US2005223600A1PendingUtilityA1

Apparatus and method to correctly orient garments

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 8, 2004Filed: Jun 23, 2004Published: Oct 13, 2005
Est. expiryApr 8, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Shelley HunterBradley KofoedTamara Monosoff
A43B 3/0094A43B 3/0078A43B 23/24A43B 3/30
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Abstract

A pair of indicia that aid a child in orienting shoes or any article of wearing apparel that has a first section for one appendage and a second section for another appendage. The first indicium is an image that indicates a first direction while a second indicium indicates a second direction. The second direction is substantially collinearly contradictory to the first direction. Children know that shoes or articles of wearing apparel are properly oriented when first indicium and the second indicium are substantially collinearly contradictory.

Claims

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1 . An apparatus for aiding shoe orientation comprising: 
 a first indicium associated with a first item, said first indicium visibly indicating a first direction; and    a second indicium associated with a second item, said second indicium visibly indicating a second direction,    wherein, when said first item and said second item are oriented in a first orientation, said first indicium indicates a direction that is substantially collinearly contradictory to said second direction of said first indicium.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first item is a first shoe and said second item is a second shoe.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said first indicium is associated with the interior of said first shoe and said second indicium is associated with the interior of said second shoe.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said first indicium is associated with the exterior of said first shoe and said second indicium is associated with the exterior of said second shoe.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said first indicium and said second indicium are each comprised of a self-adhesive label for association with the interior of a shoe.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said first indicium and said second indicium are each comprised of a self-adhesive label for association to the exterior of a shoe.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said first indicium is integral with said first shoe and said second indicium is integral with said second shoe.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said first indicium includes information to identify a wearer of said first item.  
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein said information is a photograph of said wearer of said first item.  
     
     
         10 . A method for orienting at least two wearable items comprising of the steps of: 
 associating a first indicium with a first item, said first indicium visibly indicating a first direction; and    associating a second indicium with a second item, said second indicium visibly indicating a second direction;    wherein when said first item and said second item are properly oriented, said first indicium and said second indicium indicate directions that are substantially collinearly contradictory.    
     
     
         11 . The method for orienting as least two wearable items of  claim 10 , wherein said first item is a first shoe and said second item is a second shoe.  
     
     
         12 . The method recited in  claim 11  wherein said first indicium is associated with the interior of said first shoe and said second indicium is associated with the interior of said second shoe.  
     
     
         13 . The method recited in  claim 12  wherein said first indicium is associated using a self-adhesive label and said second indicium is associated using a self-adhesive label.  
     
     
         14 . The method recited in  claim 11  wherein said first indicium is associated with the exterior of said first shoe and said second indicium is associated with the exterior of said second shoe.  
     
     
         15 . The method recited in  claim 14  where said first indicium is associated using a self-adhesive label and said second indicium is associated using a self-adhesive label.  
     
     
         16 . A system for aiding in correctly orienting as least two items comprising: 
 a first indicator, said first indicator being selectively attachable to a first item and said first indicator indicating a first direction;    a second indicator, said second indicator being selectively attachable to a second item and said second indicator indicating a second direction;    wherein when said first indicator is attached to said first item and said second indicator is attached to a second, said first item and said second item are substantially in a first orientation when said first direction and said second direction are substantially collinearly contradictory.    
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein said first item is attachable to said first item via adhesive.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16  wherein said first item is attachable to said first item via thermal transfer.  
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16  wherein said first item is attachable to said first item via pressure transfer.  
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16  wherein said first item is a first shoe and said second item is a second shoe.  
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20  wherein said first shoe and said second shoe comprise a pair of shoes.  
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21  wherein said first indicator is attachable to said first shoe via adhesive.  
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 16  wherein said first indicator includes uniquely identifying information.

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