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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7865971 | Child bib neck strap extension assembly A child bib neck strap extension assembly includes a panel having a bottom edge, a top edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The panel has a neck receiving notch therein extending into the top edge and extending towards the bottom edge. A pair of str... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7725953 | Napkin holder Disclosed is a napkin holder for easy use and easy carrying. A napkin holder comprises a neck band and the fixing holes are positioned at both end portions of the neck band to hold a napkin, a bib or a towel. The fixing holes may be formed in assorted sizes and vari... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7392548 | Napkin holder Disclosed is a napkin holder for easy use and easy carrying. A napkin holder comprises a neck band and the fixing holes are positioned at both end portions of the neck band to hold a napkin, a bib or a towel. The fixing holes may be formed in assorted sizes and vari... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7350239 | Clothes protection system A flexible sheet has a front and a back surface. The sheet also has a top, a bottom and two sides edges. A neck hole has a lower most extent and an upper most extent. A slit is provided in a diagonal orientation. The slit extends from the lower most extent of the ho... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7269856 | Dribble bib A dribble bib (1) having a chin section (2) that is located beneath the wearer's chin, a raised section (3) and a wiping section (4) that may be used to wipe the wearer's mouth. The raised section (3) contains a predetermined amoun... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263725 | Disposable towel for use as a bib or forearm napkin A disposable towel includes at least one generally rectangular sheet having multiple lines of weakness arranged such that the towel may be selectively converted into a bib and a forearm protector. The towel includes first, second, third, and fourth lines of weakness... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260851 | Apron and method for using the same An apron and method for using the same is provided. In one embodiment, the apron includes a body covering having an exterior facing side and an interior facing side. An elastic strap is attached to the interior facing side along a first side edge of the body coverin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7185370 | Infant bib The present invention introduces improved protective garments, especially in the form of safer infant bibs. An improved infant bib includes: (a) a central piece of material having right and left side edges of length Y, and configured so to cover the frontal area of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174571 | Bib with side pockets A disposable bib for protecting individuals primarily postured in a semi-reclined position, such as those in medical care settings. The bib includes a plastic body having a gathered neck opening, opposing forcefully open side catch pockets and an integrally joined t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143448 | Bib for catching waste A bib for catching waste, food and/or liquids which comprises a panel sized to cover and protect the chest of a person. A structure on an upper portion of the panel is for suspending the panel from a neck of a person. A bowl is integrally formed onto a lower portion... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7076807 | Child's bib that includes a bead string fastener A child's bib includes a plastic string (5, 55, 56) which has a free-bearing part (55, 56) that extends from one end of the edge of the neck-surrounding recess of the bib to the front piece thereof and terminating in the proximity of the other end of t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069596 | Baby bib A baby bib comprises a body portion (2) of a plastics material above which is formed an opening (8) to receive the baby's neck, the rear surface of the body portion (2) being embossed to provide areas of relief (14) for engagement with th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7039956 | Foldable/expandable bibs A foldable/expandable bib consisting of a sheet of thin flexible foldable material which has two strips on opposite edges; the strips having many open slots that can engage with each other; the openings of the slots of one strip facing one direction while the openin... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6948188 | Cutaway vests A cutaway vest generally includes a rear portion having an internal cummerbund, a front portion, and a pull cord. The cutaway vest includes a cutaway attachment in each shoulder and in the back for cutting away the shoulders, the sides, and the cummerbund upon pulli... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6865749 | Hang line towel A towel (1) has a hang line (2) attached predeterminedly to a top edge of a towel that is articulated to hang from an individual's neck (7) or waist (8) with the towel extending predeterminedly down and around the individual. Advertisemen... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6859938 | Protective bib with snug fitting feature An inventive bib comprising a hoop made of memory material, a collar for fitting around a wearer's neck and a body portion for protecting the chest of the wearer. The hoop communicates with the collar and both the collar and hoop can be expanded to form a neck openi... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6836899 | Device for detachably holding an absorbent napkin across the torso A napkin holder formed of two pairs of magnetic securing devices attached in a laterally movable arrangement with respect to each other on the outer ends of a partially neck encircling lanyard. The magnetic securing devices are formed of plastic tabs movable lateral... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836900 | Bib The bib of the present invention has a collar and a chest-covering fabric extending from and attached to the collar. The collar is a resilient, generally C-shaped, flat plastic ring that is disposed within a sleeve. The fabric is attached to the lower end of the sle... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6548135 | Absorbent article tablet An absorbent tablet is provided for the quick and convenient cleanup of persons, dirt, grime, spills, leaks, drips, sprays, etc. The absorbent tablet generally includes a substantially rigid backing sheet and a plurality of absorbent sheets stacked on top... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6405374 | Bib with securing device for securing about torso The present invention discloses an apparatus comprising a bib comprised of a neck portion, a body portion, a device for securing the neck portion around an individual's neck, and a device for securing the body portion around an individual's torso. The dev... