This invention relates to templates and, more particularly, to templates for positioning insignia on uniforms.
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All branches of the military, police forces, security and other organizations use collar insignia to display rank or identifying marks. The insignia is required to be mounted in a designated location to be within uniform standards. There is a need for a gauge to quickly and accurately apply insignia mounted on a bisecting angle. For the Navy, the Uniform Regulations wording and pictured examples are confusing and conflicting. As a sailor, I had to decode and enforce the uniform regulations and there was no gauge available to simplify this process. I created this collar insignia gauge to meet the need of applying insignias on a bisecting angle and verify proper placement on others uniforms. U.S. Provisional Pat. No. 61/470,419; entitled “Collar Insignia Gauge” filed Mar. 31, 2011 was my response to this problem.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,063.684; entitled “Marking Template for Placement of Collar Insignia” issued Nov. 12, 1991; addressed the bisecting angle, but alignment required you to hold the template in place while inserting the collar insignia. This is a cumbersome process and the insignia has to be removed to remove the template.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,681,511; entitled “Template for Locating Collar Insignia” issued Jun. 22, 1954; utilized open ended slots for easy removal but the user is still holding the template in place while applying the collar insignia.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,302,884; entitled “Insignia Positioning Template” issued Dec. 1, 1981; utilized open ended slots for easy removal and added alignment marks and a stud for stabilizing the template.
This design does not address the issue of a bisecting angle and the use of a stud to secure the device on a collar would produce unwanted and visible hole in the collar and is not intended for this use.
The collar insignia gauge design depicted in the figures is for use on the Navy service uniform. The use of this uniquely designed horizontal slot (
While the design for the Navy is illustrated in this patent, many variations may be made in alignment marks and wording without departing from the spirit of this patent. Thus, the drawings depicted as illustrative and the scope of this claim should not be limited to the example described and shown herein.
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61470419 | Mar 2011 | US |