the nonwoven material extending from the edges of the garment shapes away from the garment shapes, and applying the garment shapes to the doll figures of the article of clothing by connecting the second fastener means of the garment shapes to the first fastener means of the doll figures.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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