Perspiration absorption device

Abstract

An armpit perspiration absorption device is provided having at least one pad of which each pad has at least two layers of material. A first layer employs a moisture-absorbent material and a second layer employs a moisture-proof material. In one embodiment, an adhesive is also employed allowing said absorption device to be “stuck” to or retained against an inner surface of a shirt or blouse proximal to an armpit of a person or directly to the skin of the armpit. A removable protective sheet can be placed over the adhesive to maintain its reactive ability. In a first alternate embodiment, elastic straps are employed to maintain the absorption device up against the skin of the armpit. In a second alternate embodiment, a pocket is provided within the shirt or blouse along an inner surface of said shirt or blouse for receiving and retaining said absorption device there within. In the preferred embodiment, two pads are employed in an “X” formation wherein a first pad is laid across a second pad.

1 . An armpit perspiration absorption device comprising: 
 a) at least one pad having a generally longitudinal shape,    b) a first layer of moisture-absorbent material of the at least one pad having a top and bottom surface;    c) a second layer of moisture-resistant material of the at least one pad having a top and bottom surface, the top surface of the second layer affixed to the bottom surface of the first layer;    d) the armpit perspiration absorption device employed proximal to an armpit of a person;    e) the first layer absorbing perspiration concentrating in the armpit of the person; and    f) the second layer prohibiting all absorbed perspiration captured and retained by the first layer from passing through said absorption device.    
   
   
       2 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 1 , further comprising a layer of adhesive applied to the surfaces chosen from the group consisting of the top surface of the first layer and the bottom surface of the second layer of the at least one pad.  
   
   
       3 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 2 , further comprising a removably attached protective sheet covering the layer of adhesive.  
   
   
       4 . The armpit perspiration adsorption device of  claim 2 , wherein said absorption device is removably adhered to an inner surface of a shirt worn by the person in an area directly underneath the armpit of said person proximal to a seam that joins an arm portion to a body portion of said shirt.  
   
   
       5 . The armpit perspiration adsorption device of  claim 2 , wherein said device is removably adhered directly to a skin surface of the armpit of the person.  
   
   
       6 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 1 , wherein the moisture-absorbent material is a wood cellulose fiber.  
   
   
       7 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 1 , wherein the moisture-resistant material is chosen from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene.  
   
   
       8 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of straps attached at opposed ends of said device, a first strap of said pair for wrapping around an outer portion of a shoulder blade of the person and a second of said pair of straps for wrapping around an upper portion of an arm of the person such that the absorption device is juxtaposed up against an area of skin of the person's armpit.  
   
   
       9 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 8 , wherein each of the pair of straps includes a length adjusting mechanism along said strap.  
   
   
       10 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 1 , wherein said absorption device inserts within a pocket of a shirt, said pocket located directly underneath an armpit of the person when said shirt is worn.  
   
   
       11 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one pad includes a first and second pad.  
   
   
       12 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 11 , wherein the first pad is positioned on top of the second pad in an “X” formation.  
   
   
       13 . An armpit perspiration absorption device comprising: 
 a) at least one pad having a generally longitudinal shape;    b) a first layer of moisture-absorbent material of the at least one pad, said first layer having a top and bottom surface;    c) a second layer of moisture-resistant material of the at least one pad, said second layer having a top and bottom surface, the top surface of said second layer affixed to the bottom surface of the first layer;    d) the first layer absorbing perspiration concentrating in an armpit of a person;    e) the second layer prohibiting all absorbed perspiration captured and retained by the first layer from passing through said absorption device; and    g) means for retaining said absorption device in an area proximal to said armpit of the person.    
   
   
       14 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 13 , wherein the means for retaining said absorption device in an area proximal to said armpit of the person is a layer of adhesive.  
   
   
       15 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 14 , further comprising a removable protective sheet covering said adhesive, said protective sheet removed prior to employing said absorption device to the armpit of the person.  
   
   
       16 . The armpit perspiration absorption device of  claim 13 , wherein the means for retaining said absorption device in an area proximal to said armpit of the person is a pair of straps attached at opposite ends of said absorption device, a first strap of said pair for wrapping around an outer portion of a shoulder blade of the person and a second strap of said pair for wrapping around an upper portion of an arm of the person such that the absorption device is juxtaposed against an area of skin of the armpit.  
   
   
       17 . An armpit perspiration absorption system, comprising: 
 a) at least one pad having at least two layers of material, each layer of material laid upon another;    b) at least one first layer constructed of a moisture-absorbent material and at least one second layer constructed of a moisture-resistant material of the at least one pad; and    c) a shirt worn by a person having a pocket formed within an inner surface of said shirt proximal to a portion of the shirt where an arm portion of said shirt is attached to a body portion of said by a seam, said pocket having an open end for receiving and retaining said at least one pad there within.    
   
   
       18 . The armpit perspiration absorption system of  claim 17 , further comprising a layer of adhesive applied to a bottom surface of the at least one second layer of moisture-resistant material for assisting in retaining said at least one pad in said pocket.  
   
   
       19 . The armpit perspiration absorption system of  claim 17 , further comprising the pocket having a closed end and a skirted peripheral edge, said skirted peripheral edge affixed to the inner surface of said shirt.  
   
   
       20 . The armpit perspiration absorption system of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one pad includes a first and second pad, said first pad laid upon said second pad in an “X” formation.