Parachute Cord Accessories

Abstract

A customizable accessory assembly having a first section of paracord, a second section of paracord, and at least one insignia. The first section of the paracord is mounted to an end member and the second section of paracord may be wrapped around the first section of paracord to produce a visually appealing, sturdy accessory. The insignia produces an image or various components including sports, logos, characters, or alpha or numeric symbol indicias and the accessory can be provided in many forms such as a bracelet, a pull, a keychain, or a lanyard for example.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A paracord accessory assembly comprising:
 an end member;   a first section of paracord secured to the end member and extending in a longitudinal direction therefrom;   a second section of paracord that is woven about the first section of paracord such that a weave formed by the second section of paracord extends about the first section of paracord in the longitudinal direction; and   at least one insignia having a channel that cooperates with a portion of the first section of paracord and a portion of the second section of paracord to secure the at least one insignia relative to the accessory assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 1  wherein the end member is further defined as at least one of a keyring, a clasp, or a buckle. 
     
     
         3 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 2  further comprising another at least one of a keyring, clasp, or buckle secured to a second longitudinal end of the accessory assembly by at least one of the first section of paracord or the second section of paracord. 
     
     
         4 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 1  further comprising another insignia having a post with a channel that cooperates with the first section and the second section of paracord and is secured to the accessory assembly at a location offset in the longitudinal direction from the at least one insignia. 
     
     
         5 . The paracord accessory, assembly of  claim 1  wherein the insignia is selected from a group consisting of a sport logo, a sport mascot, an institution logo, an institution mascot, an animated character, a symbol, a peace sign, and a dollar sign. 
     
     
         6 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 5  wherein at least one of the first section of paracord and the second section of paracord are provided in colors that correlate to the least one insignia. 
     
     
         7 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 1  wherein the insignia is an image indicative of an object selected from a group consisting of a vehicle, a dump truck, a fire truck, a police vehicle, an emergency vehicle, a cheese wedge, and a flag. 
     
     
         8 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 1  wherein the first section of paracord is secured to the end member with a knot and the second section of paracord is woven about the first section of paracord in weave. 
     
     
         9 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 8  wherein the knot is a cow's hitch knot and the weave is a cobra weave. 
     
     
         10 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 1  further comprising an indicia that cooperates with the second section of paracord to secure the indicia to the accessory assembly. 
     
     
         11 . The paracord accessory assembly of  claim 10  wherein the indicia is selected from a group consisting of a charm, at least one alphanumeric character, and a bead character. 
     
     
         12 . A method of forming a paracord accessory assembly, the method comprising:
 securing a base cord to an end member such that the base cord extends in a longitudinal direction from the end member;   weaving an exterior cord about the base cord such that a weave of the exterior cord extends in the longitudinal direction along the base cord; and   disposing a first insignia between opposing members of the base cord such that the base cord limits translation of the first insignia in a lateral direction and adjacent loops defined by the weave of the exterior cord such that the exterior cord limits longitudinal translation of the first insignia relative to the base cord and such that the base of the first insignia extends in a lateral direction through the base cord and the exterior cord.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising securing the base cord to the end member with a knot. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising forming the knot as a cow hitch knot. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising selecting end member from a group consisting of a keyring, a bracelet clasp, a buckle, and a selectively operable closure. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising securing at least one alphanumeric character to the exterior cord. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising securing a second insignia that is different than the first insignia at a location that is longitudinally offset from the first insignia. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising selecting each of the first insignia and the second insignia from a group consisting of a sport symbol, an institution mascot, an institution symbol, an athletic symbol, and an academic symbol. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising selecting a color of the base cord and a color of the exterior cord to form a color pattern of at least one of the base cord or the exterior cord to coordinate with a school color, an entertainment character color, or an institution color. 
     
     
         20 . A paracord accessory comprising:
 an end member;   a first section of paracord secured to the end member and extending in a longitudinal direction therefrom;   a second section of paracord that is woven about the first section of paracord such that a weave formed by the second section of paracord extends about the first section of paracord in the longitudinal direction; and   at least one insignia comprising:
 a presentation face portion; 
 a post rearwardly offset from the presentation face portion; and 
 a channel located between the presentation face portion and the post; 
   wherein a portion of the first section of paracord is secured within the channel and a portion of the second section of paracord is secured around the insignia.