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US 6,178,557 B2Granted
Apparel stain protector
OwnerKathryn Bel Monteinventor
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Abstract
A apparel stain protector for protecting a user's garments from perspiration staining. The apparel stain protector includes an absorbent pad comprises a pair of flexible outer plies and a flexible middle ply interposed between the outer plies, Ideally, the plies are substantially coextensive with one another. The outer plies each comprise a mesh fabric material having a plurality of apertures therethrough. The middle ply comprises a water absorbent fabric material for absorbing moisture and perspiration.
Claims5
An apparel stain protector system, comprising:
- an absorbent pad comprising a pair of flexible outer plies and a flexible middle ply interposed between said outer plies, wherein said plies are substantially coextensive with one another;
- said outer plies each comprising a mesh fabric material having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
- said middle ply comprising a water absorbent fabric material;
- wherein said absorbent pad comprises an underarm absorbent pad, wherein said underarm absorbent pad has a pair of generally rectangular opposite end regions, and a generally circular central region interposed between said end regions of said underarm absorbent pad, wherein said central region of said underarm absorbent pad is adapted for abutting adjacent an armpit of a user such that one end region of said underarm absorbent pad is extended along an adjacent upper arm of the user, and the other end region of said underarm absorbent pad is extended along an adjacent side of the user's torso;
- wherein each of said end regions of said underarm absorbent pad terminates at a free edge, said free edges of said end regions extending substantially parallel to one another, said underarm absorbent pad having a pair of adhesive strips provided on one of said outer layers of said underarm absorbent pad, said adhesive strips being adapted for adhesively coupling said underarm absorbent pad to the skin of the user;
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- wherein said other end region of said underarm absorbent pad extends along the side of the user's torso to point below an adjacent pectoral muscle of the user for preventing said adhesive strip from being dislodged by movement of the user's skin.
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An apparel stain protector system, comprising:
- a plurality of absorbent pads each comprising a pair of flexible outer plies and a flexible middle ply interposed between said outer plies, wherein said plies are substantially coextensive with one another;
- said outer plies each comprising a mesh fabric material having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
- said middle ply comprising a water absorbent fabric material;
- said plurality of absorbent pads including at least collar absorbent pad having a generally rectangular elongate strip configuration, one of said outer plies of said collar absorbent pad having an adhesive applied thereon;
- said adhesive of said collar absorbent pad being adhesively coupled to an inner collar portion of a coat;
- said plurality of absorbent pads including at least one underarm absorbent pad;
- said underarm absorbent pad having an opposite pair of generally rectangular end regions, and a generally circular central region interposed between said end regions of said underarm absorbent pad;
- said central region of said underarm absorbent pad being adapted for abutting adjacent an armpit of a user such that one end region of said underarm absorbent pad is extended along an adjacent upper arm of the user, and the other end region of said underarm absorbent pad is extended along an adjacent side of the user's torso;
- said central region of said underarm absorbent pad having a pair of diametrically opposite shoulder straps outwardly extending therefrom generally perpendicular to said end regions of said underarm absorbent pad;
- said shoulder straps each having a terminal end, said shoulder straps being adapted for wrapping around an adjacent shoulder of the user and said terminal ends of said shoulder straps being adapted for coupling together to secure said underarm absorbent pad to the armpit of the user, wherein a hook and loop fastener detachably couples said terminal ends of said shoulder strap together;
- each of said end regions of said underarm absorbent pad terminating at a free edge, said free edges of said end regions extending substantially parallel to one another;
- said underarm absorbent pad having a pair of adhesive strips provided on one of said outer layers of said underarm absorbent pad, one of said adhesive strips being positioned along said free edge of said end regions and the other of said adhesive strips being positioned along said free edge of the other of said end regions, said adhesive strips being adapted for adhesively coupling said underarm absorbent pad to the skin of the user when said one outer layer is abutting the skin of the user;
- wherein said other end region of said underarm absorbent pad extends along the side of the user's torso to point below an adjacent pectoral muscle of the user for preventing said adhesive strip from being dislodged by movement of the user's skin
- said free edge of edges of said end regions each having an outwardly extending generally semi-circular tab, said tabs being adapted for grasping with the user's fingers to aid the grip of the user on said underarm absorbent pad when removing the underarm absorbent pad from the armpit of the user;
- said plurality of absorbent pad including at least one toe absorbent pad having a generally D-shaped outer perimeter;
- one of said outer ply of said toe absorbent pad having an adhesive provided thereon;
- said adhesive of said toe absorbent pad adhesively coupling said one outer ply of said toe absorbent pad to a toe region of an open-toed article of footwear;
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- wherein a cutting tool with a pointed cutting tip may be used to trim the outer perimeter of the toe absorbent pad to conform to the outer contour of the toe region of the open-toed article of footwear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.