Novelty shirt

Abstract

A novelty shirt with a chest section and long sleeves. The long sleeves in a first position extend downwardly adjacent the sides of the shirt and have shoulder and cuff portions spaced from each other along the vertical axes with elbow portions therebetween. Upper and lower, complementary mouth patterns are then provided on the outsides of the sleeves. The patterns on the downwardly extending sleeves face outwardly and it is not readily apparent that they are part of any overall design. However, when the sleeves are crossed laterally in front of the chest section of the shirt with the elbow portions adjacent one another, the complementary upper and lower mouth patterns on the sleeves then reveal the overall mouth design formed by them. Thereafter, the sleeves can be manipulated to separate the elbow portions to simulate the opening of the mouth.

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         14 . An article of apparel including:
 a shirt-shaped garment with a chest section and two long sleeves attached thereto, each long sleeve extending downwardly in a first position along a substantially vertical axis adjacent a side of the chest section and having a shoulder portion and a lower, cuff portion or a distal sleeve-end that is spaced maximally from said shoulder portion and along said vertical axis with an elbow portion disposed therebetween,   each long sleeve in said first position having an outside section extending along the respective vertical axis and facing substantially outwardly of the chest section and an inside section extending along the respective vertical axis and facing substantially inwardly toward the chest section, said outside sections having at least portions thereof with upper and lower, complementary mouth patterns thereon, a portion of said complementary mouth pattern disposed on a first of said long sleeves and a remainder of said complementary mouth pattern disposed on a second of said long sleeves, wherein said long sleeves can be crossed laterally in front of the chest section in a second position with the long sleeves extending substantially side to side across the chest section with the elbow sections substantially adjacent one another and with the upper and lower, complementary mouth patterns aligned to form a mouth.   
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 14  wherein each long sleeve in said second position extends laterally across the chest section with the cuff portion of each long sleeve adjacent the shoulder portion of the other long sleeve. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 14  wherein said outside sections with said long sleeves in said first position extend about said respective vertical axes between vertically extending rearward and forward locations and said upper and lower mouth patterns have respective upper and lower lips extending substantially vertically substantially at said rearward locations of said outside sections with the long sleeves in said first position. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 14  wherein said upper and lower mouth patterns respectively extend from said rearward locations of said sleeves toward the forward locations thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 14  wherein said chest section has a primary image imprinted thereon. 
     
     
         19 . The article of  claim 14  wherein said long sleeves in said second position with the elbow portions substantially adjacent one another can be moved to a third position with the elbow portions spaced apart from each other to simulate the mouth of the second position being open in said third position. 
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 19  wherein at least one of the long sleeves has a pattern thereon of an inner part of a mouth. 
     
     
         21 . The article of  claim 20  wherein said inner mouth part includes a tongue. 
     
     
         22 . The article of  claim 20  wherein said inner mouth part includes teeth. 
     
     
         23 . The article of  claim 20  wherein at least a portion of said inner mouth part pattern is on the outer section of one of said long sleeves. 
     
     
         24 . The article of  claim 20  wherein at least a portion of said inner mouth part pattern is on the inside section of one of said long sleeves. 
     
     
         25 . The article of  claim 19  wherein said chest section has a pattern thereon relating to said mouth. 
     
     
         26 . The article of  claim 19  wherein said chest section has a throat pattern thereon. 
     
     
         27 . The article of  claim 19  wherein said long sleeves have thumb holes therein to receive a wearer's thumbs to aid in maintaining a taut appearance of the long sleeves in said second and third positions. 
     
     
         28 . The article of  claim 19  wherein each long sleeve extends laterally across the chest section with the distal sleeve-end portion of each long sleeve adjacent the shoulder portion of the other long sleeve in said second and third positions. 
     
     
         29 . The article of  claim 14  wherein said long sleeves have thumb holes therein to receive a wearer's thumbs to aid in maintaining a taut appearance of the long sleeves in said second position. 
     
     
         30 . The article of  claim 18  wherein said primary image includes a body part. 
     
     
         31 . The article of  claim 18  wherein said primary image includes a head. 
     
