Method of Messaging
A method of conveying information or a message, wherein two articles of clothing on two wearers are used with the first part of a message and/or graphic on the first article of clothing, and the second part of the message and/or graphic on the second article of clothing. The messages and/or graphics can be on the front or back of the articles of clothing, and both the front and back of the articles of clothing may have complementary messages and/or graphics. The articles of clothing may also include orienting emblems on lateral sides of the articles of clothing. The orienting emblems indicating the proper relative orientation of the wearers to communicate the desired message.
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This application claims priority to pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/277,485 entitled “METHOD OF MESSAGING” filed on Mar. 24, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the present application.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to clothing systems for displaying coordinated messages.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA number of patentable ideas have been associated with T-shirts, such as U.S. Pat. No. 6,880,364, which featured a friendship band with exchangeable closed loop members. Further, U.S. Pat. No. 6,943,866 involved customized printing of messages. U.S. Pat. No. 4,991,233 disclosed a garment with various indicia. Further, various information was contained in U.S. Published Application Nos. 2005/0085189, 2004/0187184, and 2004/0216209.
Typically, T-shirts convey an individual message on an individual T-shirt. Of course, many T-shirts are identical, such as those produced to commemorate a race, for example. All participants may have the same shirt and will be identified as a participant in the particular race commemorated by the T-shirt.
In addition, T-shirts identified with a geographical region are popular. Whenever a person wears a T-shirt from such geographical region, it signifies to all who see the shirt that the wearer has been to the geographical place noted, or at least has an interest in such place. The same holds true for schools, favorite sports teams, and for many types of activities as well as products.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn accordance with the subject invention, articles of clothing can now create a method of togetherness and communicative expression heretofore unavailable. A first article of clothing for a first wearer may include a message or graphic which may or may not be a complete thought or object in itself. A second article of clothing may be provided for a second wearer which may include a compatible message or graphic. Each article of clothing may include an orienting emblem on at least one lateral side of each article of clothing. When the first and second articles of clothing are viewed together with the orienting emblems in a specific orientation, the messages or graphics on the articles of clothing form a complete word, thought, graphic or some improved intelligible idea that is lacking unless the two articles of clothing are observed together with the orienting emblems in a specific orientation to one another.
Further, the first and second articles of clothing may have messages on the front and back of the articles of clothing which are compatible in a variety of ways. For example, when the second wearer is standing with the first wearer, both facing the same way, a first message may be completed. If the second wearer is turned around so that the back of his or her article of clothing is viewed with the front of the first article of clothing, a different compiled message may be present, or if both wearers are facing away such that the backs of the article of clothing are together, a further compatible message may be delivered.
In this area of sequencing, puzzles or sophisticated advertising messages may be produced, to the entertainment and evocation of those who view the articles of clothing and to generate commercial appeal of products and/or services.
Entertaining, religious, commercial and political messages, and messages signifying unity and togetherness, are all available to be displayed such that this invention maybe used to fulfill friendship, communication, advertising and purely entertainment goals, all within the imagination of the producer.
In accordance with the above description, it is an object of the subject invention to provide compatible articles of clothing which together provide an interesting message or graphic.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide articles of clothing that can be worn by individuals such as to promote togetherness between the individuals.
It is but another object of the present invention to provide articles of clothing with commercial value that through compatible messaging and graphics provide names, graphics or thoughts which will serve to advertise certain products or services.
It is a further object of the subject invention to provide unintelligible information on one article of clothing which can only be made intelligible by viewing a second article of clothing in combination with the first article of clothing.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In this type of situation, there is also the possibility of adding humor or confusing or entertaining messages of
It is not necessary that the markings of one or the other T-shirt be intelligible in and of themselves. As shown in
That message can be further developed on the back of the respective T-shirts, as
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Thus, the T-shirts of a first and second wearer will convey information when read together. This information can be expanded on by having similar or contrary messages on the backs of the T-shirts as well, so that the compatibility is furthered, or in some cases used for contrary and confusing messages to create a more humorous or thought evoking situation as shown in
The information can be compiled so that the first and second wearer create a showing of togetherness, which may be appreciated both by the wearers and the onlookers. Further, various messages such as religious or political messages can be set forth, to the enjoyment, education, benefit, consideration or evocation of the wearers and the onlookers alike.
Further, educational or game-like messages can be produced which will have interesting content for the onlookers, thus providing enjoyment for the wearers.
As in the case of the T-shirt of
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The orienting emblems 105, 107 may by on opposite sleeves of the first and second T-shirts. As shown in
In an alternate embodiment shown in
The inventive method and system may also include directions instructing the individuals wearing the T-shirts 10, 15 to remain oriented such that the first orienting emblem 105 is in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem 107. Depending on the location of the orienting emblems, the instructions may advise that the orienting emblems remain adjacent to one another, as in
The orienting emblems and instructions may be used to produce creative combinations of phrases. For example,
Yet another embodiment that includes a play on words is shown in
Thus, through the means of compatible lettering on mating T-shirts, many messages of many different types may be utilized to cause enjoyment or provide education or evocation to onlookers while promoting togetherness of the wearers.
