US3146464A
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Assignee: Gerber Products Co
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Filing: 1961-06-28
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1981-06-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward N Burnett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:56
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41B; A41B13/00; A41B13/10; A41B13/103; A41B2400/00; A41B2400/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A BLANK FOR A DISPOSABLE BIB COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE SHEET OF DISPOSABLE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL FORMING A BIB BODY OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION HAVING A HEAD EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO SIDE EDGES, A PORTION OF SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID HEAD EDGE AND MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID SIDE EDGES BEING PERFORATED TO DEFINE A NECKHOLE IN SAID BODY SAID BODY ALSO BEING FORMED WITH A PERFORATE TEAR LINE ADJACENT ONE SAID EDGES THEREOF FORMING AN ELONGATE TIE STRIP, SAID TEAR LINE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE EDGE FROM SAID HEAD EDGE TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID HEAD EDGE AND SAID BOTTOM EDGE, A FIRST SELF-ADHERING ADHESIVE PATCH ON SAID THE STRIP ADJACENT THE HEAD EDGE THEREOF, A SECOND SELF-ADHERING ADHESIVE PATCH ON SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM EDGE AND THE SIDE EDGE OPPOSITE THE SIDE EDGE ADJACENT WHICH SAID PERFORATE TEAR LINE IS FORMED, SAID SECOND SELF-ADHERING ADHESIVE PATCH BEING ELONGATED ALONG AN AXIS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO SAID BOTTOM EDGE, WHEREBY ON SEPARATION OF SAID TIE STRIP FROM SAID BODY ALONG SAID PERFORATE TEAR LINE; SAID TEAR STRIP CAN BE ADJUSTABLY POSITIONED AROUND THE WEARER''S TORSO BY ENGAGING SAID FIRST SELF-ADHERING PATCH TO SAID SECOND SELF-ADHERING PATCH AT A SITE ALONG THE AXIS OF ELONGATION THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A BLANK FOR A DISPOSABLE BIB COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE SHEET OF DISPOSABLE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL FORMING A BIB BODY OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION HAVING A HEAD EDGE, A BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO SIDE EDGES, A PORTION OF SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID HEAD EDGE AND MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID SIDE EDGES BEING PERFORATED TO DEFINE A NECKHOLE IN SAID BODY SAID BODY ALSO BEING FORMED WITH A PERFORATE TEAR LINE ADJACENT ONE SAID EDGES THEREOF FORMING AN ELONGATE TIE STRIP, SAID TEAR LINE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE EDGE FROM SAID HEAD EDGE TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID HEAD EDGE AND SAID BOTTOM EDGE, A FIRST SELF-ADHERING ADHESIVE PATCH ON SAID THE STRIP ADJACENT THE HEAD EDGE THEREOF, A SECOND SELF-ADHERING ADHESIVE PATCH ON SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID BOTTOM EDGE AND THE SIDE EDGE OPPOSITE THE SIDE EDGE ADJACENT WHICH SAID PERFORATE TEAR LINE IS FORMED, SAID SECOND SELF-ADHERING ADHESIVE PATCH BEING ELONGATED ALONG AN AXIS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO SAID BOTTOM EDGE, WHEREBY ON SEPARATION OF SAID TIE STRIP FROM SAID BODY ALONG SAID PERFORATE TEAR LINE; SAID TEAR STRIP CAN BE ADJUSTABLY POSITIONED AROUND THE WEARER''S TORSO BY ENGAGING SAID FIRST SELF-ADHERING PATCH TO SAID SECOND SELF-ADHERING PATCH AT A SITE ALONG THE AXIS OF ELONGATION THEREOF.
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