Wearable barrier against spills

Abstract

In one or more embodiments, a wearable barrier includes a barrier and a coupling member attached to the barrier. The barrier is a sheet of material having a composition and/or thickness sufficient to (or otherwise configured to) prevent a wide range of substances (e.g., water, coffee, wine, ketchup, cola, grease) disposed on an outer surface of the barrier from passing through the barrier and reaching a user-facing inner surface of the barrier. In one or more embodiments, the coupling member may be an adhesive material, hook and loop fastener, or other mechanism capable of affixing the wearable barrier to a garment worn by the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wearable barrier against spills, the wearable barrier comprising:
 a barrier, the barrier including a sheet of material having a composition and thickness sufficient to prevent a substance disposed on an outer surface of the barrier from passing through the barrier and reaching an inner surface of the barrier; and   a coupling member attached to the barrier.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the barrier includes at least one of paper, cloth, woven fabric, knit fabric, plastic, or polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling member is an adhesive material. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling member is a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet is rectangular. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet is non-rectangular. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet includes a decorative image, a decorative pattern, or a decorative texture. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the substance is water, coffee, wine, ketchup, cola, or grease. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling member is arranged in a strip along an edge of the sheet of material. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling member is arranged in a strip along a top edge of the sheet of material. 
     
     
         11 . A wearable barrier against spills, the wearable barrier comprising:
 a sheet of material configured to prevent a substance disposed on an outer surface of the barrier from passing through the barrier and reaching an inner surface of the barrier; and   a coupling member attached to the barrier, the coupling member configured to couple to a garment worn by a user.   
     
     
         12 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the barrier includes at least one of paper, cloth, woven fabric, knit fabric, plastic, or polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the coupling member is an adhesive material. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the coupling member is a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         15 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the sheet is rectangular. 
     
     
         16 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the sheet is non-rectangular. 
     
     
         17 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the sheet includes a decorative image, a decorative pattern, or a decorative texture. 
     
     
         18 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the substance is water, coffee, wine, ketchup, cola, or grease. 
     
     
         19 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the coupling member is arranged in a strip along an edge of the sheet of material. 
     
     
         20 . The wearable barrier of  claim 11 , wherein the coupling member is arranged in a strip along a top edge of the sheet of material.