     
         32 . The article of  claim 14  wherein at least one of said first of said long sleeves and said second of said long sleeves includes an image of at least a portion of a head thereon, and wherein said image of at least a portion of said head is enhanced when said novelty shirt is disposed in said second position. 
     
     
         33 . An article of apparel including:
 a shirt-shaped garment with a chest section and a first long sleeve and a second long sleeve attached thereto, each of said first and second long sleeves being attached at a shoulder portion of said garment at a first end thereof, and extending away from said shoulder portion to a distal sleeve-end, and including an elbow area that is disposed between said shoulder portion and said sleeve-end;   a first image portion disposed on at least a portion of said first sleeve;   a second image portion disposed on at least a portion of said second sleeve;   wherein when said garment is worn by a wearer it is capable of being urged into a first position or into a second position, and wherein when said garment is disposed in said second position said first sleeve is disposed across a chest of said wearer and said second sleeve is disposed across said chest and said elbow areas are disposed adjacent to one-another, and wherein when said garment is disposed in said second position said first image portion combines with said second image portion to produce a combined image, and wherein said combined image includes a simulated image of a mouth, and wherein said simulated image of a mouth includes an image of at least a portion of a mouth; and   wherein when said garment is disposed in said first position said first sleeve and said second sleeve are not disposed across said chest, and wherein when said garment is disposed in said first position said combined image is not visible when said garment is viewed from the front.   
     
     
         34 . The article of  claim 33  wherein said combined image includes at least a portion of a head. 
     
     
         35 . The article of  claim 33  wherein said garment includes a third position, and wherein when said garment is urged into said third position said first sleeve is disposed across a chest of said wearer and said second sleeve is disposed across said chest and said elbow areas are disposed in alignment on a vertical axis with respect to one-another and are separated apart from one-another on said vertical axis, said simulated image of a mouth resembles said at least a portion of said mouth disposed in an open position. 
     
     
         36 . An article of apparel including:
 a shirt-shaped garment with a chest section and a first long sleeve and a second long sleeve attached thereto, each of said first and second long sleeves being attached at a shoulder portion of said garment at a first end thereof, and extending away from said shoulder portion to a distal sleeve-end, and including an elbow area that is disposed between said shoulder portion and said sleeve-end;   a first image portion disposed on at least a portion of said first sleeve;   a second image portion disposed on at least a portion of said second sleeve;   wherein when said garment is worn by a wearer it is capable of being urged into a first position or into a second position, and wherein when said garment is disposed in said second position said first sleeve is disposed across a chest of said wearer and said second sleeve is disposed across said chest and said elbow areas are disposed adjacent to one-another, and wherein when said garment is disposed in said second position said first image portion combines with said second image portion to produce a combined image, and wherein said combined image includes an image of at least a portion of a head; and   wherein when said garment is disposed in said first position said first sleeve and said second sleeve are not disposed across said chest, and wherein when said garment is disposed in said first position said combined image is not visible when said garment is viewed from the front.   
     
     
         37 . The article of  claim 36  wherein said combined image includes an image of at least a portion of a mouth. 
     
     
         38 . The article of  claim 37  including a primary image that is disposed on a chest section of said garment, and wherein said primary image cooperates with said combined image to produce an alternate overall image whenever said garment is disposed in said second position or in a third position, and wherein said garment includes a third position, and wherein when said garment is urged into said third position said first sleeve is disposed across a chest of said wearer and said second sleeve is disposed across said chest and said elbow areas are disposed in alignment on a vertical axis with respect to one-another and are separated apart from one-another on said vertical axis, said combined image resembles at least a portion of said mouth disposed in an open position, and wherein said combined image includes a mouth or a mouth attached to a head, and wherein said alternate overall image includes said mouth or said mouth attached to said head disposed over an upper portion of said primary image, and wherein said combined image appears to an onlooker as an extension of a remaining visible portion of said primary image. 
     
     
         39 . The article of  claim 37  wherein when said garment is disposed in said second position, said elbows are urged apart to place said garment in said third position, and wherein when said garment is disposed in said third position said elbows are urged together to place said garment in said second position, and wherein when said garment is urged from said second position into said third position, or from said third position into said second position said combined image appears to an onlooker as if it is animated.