Disposable drape for grooming

Abstract

A disposable drape is provided including a collection region suitably positioned to protect a sink area including a sink basin and sink drain from grooming debris. In one embodiment, the collection region is constructed from material having properties to improve debris retention and aid disposal. The drape can be manufactured with patterned features to enhance forming into a shape such as a bowl. Furthermore, the drape is sufficiently thin, light, and flexible to be efficiently folded, packaged, transported, and stored until needed.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A disposable drape for protecting a sink area from grooming debris, comprising:
 A thin, flexible sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a predetermined size suitable to cover at least said sink area,   A collection region covering at least a portion of said upper surface,   At least one shape forming feature that provides for a predetermined formable shape of at least a portion of said collection region,   At least one orientation feature that provides substantially reproducible and removable positioning of said collection region   wherein said collection region is shaped and positioned to collect said grooming debris.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable drape of  claim 1  wherein said at least one orientation feature is chosen from a list including: a die-cut hole, a die-cut slit, a perforated slit, a reinforced hole, a weighted edge, a formed loop. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable drape of  claim 1  wherein said predetermined size includes an extended length and said at least one orientation feature includes a hole providing removable attachment to a user to form a bib. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable drape of  claim 1  wherein said collection region is characterized by a high surface area provided by said shape forming features chosen from a list including pleats, ridges, wrinkles, embossed shapes. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable drape of  claim 1  wherein said collection region is characterized by a high surface area provided by a fibrous structure designed to constrain debris that falls upon said fibrous structure. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable drape of  claim 3  wherein said fibrous structure forms a surface of vertically oriented fibers substantially brush-like thereby providing a surface to constrain debris that falls upon said surface of vertically oriented fibers. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable drape of  claim 1  wherein said at least one shape forming feature is a patterned guide positioned to enable a user to form said drape collection region into a receptacle shape. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable drape of  claim 1  wherein said collection region further comprises an upward facing adhesive portion. 
     
     
         9 . The disposable drape of  claim 1  wherein said collection region further comprises an upward facing water-activated-adhesive portion. 
     
     
         10 . A method for protecting a sink area from grooming debris comprising the steps of:
 Providing a thin, flexible, disposable drape having a collection region, at least one shape forming feature, and at least one orientation feature   Preparing said collection region   Forming said collection region with the at least one shape forming feature   Positioning said prepared and formed collection region to cover said sink area using the at least one orientation feature   Collecting grooming debris   Disposing of said disposable drape and said grooming debris   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein preparing said collection region comprises the step of wetting the collection region. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein preparing said collection region comprises the step of uncovering an adhesive material coating the upward facing surface said collection region. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said orientation feature is a hole and said positioning includes looping said hole over a faucet in said sink area. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said shape forming feature is a visible guide pattern and said forming step comprises folding said drape according to said visible guide pattern.