Patent ID: 7637028

Claim:
An apparatus for positioning at least one badge at a predetermined position on a front of a garment relative to a pocket of the garment, the badge having at least first and second engagers extending therefrom for engagement with the garment, the apparatus comprising a template having a front face, a top edge, and a bottom edge, the template being removably positionable on the front of the garment at least partially above the pocket, said template further including badge positioning guides positioned on the front face to locate the predetermined position of the badge beneath the template, and template position indicators for positioning the template at a predetermined template position relative to the pocket, the template being configured such that when the template position indicators are aligned with the pocket to place the template in the predetermined template position, the badge positioning guides are simultaneously positioned to fix the predetermined position of the badge relative to the pocket and the template, the template position indicators including horizontal alignment indicators positioned on the template to center said template relative to the pocket, and the bottom edge of said template, the bottom edge being alignable along a top edge of the pocket; and wherein the badge positioning guides include at least one raised portion protruding from said front face of said template, said raised portion providing a partial outline corresponding to an outline of a portion of the badge and configured to seating said portion of the badge, the template being configured such that when the template is placed in the predetermined template position, the partial outline is positioned coincident with the outline of said portion of the badge as positioned in the predetermined badge position, at least one cut-out on the front face, the raised portion being positioned proximate the at least one cut-out such that the cut-out is coincident with a location of an engager of the first badge as seated on the raised protrusion, and such that the first and second engagers positionable within said at least one cut-out to engage the garment therethrough.