Methods and Kits for Customizing Articles

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-12-01
YODLE VENTURES LLC
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides tools, kits, and methods for customizing articles like apparel and accessories. These tools and components can be used to efficiently and effectively transfer shapes to articles by removing color or material that corresponds to the shape. This allows people to customize their articles with shapes like designs, slogans, and letters. The invention makes customization a simple and enjoyable process for both children and adults.

Problems solved by technology

However, there is an inherent challenge in trying to express one's individuality through mass produced goods.
When companies produce and market new articles of clothing or accessories or new styles, the first purchasers and users may stand out, but as those articles become popular, by definition they are no longer expressions of individuality because a large number of people will wear and use them.
Unfortunately, many of these and similar tools are not sufficiently user friendly, particularly for children.
Thus, to date the desire for consumers to find new ways to customize their apparel, accessories, and other articles of personal property remains unsatisfied.

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[0017]The present invention will now be described in detail by describing various illustrative, non-limiting embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the illustrative embodiments set forth herein. Rather, the embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0018]According to a first embodiment, the present invention provides a kit for customizing articles. An article is “customized” when a user introduces his or her style through one or more designs, words, slogans, letters, symbols or representations of real or imaginary objects or other shapes. The term customized is used interchangeably with the term “personalized.” A “kit” refers to a combination of elements that are stored, sold or shipped together. They may, for example, exist in a box at a point o...

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Abstract

Kits and methods are provided for customization of articles by abrasion of materials that capable of retaining rub designs. The articles may, for example, be apparel such as jeans, and through the use of the components of the present invention one may transfer shapes, such symbols, letter, numbers, representations of animals, representations of persons, representation of flowers, representation of trees, representations of motor vehicles, logos or a combination thereof.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of customization of clothes, accessories and other articles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]People like to express their individuality and often do so through the clothes that they wear and the accessories that they select. They show this individuality both when wearing the clothes and / or accessories and when sharing images of or participating in discussions about them on-line. However, there is an inherent challenge in trying to express one's individuality through mass produced goods. When companies produce and market new articles of clothing or accessories or new styles, the first purchasers and users may stand out, but as those articles become popular, by definition they are no longer expressions of individuality because a large number of people will wear and use them.[0003]One solution that the apparel and accessories industries have found is to offer articles that can be customized by the user. For example,...

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IPC IPC(8): B24B7/20D06M10/00
CPCD06M10/00B24B7/20D06P5/15D06P7/00D06B11/0076
InventorDORF, JASONANTON-OZAWA, MASAYO
OwnerYODLE VENTURES LLC