Article provided with a concealed sacred element, and method of making thereof

Abstract

A method of making a sacred article or item, such as, but not limited to, an article of clothing, may include imparting a sacred element to an area of the article or item that is generally only visible to the individual wearing or otherwise using the article or item. The method may include choosing a sacred element, exposing a generally hidden area of the article or item, and imparting the sacred element to the hidden area of the article or item. The sacred element may be imparted to a substrate which is then affixed to the article or item or may be imparted directly to the hidden area of the article or item.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article, comprising:
 a main body, configured to adopt a functional position in which the main body provides a utility to a user, the main body comprising at least one surface which is concealed when the main body is arranged in the functional position; and   a sacred element, carried by the main body and located on the at least one surface of the main body; wherein   the article is configured to adopt a first, usage configuration in which the main body is arranged in the functional position, and the sacred element is concealed, and further in which said utility provided by the main body is unaltered by the sacred element.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the article is an article of clothing;   the main body is arrangeable in the functional position by wearing the main body on the user's body; and   the utility consists of covering at least part of the user's body.   
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the sacred element is provided on an inner surface of the main body of the article of clothing, the inner surface configured to face said at least part of the user's body when the main body is arranged in the functional position. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the sacred element is provided on a foldable portion of the main body; and   the article is further configured to adopt a second configuration in which the foldable portion of the main body is folded outward and away from said at least part of the user's body with respect to the usage configuration, and further in which the sacred element is exposed and visible by the user.   
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 4 , wherein, in the second configuration, the sacred element is readable by the user. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 5 , wherein the sacred element is provided on an inner surface of a waistband of the main body of the article of clothing, and further wherein the waistband is foldable outward and downward from the first configuration to the second configuration about a hinge portion of the main body, and further wherein, in the first and second configurations, a top edge of the waistband is arranged above and frontward of the hinge portion, respectively. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein, when the article is arranged in the usage configuration, the sacred element is located adjacent to an area of the user's body associated with a chakra. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the article of clothing comprises a cap. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the article of clothing comprises a jacket. 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the article of clothing comprises a pair of pants. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the article is a cup;   the main body is arrangeable in the functional position by resting a bottom portion of the cup on a surface; and   the utility consists of retaining a substance inside the cup.   
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the sacred element is attached to the main body. 
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the sacred element is provided on a substrate, the substrate and sacred element forming a patch, wherein the patch is attached to the main body. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the sacred element comprises a textual sacred element. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the sacred element comprises a pictorial sacred element. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the sacred element comprises a color. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 16 , wherein the color is associated with a chakra. 
     
     
         18 . An article, comprising:
 a main body, configured to adopt a functional position in which the main body provides a utility to a user, the main body comprising at least one surface which is concealed when the main body is arranged in the functional position; and   a sacred element, provided on a substrate, the substrate and sacred element forming a patch, wherein the patch is attached to the at least one surface of the main body and carried by the main body; wherein   the sacred element comprises at least one of a text, an image, and a color; and further wherein   the article is configured to adopt a first, usage configuration in which the main body is arranged in the functional position, and the sacred element is concealed, and further in which said utility provided by the main body is unaltered by the sacred element.   
     
     
         19 . A method of imparting a sacred element to an article in a private location thereof, the method comprising:
 obtaining an article comprising a main body, the main body configured to adopt a functional position in which the main body provides a utility to a user, the main body comprising at least one surface which is concealed when the main body is arranged in the functional position;   choosing a sacred element to be imparted to the article;   imparting the sacred element to said at least one surface of the article such that the article may adopt a first, usage configuration in which the main body is arranged in the functional position, and the sacred element is concealed, and further in which said utility provided by the main body is unaltered by the sacred element.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the step of imparting the sacred element to said at least one surface of the article comprises imparting the sacred element to a substrate and attaching the substrate to said at least one surface of the article.