Ornamental sequin system and method

Abstract

An ornamental sequin system including a selected visual adaptation provided in a visual plane of at least one sequin to form an ornamental sequin system surface of interlaced colors or images is set forth. A novel method is also set forth. The method includes the following steps: forming a sequin base material; and punching the sequin base material to form a plurality of sequins, the plurality of sequins containing both information required to form an ornamental arrangement and positional information, thereby adapting the plurality of sequins for application to a surface.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An ornamental sequin system comprising;
 a non-holographic auto-stereoscopic display formed in a visual plane of at least one sequin to produce an ornamental sequin system having unique visual outputs.   
     
     
         2 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 1 , the non-holographic auto-stereoscopic display further comprising a preselected lenticular lens formed on a surface of the at least one sequin. 
     
     
         3 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 1 , the sequin system comprising a plurality of sequins. 
     
     
         4 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 2 , the sequin system further comprising a visual animation display formed using the preselected lenticular lens over interlaced images. 
     
     
         5 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 2 , the sequin system further comprising a color display formed using the preselected lenticular lens over interlaced colors. 
     
     
         6 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 3 , the ornamental sequin system configured with visual adjustments for a geometric shape of the at least one sequin and an information device attached to the at least one sequin for providing the position of attachment of the at least one sequin. 
     
     
         7 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 6 , the information device further defined by a machine readable identifier. 
     
     
         8 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 6 , the information device further defined by at least one of a bit flag enumerator and a bit array. 
     
     
         9 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 2 , further comprising a target designated surface, the ornamental sequin system adapted and configured for attachment to the target designated surface. 
     
     
         10 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 9 , wherein the target designated surface is further defined by at least one of a garment and an applique. 
     
     
         11 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 2 , wherein a portion of the sequin is transparent. 
     
     
         12 . A method comprising the following steps:
 forming a sequin base material containing visual effect information; and   punching the sequin base material to form a plurality of sequins, the plurality of sequins containing both information required to form an ornamental arrangement and positional information; and   thereby adapting the plurality of sequins for application to a target designated surface.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising the step of feeding the sheet onto an anvil disposed at least one of above and near the substrate, wherein the positional information includes placement of the sequin base material over the substrate. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the step of forming a connected series of sequins using a conventional punching machine. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising the step of applying the plurality of sequins to the target designated surface to form a target decorative surface. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the information required to form the ornamental arrangement is contained upon at least one surface of at least one sequin within the system. 
     
     
         17 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 1 , formed by a method comprising the following steps:
 feeding the sheet onto an anvil to enable a row or group of sequins to be punched with their respective adjacency predetermined by position;   aligning the sheet when needed above an expanse of a target designated surface;   stretching the target designated surface, if needed;   punching the row or group of sequins from the sheet;   attaching the row or group of sequins to the target designated surface.   
     
     
         18 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one partially transparent sequin.   
     
     
         19 . An article of manufacture comprising;
 a sequin connected to the article of manufacture, the sequin adapted and constructed to form a lenticular image display on the article of manufacture; and   a lenticular lens adapted and constructed to visually align with the sequin to form the display on the article of manufacture, the lenticular lens connected to the article of manufacture.   
     
     
         20 . The article of manufacture of  claim 19 , wherein the article of manufacture is further defined by a by at least one of a garment and an applique. 
     
     
         21 . The ornamental sequin system of  claim 1 , the non-holographic auto-stereoscopic display further comprising a sequin comprised of a lenticular lens.