Disposable bib having stretchable shoulder extensions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsAmit Gupta, Patricia L. Lampson, Karen Leeker
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Abstract
A bib having an area on each shoulder extension which is permanently elongated to provide extensibility and elasticity which minimizes distortion of the bib body as the shoulder extensions are fastened around a wearer's neck. The area on each shoulder extension can include a strainable network. The network can be formed in a laminate of a paper layer and a plastic film layer. The strainable network can have at least two visually distinct regions.
Claims17
A disposable bib having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral width and longitudinally extending side edges, said bib comprising a bib body;
- and a pair of shoulder extensions extending from the bib body to provide a generally planar neck opening, wherein each said shoulder extension includes a permanently elongated portion interposed between said neck opening and a longitudinally extending side edge, said permanently elongated portion providing extensibility and elasticity to said shoulder extension.
A disposable bib having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral width and longitudinally extending side edges, said bib comprising a bib body;
- and a pair of shoulder extensions extending from the bib body to provide a generally planar neck opening, wherein each said shoulder extension includes an extensible region, wherein the extensibility of the extensible region increases as the longitudinally extending side edge is laterally approached from said neck opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.