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US 6,836,901 B2Granted
Multi-use strips for wearable articles
OwnerJoseph B. Hippensteelinventor
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Abstract
Multi-use strips can be applied to a variety of articles to absorb perspiration and protect wearable articles. The strips generally comprise a liquid permeable outer sheet, an absorbent medium, and a backsheet. Applied to the backsheet can be a fastening adhesive. A peel sheet can be attached to the backsheet that can be removed immediately prior to attaching the strip on a article. Other embodiments include attaching multi-use strip to a Velcro strip. In addition, embodiments include the distribution of a roll of material that can be cut to a desired length or provided in pre-cut stacks of the absorbent strips.
Claims31
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a layered strip with a width dimension in the range of approximately one-quarter to at most two inches and a length dimension in the range of approximately three to eight inches, the layered strip having:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing moisture;
- a moisture impervious backsheet having a first side attached to the absorbent medium and a second side provided with a fastener, for attaching the strip to a wearable item;
- and
- a liquid permeable outer sheet having a first side attached to the absorbent medium and a second side making contact with a human body wearing the item, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick moisture from the human body to the absorbent medium.
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A absorbent article, comprising:
- a roll of perspiration absorbing layered material with a width dimension in the range of approximately one-quarter to at most two inches and a length dimension in the range of approximately one to twenty feet, wherein the layered material contains:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing perspiration;
- a moisture impervious backsheet having two sides, an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side, the outer side provided with a fastener for attaching the strip to the wearable item;
- a peel sheet attached to the backsheet;
- and
- a liquid permeable outer sheet having a first side attached to the absorbent medium and a second side making contact with a human body, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick perspiration from the human body to the absorbent medium.
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An absorbent article, comprising:
- a roll of perspiration absorbing layered material with a width dimension in the range of approximately one-quarter to at most two inches and a length dimension in the range of approximately one to twenty feet, wherein the layered material contains:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing perspiration;
- a moisture impervious backsheet having two sides, an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side provided with a fastener comprising a fibrous material that can attach to a hook fastener strip attached to a wearable item;
- and
- a liquid permeable outer sheet having a first side attached to the absorbent medium and a second side making contact with a human body, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick moisture from the human body to the absorbent medium.
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An absorbent article, comprising:
- a stack of rectangular layered strips, wherein the rectangular shaped strips have a width dimension in the range of approximately one-quarter to at most two inches and a length dimension in the range of approximately three to eight inches, wherein each of the rectangular layered strips contains:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing moisture;
- a moisture impervious backsheet having two sides, an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side provided with a fastener comprising a fibrous material that can attach to a hook fastener strip;
- a peel sheet attached to the backsheet;
- and
- a liquid permeable outer sheet having a first side attached to the absorbent medium and a second side making contact with a human body, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick moisture from the human body to the absorbent medium.
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An absorbent article, comprising:
- a stack of rectangular layered strips, wherein the rectangular shaped strips have a width dimension in the range of approximately one-quarter to at most two inches and a length dimension in the range of approximately three to eight inches, wherein each of the rectangular layered strips contains:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing moisture;
- a moisture impervious backsheet having two sides, an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side provided with a fastener comprising a fibrous material that can attach to a hook fastener strip;
- and
- a liquid permeable outer sheet having an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side in contact with a human body, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick the moisture from the human body to the absorbent medium.
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A method of absorbing perspiration from a person's head, comprising the steps of:
- removing a peel layer of an absorbent strip, said absorbent strip comprising:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing perspiration;
- a moisture impervious backsheet having two sides, an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side provided with a fastener;
- and
- a liquid permeable outer sheet having an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side in contact with a human body, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick moisture to the absorbent medium;
- and
- affixing the absorbent strip to a rim of a head covering device with the fastener.
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A method of absorbing perspiration from a person's head, comprising the steps of:
- affixing a fibrous layer of an absorbent strip to a hook layer of a head covering device, said absorbent strip comprising:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing perspiration;
- a moisture impervious backsheet having two sides, an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side provided with a fastener comprising a fibrous material that can attach to a hook fastener strip;
- and
- a liquid permeable outer sheet having an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side in contact with a human body, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick moisture from the human body to the absorbent medium.
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An article, comprising:
- a strip with a width dimension in the range of approximately one-quarter to at most two inches and a length dimension in the range of approximately three to eight inches, the strip having:
- an absorbent medium for absorbing moisture;
- a liquid impervious backsheet having a first side attached to the absorbent
- medium, and a second side having a fastener;
- and liquid permeable outer sheet having an inner side attached to the absorbent medium and an outer side in contact with a human body, said outer sheet composed of woven fabric to wick moisture from the human body to the absorbent medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.