Patent Application
20060172640
The present invention relates to fabric as shaped and worn in clothing. The present invention more particularly relates to the protection of fabric from body oils and other substances that comprise organic materials.
The textile industry is one of the largest areas of human economic activity. Textiles as used in clothing are often affected by the body oils and other substances produced by persons wearing the clothing. The useful life of clothing can therefore be limited by damage done to fabric by organic substances introduced by a wearer of the clothing.
There is therefore a long felt need to protect clothing from damage caused in the normal use of the clothing and from organic substances transferred from a wearer to the clothing.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide an absorbent patch used to limit the soiling of a garment. These and other objects will be apparent in light of the prior art and this disclosure.
Certain preferred alternate embodiments of the present invention comprise an absorbent pad that is attachable by an adhesive side to clothing articles worn by an individual and that conforms to the movement of the clothing articles to provide for decreased soiling of the garment.
In a first preferred embodiment, an absorbent patch of the present invention includes an absorbent and adhesive patch that is irremovably mountable to the inside underarm area of a garment.
The absorbent and adhesive patch may optionally include an adhesive substance impressed, formed or coated on the pad's rear surface. This adhesive may be a low-application temperature adhesive, or a hot-melt. A peel away paper strip may cover the adhesive substance, and can be quickly removed for exposing the adhesive substance and pressing the adhesive substance against the clothing article for attaching the patch to the clothing article. This peel away paper strip may be made form a substance such as wax paper, or another suitable substance known in the art. The patch may also comprise an absorbent side to intake excess sweat from the under arms and therefore reduce soiling of the clothing article. This patch is preferably made from a pliable fabric or cloth material that allows the patch to bend, flex, and conform to some degree to the movements of the clothing article. This pliable fabric or cloth material may comprise wood cellulose fiber, cotton, polyester, or synthetic rayon, or any suitable fabric known in the art. Covering the absorbent side of the patch may be a moisture protective shield made with moisture proof plastic polypropylene or polyethylene.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide an absorbent patch that is easily and quickly mountable to and removable from any type of clothing article such as a shirt or a dress.
It is another objective of the present invention to provide an absorbent patch that will absorb sweat from under the arms and reduce soiling of a clothing article.
Other aspects of the present invention include an apparatus and a computer-readable medium configured to carry out the foregoing steps. The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
These, and further features of the invention, may be better understood with reference to the accompanying specification and drawings depicting the preferred embodiment, in which: These, and further features of the invention, may be better understood with reference to the accompanying specification and drawings depicting the preferred embodiment, in which:
In describing the preferred embodiments, certain terminology will be utilized for the sake of clarity. Such terminology is intended to encompass the recited embodiment, as well as all technical equivalents, which operate in a similar manner for a similar purpose to achieve a similar result.
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Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various adaptations and modifications of the just-described preferred embodiments can be configured without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Other suitable fabrication, manufacturing and assembly techniques and methods known in the art can be applied in numerous specific modalities by one skilled in the art and in light of the description of the present invention described herein. Therefore, it is to be understood that the invention may be practiced other than as specifically described herein. The above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the knowledge of one skilled in the art and in light of the disclosures presented above.