It is understood that T-shirts is being used broadly to also include any similar shirts such as Vee neck, spaghetti strap, long sleeve T-shirts, and muscle shirts. In addition, while T-shirts are use herein as exemplary articles of clothing, it is to be understood that the claimed method and system apply to other articles of clothing including, but not limited to, hooded shirts, sweat shirts, wind breakers, collared shirts, jackets, shorts, pants, hats, bathing suits and combinations thereof. Where the article of clothing is not a shirt, the messages will remain on the front or back of the clothing and the orienting emblem will be located on one of the lateral sides of the article of clothing.
In some embodiments, the orienting emblems may be located on the sleeve of a T-shirts, or another location, such as the shoulder, where the orienting emblem is visible from both the front and the back of the wearer. Where the article of clothing is not a T-shirt, the orienting emblem may also be located where the orienting emblem is visible from both the front and the back of the wearer. For example, the hip or leg of a pair of pants or the portion of a hat above the wearer's ear.
The orienting emblems may take any form that can be recognized by the wearers. The orienting emblems may be decorative, with their purpose of orientation unknown to everyone except the individuals wearing the articles of clothing.
This description has been by way of example of how the invention can be made and carried out. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various details maybe modified in arriving at the other detailed embodiments, and that many of these embodiments will come within the scope of the invention.
Therefore, to apprise the public of the scope of the invention and the embodiments covered by the invention, the following claims are made:
Claims
1. A method of creating togetherness comprising the steps of:
- providing a first article of clothing for a first wearer, the first article of clothing displaying a first message on a front surface of the first article of clothing and a first orienting emblem on a first lateral half of the first article of clothing;
- providing a second article of clothing for a second wearer, the second article of clothing displaying a second message on a front surface of the second article of clothing and a second orienting emblem on a second lateral half of the second article of clothing;
- wherein said first and second messages are different, and wherein said first and second messages are compatible when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
2. The method of claim 1, including the further step of:
- providing a third message on a back surface of the first article of clothing and a fourth message on a back surface of the second article of clothing, wherein the third and fourth messages are different and compatible when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the first and second messages viewed together, the third and fourth messages viewed together, and the first, second, third and fourth messages viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem comprise an advertisement, a religious message, a political message, an educational message, a humorous message, a commercial message, or a combination thereof.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite lateral halves of the first article of clothing and the second article of clothing.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message on the first article of clothing is an incomplete graphic, the second message on the second article of clothing is an incomplete graphic and the combination of the first and second messages form a complete graphic when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
6. The method of claim 1, including the further step of:
- providing a third message on a back surface of said first article of clothing which is identical to the second message on the second article of clothing.
7. The method of claim 6, including the further step of:
- providing a fourth message on a back surface of said second article of clothing which is identical to the first message on the first article of clothing.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message on the first article of clothing is an incomplete word, the second message on the second article of clothing is an incomplete word, and the combination of the first message and the second message form a first complete word when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
9. The method of claim 8, further including the steps of:
- providing a third message on the back surface of the first article of clothing, the third message displaying an incomplete word;
- providing a fourth message on a back surface of the second article of clothing, the fourth message displaying an incomplete word;
- wherein the combination of the third message and the fourth message form a second complete word when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second messages viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem comprise an advertisement, a religious message, a political message, an educational message, a humorous message, a commercial message, or a combination thereof.
11. A method of creating togetherness comprising the steps of:
- providing a first article of clothing for a first wearer, the article of clothing displaying a third message on aback surface of the first article of clothing and a first orienting emblem on a first lateral half of the first article of clothing;
- providing a second article of clothing for a second wearer, the second article of clothing displaying a fourth message on a back surface of the second article of clothing and a second orienting emblem on a second lateral half of the second article of clothing;
- wherein said third and fourth messages are different, and wherein said third and fourth messages are compatible when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite lateral halves of the first article of clothing and the second article of clothing.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the third message on the first article of clothing is an incomplete graphic, the fourth message on the second article of clothing is an incomplete graphic when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the third message on the first article of clothing is an incomplete word, the fourth message on the second article of clothing is an incomplete word, and the combination of the third message and the fourth message form a first complete word when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the third and fourth messages viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem comprise an advertisement, a religious message, a political message, an educational message, a humorous message, a commercial message, or a combination thereof.
16. A system of displaying messages on a plurality of articles of clothing, comprising:
- a first article of clothing having a first message on a front surface of the first article of clothing and a first emblem on a first lateral half of the first article of clothing;
- a second article of clothing having a second message on a front surface of the second article of clothing and a second emblem on a second lateral half of the second article of clothing; and
- wherein the first message and the second message are different, and wherein the first and second message are compatible when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
17. The system of claim 16, further comprising: instructions for wearers of the first and second article of clothing to remain oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem in order to render the first and second messages compatible.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite lateral halves of the first article of clothing and the second article of clothing.
19. The system of claim 16, further comprising a third message on a back surface of the first article of clothing and a fourth message on a back surface of the second article of clothing, wherein the third and fourth messages are different, and wherein the third and fourth messages are compatible when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
20. The system of claim 16, wherein the first message is an incomplete message, the second message is an incomplete message and the combination of the first and second messages form a complete message when viewed together with the first and second wearers oriented with the first orienting emblem in a specific position relative to the second orienting emblem.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 24, 2007
Publication Date: Mar 6, 2008
Applicant: (Riviera Beach, FL)
Inventors: Joseph Kuharcik (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), Jill Kuharcik (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Application Number: 11/860,078
International Classification: A41B 1/00 (20060101); A41D 1/00 (20060101);