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US4923453A
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Absorbent disposable cover
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-01-23
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Granted: 1990-05-08
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Expires: 2009-01-23
Abstract
Abstract An absorbent disposable cover for hospital X-ray tables and the like. The cover has a bottom layer in the form of a sheet of plastic material that is impermeable to moisture, an intermediate fluid absorbent layer that functions as a blotter that will absorb and disperse any fluid it comes in contact with, and a top layer in the form of a sheet of material of semi-permeable material that will permit the flow of fluids into the intermediate fluid absorbent layer. A pre-formed corner pocket is formed at the respective corners of the cover and adhesive pads are attached to their bottom surface for detachably securing them to the corners of a table upon which the absorbent disposable cover has been placed. The covers are folded into a compact rectangular shape and stacked in a carton having a cutout slot in its top wall. The cover has been folded in such a manner that the pre-formed cover pockets are on top and located in the area of the cutout slots so they can be grasp for pulling the cover out of the dispensing slot.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton Bullard, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G13/00; A61G13/10; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/48; A61F5/485; A61G2210/00; A61G2210/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
An absorbent disposable cover for hospital x-ray tables and the like comprising: a rectangularly shaped cover having a bottom layer in the form of a sheet of plastic material that is impermeable to moisture, an intermediate fluid absorbent layer that functions as a blotter that will absorb and disperse any fluid that it comes in contact with, and a top layer in the form of a sheet of material of semi-permeable material that will permit the flow of fluids into said intermediate fluid absorbent layer; said cover having corners formed by a front edge, a rear edge, and laterally spaced side edges, a preformed corner pocket at the respective corners, said corner pockets having a top surface and a bottom surface, adhesive pads are attached to the bottom surface of said pre-formed corner pockets for detachably securing them to the corners of a table upon which the absorbent disposable cover has been placed; and said rectangularly shaped cover being folded into a compact rectangular shape with the respective four pre-formed corner pockets having their bottom surfaces facing upwardly and being on top of said folded cover.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
An absorbent disposable cover for hospital x-ray tables and the like comprising: a rectangularly shaped cover having a bottom layer in the form of a sheet of plastic material that is impermeable to moisture, an intermediate fluid absorbent layer that functions as a blotter that will absorb and disperse any fluid that it comes in contact with, and a top layer in the form of a sheet of material of semi-permeable material that will permit the flow of fluids into said intermediate fluid absorbent layer; said cover having corners formed by a front edge, a rear edge, and laterally spaced side edges, a preformed corner pocket at the respective corners, said corner pockets having a top surface and a bottom surface, adhesive pads are attached to the bottom surface of said pre-formed corner pockets for detachably securing them to the corners of a table upon which the absorbent disposable cover has been placed; and said rectangularly shaped cover being folded into a compact rectangular shape with the respective four pre-formed corner pockets having their bottom surfaces facing upwardly and being on top of said folded cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An absorbent disposable cover as recited in claim 1 in combination with an X-ray table and wherein said cover has been unfolded and the adhesive pads on the bottom surface of said preformed corner pockets have been adhered to the respective corners of said X-ray table.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
An absorbent disposable cover as recited in claim 1 further comprising a carton having a top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls, a cutout slot being formed in said top wall and said folded covers are packaged in a stack within said carton with their pre-formed corner pockets located in the area of said cutout slot so that they can be grasped for pulling said cover out of said dispensing slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An absorbent disposable cover as recited in claim 1 wherein said intermediate fluid absorbent layer has been treated with a deoderant and a mild anti-septic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An absorbent disposable cover as recited in claim 1 further comprising a tie wire secured to one of the corners of said cover.
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