Removable sanitary covering

Abstract

A sanitary covering designed to be releasably secured to a portion of a child's clothing during mealtime to protect the child's clothing from food and drink spillage. The sanitary covering includes a first and second layer. The first layer is configured to retain and absorb the food and drink spillage that occurs thereon. The second layer is configured to prohibit the propagation of material on the first layer onto the adjacent portion of child's clothing. The sanitary covering further includes an attachment mechanism that functions to releasably secured the sanitary covering to the desired portion of child or child's clothing while the child is engaged in eating or drinking.

Description

PRIORITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. §119(e) & 37 C.F.R. §1.78 [0001] This nonprovisional application claims priority based upon the following prior U.S. provisional patent application entitled: Kidz wipes, Application No. 60 / 665,622, filed Mar. 25, 2005, in the name of Amy Goland, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a protective barrier for clothing, more specifically but not by way of limitation, to a protective barrier that is designed to be releasably secured to an area of a child adjacent to the clothing of the child such as a sleeve area during mealtime to protect the clothing from food and drink debris generated by the child during eating. BACKGROUND [0003] The safety and hygiene of a child are a principal concern of parents when they are raising young children. Parents utilize many methods in order to ensure that their child practices good hygiene. [0004] One area in which parents routinely practice me...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] It is the object of the present invention to provide a protective barrier to be worn by a child during mealtime in order to prevent any food or drink spilt by the child from soiling the child's clothing.

[0008] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a protective barrier to be worn by a child during mealtime that is releasably secured adjacent the child's clothing.

[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide a protective barrier to be worn by a child during mealtime that is releasably secured to the sleeve area of the child's clothing.

[0010] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a protective barrier that is worn adjacent to the thigh area of the child's clothing during mealtime.

[0011] A further object of the present invention is to provide a protective barrier that is worn adjacent to the torso area of the child's clothing during mealtime.

[0012] Another object of the present invention is to provide a protective barrier that is releasably secured to an area of a child's clothing during mealtime that is disposable and inexpensive.

Problems solved by technology

This can be exceptionally challenging for younger children.

One issue involved in changing the soiled clothes of a child occurs when the parent and child are dining outside of their home.

Additionally, if a parent is unable to remove the clothes from the child in a timely fashion this increases the probability that the clothes of the child will become permanently stained from the food or drink that has been spilt on the clothes by the child.

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