Article of clothing having personalized indicia and method of producing the same

Abstract

An article of clothing having personalized indicia pertaining to the travel history of an individual including: an article of clothing having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface includes an area adapted to contain at least one personalized indicia; and one or more personalized indicia associated with the first area, wherein the personalized indicia correspond to locations traveled to or on by the individual, and further wherein the personalized indicia operate to change the appearance of the article of clothing relative to the same without the personalized indicia.

1 . An article of clothing having personalized indicia pertaining to the travel history of an individual, comprising:
 an article of clothing having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises an area adapted to contain at least one personalized indicia; and   at least one personalized indicia associated with the area, wherein the at least one personalized indicia corresponds to a location traveled to or on by the individual, and further wherein the at least one personalized indicia operates to change the appearance of the article of clothing relative to the same without the at least one personalized indicia.   
     
     
         2 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia comprises at least two personalized indicia which correspond to locations traveled to or on by the individual, and further wherein the at least two personalized indicia operate to change the appearance of the article of clothing relative to the same without the at least two personalized indicia. 
     
     
         3 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia is the same or different and comprise at least one of a continent, country, state, territory, province, city, county, township, village, reservation, ocean, lake, river, stream, harbor, port, wonder of the world, landmark, park, hiking trail, ski lodge, golf course, bridge, stadium, track, museum, gallery, store, restaurant, watering hole, highway, station, airport, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia consists of states of the United States. 
     
     
         5 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia consists of countries of Europe. 
     
     
         6 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia consists of cities on the planet Earth. 
     
     
         7 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia comprises releasably attachable indicia. 
     
     
         8 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , further comprising a unique alpha numeric identifier which corresponds to a data record maintained on an electronic information database. 
     
     
         9 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia includes indicia selected from the group comprising embroidery, silk-screening, iron-on patches, fabric paint, fabric dye, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         10 . A method for producing an article of clothing having personalized indicia pertaining to the travel history of an individual, comprising the steps of:
 providing an article of clothing having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises an area which is adapted to contain at least one personalized indicia; and   associating at least one personalized indicia with the area which is adapted to contain the same which corresponds to a location traveled to or on by the individual and, in turn, personalizing the article of clothing for the individual.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , comprising the step of associating additional personalized indicia beyond the at least one indicia with the area which is adapted to contain the same which corresponds to locations traveled to or on by the individual and, in turn, further personalizing the article of clothing for the individual. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising the step of associating a unique alpha numeric identifier with the article of clothing which corresponds to a data record maintained on an electronic information database so that a person may observe the data record in the context of the individual who adorned the article of clothing. 
     
     
         13 . An article of clothing having personalized indicia pertaining to the travel history of an individual, comprising:
 an article of clothing having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises at least one base indicia having a first area, and at least one region defined by and having at least a second area which is less than or equal to the first area;   at least one personalized indicia associated with the at least one region of the outer surface of the article of clothing which substantially corresponds to the at least second area; and   wherein the at least one personalized indicia operates to change the appearance of at least a portion of the outer surface of the article of clothing when the at least one personalized indicia is associated with at least a portion of the outer surface of the article of clothing so as to create a personalized article of clothing.   
     
     
         14 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 13 , wherein the base indicia comprises at least one of a planet, continent, country, state, territory, province, city, county, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one region comprises a continent, country, state, territory, province, city, county, township, village, reservation, ocean, lake, river, stream, harbor, port, wonder of the world, landmark, park, hiking trail, ski lodge, golf course, bridge, stadium, track, museum, gallery, store, restaurant, watering hole, highway, station, airport, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia comprises releasably attachable indicia. 
     
     
         17 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 13 , further comprising a unique alpha numeric identifier which corresponds to a data record maintained on an electronic information database. 
     
     
         18 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia includes indicia selected from the group comprising embroidery, silk-screening, iron-on patches, fabric paint, fabric dye, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The personalized article of clothing according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one personalized indicia comprises a different color than at least a portion of the outer surface of the article of clothing so as to change the appearance of at least a portion of the outer surface of the article of clothing. 
     
     
         20 . An article of clothing having personalized indicia, comprising:
 an article of clothing having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises an area adapted to contain at least one personalized indicia; and   at least one personalized indicia associated with the area, wherein the at least one personalized indicia corresponds to a location, and further wherein the at least one personalized indicia operates to change the appearance of the article of clothing relative to the same without the at least one personalized indicia.