Collar protection apparatus and method

Abstract

A shirt collar protection apparatus for protecting a shirt collar of a wearer, the shirt collar having an upper edge, the apparatus comprising: a collar protector having a shape adapted to protect the shirt collar at the wearer's neck and at the upper edge; wherein the collar protector is formable of one piece of material.

1 . A shirt collar protection apparatus for protecting a shirt collar of a wearer, the shirt collar having an upper edge, the apparatus comprising:
 a collar protector having a shape adapted to protect the shirt collar at a surface touching the wearer's neck and at the upper edge;   wherein the collar protector is formable of one piece of material.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the collar protector has a grasping lip, which is attachable directly to the shirt collar. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the collar protector is adherable to the shirt collar by means of a sticky surface on the collar protector. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the collar protector is made of a material chosen from the list including: polyethylene (PE); cotton; and
 polyester.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the collar protector is substantially transparent. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the collar protector has a color matching that of the shirt collar. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the collar protector is imprintable with a visible logo. 
     
     
         8 . A method of using a shirt collar protection apparatus for protecting a shirt collar of a wearer, the shirt collar having an upper edge, comprising the steps of:
 shaping a first collar protector from one piece to protect the shirt collar at the wearer's neck and at the upper edge of the shirt collar;   attaching the first collar protector to the shirt collar using a grasping lip of the shirt collar; and   replacing the first collar protector with another collar protector when the first collar protector is soiled.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , whereby the collar protector is adhered to the shirt collar by means of a sticky surface on the collar protector. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , whereby the collar protector is made of a material chosen from the list including: polyethylene (PE); cotton; and polyester. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , whereby the collar protector is substantially transparent. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , whereby the collar protector has a color matching that of the shirt collar. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the collar protector is imprintable with a visible logo.