IP Library Granted Patent US 8,286,266
Granted Patent B2
US 8,286,266 · App. 12/508,755 · Granted Oct 16, 2012

Magazine cover costume

Assignee: Silvertop Associates, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,286,266
App. No.
12/508,755
Granted
Oct 16, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A customizable costume designed to look like a magazine cover and to be worn by a wearer such that the wearer appears to be a part of the magazine cover. The costume includes a panel having a hole cut therethrough, a plurality of attachment points and at least one channel disposed on at least one edge of the panel, at least one flexible strap passing through the plurality of attachment points configured to affix the costume to the wearer, and an internal frame affixed to the panel in the at least one channel, the frame configured to provide rigid support for the panel.

Claims (18)

1. A customizable costume to be worn by a wearer comprising:

a panel having a first shape, at least one edge, a hole formed therethrough, a plurality of attachment points, and at least one channel disposed on the at least one edge of the panel;

at least one flexible strap passing through at least one of the plurality of attachment points and configured to affix the costume to the wearer; and

an internal frame affixed to the panel in the at least one channel, the internal frame configured to provide rigid support for the panel, wherein the internal frame comprises a plurality of detachably connected frame members configured to fit together to form the internal frame, and wherein the internal frame forms the first shape of the panel when fitted together.

2. The costume of claim 1 , wherein the panel is made from a lightweight material.

3. The costume of claim 2 , wherein the lightweight material is at least one of cloth, paper, cardboard, and foam.

4. The costume of claim 2 , wherein the at least one flexible strap is made from a similar material as that of the panel.

5. The costume of claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises a design positioned on the panel such that, when the wearer puts their head through the hole, the wearer's head is positioned relative to the design so as to be integrated with the design.

6. The costume of claim 5 , wherein the design is a magazine cover.

7. A customizable costume to be worn by a wearer comprising:

a panel having a first shape, at least one edge, a hole formed therethrough and positioned to accommodate the wearer's head, a plurality of attachment points, and at least one channel disposed on the at least one edge of the panel;

at least one flexible strap passing through at least one of the plurality of attachment points and configured to adjustably affix the costume to the wearer; and

an internal frame affixed to the panel in the at least one channel, the internal frame configured to provide rigid support for the panel such that the panel is held tightly while the wearer is wearing the costume, wherein the internal frame comprises a plurality of detachably connected frame members configured to fit together to form the internal frame, and wherein the internal frame forms the first shape of the panel when fitted together.

8. The costume of claim 7 , wherein the panel is made from a lightweight material.

9. The costume of claim 8 , wherein the lightweight material is at least one of cloth, paper, cardboard, and foam.

10. The costume of claim 8 , wherein the at least one flexible strap is made from a similar material as that of the panel.

11. The costume of claim 7 , wherein the panel comprises a design positioned on the panel such that, when the wearer puts their head through the hole, the wearer's head is positioned relative to the design so as to be integrated with the design.

12. The costume of claim 11 , wherein the design is a magazine cover.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2015
From: SILVERTOP ASSOCIATES, INC.
To: GERBER FINANCE INC.
Reel/Frame 037384/0695 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: SILVERTOP ASSOCIATES, INC.
To: FIRSTRUST BANK
Reel/Frame 035842/0275 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2009
From: BERMAN, ROBERT J.S.
To: SILVERTOP ASSOCIATES, INC.
Reel/Frame 023002/0056 →
Continuity (1)
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