Perspiration absorbency product for shirts

Abstract

A perspiration absorbency product is in the form of a strip which can be removably attached to the inside of a shirt collar. The strip is composed of SMS polypropylene. The base of the strip has a back side with pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed thereon. The adhesive is selected so that the strip can be secured readily to the inside of the shirt collar, so that it does not readily detach through normal wear, and so that, upon removal of the strip, little to no residue remains on the inside of the shirt collar. The SMS polypropylene structure of the strip results in less friction against the wearer's neck by the front side of the strip, while allowing for sufficient absorbency to trap oils and other stain-inducing compounds from perspiration within the strip, thereby protecting the shirt from “ring around the collar.”

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A shirt collar liner comprising: 
 an adhesive back side for attachment to the collar; and    an absorbent strip made of SMS polypropylene having a thickness not exceeding about 0.0125 inches,    whereby the strip does not significantly reduce the inner circumference of the collar.    
     
     
         2 . The liner of  claim 1 , wherein said product is rectangular and has rounded corners.  
     
     
         3 . The liner of  claim 1  wherein the absorbent strip has a front side which opposes the wearer's neck and wherein the front side is finished to reduce the coefficient of friction, thereby making the liner less likely to chafe the wearer's neck.  
     
     
         4 . The liner of  claim 1 , wherein the back side has a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed thereon, the pressure-sensitive adhesive being selected from the group of textile adhesives which are sufficiently strong to remain secure to the shirt collar during its wear and which have a composition which leaves no residue on the shirt collar after removal of the strip therefrom.  
     
     
         5 . The liner of  claim 1 , wherein the liner has a length sufficient to substantially cover the inside of the shirt collar.  
     
     
         6 . An absorbent shirt collar liner, comprising: 
 a base layer formed of spunbond polymer, the base layer having a back side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive applied thereto, the adhesive having sufficient tack to remain secure when the collar is buttoned around the wearer's neck;    a spunbond top layer having an upper surface adapted to oppose the wearer's neck; and    an intermediate layer formed of melt-blown polymer and having first and second opposite surfaces, the intermediate layer located between the base layer and the top layer;    wherein the layers are heat-bonded in overlying relation to each other to form an SMS polypropylene strip, the strip being sufficiently thin as to be interposable between the inside of the shirt collar and the wearer's neck without significantly reducing the neck size of the shirt, the strip being sized to remain substantially hidden from view when secured to the inside of the shirt collar, and to substantially cover the inside of the shirt collar when the strip is secured below the shirt collar edge.    
     
     
         7 . The absorbent shirt collar liner of  claim 6 , wherein the liner is rectangular and has rounded corners.  
     
     
         8 . The liner of  claim 6 , wherein the front side which opposes the wearer's neck is finished to reduce the coefficient of friction, thereby making the liner less likely to chafe the wearer's neck.  
     
     
         9 . The liner of  claim 6 , wherein the layers are selected so that the combined thickness of the layers is about 0.0125 inches.  
     
     
         10 . A method of preventing ring around the collar of a shirt, the method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a polypropylene strip sized to line the collar;    placing the strip between the inside of the collar and a wearer's neck;    securing the strip to the inside of the collar; and    removing the strip from the collar after the shirt has been worn.