FR2649592A1 - Disposable bib - Google Patents

Abstract

Single-piece disposable bib consisting of an absorbent material, characterised in that it includes a neck 2 intended to permit the passage of the user's neck, the two free edges 3 and 4 of which are secured, after positioning of the said bib, by means of fastening member 5.

Description

DISPOSABLE MUD
The present invention relates to an economic disposable flap, in particular intended to protect young children during their intake of food or drink.

 To date, different possibilities are offered to protect children's clothes when they eat their meals. They are mainly simple bibs, made of terry cloth and tied behind the neck of children. These have the drawback of allowing liquids, in particular water or milk, to pass through, wetting and soiling the clothes, which are therefore poorly protected.

 It was then proposed to improve the effectiveness of the flaps, to use plasticized fabrics on the face in contact with the clothes. While this solution prevents the child's clothes from being wet, on the other hand, they are just as quickly soiled.

 Inevitable dirt imposes for hygienic reasons, to change these flaps each time you take a bottle or food, which causes a large volume of laundry to be washed before reuse.

 Unfortunately, it is found in practice that these flaps are used several times between two consecutive washes, which is detrimental for the hygienic conditions of the child, particularly in the early ages.

 The present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks. It offers very economical flaps, which can therefore be discarded after a single use.

 These disposable flaps have a neckline and are made of absorbent material. Although disposable, they are no less effective in protecting clothing.

 This disposable towel having a neckline of the type made of non-woven absorbent material, is characterized in that it is one-piece, and in that the two free edges defining the neckline are secured after fitting the towel by means of a fixing member.

 The absorbent characteristics of the chosen material obviously condition the quality of the bib.

 In other words, the present invention consists in providing in a piece of material absorbing a cutout forming a neckline and in providing the two extreme edges of the cutout with a fixing means in order to allow the positioning of the flap.

Advantageously in practice
- the flap is made of an absorbent non-woven material
- the absorbent nonwoven material receives on one of its faces a waterproofing layer;
- the two free edges are symmetrical
- The neck is defined by means of a single edge, said flap being fixed after fitting by securing the free end of this edge to the upper part of the flap opposite to that from which said edge
- The joining means is constituted by a self-adhesive; this self-adhesive can be applied by any application technique or use a repositionable double-sided adhesive.

 The manner in which the invention can be implemented and the advantages which result therefrom will emerge more clearly from the example of embodiment which follows, given by way of indication and without limitation in support of the appended figures.

 Figure 1 schematically shows an embodiment of the present invention.

 Figure 2 schematically shows another embodiment of the present invention.

 Figure 3 schematically shows another embodiment of the present invention.

 FIG. 4 represents a mode of storage of the disposable flaps in accordance with the invention.

 As can be seen in Figure 1, the disposable flap according to the invention is one piece and basically comprises the main element of the flap (1) made of nonwoven material, in particular absorbent nonwoven fabric, and of which the two free edges (3) and (4) are cut from this piece (1) in order to define the neckline (2).

 One of the edges (4) has at its free end a fixing means (5) on the other edge (3). In the present case, this fixing means (5) is constituted by double-sided adhesive, that is to say a paper sticky on its two faces, glued on the end of the edge (4) the other self-adhesive side of which is protected by a film. When it is desired to fix the edge (4) to the edge (3), it suffices to remove this film and thus to glue the free end of the edge (3) on the adhesive (5).

 In another embodiment, the neck (2) is defined on the one hand by a cut made in the main part (1) of the flap, and on the other hand by an edge (7) from one upper corners (8) of said flap. It should be noted that this form of cutting the free edges used to fix the flap is particularly economical, given that with an equal protection surface, and while obtaining an equally effective fixing, it requires less material.

 The fixing of this flap when it is in place is then carried out by gluing the self-adhesive (5) to the other upper corner (9) of the neck.

 The flap being made of absorbent material in particular, as already said, in non-woven fabric, it has an absorbent power and a certain solidity, in particular with respect to tearing. It goes without saying that the surface of this flap can be adapted according to the extent to be protected. Thus the "plastron" part of the flap which once in place is in contact with the clothing to be protected, may have a shape and dimensions adapted to the surface which it is desired to protect.

It is therefore particularly adapted to the age and size of the child. It can be provided to partially or completely cover the sides or even the back of the child.

 The flap can also receive a decoration applied by any printing means which does not alter the absorbent nature of the material. The decoration can be replaced by advice or recommendations, or even by advertising.

 Once this towel is used, it is simply discarded.

 Advantageously, and in order to increase the impermeability of the face of the flap in contact with the child's clothing, the absorbent material used can receive on this face an appropriate layer, in particular of synthetic material.

 The materials used in the composition of the flaps in accordance with the invention are manufactured according to the teachings of the paper industry and are therefore particularly economical.

 The flaps can advantageously be stored in packages (10) (FIG. 4), possibly suspended, said flaps being removed from the packaging by simple pulling on them. Indeed, in this case, the flaps have a zone of least resistance (6) constituted by a discontinuous linear cut.

 However, other storage and presentation means can also be used such as display containers, reel rolls in which the flaps are pre-cut.

 This type of flap can advantageously be produced in large series by adaptation of a cutting tool having the shape of said flaps.

 This type of flap has many advantages compared to towels and flaps existing to date. These include the protection it offers, its absorbency, its strength, the hygiene it provides and above all its low cost.

 In this way, this type of flap is quite suitable for everyday use for children, especially young children.

Claims (7)

 1 / One-piece disposable flap made of an absorbent material characterized in that it comprises a neck (2) intended to allow the passage of the user's neck, the two free edges (3) and (4) of which are secured after placing in place of said flap, by means of a fixing member (5).  2 / disposable flap according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of absorbent nonwoven fabric.  3 / disposable flap according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it receives on one of its faces a waterproofing layer.  4 / disposable flap according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the two free edges (3) and (4) are symmetrical.  5 / disposable flap according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the neck is defined by means of a single edge (7) extending one of the upper corners of the flap, the latter being fixed after its establishment by securing the free end of this edge (7) in the upper corner of the neck opposite that from which said edge came.  6 / disposable flap according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the fixing means is constituted by a self-adhesive.  7 / disposable flap according to claim 6, characterized in that the self-adhesive is double-sided.