Table placemat and protective covering

Abstract

A protective placemat and covering includes an integrated removable bib with back portion and front portion. The integrated removable bib is attached to placemat and covering by means of a perforation.

1 . A combination protective covering and detachable bib comprising: 
 a main protective portion and a bib portion, said bib portion being releasably coupled to said main protective portion.    
   
   
       2 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 1  wherein said bib portion includes means for securing said bib around a user's neck.  
   
   
       3 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 2  further comprising perforations between said main protective portion and said bib portion.  
   
   
       4 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 2  wherein said means for securing said bib around said user's neck comprises: 
 a neck opening; and    at least two securing elements;    whereby said user's neck may be placed in said neck opening and said securing elements may be operatively joined to secure said bib around said user's neck.    
   
   
       5 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 4  wherein said back portion of said bib portion includes an adhesive portion opposite said neck opening whereby said bib portion may be operatively coupled to said main protective portion.  
   
   
       6 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 4  further comprising perforations between said main protective portion and said bib portion.  
   
   
       7 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 4  wherein said securing elements include closing means for operatively connecting said two securing elements together.  
   
   
       8 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 7  wherein said closing means are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions; hook and loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
   
   
       9 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 2  wherein said main protective portion comprises a bottom side for contacting said table top and a top side, said bottom side having skid resistant portions for resisting skidding of said protective covering across said table top.  
   
   
       10 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 9  wherein said protective covering further comprises: 
 a front protective portion attached to said main protective portion and adapted to operatively attach said front protective portion to front arm portion of a child's chair, said front protective portion being adapted to extend from said table top to said child's chair; and    two side protective portions attached to and extending from said front protective portion, at least one of said side protective portions being adapted to operatively attach to one arm portion of said child's chair.    
   
   
       11 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 10  wherein said front protective portion includes a coupling element for coupling said front protective portion to said front arm portion of said child's chair.  
   
   
       12 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 11  wherein said coupling elements of said protective portion are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions, hook-and-loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
   
   
       13 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 10  wherein said side arm portions are substantially orthogonal to said front protective portion.  
   
   
       14 . The protective covering and detachable bib of  claim 10  wherein each of said side protective portions includes a coupling element for coupling said side protective portion to said side arm portions of said child's chair.  
   
   
       15 . A combination protective covering and detachable bib comprising: 
 a main protective portion;    a bib portion releasably coupled to said main protective portion and including means for securing said bib around a user's neck;    perforations between said main protective portion and said bib portion;    said means for securing said bib around said user's neck comprising a neck opening and at least two securing elements, whereby said user's neck may be placed in said neck opening and said securing elements may be operatively joined to secure said bib around said user's neck.    
   
   
       16 . A seat mounted article dispenser comprising: 
 a housing having a front, a back and at least one side, said housing defining a central cavity;    an aperture in said face;    a clip structure operatively attached to said back of said housing, said clip structure having a back portion adjacent to said back of said housing and a front portion opposite thereto, said front and back portions defining a cavity therebetween.    
   
   
       17 . The seat mounted article dispenser of  claim 16  wherein said front portion of said clip structure is biased towards said back portion of said clip structure such that said front portion may be elastically deformed upon receipt of a seat back in said cavity.  
   
   
       18 . The seat mounted article dispenser of  claim 16  wherein said aperture includes a membrane disposed therein, said membrane having a slit therein through which said articles may be retrieved from said cavity.  
   
   
       19 . The seat mounted article dispenser of  claim 18  wherein said front portion of said clip structure is biased towards said back portion of said clip structure such that said front portion may be elastically deformed upon receipt of a seat back in said cavity.  
   
   
       20 . The seat mounted article dispenser of  claim 16  wherein said article comprises a protective covering comprising: 
 a front protective portion attached to a main protective portion and adapted to operatively attach said front protective portion to front arm portion of a child's chair, said front protective portion being adapted to extend from said table top to said child's chair; and    two side protective portions attached to and extending from said front protective portion, at least one of said side protective portions being adapted to operatively attach to one arm portion of said child's chair.