TEMPORARY TATTOO FACIAL HAIR

Abstract

The present invention is directed towards a temporary tattoo. In embodiments of the present invention the temporary tattoo is shaped in the form of a variety of mustaches, goatees, soul patches, sideburns, beards, or in the shape of facial hair that may not be possible with actual facial hair; which may also comprise a variety of designs, graphics, symbols, signs, badges, insignias, logos, emblems, patterns, figures, characters, or combinations thereon.

Description

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/727,645, filed on Nov. 16, 2012, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety for all purposes.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is in the technical field of temporary tattoos. More particularly, the present invention pertains to the field of temporary tattoos in the shape of facial hair such as: mustaches, goatees, soul patches, sideburns, beards, or eyebrows; with or without a variety of images such as: designs, graphics, symbols, signs, badges, insignias, logos, emblems, patterns, figures, characters, or combinations thereon.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

A temporary tattoo is a non-permanent image on the skin resembling a real tattoo. Temporary tattoos can be drawn, painted, or airbrushed, as a form of body painting, but most of the time these tattoos are transferred to the skin. Temporary tattoos of any kind are used for numerous purposes including self-expression and identification. Temporary tattoos are made of ink and glue, the temporary tattoo is applied to the outer surface of the skin and remains until such time as the image fades away (typically after 3-5 days) or is removed.

Temporary tattoos usually consist of five main elements: the front of the sheet of paper, the back of the sheet of paper, ink, glue and a protective plastic sheet. The front of the sheet is covered with a special coating upon which the tattoo image is printed with special inks A layer of glue is then applied on top of the image. A thin, transparent plastic sheet is placed over the front of the sheet to protect the image and glue layer. The back of the sheet is left untreated and often has a list of ingredients and instructions printed on it.

Temporary tattoos are usually applied by removing the plastic sheet, placing the image face down against the skin and moistening the backing by wetting it thoroughly. The backing can then be carefully removed, leaving the image in place.

There are a variety of styles for wearing facial hair, such as: mustaches, goatees, soul patches, sideburns, beards, or eyebrows. Particularly, there are a wide variety of styles for wearing a mustache, or moustache; some traditional versions of which are as follows: the natural, this mustache may be styled without aids; the Hungarian, this mustache is big and bushy, this mustache begins at the middle of the upper lip and is pulled to the side; the Dali, this mustache is narrow with long points bent or curved steeply upward, artificial styling aids needed; the English, this mustache is narrow, beginning at the middle of the upper lip the whiskers are very long and pulled to the side, slightly curled, and the ends are pointed slightly upward; the imperial, this mustache has whiskers growing from both the upper lip and cheeks, curled upward; the Fu Manchu, this mustache is long with downward pointing ends; the Pancho Villa, this mustache is similar to the Fu Manchu but thicker; the handlebar, this mustache is bushy, with small upward pointing ends; the pencil, this mustache is narrow straight and thin as if drawn on by a pencil; the toothbrush, this mustache is thick, but shaved except for about an inch in the center, it has fallen out of fashion.

SUMMARY

The scope of the present invention is defined solely by the appended claims and detailed description of a preferred embodiment, and is not affected to any degree by the statements within this summary. The present invention is directed towards a temporary tattoo. In embodiments of the present invention the temporary tattoo is shaped in the form of a variety of mustaches, goatees, soul patches, sideburns, beards, eyebrows, or in the shape of facial hair that may not be possible with actual facial hair; which may also comprise a variety of images such as: designs, graphics, symbols, signs, badges, insignias, logos, emblems, patterns, figures, characters, or combinations thereon.

OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES

The present disclosure can provide a number of advantages depending on the particular aspect, embodiment, and/or configuration. None of the particular objects or advantages that follow must be entirely satisfied as they are non-exclusive alternatives and at least one of the following objects is met; accordingly, several objects and advantages of the present invention are:

(a) to provide a temporary tattoo;

(b) to provide a temporary tattoo in the shape of a mustache;

(c) to provide a temporary tattoo in the shape of a goatee;

(d) to provide a temporary tattoo in the shape of a soul patch;

(e) to provide a temporary tattoo in the shape of a side burn;

(f) to provide a temporary tattoo in the shape of a beard;

(g) to provide a temporary tattoo in the shape of eyebrows;

(h) to provide a temporary tattoo in a non-traditional facial hair style;

(i) to provide a temporary tattoo comprising designs, graphics, symbols, signs, badges, insignias, logos, emblems, patterns, figures, characters, or combinations thereon;

(j) to provide a temporary tattoo comprising the look of facial hair;

(k) to provide a temporary tattoo comprising logos for sports teams;

(l) to provide a temporary tattoo comprising the design of flags or other indicators of location or nationality;

(m) to provide a temporary tattoo comprising a metallic luster.

These and other objectives and advantages of the instant invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein are set forth, by way of illustration and example, certain embodiments of the instant invention. The drawings are intended to constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments of the present invention and illustrate various objects and features thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above, and other, aspects, features, and advantages of several embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following Detailed Description as presented in conjunction with the following several figures of the Drawing.

FIG. 1 (Sheet 1) illustrates a person wearing a temporary tattoo mustache, according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2A (Sheet 2) illustrates a temporary tattoo mustache and soul patch, according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2B (Sheet 2) illustrates a temporary tattoo mustache in a non-traditional style, according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2C (Sheet 2) illustrates a temporary tattoo mustache that simulates a real mustache, according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2D (Sheet 2) illustrates a temporary tattoo mustache that comprises a State flag design, according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2E (Sheet 2) illustrates a temporary tattoo mustache that comprises a Country flag design, according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2F (Sheet 2) illustrates a temporary tattoo mustache that comprises a graphic design with a logo, according to embodiments of the present invention.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several figures of the Drawings. Elements in the several figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be emphasized relative to other elements for facilitating understanding of the various presently disclosed embodiments. Also, common, but well-understood, elements that are useful or necessary in commercially feasible embodiment are often not depicted in order to facilitate a less obstructed view of these various embodiments of the present disclosure.

REFERENCES

• 1 A person.
• 2 A temporary tattoo in the shape of a mustache
• 3 Alphanumeric characters
• 4 A soul patch
• 5 A non-traditional mustache style
• 6 Simulated hair
• 7 A State flag
• 8 A Country flag
• 9 A graphic design
• 10 A logo

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of describing the general principles of exemplary embodiments, many additional embodiments of this invention are possible. It is understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. The scope of the disclosure should be determined with reference to the Claims. Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic that is described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.

Further, the described features, structures, or characteristics of the present disclosure may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the Detailed Description, numerous specific details are provided for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, and so forth. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the present disclosure. Any alterations and further modifications in the illustrated devices, and such further application of the principles of the invention as illustrated herein are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

Unless otherwise indicated, the drawings are intended to be read (e.g., arrangement of parts, proportion, degree, etc.) together with the specification, and are to be considered a portion of the entire written description of this invention. As used in the following description, the terms “horizontal”, “vertical”, “left”, “right”, “up” and “down”, as well as adjectival and adverbial derivatives thereof (e.g., “horizontally”, “rightwardly”, “upwardly”, etc.), simply refer to the orientation of the illustrated structure as the particular drawing figure faces the reader. Similarly, the terms “inwardly” and “outwardly” generally refer to the orientation of a surface relative to its axis of elongation, or axis of rotation, as appropriate.

The phrases “at least one,” “one or more,” and “and/or” are open-ended expressions that are both conjunctive and disjunctive in operation. For example, each of the expressions “at least one of A, B and C”, “at least one of A, B, or C”, “one or more of A, B, and C”, “one or more of A, B, or C” and “A, B, and/or C” means A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A, B and C together. The terms “a” or “an” entity refers to one or more of that entity. As such, the terms “a” (or “an”), “one or more” and “at least one” can be used interchangeably herein. It is also to be noted that the terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” can be used interchangeably.

