Patent ID: 8475905

Claim:
An article, comprising: (a) a woven polyester textile having first and second opposing sides, the first side comprising dye sublimation particles to provide a desired image; wherein the woven polyester textile is textured to create an appearance that the desired image is embroidered in the absence of embroidery in the woven polyester textile and wherein the texture is defined by at least the following features: (A1) shiny yarn fibers; (A2) a weave in an irregular pattern; and (A3) a float within a yarn pattern defining at least one of a twill and satin weave type; (b) a backing adhesive positioned on the second side, wherein an adhesive bond strength of the woven polyester textile to the backing adhesive of at least about 10 lbs (as measured on a standard peel test machine); and (c) flock bordering the woven polyester textile, wherein at least one of the following is true: (i) the flock is adhered to the woven polyester textile and (ii) the flock and woven polyester textile are adhered to a common substrate.