Patent Application: US-201113877846-A

Abstract:
the present invention relates generally to an alternative apparel sizing system and method that replaces the current numerical sizing system with descriptive affirmations . more particularly , the present invention , through the use of the descriptive affirmations , will provide the clothes shopping consumer a more positive shopping experience by improving their overall self - image and psychological well - being .

Description:
the present invention relates to an apparel sizing system and method . the present invention will be described in relation to women &# 39 ; s clothing . however , it will be appreciated that , with minor modifications , the system may be adapted for use with apparel for all age groups , genders , types and styles . embodiments of the present invention could be constructed and implemented using different materials including but not limited to various plastics , resins , papers , fabrics and plant fibers . all of the embodiments contemplated by the present invention could be applied to apparel for all age groups , genders , types and styles . referring now to fig1 , a flowchart illustrates the method of replacing traditional size designations for an article of clothing , which are typically represented by a numeral , with a descriptive affirmation . at 101 , an article of clothing with a traditional size designation is selected for incorporation of the new descriptive affirmation . the descriptive affirmation may be a single word , combination of words or a combination of words and pictograms . at 102 , a descriptive affirmation is selected to correspond to and replace the traditional size designation selected at 101 for an article of clothing . at 103 , the descriptive affirmation selected at 102 is assigned to the traditional size designation for an article of clothing selected at 101 . at 104 , the article of clothing with the traditional size designation selected at 101 is provided with the descriptive affirmation assigned at 103 to replace the traditional size designation . to replace the traditional size designation , a garment tag or label may be fabricated incorporating the new descriptive affirmation and forms a part of the article of clothing using techniques well know in the art . referring now to fig2 and 3 , a sizing chart 201 is shown depicting a side by side comparison of the traditional size designation 202 for an article of clothing to the corresponding replacement descriptive affirmation 203 . the clothes shopping consumer will be able to identify the descriptive affirmation found on the garment label 302 to the corresponding traditional size designation for the article of clothing containing the descriptive affirmation garment label 302 . an exemplary clothes shopping experience implementing the present invention begins with the consumer shopping for a particular item of clothing in a given style and within a range of size designations . for example and not by way of limitation , a consumer may be shopping for a woman &# 39 ; s dress . after shopping for a period of time , the consumer may find the desired item of clothing containing a garment label on the inside of the dress with the descriptive affirmation , “ adorable you ”. the clothes shopping consumer would refer to the sizing chart located on the article of clothing or in the vicinity of the article of clothing and locate the descriptive affirmation , “ adorable you ” ( see table 1 ). in an alternative embodiment of the present invention , the clothes shopping consumer would access a computer application to match the user input descriptive affirmation with the output traditional size designation . in each event , the sizing chart or computer application informs the clothes shopping consumer of the corresponding traditional size designation 0 for the woman &# 39 ; s dress with the garment label containing the descriptive affirmation , “ adorable you ”. the clothes shopping consumer is now informed of the traditional size designation corresponding to the descriptive affirmation , “ adorable you ”. methods and materials are described herein . however , methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be also used to obtain variations of the present invention . the materials , methods , and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting . throughout this application , various publications , patents , and / or patent applications are referenced in order to more fully describe the state of the art to which this invention pertains . the disclosures of these publications , patents , and / or patent applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties , and for the subject matter for which they are specifically referenced in the same or a prior sentence , to the same extent as if each independent publication , patent , and / or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference . it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention . other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein . it is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only , with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims . 1 . clothing confusion 2005 . the tag says 8 , but the tape says 12 . consumer reports . 70 ( 5 ): 6 - 7 . 2 . kwon , y . h ., & amp ; 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