Collapsible children's bib and method of making same
OwnerJulie Bennettinventor
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Abstract
A bib for preventing soil-causing fragments from soiling a garment worn upon a wearer's body. The bib comprises a body-engaging member configured to engage the wearer's body for preventing the soil-causing fragments from soiling the garment worn thereupon. This body-engaging member has upper and lower body regions. A first pouch is formed about the lower body region and is openable towards the upper body region for capturing the soil-causing fragments. Furthermore, a second pouch is formed about the lower body region over the first pouch and is openable away from the upper body region. The second pouch is receivable of the upper body region when folded and deposited thereinto so as to contain the soil-causing fragments and the soiling caused thereby within the bib.
Claims20
A bib for preventing soil-causing fragments from soiling a garment worn upon a wearer's body, the bib comprising:
- a body-engaging member configured to engage the wearer's body for preventing the soil-causing fragments from soiling the garment worn thereupon, the body-engaging member having upper and lower body regions;
- a first pouch formed about the lower body region and being openable towards the upper body region for capturing the soil-causing fragments;
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- a second pouch formed about the lower body region over the first pouch and being openable away from the upper body region, the second pouch being receivable of the upper body region when folded and deposited thereinto so as to contain the soil-causing fragments and the soiling caused thereby within the bib.
A method of protecting a garment worn upon a wearer's body, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) engaging a bib with upper and lower body regions upon the garment worn on the wearer's body;
- b) defining a first pouch formed about the lower body region and being sized and configured to open towards the upper body region;
- c) defining a second pouch formed about the lower body region over the first pouch and being sized and configured to open away from the upper body region;
- d) preventing soil-causing fragments from soiling the garment with the bib;
- e) capturing the soil-causing fragments with the first pouch;
- f) disengaging the bib from the garment;
- g) folding the upper body region towards the second pouch;
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- h) depositing the folded upper body region into the second pouch to contain the soil-causing fragments and the soiling caused thereby within the bib.
A method of manufacturing a bib, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) obtaining a template having upper and lower template regions;
- b) forming a first longitudinal template region of the template;
- c) forming a second longitudinal template region of the template to have a peripheral geometry similarly sized and configured as the first longitudinal template region when superimposed thereupon;
- d) defining an inner template portion, an outer template portion, an intermediate template portion and a hem template portion about the lower template region;
- e) placing the outer template portion over the inner template portion;
- f) placing the intermediate template portion and the hem template portion underneath the outer template portion;
- g) superimposing the upper and lower template regions with each other;
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- h) engaging the respective peripheral geometries of the first and second longitudinal template regions to manufacture the bib.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.