Public Safety Hexagon Patch — Order This Gears & Compass Rose Design
Design S1473A at a glance
A gold-merrowed hexagon in gray-blue, navy, white and gold, with interlocking gears around a compass rose. Lettering names the school, the public safety department and a motto line — a patch made for technical and trade campuses, where gears stand for the work students learn and the compass rose for guidance and direction.
Hexagon shapeGold merrowed borderGearsCompass roseMotto line4 thread colors
About this gears and compass rose public safety hexagon
Technical and trade schools have a different identity from liberal-arts campuses, and their public safety patch can reflect it. Interlocking gears say engineering and craft, and the compass rose says guidance. The hexagon itself echoes a bolt head, a subtle nod to the shop floor, while gray-blue and navy keep the look professional.
Order it as shown or customize it: set your school name and department in the lettering, swap the motto for your own, or recolor gray-blue to your school colors. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after you order, and nothing is produced until you approve it.
Public safety hexagon patch quick facts
- Embroidered public safety hexagon patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Gear teeth stay crisp at 3.5" or larger when stitched in a single contrasting thread.
- Hexagons give more room for curved lettering than a round patch of the same width.
- Campus departments often order a matching run for dispatch and parking staff with a different role line.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this public safety hexagon: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty shirts, hook-side velcro for event vests, iron-on for polos
- Sizes: 2.5"–10" — 3.5"–4" on shoulders; 3" on polos
- Colorways: gray-blue, navy, white and gold as shown, or your school colors
- Border: gold merrowed (shown), or navy for a quieter frame
- Thread: metallic gold available for the compass points
- Artwork: the gears and compass redraw to your school seal or mascot at no additional art charge
Who orders this design
Technical college public safety departments, trade school security teams and community college campus officers order this hexagon for uniforms, jackets and event vests. Campuses with dispatch and parking staff often order a second version with a different role line. Student ambassador programs buy extras.
Custom public safety hexagon pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Public safety hexagon patch questions
Can the motto line be our own?
Yes. The school, department and motto lines all restitch, and the proof shows the curve and spacing.
Can the gears change to our school seal?
Yes. Send your seal and we redraw it at the center at no art charge.
Is a polo-size version possible?
Yes. A 3" hexagon fits most polo chests; the gear teeth simplify slightly at that size.
Can dispatch staff get a different title?
Yes. Quote multiple role versions together from one approved art file.
How do I send my edits for the hexagon?
Draw on the hexagon with the markup tool in the quote form, pin notes and select colors. The hexagon with your edits is included in your quote.
Comparing campus public safety patches?
This page covers one technical-campus hexagon. Guard, patrol and tactical designs are grouped in the security officer patch lineup that includes this gears and compass rose hexagon by shape. Still weighing embroidered against woven or PVC? The custom patch hub that prices a gray-blue gears-and-compass hexagon from ten pieces covers builds, backings and pricing.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.