Appeal No. 97-3187
Application No. 07/999,422
Claims 1 and 2 from U.S. Patent No. 4,981,095 and from
Application No. 07/999,422
1. A decorative ribbon comprising:
a web of ribbon material having two faces and a folded
edge
therebetween;
a wire filament disposed along and within said edge; and
stitch means for securing the edge of the web to said
wire filament, said stitch means including a trim filament,
said trim filament substantially covering the edge and the
wire filament from view from at least one said face, and a
binding filament passing through said web proximate to said
edge and interlocking with the trim filament to secure the
wire filament and the trim filament to the edge, said binding
filament and trim filament being of different constructions.
2. A method of securing a wire filament along an edge of a
fabric ribbon, comprising the steps of:
positioning a wire filament adjacent to and in parallel
contact with said edge;
folding the edge of the ribbon around the wire filament
such that at least some of the circumference of the wire
filament is coextensive with and covered by the ribbon,
thereby creating a sleeve of fabric for engaging the wire
filament; and
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