Decorative accessory for clothing, shoes, hair, or other articles

Abstract

A fashion accessory is provided, wherein the accessory comprises a chenille or other fabric design of a sports team, fictional character, university logo, or other aesthetic design, a supportive backing, and a fastener for removably attaching the accessory to an article, such as a shoe, dog collar, bracelet, necklace, hat, belt buckle, ponytail, clothing, or other portable item. The accessory is inexpensive and reusable, such that it can be collected, traded, and shared between friends and can be reused without damaging the article to which it is attached or the accessory itself.

Description

[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 190,829, filed on Jul. 10, 2015. The disclosure of the above-cited application is incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to decorative accessories, especially for clothing, shoes, bags, hats, hair, or other articles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Many adults and children enjoy promoting or advertising their favorite schools, fictional characters, sports teams, etc. by wearing T-shirts, hats, or jackets featuring well-known logos or icons. For example, sports fans often wear hats featuring the logos of their favorite teams or the jerseys of their favorite players. Children wear T-shirts or backpacks with images of their favorite cartoon characters printed on them. College students attend sporting events wearing the colors of their schools to display their affiliations. These types of promotions extend to every conceivable wearable or p...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides an inexpensive decorative accessory for various wearable items such as shoes, backpacks, clothing, hair, and so on. The accessory can easily connect and disconnect from the item. Moreover, it can be used and reused without causing damage to the item or the accessory.

Problems solved by technology

But the more items an individual wants to accessorize, the higher the expense.

Buying multiple items featuring a logo or character increases the expense of outfitting one's wardrobe.

Additionally, these logos or other designs are typically not transferrable.

Moreover, these accessories are typically non-versatile souvenirs.

One cannot usually remove a school or sports team logo from a hat and place it on a backpack, for example.

An individual's choice of promotional item is also typically limited to what a retailer sells.

Customization may be available through iron-on or sew-on patches, but these permanently alter the clothing or item to which they are attached and cannot be reused without damaging the patches themselves.

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