Light-weight, breathable, and disposable garment or cover with peel-off adhesive segments for camouflage

Abstract

A camouflage system for a garment or concealment cover for a weapon or blind. The system has an adhesive outer surface over the garment or cover and peel-off masking covering the adhesive outer surface. The peel-off masking is pulled off, exposing the adhesive outer surface. After the adhesive outer surface is exposed, natural foliage is applied to the adhesive outer surface, where it sticks and provides natural camouflage suitable to the particular surrounding environment. The garment or cover may be made of almost any material, but light-weight, breathable, and inexpensive materials may be used, thereby providing a compact, light, disposable, and easy to carry garment.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The field of invention relates to camouflage garments and concealment covers, and more particularly to a new light-weight, breathable, and disposable garment or concealment cover with peel-off adhesive panels to apply camouflage to the garment, thereby allowing quick application of camouflage in the field.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 4,517,230 to Crawford and U.S. Pat. No. 7,065,793 to Wooten disclose artificial camouflage leaves that can be attached to a suit with hook and loop Velcro. Crawford discloses a polyester “hunter's coat” (16) with “fastening strips” (12) to which separable “fastening material” (8) strips are attached with velcro. The fastening material (8) includes artificial leaves to provide camouflage. See Crawford, at column 3, lines 18 through 19. Wooten discloses a “body covering” (12) with “couplers” (30) to which individual “flexible panels” (24) can be attached by velcro ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a camouflage garment that does not require complimentary fasteners or separate aerosol adhesive. The garment allows for easy application of natural camouflage using natural foliage and an adhesive that can be effectively applied in the field. The garment is lightweight, compact, and easy to carry. The technical effect of the invention is to provide an efficient and effective means for camouflage that is suitable for various natural environments and is cost-effective to manufacture and dispose of.

Problems solved by technology

These systems require significant time to apply the many elements necessary to provide effective camouflage.

Moreover, because both the garment and the artificial camouflage elements require complimentary fasteners, the garment and camouflage elements must match, thereby increasing the cost of the system and limiting the utility of each.

In addition, reliance on artificial camouflage elements restricts the environments in which the camouflage will be effective to those the elements are designed for.

That is, camouflage elements designed for use in an autumn landscape of deciduous trees will not be effective in a winter landscape amongst evergreens, and so forth.

Also, the use of two-piece Velcro, button or snap fasteners increases the weight, bulk, and cost of the garment.

The disclosures of Crawford and Wooten are intended for a camouflage system that will be re-used and are not simple or inexpensive enough for a single-use and disposal.

In cold weather, such as during the Fall hunting season, the aerosol adhesive is difficult, or impossible, to apply and lacks stickiness.

Moreover, aerosol adhesives harden and, on a garment, crack, further losing adhesion.

As a result, such aerosol adhesives do not work well with natural foliage.

Moreover, this method requires significant quantities of aerosol adhesive to cover an entire garment, thereby increasing the quantity, bulk, and weight of materials that must be carried into the field.

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