US2019357604A1PendingUtilityA1

Disposal dental bib with built-in sanitary collar

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 19, 2013Filed: Aug 12, 2019Published: Nov 28, 2019
Est. expiryFeb 19, 2033(~6.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Alexandra M. SchnitzleinConstantine Haralambopoulos
A41D 13/04A41D 2400/52
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Abstract

A dental bib has a built-in sanitary collar that, in one embodiment, is completely detachable from the rest of the bib by tearing along a pre-perforated line between the main portion of the bib and the detachable portion of the bib. The main portion of the bib is secured to the wearer by mechanical means and worn over the chest as a bib, while the detached portion is separately secured to the wearer by mechanical means and worn around the neck as a sanitary collar. The two free ends of the detached portion of the bib can be secured around the neck as a collar with self-adhesive material or clips. Similarly, the main portion of the bib can be secured to the wearer using self-adhesive material or clips. In another embodiment, the sanitary collar is not completely detachable, but is formed by folding a portion of the bib around the neck.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective bib with an absorbent side and a substantially waterproof side, the bib comprising:
 a main body portion that is secured to a wearer by a mechanical clip or clips; and   a detachable portion that forms a sanitary collar, wherein the main body portion and the detachable portion are initially attached along a pre-perforated line, and wherein the main body portion and detachable portion are separable by pulling the portions apart along the pre-perforated line, whereupon the sanitary collar is mechanically securable to the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The protective bib according to  claim 1 , wherein the pre-perforated line begins and/or ends at a starter notch, at which notch the main body portion and the detachable portion are already partially separated. 
     
     
         3 . The protective bib according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of a mechanical clip or clips. 
     
     
         4 . The protective bib according to  claim 1 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of pressure-sensitive adhesive material. 
     
     
         5 . The protective bib according to  claim 4 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of one or more pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that are attached to the sanitary collar. 
     
     
         6 . The protective bib according to  claim 5 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of two pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that are substantially symmetrically pre-installed at the ends of the sanitary collar. 
     
     
         7 . The protective bib according to  claim 6 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of two pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that fasten the absorbent side of the collar to the substantially waterproof side of the collar. 
     
     
         8 . The protective bib according to  claim 6 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of two pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that fasten one part of the substantially waterproof side of the collar to another part of the substantially waterproof side of the collar. 
     
     
         9 . The protective bib according to  claim 6 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of two pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that fasten the ends of the collar to the outer clothing of the wearer. 
     
     
         10 . The protective bib according to  claim 6 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of two pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that fasten the ends of the collar to the bare skin of the wearer. 
     
     
         11 . The protective bib according to  claim 5 , wherein the main body portion is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of one or more pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that are attached to the wearer. 
     
     
         12 . A method of applying a protective bib and sanitary collar to a wearer, the method comprising the following steps:
 placing the bib on the wearer;   securing the bib to the wearer;   removing a detachable portion of the bib from the main portion of the bib by pulling the portions apart along a pre-perforated line;   placing the detachable portion of the bib on the wearer as a collar; and   securing the detachable portion of the bib on the wearer as a collar.   
     
     
         13 . A protective bib with an absorbent side and a substantially waterproof side, the bib comprising:
 a main body portion at the bottom; and   a folded portion at the top that forms a sanitary collar, wherein the main body portion and the folded portion meet at a first fold, and wherein the folded portion has a second fold, such that the double-fold configuration resembles the capital letter N, and the folded portion is mechanically securable to the wearer.   
     
     
         14 . The protective bib according to  claim 13 , wherein the folded portion is secured to the wearer with the ends of the folded portion placed around the neck of the wearer and with the absorbent side of the collar fastened to the substantially waterproof side of the collar. 
     
     
         15 . The protective bib according to  claim 13 , wherein the folded portion is secured to the wearer with the ends of the folded portion placed around the neck of the wearer with one part of the substantially waterproof side of the collar fastened to another part of the substantially waterproof side of the collar. 
     
     
         16 . The protective bib according to  claim 14 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of a mechanical clip or clips. 
     
     
         17 . The protective bib according to  claim 14 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of pressure-sensitive adhesive material. 
     
     
         18 . The protective bib according to  claim 15 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of a mechanical clip or clips. 
     
     
         19 . The protective bib according to  claim 15 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of pressure-sensitive adhesive material. 
     
     
         20 . The protective bib according to  claim 17  or  claim 19 , wherein the sanitary collar is mechanically secured to the wearer through use of one or more pressure-sensitive adhesive spots that are attached to the sanitary collar.

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