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  Disposable dribble bibUSPTO Application #: 20070113313Title: Disposable dribble bib Abstract: A disposable dribble bib for babies comprises a shaped panel of non-woven cotton material. The bib has an outer face and an inner face each of which has a hairy surface formed by cotton fibres which when the bib is placed on a garment will attach and hold the bib on the garment. The bib is simple and cheap to manufacture and is double sided, that is it can be used either way round with either the outer face or inner face engaging the garment. A neck-receiving recess is provided at an upper end of the bib. (end of abstract) Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch - Falls Church, VA, US Inventors: Edward McCloskey, Susanne McCloskey USPTO Applicaton #: 20070113313 - Class: 002049100 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Garment Protectors, Aprons, Infant`s Bib The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070113313. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/302,212 filed on Dec. 14, 2005, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/383,767 filed Mar. 10, 2003, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119 to Irish Patent Application No. 52002/0182, filed Mar. 8, 2002, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to a disposable dribble bib for very young babies which are typically no more than six months old. [0004] 2. Description of Background Art [0005] Different types of cloth and plastics bibs are widely available, particularly for older babies and toddlers to protect their garments when they are feeding. Examples in the prior art include U.S. Pat. No. 6,070,268, U.S. Pat. No. 4,620,323, U.S. Pat. No. 3,979,776 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,871,027. However, many of these bibs are not really suitable for very young babies--say up to six months old--as they may be too large, difficult to tie about the baby's neck or of relatively coarse material which would be uncomfortable for very young babies. [0006] In U.S. Pat. No. 3,916,447 there is disclosed a composite protective covering having an outer absorbent layer of cellulosic fibres bonded onto an inner layer of synthetic polymer microfibres which tend to self-attach to fabric materials when the inner layer of the covering disclosed in GB 2293959. In this case self-adhesive strips are provided on an inner face of the bib for attachment of the bib to clothing. A further bib is disclosed in GB 2285570 which uses adhesive for attachment to clothing. In WO 02/094043 there is disclosed a bib which is secured to clothing in use by adhesive tape or Velcro (Registered Trade Mark). In a bib disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,256,788 the whole of the inside face of the bib is coated with adhesive for attachment to clothing. All of these bibs are used one way only, that is with the inner face which includes the attachment means secured to the clothing. This may present difficulties when fitting the bib on a baby's clothing which is typically a one-handed operation whilst holding the baby in the other arm, it often being difficult to hold the baby still. Further, many of the currently available bibs are of composite construction including a number of superimposed layers of material and so are relatively expensive to produce. [0007] The present invention is directed towards overcoming these problems. SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION [0008] According to the invention there is provided a disposable dribble bib for mounting directly beneath a baby's chin on clothing covering the baby's chest, the bib including a panel of liquid absorbing material, means for releasable self-attachment of the panel to clothing worn by the baby to retain the bib in position on the baby in use, the bib panel being formed from a substantially homogenous non-woven cotton material, said bib panel having an inner face and an outer face which are similar, each of said inner face and outer face having a surface which is sufficiently hairy to form the means for releasable self-attachment of the panel to clothing worn by the baby. Advantageously the bib is simply placed on the baby's clothing to which it will hold itself during use. The faces of the panel have a nap surface, a hairy or downy surface so that each face will self-attach to the baby's clothing to retain the bib in position during use and yet can be readily easily removed after use. As it is double sided it can be used either way round making it easy to fit. Further as the bib is produced from substantially homogenous non-woven cotton material it is relatively cheap and simple to produce. [0009] In a particularly preferred embodiment the panel is formed of hydroentangled cotton material. This is very absorbent and is soft and comfortable for a baby. [0010] In another embodiment a scalloped neck-receiving recess is provided at an upper end of the bib. Preferably the recess is centrally located between opposite sides of the panel. This allows the bib to be fitted snugly about a baby's neck during use. [0011] In a further embodiment a tongue flap is provided at the bottom end of the bib. Conveniently a tongue flap may be provided which corresponds in shape to the scalloped recess at the upper end of the bib. This facilitates simple and cheap manufacture of the bib as described later. [0012] In another embodiment a scalloped neck-receiving recess is provided at both a top and at a bottom of the panel. This provides additional reversibility. Indeed if desired a scalloped neck-receiving recess may be provided at a top and a bottom and at each side of the panel, again for ease of fitting in any desired orientation whichever way the bib is facing. [0013] In another embodiment there is provided a disposable dribble bib for mounting directly beneath a baby's chin on clothing covering the baby's chest, the bib including a panel of liquid absorbing material, means for releasable self-attachment of the panel to clothing worn by the baby to retain the bib in position on the baby in use, the bib panel being formed from a substantially homogenous non-woven cotton material having a hairy surface for releasable self-attachment to the clothing. [0014] In another aspect the invention provides a pack of disposable bibs of the type described herein comprising a plurality of the bibs in a package or carton. Conveniently the bibs may be stacked or arranged in a row face to face within the packaging. [0015] In another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a bib of the type described herein comprising the steps of forming a web of non-woven cotton material, delivering a leading end of the web to a cutter, and cutting away a bib from a leading end of the web. Preferably the cutter is shaped for simultaneously cutting away the bib whilst forming one end of the bib and the opposite end of the next bib at a leading edge of the web. Thus advantageously there is minimal or no waste. [0016] Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0017] The invention will be more clearly understood by the following description of some embodiments thereof, given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which; [0018] FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a disposable baby's bib according to the invention; [0019] FIG. 2 is an end elevational view of the bib; [0020] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the bib taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1; Continue reading... Full patent description for Disposable dribble bib Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Disposable dribble bib patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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