Method and garment for displaying composite images

Abstract

A garment includes two or more subordinate images which may be visually superimposed to display a composite image by placing a part of the garment with a subordinate image across another part with another subordinate image, with parts of both subordinate images aligned from a viewing direction toward the front of the garment. By positioning different subordinate images on the back sides of both sleeves of a garment with long sleeves and another subordinate image on a front side of the garment, a plurality of composite images may be displayed. Selectively forming a sequence of composite images corresponds to a simple form of animation, in which a dynamic subject changes position relative to a static subject, or alternately in which a dynamic subject is represented at different instants of time. Subordinate images may optionally include text for creating selected sequences of words in corresponding sequences of composite images.

1 . A garment for displaying composite images, comprising:
 a first subordinate image affixed to the garment at a first selected location; and   a second subordinate image affixed to the garment at a second selected location,   wherein a first composite image is visible when said first subordinate image and said second subordinate image are visually superimposed by placing a part of the garment at said first selected location over a part of the garment at said second selected location.   
   
   
       2 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a third subordinate image affixed to the garment at a third selected location,   wherein a second composite image is visible when said third subordinate image and said second subordinate image are visually superimposed by placing a part of the garment at said third selected location over the part of the garment at said second selected location.   
   
   
       3 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of subordinate images, wherein selected pairs of said subordinate images may optionally be visually superimposed to create a plurality of composite images. 
   
   
       4 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 2 , wherein selected groups of three of said subordinate images may optionally be visually superimposed to create a plurality of composite images. 
   
   
       5 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 2 , wherein said first, second, and third subordinate images comprise a static subject and a dynamic subject, and said first and second composite images are formed by positioning parts of the garment so as to visually superimpose said static subjects. 
   
   
       6 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 5 , wherein said first subordinate image shows said dynamic subject at a first position relative to said static subject, said second subordinate image shows said dynamic subject at a second position relative to said static subject, said third subordinate image shows said dynamic subject at a third position relative to said static subject, and sequentially superimposing said subordinate images displays corresponding sequential changes in position of said dynamic subject in said composite images. 
   
   
       7 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 5 , wherein said first subordinate image shows said dynamic subject at a first instant in time, said second subordinate image shows said dynamic subject at a second instant in time, said third subordinate image shows said dynamic subject at a third instant in time, and sequentially superimposing said subordinate images displays corresponding time-related changes in said composite images. 
   
   
       8 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 5 , wherein the garment has long sleeves. 
   
   
       9 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 8 , wherein the garment is a shirt. 
   
   
       10 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 9 , wherein said first subordinate image is positioned on a back side of a right sleeve. 
   
   
       11 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 9 , wherein said second subordinate image is positioned on a back side of a left sleeve. 
   
   
       12 . The garment for displaying composite images of  claim 9 , wherein said third subordinate image is positioned on a front side of the garment. 
   
   
       13 . A method for displaying composite images with a garment, comprising:
 forming a plurality of subordinate images at a corresponding plurality of locations on the garment;   selecting a first subordinate image from among the plurality of subordinate images;   selecting a second subordinate image from among the plurality of subordinate images; and   placing a part of the garment to which the first subordinate image is affixed over a part of the garment to which the second subordinate garment is affixed, thereby visually superimposing the first and second subordinate images into a composite image visible from a selected viewing direction.   
   
   
       14 . The method for displaying composite images with a garment of  claim 13 , further comprising forming the subordinate images from a combination of at least one static subject and at least one dynamic subject. 
   
   
       15 . The method for displaying composite images with a garment of  claim 14 , further comprising superimposing two selected subordinate images by visually aligning parts of a static subject in a first subordinate image with parts of a static subject in a second subordinate image. 
   
   
       16 . The method for displaying composite images with a garment of  claim 15 , further comprising placing a dynamic subject in different selected positions relative to a static subject in different subordinate images, thereby forming a set of subordinate images for animation of the dynamic subject in a set of composite images. 
   
   
       17 . The method for displaying composite images with a garment of  claim 15 , further comprising placing a dynamic subject at different instants in time in different subordinate images, thereby forming a set of subordinate images for animation of the dynamic subject in a set of composite images. 
   
   
       18 . The method for displaying composite images with a garment of  claim 16 , further comprising positioning parts of the garment in a selected sequence to create a corresponding animation sequence. 
   
   
       19 . The method for displaying composite images with a garment of  claim 17 , further comprising positioning parts of the garment in a selected sequence to create a corresponding animation sequence. 
   
   
       20 . The method for displaying composite images with a garment of  claim 15 , wherein the first subordinate image includes a first text message, the second subordinate image includes a second text message, and composite images may optionally be formed in a selected sequence.