The invention relates to clothing, apparel, and apparel accessories.
Business suits, sport coats, dress shirts and other clothing with a breast pocket may be adorned with handkerchiefs and/or other fabric to accessorize and/or provide the breast pocket with visual flair. However, handkerchiefs and/or other fabric may easily lose their form after being inserted in the breast pocket. The loss of form may occur from regular movements and because of the loose nature of the material and how it is simply inserted in the breast pocket. With improper insertion and/or sufficient movement, the handkerchief may not only lose its visual flair, but may also create an undesirable bulge in the breast pocket.
The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.
The disclosed embodiments provide a single-piece magnetic pocket square, hereinafter referred to as the “PSquare”. The PSquare is a clothing product or clothing accessory that can connect directly over a pocket, lapel, or other clothing edge by folding over the pocket, lapel, or other clothing edge and by using integrated magnets to retain the position and shape of the PSquare about the pocket, lapel, or other clothing edge. The side of the PSquare that folds over the exterior face of the pocket, lapel, or other clothing edge provides adornment or an accessory that adds visual flair to the pocket, lapel, or clothing edge in the same manner as a handkerchief or traditional pocket square.
The PSquare can replace traditional handkerchiefs, loose fabrics, and traditional non-magnetized pocket squares, while providing added peace-of-mind to the user that the PSquare will not lose its shape or position about adorned garment. The PSquare is a single piece that is more convenient to carry and use than other attachments that use a first piece magnetic base to hold a separate and detached second piece handkerchief or other fabric. There is therefore no need to carry two separate items to adorn clothing with visual flair.
Lower half 110 may include inner rigid material 140 onto which magnets 115 are set. Inner rigid material 140 may be a cardboard, piece of plastic, metal, or other rigid element that does not easily lose form. Inner rigid material 140 may have a triangular shape that narrows to a point at the distal end from bend plane 130. The triangular shape allows lower half 110 to be inserted into pockets of different sizes and/or widths. In some other embodiments, lower half 110 may have another shape. For instance, lower half 110 may have different rectangular, square, or semi-circular shapes with different widths or radii to fit in pockets of different widths. In some embodiments, magnets 115 may be attached to inner rigid material 140 with an adhesive (e.g., tape, glue, etc.).
Inner rigid material 140 may also extend into upper half 120. For instance, inner rigid material 140 may be a single piece of cardboard or other rigid material in the form of PSquare 100, and may include a bend at bend plane 130.
In some other embodiments, upper half 120 may have a first rigid backing material that is separate from a second rigid backing material of lower half 110. The first rigid backing material may be aligned with the second rigid back material at bend plane 130.
In either case, upper half 120 has magnets 125 adhered or otherwise affixed to inner rigid material 140 of upper half 120. Magnets 115 of lower half 110 and magnets 125 of upper half 120 are about equidistant from bend plane 130. For instance, magnets 115 may be a first distance below bend plane 130, and separated from each other by a second distance (e.g., when lower half 110 includes two or more magnets 115). Magnets 125 may be the first distance above bend plane 130, and separated from each other by the second distance (e.g., when upper half 120 includes two or more magnets 125).
Although upper half 120 is shown to have a similar shape and form as lower half 110 in
Fabric 150 covers inner rigid material 140, magnets 115 of lower half 110, and magnets 125 of upper half 120. In other words, fabric 150 would hide magnets 115 and 125 from view, although magnets 115 and 125 might produce slight bumps across fabric 150.
In some embodiments, fabric 150 may include two fabric segments with a first segment covering a frontside of PSquare 100 and a second segment covering a backside of PSquare 100. The first and second segments may be adhered, stitched, or otherwise bonded together.
In some embodiments, fabric 150 is a single piece of fabric with an opening into which the internal components of PSquare 100 are inserted. The opening may then be closed to prevent the internal components from moving.
In either case, PSquare 100 is a single piece or item that provides visual flair while retaining its shape and placement on a pocket, lapel, or clothing edge. Different PSquares 100 may have different fabric 150 coverings to provide different ornamental designs or visual flair over at least the front side of PSquare 100.
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Magnets 115 may also be used to couple supplemental elements to PSquare 100, and further customize PSquare 100 according to user preferences. For instance, some embodiments provide supplemental elements that can connect magnetically to the back of PSquare 100, and that extend upwards to provide additional visual flair.
Bottom connecting section 830 may include a rigid material with one or more magnets 850 that are positioned with the same spacing and positioning as magnets 115 of lower half 120. Magnets 850 are of an opposite polarity as magnets 115. Accordingly, when bottom connecting section 830 is brought behind lower half 120, a magnetic force may be generated by magnets 850 and magnets 115, connecting bottom connection section 830 to lower half 120 of PSquare 100.
Upper visual enhancing section 840 of each supplemental element 810 and 820 may have a different shape, color, texture, material, and/or other visual property. For instance, supplemental element 810 may have upper visual enhancing section 840 formed from a shaped handkerchief that is attached to bottom connection section 830 of supplemental element 810. Supplemental element 820 may have upper visual enhancing section 840 with a decorative feather. In some embodiments, upper visual enhancing section 840 of different elements 810 or 820 may include different artistic or decorative elements. In some embodiments, upper visual enhancing section 840 of different elements 810 and 820 may include different logos, names, etc. to indicate support and/or association with different groups. By coupling different supplemental elements 810 and 820 to PSquare 100, users can further customize PSquare 100 according to their personal interests.
In the preceding specification, various preferred embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto, and additional embodiments may be implemented, without departing from the broader scope of the invention as set forth in the claims that follow. The specification and drawings are accordingly to be regarded in an illustrative rather than restrictive sense.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 62/645,620, entitled “Magnetic Pocket Square (PSquare)”, filed Mar. 20, 2018. The contents of application 62/645,620 are hereby incorporated by reference.
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62645620 | Mar 2018 | US |