Patent ID: 7467593

Claim:
An embroidered emblem for securing to a first fabric by the application of at least one of heat and pressure, the first fabric being made of a material having a predetermined weave pattern and a predetermined color, the emblem comprising: a fabric base having a front surface and a rear surface, the fabric base being of the same or substantially the same material as the first fabric and having the same or substantially the same weave pattern and color as the first fabric; a design embroidered into the fabric base, the design including a stitched border extending around the periphery of the front surface of the fabric base, the border being made using a relatively small sized needle and a relatively thin, dull yarn which is the same or substantially the same color as the color of the fabric base so that the border is relatively small and fades into the fabric base so as to be nearly invisible; and a layer of thermoplastic adhesive material bonded to the rear surface of the fabric base for securing the emblem to the first fabric.