Disposable bib with lap protector
OwnerWalter W. Blackshearinventor
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Abstract
A bib for use by motor vehicle occupants generally comprises a torso panel adapted to cover a person's torso, a pocket portion which folds out from the torso panel to catch spilled food and beverages formed on the bottom of the torso panel, a wire reinforced tab formed in an upper portion of the torso panel for securing the bib to a person's shirt collar, and two adhesive tabs attached at opposing sides of a lower portion of the bib for securing the lower portion to a user's body. The torso panel and pocket portion are both made from a light weight, flexible, and water proof plastic material so that the bib may be inexpensively and easily manufactured, and the pocket portion is reinforced by a wire having substantial stiffness so that the pocket portion won't collapse when it becomes filled with a liquid.
Claims14
A bib adapted to be worn by a person while seated, comprising:
- a torso panel formed from a flexible and waterproof sheet material, wherein said torso panel is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge, and two side edges, wherein said torso panel is further defined by an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a first tab formed in said upper portion of said torso panel for insertion into a person's collar to support said torso panel, wherein said first tab is reinforced along said upper edge for preventing dislodgement after being inserted into a person's collar;
- a pocket portion formed in said lower portion of said torso panel for catching objects in an individual's lap, wherein said pocket portion is formed by at least two pleats formed in said lower portion and a wall formed in said lower portion and fixedly attached to said lower edge, and said lower edge of said sheet material is reinforced by a span along said lower edge;
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- an adhesive tab attached to each of said two side edges at said lower portion of said torso panel for attaching said lower portion to a user's body.
A bib adapted to be worn by a person while seated, comprising:
- a torso panel formed of a flexible sheet material, said torso panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, said torso panel being configured to cover the front of a person's torso;
- a means for attaching said torso panel to a person so that said torso panel covers the front of a person's torso;
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- a tray formed on the bottom of said torso panel, said tray being formed of a flexible sheet material, said tray being defined by a bottom having a front edge and a rear edge, said torso panel extending upwardly and rearwardly from said rear edge of said bottom, a front wall extending upwardly and forwardly from said front edge of said bottom, and a first sidewall and a second sidewall each extending upwardly from said bottom member between said front wall and said torso panel, said tray having reinforcing wires with significant rigidity attached thereto which are adapted to maintain said tray in an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.