Arm engaging bib
OwnerDonna L. Ayoinventor
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Abstract
A bib for covering the chest region of a wearer's body has a sheet of flexible material which is proportioned to extend between the wearer's shoulders and which has openings through which the wearer's arms may extend. Tie strings connect with the side edges of the sheet at locations which are spaced downward from the upper edge and thus need not encircle the wearer's neck. A slot extends downward from the upper edge of the sheet at a location midway between the side edges of the sheet to enable the upper edge to lie flat against the wearer's throat. In one form of the bib an open pocket extends along the lower edge of the bib to intercept substances. Optionally, the bib may be formed of transparent material or may be a laminate having a waterproof inner layer and an absorbent outer layer that may be used in the manner of a napkin.
Claims10
In a bib for covering the front of at least an upper region of a wearer's chest which bib has a sheet of flexible material shaped and proportioned to extend between the wearer's shoulders and to extend downward therefrom, the improvement comprising:
- said sheet of material having arm receiving openings proportioned and located to enable insertion of the wearer's arms through said sheet of material when said sheet of material is emplaced against the wearer's chest, said arm receiving openings being vertically extending slits which have a configuration that causes edge portions of said sheet of material to be directly behind the junctures of the wearer's arms and torso when an upper portion of said sheet of material is against the front of the wearer's neck at a location thereon that is above the base of the wearer's neck.
In a bib for covering the front of at least an upper region of a wearer's chest which bib has a sheet of flexible material shaped and proportioned to extend between the wearer's shoulders and to extend downward therefrom, the improvement comprising:
- said sheet of material having arm receiving openings proportioned and located to enable insertion of the wearer's arms through said sheet of material when said sheet of material is emplaced against the wearer's chest wherein said sheet of material has upper and lower edges and opposite side edges which extend therebetween, further including a pair of flexible tie strings each of which extends from a separate one of said opposite edges of said sheet of material and wherein said tie strings are connected to said opposite side edges of said sheet of material at locations which are spaced downward from said upper edge of said sheet of material, wherein said arm openings are initially defined by perforated zones in said sheet of material and said tie strings are initially defined by additional perforated zones which extend upward from said lower edge of said sheet of material in spaced apart relationship with said side edges thereof.
A bib comprising a sheet of flexible material bounded by upper and lower edges and opposite side edges which extend therebetween, said sheet of material having a first perforated zone that extends downward from said upper edge at a location which is substantially midway between said opposite side edges and having second and third perforated zones which extend vertically at locations below said upper edge each being in proximity to a separate one of said opposite side edges, said sheet of material further having fourth and fifth perforated zones which extend upward from said lower edge of said sheet of material in proximity to opposite edges thereof and which terminate at locations that are spaced downward from the upper edge of the sheet of material.
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