Absorbable cleaning mitt for wiping babies
AssigneeL.R.W. Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsJosef Rojko, Maria Rojko, Norbert Leopoldi, Roy A. Weidemann
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Abstract
A baby-wipe for wiping and cleaning babies. Two inner, water-repellent layers define a hollow interior for the insertion of a hand. Two outer, cotton, absorbing layers are used to wipe a baby clean, with the inner water-repellent layers preventing the user's hand from becoming wet or soiled by waste product. After wiping the baby, the product is everted so that the inner layers now become the outer layers in order to form a disposable waste-product bag that may be thrown away in a garbabe can, whereby the user is never soiled and never directly contacts the waste product.
Claims16
A baby-wipe for wiping and cleaning babies of waste products, and for use in cleaning and wiping invalids, and the like, comprising:
- a first and a second layer of water-resistant, flexible material, each of said first and second layers defining a first and a second transverse end edge, and a first and a second longitudinal side edge;
- said first and second layers being joined together along at least a portion of each of said first end edges and said first and second side edges, and disconnected along at least a portion of each of said second end edges to form thereby a hollow interior volume having an open mouth allowing access therein for the insertion of a hand therein;
- a third outer layer of soft, absorbable material having a first and a second transverse end edge, and a first and a second longitudinal side edge;
- said third outer layer being joined to said first layer along at least a portion thereof;
- each of said first and second layers comprising a flap portion at a respective said second transverse end edge, each said flap portion projecting longitudinally outwardly beyond said second transverse end edge of said third layer to define a skirt portion, said skirt portion comprising a line of perforations about at least a lower circumferential portion thereof for use after everting said layers after wiping for tying and closing off the everted layers at the everted open mouth thereof;
- said line of perforations extending less then the full circumference of said lower circumferential portion of said skirt portion.
A method of using a baby-wipe for wiping and cleaning babies of waste products, and for use in cleaning and wiping invalids, and the like, said baby-wipe comprising a first and a second layer of water-resistant, flexible material defining a hollow interior volume having an open mouth allowing access therein for the insertion of a hand therein, and a third outer layer of soft, absorbable material joined to said first layer along at least a portion thereof, whereby the user may insert a hand therein, and wipe a baby clean using the outer layer of soft, absorbent material, with the user's hand remaining dry and free of waste product wiped via said water-resistant first and second layers, each of said first and second layers comprising a flap portion at a respective second transverse end edge, each flap portion projecting longitudinally outwardly beyond the corresponding transverse end edge of said third layer to define a skirt portion, said skirt portion comprising a line of perforations about at least a circumferential portion thereof for use after everting said layers after wiping for tying and closing off the everted layers at the everted open mouth thereof, said method comprising:
- (a) everting said layers after wiping;
- (b) tearing away a lower rim section of the of the skirt portion from the line of perforations, the lower rim section being below and directly adjacent to the line of perforations;
- (c) thereafter, tying the torn away part of the lower rim about of a portion of the rest of the product, for closing off the everted product for subsequent disposal;
- (d) folding over the everted skirt portion before said step (c) such that the circumferential part of the lower rim is juxtapositioned over a different portion of the skirt portion, and, thereafter, performing said step (c) peripherally about said folded over skirt portion.
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