Patent ID: 8440291

Claim:
An assembly for securing a borderless emblem to a garment by application of at least one of heat and pressure, the assembly comprising: a first fabric comprised of a portion of the garment, the first fabric having a predetermined weave pattern and a predetermined color; a fabric base having a front surface, a rear surface and an outer peripheral edge, the fabric base being of the same or substantially the same fabric as the first fabric and having the same or substantially the same weave pattern as the first fabric, a base color of the fabric base being the same or substantially the same as the predetermined color, the fabric base being cut from a fabric utilizing a laser cutter which heats a portion of the fabric base proximate the outer peripheral edge, the laser cutter finishing the outer peripheral edge of the fabric base without including a stitched or other border; an emblem design embroidered into the front surface of the fabric base; and a layer of thermoplastic adhesive material bonded to the rear surface of the fabric base for securing the fabric base to the first fabric, wherein the outer peripheral edge of the fabric base does not include the stitched or other border when secured to the first fabric.