Patent ID: 7229680

Claim:
A fabric comprising: a substrate layer; an adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the substrate layer; and at least one layer of pile attached to and extending from the adhesive layer, the pile layer having an embossed pattern thereon, the embossed pattern including a plurality of visually discernable regions having generally elongate shapes with longitudinal axes of the shapes being oriented substantially along a first direction, the pile layer further having a printed pattern superimposed upon the embossed pattern, the printed pattern including a plurality of visible features having generally elongate shapes with longitudinal axes of the shapes being oriented substantially along the first direction, wherein at least some of the visible features of the printed pattern include portions thereof not contained within the visually discernible regions of the embossed pattern, wherein the fabric is a camouflage fabric, wherein the printed pattern is characterized by a scene or illustration, and wherein the embossed pattern imparts a three-dimensional texture to the scene or illustration, the texture imparting a visual effect to the scene or illustration which renders it more realistic than the scene or illustration without the superimposed embossed pattern, wherein the scene or illustration represents a sylvan setting, and wherein the scene or illustration comprises at least one visible feature comprising a tree or portion thereof, a branch or portion thereof, a bush or portion thereof, a leaf or portion thereof, a flower or portion thereof, a berry, grass, a rock or portion thereof, and/or moss.