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PATTERN WITH COLOR VARYING FUNCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. F'ield of the Invention
[001) The present invention relates to patterns used in caririers, such as
various clothes or
home fabrics, and particularly to a pattem with a color varying function
observing from
different viewing angles or changing position angles of the carriers.
2. Description of the Related Art
[002] Many clothes or home fabrics have various aecessori2ing designs. A
conventional
method is attaching patterns thereon. Patterns can be attached on a cloth by
various
processing methods, such as embroidering or transferring, etc, to present a
partioular design
style for satisfying various needs of consumers.
[003] To highlight visual effects of the patterns, colors, materials and
processing manners
of the pattems are all important factors which can affect the visual effects.
Therefore, many
fabricants take efforts to study the visual effects of the pattems, and new
designs of the
patterns continually emerge.
[004] However, patterns attached on clothes are static state designs, so that
styles and colors
of the patterns only have differences in shapes observing from different
viewing angles.
Therefore, the patterns themselves still show similar, single, stiff
impressions to observers.
[005J What is needed is to provide a pattem which can give a lively impression
to observers.
BRIEF SUMMARY
[006] A pattem with a color varying function is provided. The pattern includes
a plurality
of picture units attached on a surface of a carrier, Each picture unit
includes a colorized
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design displaying directly or indirectly on the surface of the carrier and a
transparent
spherical grain covering the colorized design. The transparent spherical grain
is configured
for reffl-acting the colorized design so as to produce various visual effects
observing from
different viewing angles or changing position angles of the carrier.
[007] Because the transparent spherical grain is configured for refracting the
colorized
design so as to produce various visual effects observing from different
viewing angles or
changing position angles of the carrier, the colorized design observed througb
the transparent
spherical grain will show various visual effects of color changing when
changing the vicwing
angles or changing position angles of the pattern. Accordingly, the pattern
will give a lively
impression in vision.
[008] Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will
become more
apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction
with the
aocompanying drawings, in which:
B1UEF DESG'RIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[009] These and other features and advantages of the various embodiments
disclosed herein
will be better understood with respect to the following description and
drawings, in which
like numbers refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a pattern with a color varying function
in accordance
with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
[0011 ] FIG. 2 is a front view of the pattern of FIG. 1;
[0012] FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the pattern attached on a clothes;
[0013] FIG. 4 is an enlarged top view of a picture unit of the pattern;
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[0014] FIG. 5 is an enlarged, exploded view of the picture unit of the
pattern, as shown in
FIG. 4;
[0015] FIG. 6 is an observing view of the picture unit of FIG. 4 from another
viewing angle;
and
[0016] FJG. 7 is an observing view of the picture unit of FIG.4 from still
another viewing
angle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] Reference will now be made to the drawings to describe a preferred
embodiment of
the present pattern with a color varying ftction, in detail.
[0018] Referring to p1GS. I and 2, a pattern 10 with a color varying function
in accordance
with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The pattern 10
displaying on
a clothing 20 is fornned according to a style and a size of a designed
picture, The pattern 10
includes a lot of picture units 12 attached on the clothing 20. The picture
units 12 may have
a same size, and also may have different sizes, which is determined by the
designed picture.
[0019] In this embodiment, the clothing 20 is used as a carrier for forming
the pattern 10.
The pattern 10 also can be used on various carriers, such as clothing,
trousers, packs, etc, and
various home fabrics, such as curtains, step mats, etc. The pattern 10 also
can be used on a
surface of the carrier which can attach the pattern 10 thereon.
[0020] Referring to FIG. 2, the pattem 10 attached on the clothing 20,
includes the picture
units 12 by being assembled or arranged. Referring to FtG. 3, each of the
picture units 12
includes a coloriz,ed design 122 displaying on a surface of tbe clothing 20
and a transparent
spherical grain 124 covering on the colorized design 122, The colorized design
122 is
covered under the transparent spherical grain 124. The transparent spherical
grain 124 is
made of a tranaparent macromolecule material, such as transparent rubber,
plastic, glass, etc.
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Since the transparent spherical grain 124 is made of a transparent
macromolecule material,
the colorized design 122 can be observed through the transparent spherical
grain 124.
[0021] The colorized design 122 displaying on the surface of the clothing 20
is a color circle
having a number of different color blocks. Referring to FIG. 4, the colorized
design 122 is a
color circle having yellow (Y), red (R) and blue (B) blocks. The color circle
may include
two kinds of color blocks, or more than three kinds of color blocks. In
addition, the color
circle may include gradually changed color blocks.
[0022] Furthermore, the transparent spherical grain 124 covering on the
colorized design 122
is a sphere or a column having an arc top. Therefore, the colorized design 122
displays
through refracted by the transparent spherical grain 124 to obtain a
refracting effect.
[0023) Referring to FIG. 4, the colorized design 122 attached on the surface
of the clothing
20 has a yellow block (Y), a red block (R) and a blue block (B). The yellow
block, the red
block, and the blue block occupy a same region, respectively. (That is, Y
obtains 33.3%, R
obtains 33.3%, and B obtains 33.3%.) When the colorized design 122 is observed
from an
exact over direction, an observer will observe three different color blocks
with the same
region. However, when the colorized design 122 is observed from another
viewing angle
described as an arrowhead shown in FIG. 5, the observer will observe three
different color
blocks with different regions since the refracting effect of the transparent
spherical grain 124
and the viewing angle changing.
[0024] For example, when the colorized design 122 is observed from the viewing
angle
described as the arrowhead shown in FIG. 5, a visual region of the yellow
color block will be
increased, and visual regions of the red and blue color blocks will be
decreased. Furtliermore,
visual regions of the three color blocks will change observing from declining
angles with a
same viewing angle.
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[0025] When the colorized design 122 is observed from another viewing angle
described as
an affowhead shown in FIG. 6, a visual region of the blue color block will be
increased, and
visual regions of the red and yellow color blocks will be decreased. When the
colorized
design 122 is observed from still another viewing angle described as an
arrowhead shown in
FIG. 7, a visual region of the red color block will be increased, and visual
regions of the blue
and yellow color blocks will be decreased.
From the above, when the pattem 10 attached on the surface of the clothing is
observed from
different viewing angles as shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, visual regions of the
color blocks of
the colorized design 122 will change with changing of the viewing angle.
Therefore, the
colorized design 122 observed through the transparent spherical grain 124 will
show various
visual effects of color changing when changing the viewing angles or changing
position
angles of the pattern 10, so the pattern 10 will give a lively impression in
vision.
[0026] The above description is given by way of example, and not limitation.
Given the
above disclosure, one skilled in the art could devise variations that are
within the scope and
spirit of the invention disclosed herein, including configurations ways of the
recessed
portions and materials and/or designs of the attaching structures. Further,
the various
features of the embodiments disclosed herein can be used alone, or in varying
combinations
with each other and are not intended to be limited to the specific combination
described
herein. Thus, the scope of the claims is not to be limited by the illustrated
embodiments,
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