Camouflage composition and method of making

Abstract

A composite camouflage composition includes a substrate and a plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being spaced apart and adhered to the substrate along a bonding axis, each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material presenting a plurality of lobes adjacent the bonding axis, each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being gathered at points along the bonding axis such that more than one layer of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material is adhered to the substrate at such points. A garment and a method of forming the camouflage composition is further included.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A composite camouflage composition, comprising: 
 a substrate;    a plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being spaced apart and adhered to the substrate along a bonding axis, each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material presenting a plurality of lobes adjacent the bonding axis, each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being gathered at points along the bonding axis such that more than one layer of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material is adhered to the substrate at such points.    
     
     
         2 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the substrate bearing the imprint of a select camouflage pattern.  
     
     
         3 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being formed in a substantially leaf shaped pattern.  
     
     
         4 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being adhered to the substrate along a bonding axis by stitches.  
     
     
         5 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the substrate being an open mesh.  
     
     
         6 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the substrate being pervious to water vapor and impervious to water droplets.  
     
     
         7 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being a woven material.  
     
     
         8 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the gathering of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material at points along the bonding axis causing a three dimensional effect, the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material standing off from the substrate.  
     
     
         9 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material having a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is greater than the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         10 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material having a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is between 1.1 and 1.75 times the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         11 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 10 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material having a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is preferably substantially 1.3 times the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         12 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material randomly overlapping the lobes of at least one adjacent strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material.  
     
     
         13 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the bonding axes being substantially straight and parallel.  
     
     
         14 . The composite camouflage composition of  claim 1 , the bonding axes of adjacent strips being spaced apart between one and three inches.  
     
     
         15 . A method of forming a composite camouflage composition, comprising: 
 providing a substrate;    forming a plurality of individual strips of camouflage material;    presenting a plurality of lobes formed of each of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material;    spacing the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material apart on the substrate;    gathering each of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material at points along a bonding axis; and    adhering the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material to the substrate along the bonding axis such that more than one layer of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material is adhered to the substrate at such gathering points.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , imparting the imprint of a select camouflage pattern on the substrate.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , forming the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material in a substantially leaf shaped pattern.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , adhering each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material to the substrate along a bonding axis by stitches.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , forming the substrate of an open mesh.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , forming the substrate of a material being pervious to water vapor and impervious to water droplets.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 15 , forming the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material of a woven material.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 15 , causing a three dimensional effect by the gathering of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material at points along the bonding axis, the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material standing off from the substrate.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 15 , randomly overlapping the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material with respect to the lobes of at least one adjacent strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 15 , forming the bonding axes to be substantially straight and parallel.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 15 , spacing the bonding axes of adjacent strips apart a distance of between one and three inches.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 15 , forming each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material with a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is greater than the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 15 , forming each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material with a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is between 1.1 and 1.75 times the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 15 , forming each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material with a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is preferably substantially 1.3 times the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         29 . A garment being formed at least in part of a composite camouflage composition, comprising: 
 a substrate;    a plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being spaced apart and adhered to the substrate along a bonding axis, each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material presenting a plurality of lobes adjacent the bonding axis, each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being gathered at points along the bonding axis such that more than one layer of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material is adhered to the substrate at such points.    
     
     
         30 . The garment of  claim 29 , the substrate bearing the imprint of a select camouflage pattern.  
     
     
         31 . The garment of  claim 29 , the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being formed in a substantially leaf shaped pattern.  
     
     
         32 . The garment of  claim 29 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being adhered to the substrate along a bonding axis by stitches.  
     
     
         33 . The garment of  claim 29 , the substrate being an open mesh.  
     
     
         34 . The garment of  claim 29 , the substrate being pervious to water vapor and impervious to water droplets.  
     
     
         35 . The garment of  claim 29 , the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material being a woven material.  
     
     
         36 . The garment of  claim 29 , the gathering of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material at points along the bonding axis causing a three dimensional effect, the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material standing off from the substrate.  
     
     
         37 . The garment of  claim 29 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material having a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is greater than the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         38 . The garment of  claim 29 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material having a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is between 1.1 and 1.75 times the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         39 . The garment of  claim 38 , each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material having a length dimension prior to being adhered to the bonding axis that is preferably substantially 1.3 times the length dimension of the substrate to which the individual strip is adhered.  
     
     
         40 . The garment of  claim 29 , the lobes of each strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material randomly overlapping the lobes of at least one adjacent strip of the plurality of individual strips of camouflage material.  
     
     
         42 . The garment of  claim 29 , the bonding axes being substantially straight and parallel.  
     
     
         43 . The garment of  claim 29 , the bonding axes of adjacent strips being spaced apart between one and three inches.