| US 7,559,153 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and methods for the placement of badges, ribbons and/or other items | ||
| Matthew Bridger Allen, 1220 Lake Plaza Dr., Suite A, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80906 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 22, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/726,583. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/786420, filed on Mar. 27, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0266500 A1, Nov. 22, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01D 21/00 (2006.01); A44C 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—653 [33/563; 33/645; 40/1.5] | 17 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for positioning at least one badge at a predetermined position on the front of a garment relative to a pocket
of the garment and at least one ribbon assembly at a predetermined position relative to the pocket, the at least one badge
having at least two engagers extending therefrom for engagement with the garment, said apparatus comprising:
a. template having a top edge, a bottom edge. and at least one outline therebetween, the template being removably positionable
on the front of the garment at least partially above the pocket, said template further including,
ribbon assembly positioning guides positioned on the template to locate a predetermined position of a ribbon assembly on the
garment in spaced relation with the pocket and with the template,
badge positioning guides positioned on the template to locate a predetermined position of at least a portion of a badge beneath
the template, and
template position indicators for positioning the template at a predetermined template position relative to the pocket, the
template being configured such that when the position indicators are aligned with the pocket to place the template in the
predetermined template position. the positioning guides are simultaneously positioned to fix predetermined positions of the
badge and ribbon assembly relative to the pocket and the template, the template position indicators including horizontal alignment
indicators positioned on the template to center said template relative to the pocket and the bottom edge of said template,
the bottom edge being alignable along a top edge of the pocket; and,
wherein said ribbon assembly positioning guides include the top edge of said template and a center positioning reference mark
on the template, the template being configured such that, at the predetermined position of the template relative to the pocket,
the ribbon assembly positioning guides fix the predetermined position of the ribbon assembly relative to the pocket, the predetermined
position of the ribbon assembly being spaced from the pocket, and
wherein the badge positioning guides include first and second cut-outs extending from at least one said top edge of said template
and terminating between said top edge and a least one said bottom edge, wherein first and second engagers of a first badge
arc concurrently moveable and positionable within said first and second cut-outs, respectively, and may be engaged with the
garment therethrough and wherein said first and second cut-outs extend into said outline,
the template being further configured such that after the at least one ribbon assembly and at least one badge are positioned
on the garment, said template is removable without disturbing the position of the at least one ribbon assembly and at least
one badge.
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