Dress shield

Abstract

An improved dress shield comprising a laminar structure in a simple elliptical shape, having a centrally located transverse elliptical central panel in the facing layer, said panel comprising an ultra limp, drapable fabric which gives unrestricted movement and good fit along the underarm seam of a garment, and increases the range of movement of the shield.

1 . An improved garment shield comprising an absorbent layer between a facing layer and a moisture impervious layer, joined together at least along their outer edges, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on the reverse side of the moisture impervious layer, and a release sheet for the pressure sensitive adhesive layer; the improvement comprising a centrally located underarm panel in the facing layer, said panel comprising a fluid pervious ultra-limp, drapeable fabric, which gives good fit along the underarm of a garment, and increases the range of movement of the shield.  
   
   
       2 . An improved garment shield comprising an absorbent layer between a facing layer and a moisture impervious layer, joined together at least along their outer edges, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on the reverse side of the moisture impervious layer, and a release sheet for the pressure sensitive adhesive layer; the improvement comprising a centrally located underarm panel in the facing layer, said panel comprising a fluid pervious, ultra-limp, drapeable fabric, which gives good fit along the underarm seam of a garment, and increases the range of movement of the shield.  
   
   
       3 . An improved garment shield comprising an absorbent layer between a facing layer and a moisture impervious layer, joined together at least along their outer edges, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on the reverse side of the moisture impervious layer, and a release sheet for the pressure sensitive adhesive layer; the improvement comprising a centrally located underarm panel in the facing layer, said panel comprising a fluid pervious, ultra-limp, drapeable fabric, which gives good fit along the curved underarm seam of a garment, and increases the range of movement of the shield.  
   
   
       4 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 1 , wherein the facing layer, the absorbent layer, and the moisture impervious layer are coextensive, and approximately elliptical in shape.  
   
   
       5 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 4 , wherein the entire facing layer is constructed of the fluid pervious, ultra-limp, drapeable fabric of the underarm panel.  
   
   
       6 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 4 , wherein the facing layer comprises: 
 1) an ellipse of an absorbent, porous, fabric layer, with a central transverse elliptical cut-out, and    2) an underarm panel comprising a fluid pervious ultra-limp, drapeable fabric, said panel being larger than the cut-out, and overlapping the facing layer adjacent the cut-out,    3) said panel attached to the remainder of the facing layer about the cut-out.    
   
   
       7 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 6 , wherein the panel is glued to the facing layer.  
   
   
       8 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 6 , wherein the panel is sewn to the facing layer.  
   
   
       9 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 1 , wherein the facing layer, the absorbent layer, and the moisture impervious layer are joined by gluing.  
   
   
       10 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 1 , said absorbent layer further comprising embossed regions which wick fluids along the absorbent layer.  
   
   
       11 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 1 , said absorbent layer further comprising embossed regions which wick fluids along the absorbent layer to super absorbents contained therein.  
   
   
       12 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 9 , wherein said glued edges operate to densify the layers, and serve to wick fluid along the densified edges.  
   
   
       13 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 1 , wherein the release sheet comprises a number of sheets.  
   
   
       14 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 2 , wherein the release sheet comprises a number of sheets.  
   
   
       15 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 3 , wherein the release sheet comprises a number of sheets.  
   
   
       16 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 13 , wherein the adhesive layer is discontinuous.  
   
   
       17 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 14 , wherein the adhesive layer is discontinuous.  
   
   
       18 . An improved garment shield as in  claim 15 , wherein the adhesive layer is discontinuous.