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6317890 | Protective garment overlay apparatus A protective garment overlay apparatus includes a napkin portion having a first planar surface and a second planar surface. An attachment device is fixed to the napkin portion and includes a rigid yet manually deformable grip arm extending from the first ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6301712 | Collar and sleeve shaping method and apparatus The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for hot pressing and finishing the collar and sleeves of a washed shirt by lower irons and an upper ion, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for heating the collar and sleeves before hot ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6256788 | Disposable bib A disposable bib of absorbent sheet material is disclosed having a neck cut-out in the upper end and a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed over substantially the entire back surface of the bib except for an un-coated border surrounding the neck cut-out. ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6219846 | Bib assembly with attached towelette and twist tie member A bib assembly includes a first body comprised of a substantially flexible sheet-like material in a substantially unfolded condition, a twist tie member connected to an upper edge portion of the first body for removably securing the first body to a neck o... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6212683 | Disposable adhesive protective garment on strip and method of making same Disposable protective garments are formed in a side-to-side orientation having a top adhesive strip extending side to side from the top of the garment and a second adhesive strip on the bottom of the garment. The garments are produced by a manufacturing p... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6182290 | Easy-on-and-off adjustable protective covering An easy-on-and-off adjustable protective covering provides maximum protection from liquid and solid spills at the lowest possible cost. The maximum protection comes from: (1) the use of a liquid absorbent surface on the front side (2) the use of a liquid ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6141799 | Adjustable protective wearable covering The disclosed adjustable protective wearable covering provides maximum protection from liquid and solid spills at the lowest possible cost. The maximum protection comes from: (1) the use of a liquid absorbent surface on the front side (2) the use of a liq... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141798 | Front torso and arm covering bib A front torso and arm covering bib for protecting the front torso, shoulders and arms regions of a user's garment for soiling. The front torso and arm covering bib includes a front torso panel with a spaced apart pair of shoulder flaps extending therefrom... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6125471 | Disposable bib having an extensible neck opening A bib having an area surrounding a neck opening which is permanently elongated to provide extensibility and elasticity of the neck opening. The area surrounding the neck opening can include a strainable network. The network can be formed in a laminate of ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6122771 | Interchangeable bib/apron An interchangeable bib having a triangularly shaped neck engaging section, a body encompassing section and a variety of ways for securing the body encompassing section to the neck engaging section. The two upper ends of a downwardly pointing isosceles tri... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119268 | Disposable chemical capes A disposable chemical cape to be used in the beauty industry to protect the customer and their clothing from any liquid dripping or running of the product being used to perform a chemical service such as a color or perm. The straps of the cape tie around ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6079048 | Self-adhesive napkin A self-adhesive napkin having two parallel side edges, and parallel upper and lower edges. An adhesive material is located along at least the top edge thereof. A cover sheet overlies the adhesive and is adapted to be removed prior to use.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5930836 | Adjustable reusable disposable bib This bib is designed to use the infrastructure already in place for the production, packaging, distribution, retailing and dispensing of a paper towel. A suggested bib material is a layer of paper toweling for absorbency with a plastic film backing for mo... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930837 | Disposable bib A disposable bib is formed from a sheet of absorbent material having a first tear line of perforations extending from a first point on an upper edge of the sheet around a generally arcuate path back to a second point on the upper edge. A second tear line ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5901376 | Surgical gown A gown of the type having an opening to enable enrobement and at least one gown closure means for substantially closing the opening of the gown, comprising a flap adapted, in use, to substantially cover the gown closure means. A flap closure means operabl... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5893171 | Nursing cover-up This device, a nursing cover-up (10), allows a nursing mother to breast feed her child in public without fear of exposing herself to others, but allows herself to view the child during the feeding (19). The nursing cover-up is a piece of fabric attached t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5815836 | Method and apparatus for restraining a necktie A simple and effective apparatus for anchoring a tie to a wearer's shirt, which presents the best possible appearance at all times while keeping the tie clean, safe and out of harms way. In addition, the apparatus may be easily mounted on virtually any ti... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5809568 | Disposable bibs A disposable bib is formed from two sheets of absorbent material such as tissue paper, separated by perforations. The bibs are dispensed from a roll, with each bib being separated from the roll along a row of perforations. Alternate sheets have a flap def... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5740552 | Disposable aprons A roll of disposable aprons is formed from an elongated strip of plastic film having a portion along each side which is longitudinally folded over the remaining portion of the strip. The strip contains a plurality of latitudinal perforations at spaced int... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5715542 | Bib having an improved fastener A disposable bib having an improved mechanical fastener assembly is disclosed. The mechanical fastener assembly includes an extended target surface and an array of prongs elements extending from a surface of the bib. The mechanical prong elements provide ... | 02/10/1998 |