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same.

One example of a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 1. A person (1) places temporary tattoo (2) on their face. The temporary tattoo (2) may be shaped in the form of a variety of mustaches, goatees, soul patches, sideburns, beards, eyebrows, or in the shape of facial hair that may not be possible with actual facial hair. Such temporary tattoo (2) may optionally comprise images such as: designs, graphics, symbols, signs, badges, insignias, logos, emblems, patterns, figures, characters, metallic colors and lusters, or combinations thereon. In FIG. 1 alphanumeric characters (3) are displayed on the temporary tattoo (2).

Multiple embodiments of the present invention are illustrated as follows. FIG. 2A illustrates a temporary tattoo (2) in the shape of a mustache and soul patch (4). FIG. 2B illustrates a temporary tattoo (2) in the shape of a mustache in a non-traditional style (5); such non-traditional styles of temporary tattoos may have fine delineation between distinct regions not capable with actual facial hair. FIG. 2C illustrates a temporary tattoo (2) in the shape of a mustache that simulates a real mustache, having a representation of human hair thereon (6); such representation of human hair may be of any color and gain of hair. FIG. 2D illustrates a temporary tattoo (2) in the shape of a mustache that comprises a State flag design (7). FIG. 2E illustrates a temporary tattoo (2) in the shape of a mustache that comprises a Country flag design (8). FIG. 2F illustrates a temporary tattoo (2) in the shape of a mustache that comprises a graphic design (9) and a logo for a sports team (10); although a graphic design (9) and a logo for a sports team (10) are pictured any combination of images such as: designs, graphics, symbols, signs, badges, insignias, logos, emblems, patterns, figures, or characters may be used.

Information as herein shown and described in detail is fully capable of attaining the above-described object of the present disclosure, the presently preferred embodiment of the present disclosure; and is, thus, representative of the subject matter; which is broadly contemplated by the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure fully encompasses other embodiments which may become obvious to those skilled in the art, and is to be limited, accordingly, by nothing other than the appended claims, wherein any reference to an element being made in the singular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless explicitly so stated, but rather “one or more.” All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the above-described preferred embodiment and additional embodiments as regarded by those of ordinary skill in the art are hereby expressly incorporated by reference and are intended to be encompassed by the present claims.

Moreover, no requirement exists for a system or method to address each and every problem sought to be resolved by the present disclosure, for such to be encompassed by the present claims. Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited in the claims. However, that various changes and modifications in form, material, work-piece, and fabrication material detail may be made, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, as set forth in the appended claims, as may be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, are also encompassed by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A temporary tattoo, comprising:

the shape of facial hair;

an image thereon.

2. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said facial hair shape is that of a mustache.

3. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said facial hair shape is that of a non-traditional mustache.

4. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said facial hair shape is that of a soul patch.

5. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said facial hair shape is that of a goatee.

6. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said facial hair shape is that of a sideburn.

7. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said facial hair shape is that of a beard.

8. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said facial hair shape is that of an eyebrow.

9. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a representation of facial hair.

10. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a logo.

11. The temporary tattoo of claim 10, wherein said logo comprises a logo for a sports team.

12. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a flag.

13. The temporary tattoo of claim 12, wherein said flag comprises a state flag.

14. The temporary tattoo of claim 12, wherein said image comprises a country flag.

15. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a combination of images.

16. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a combination of a logo and a flag.

17. The temporary tattoo of claim 1, wherein said image comprises a metallic color and luster.

18. The temporary tattoo of claim 17, wherein said image comprises a flag.

19. The temporary tattoo of claim 17, wherein said image comprises a logo.

20. The temporary tattoo of claim 16, wherein said image comprises a combination of images.