Decorative foam tape for use as fashion accessories

Abstract

The invention is decorative foam tape for use as fashion accessories. The foam tape is provided on rolls much like ribbon or adhesive tape, and in multiple widths and a broad range of colors. Multiple coordinated colors of foam tape made be easily braided, wrapped, or tied together to form necklaces, bracelets, ponytail holders, braided bracelets, finger rings, toe rings, head bands, accessory holders, and many other accessories. The colors selected by the user may duplicate school colors, the colors of a favorite professional sports team, trade dress of a corporation, the red and green of Christmas, the black and orange of Halloween, a camouflage scheme, or any other color scheme the user may choose. Various items may be incorporated into the user's accessory design, such as beads spelling out the user's name or the name of the user's school, or charms similar to those on a charm bracelet

Claims

1. Decorative foam tape for use as fashion accessories, provided on tape rolls much like ribbon or adhesive tape, and in multiple widths and a broad range of colors.

2. The tape of claim 1, wherein preferably, the tape rolls are provided in 0.5-inch, 1-inch, and 1.5-inch widths, as well as 2-inch tape rolls, 2.5-inch tape rolls, and 3-inch tape rolls.

3. The tape of claim 1, wherein multiple coordinated colors of foam tape made be easily braided, wrapped, or tied together to form necklaces, bracelets, ponytail holders, braided bracelets, finger rings, toe rings, head bands, accessory holders, and many other accessories.

4. The tape of claim 1, wherein the colors selected by the user may duplicate school colors, the colors of a favorite professional sports team, trade dress of a corporation, red and green of Christmas, black and orange of Halloween, a camouflage scheme, or any other color scheme the user may choose.

5. The tape of claim 1, wherein various items may be incorporated into the user's accessory design, such as lettered beads spelling out the user's name or the name of the user's school, or charms such that a braided bracelet may be made into a charm bracelet.

6. The tape of claim 1, wherein cylindrical beads, braided bracelets, and the charms may be made available separately for use with the tape, or purchased from a craft shop.

7. The tape of claim 1, wherein the user may cut the foam tape to appropriate lengths and twist two strips of foam tape together to make a necklace, a bracelet, a ponytail holder, a braided bracelet, a finger ring, a toe ring, a head band, or an accessory holder.

8. The tape of claim 1, wherein alternately, the user may braid two or more strips of foam tape together to make a braided bracelet.

9. The tape of claim 1, wherein the foam tape is preferably manufactured from a flexible, durable material which is spongy and slightly elastic, such as aerated silicon or polyurethane foam.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification. They illustrate two embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0016] FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the tape rolls 10, the necklace 11, the bracelet 12, the ponytail holder 13, the lettered beads 14, the cylindrical beads 15, the braided bracelets 16, the charm bracelet 17, and the charms 18.

[0017] FIG. 2 is a side view of the tape rolls of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the 2-inch tape roll 10A, the 2.5-inch tape roll 10B, and the 3-inch tape roll 10C.

[0018] FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the tape rolls of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the 2-inch tape roll 10A, the 2.5-inch tape roll 10B, and the 3-inch tape roll 10C.

[0019] FIG. 4 is a top view of the braided bracelet of the first exemplary embodiment with cylindrical beads affixed, displaying the cylindrical beads 15, and the braided bracelet 16.

[0020] FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the braided bracelet of the first exemplary embodiment with cylindrical beads affixed, displaying the cylindrical beads 15, and the braided bracelet 16.

[0021] FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the braided bracelet of the first exemplary embodiment with lettered beads affixed, displaying the lettered beads 14, and the braided bracelet 16.

[0022] FIG. 7 is a top view of the braided bracelet of the first exemplary embodiment with lettered beads affixed, displaying the lettered beads 14, and the braided bracelet 16.

[0023] FIG. 8 is a top view of the charm bracelet of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the charm bracelet 17, and the charms 18.

[0024] FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the charm bracelet of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the charm bracelet 17, and the charms 18.

[0025] FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the braided bracelet components of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the braided bracelets 16.

[0026] FIG. 11 is a top view of the braided bracelet, necklace, bracelet, and ponytail components of the first exemplary embodiment, displaying the necklace 11, the bracelet 12, the ponytail holder 13, and the braided bracelets 16.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0027] Referring now to the invention in more detail, the invention is decorative foam tape for use as fashion accessories.

[0028] The foam tape is provided on tape rolls 10 much like ribbon or adhesive tape, and in multiple widths and a broad range of colors. Preferably, the tape rolls 10 are provided in 0.5-inch, 1-inch, and 1.5-inch widths, as well as 2-inch tape rolls 10A, 2.5-inch tape rolls 10B, and 3-inch tape rolls 10C. The first exemplary embodiment is comprised of 2-inch tape rolls 10A, 2.5-inch tape rolls 10B, and 3-inch tape rolls 10C. Multiple coordinated colors of foam tape made be easily braided, wrapped, or tied together to form necklaces 11, bracelets 12, ponytail holders 13, braided bracelets 16, and many other accessories.

[0029] The colors selected by the user may duplicate school colors, the colors of a favorite professional sports team, trade dress of a corporation, the red and green of Christmas, the black and orange of Halloween, a camouflage scheme, or any other color scheme the user may choose. Various items may be incorporated into the user's accessory design, such as lettered beads 14 spelling out the user's name or the name of the user's school, or charms 18 such that a braided bracelet 16 may be made into a charm bracelet 17. The cylindrical beads 15, the braided bracelets 16, and the charms 18 may be made available separately, or purchased from a craft shop.

[0030] To use the first exemplary embodiment, the user may cut the foam tape to appropriate lengths and twist two strips of foam tape together to make a necklace 11, a bracelet 12, or a ponytail holder 13. Alternately, the user may braid two or more strips of foam tape together to make a braided bracelet 16.

[0031] The foam tape is preferably manufactured from a flexible, durable material which is spongy and slightly elastic, such as aerated silicon or polyurethane foam. Components, component sizes, and materials listed above are preferable, but artisans will recognize that alternate components and materials could be selected without altering the scope of the invention.

[0032] While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is presently considered to be the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The invention should, therefore, not be limited by the above described embodiment, method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention.