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Garment protectorRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Garment Protectors, Armpit ShieldsGarment protector description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070150995, Garment protector. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The present invention relates to an antiperspirant pad for protecting a garment. More specifically, the present invention is a shaped absorbent pad for installation in the underarm area of a shirt or a blouse type of garment. [0004] The problems associated with underarm perspiration are very well known and have been combated with a vide variety of measures. Approaches using chemical products, basically underarm deodorants, have been formulated with antiperspirant constituents. These are generally provided in roll-on, stick and spray-on forms and they work to apply a layer of deodorant and antiperspirant compounds directly to the underarm area of a user. While these products have undergone dramatic improvements over time, they still have shortcomings when a user is confronting situations that may cause enhanced underarm perspiration. This may occur, for instance, when weather is unduly hot and/or humid, or when the user is in a stressful situation, or where the chemistry has been consumed over the course of a day. [0005] Another approach to underarm perspiration is the use of pads that act as a barrier between the user and the garment they are wearing. Such pads have been in use for many decades and have similarly undergone changes in attempts to become more effective. U.S. Pat. No. 5,884,330 (Erlich) discloses a garment protector that is applied to the fabric of a piece of clothing in the area of a wearer's underarm. This device is foldable near its mid-point and allows two egg-shaped section to flex accordingly. This protector uses the structure to assist in locating the pad in the appropriate place on the garment. The padding, when thus positioned, is able to absorb underarm perspiration and enhance the confidence of the user while wearing it. The garment protector in U.S. Pat. No. 5,790,982 is similar to the Erlich pad in that it is foldable and can be placed directly on the seam of the garment at the point where the garment sleeve meets the garment body. [0006] In another example of a garment protector, U.S. Pat. No. 4,545,080 (Gorham) teaches the use of a pad that has a specific crease in it for alignment with the area where the sleeve of a garment meets the body of the garment. This crease facilitates the installation and adhesion of the pad to the garment, while orienting the pad portion towards the underarm are of the user. The garment pad in U.S. Pat. No. 3,588,916 (Glatt) discloses a garment shield that employs an adhesive layer as well as an absorbent layer for installation in the underarm area of a garment. [0007] The problem with the prior art pads is that they still lack, at times, sufficient adhesion area to securely keep the pad attached to the clothing. Additionally the underarm protectors of the prior art do present problems when trying to place them in the desired location. In some cases, the known pads do not possess enough absorbent material to fully protect the user, and the garment. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] A new garment protector comprises a disposable, multi-layered pad with an absorbent face and an adhesive face. The pad of the present invention has an overall "cross-shaped" appearance that more conveniently aligns and adheres to the area in a garment that corresponds to the underarm area of a user. The pad of the present invention has an enhanced adhesive area and absorbent area, with a zone where a high absorbency reservoir is provided specifically where it is needed by a user. The adhesive face of the pad is comprised of an impermeable material that acts as a barrier between the garment and the absorbent face, and on the surface of such impermeable material is an adhesive that allows for the removable affixing of the pad to the garment. Further, the adhesive face is covered by a sheath that covers the adhesive face until it is ready to be used. [0009] The novel garment protector of the present invention further includes deodorant chemistry for counteracting any odor, and chemistry for enhancing the ability of the pad to absorb moisture. [0010] These and other benefits and attributes of the present invention will be more fully discussed herein. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a portion of a garment, specifically a section of a shirt at the sleeve area, showing the garment protector of the present invention installed in place. [0012] FIG. 2 is an isometric view of the garment protector of the present invention with the absorbent face exposed. [0013] FIG. 3 is an isometric view of the garment protector of FIG. 2, with the adhesive face exposed. [0014] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the garment protector of FIG. 2 taken at 4-4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0015] A garment protector in accordance with the present invention is shown in the drawings, in particular FIGS. 1 and 2, a garment protector or multi-layered pad 30 is disclosed as applied to a shirt 10, the shirt being made from conventional fabric materials, where the shirt includes the sleeve 12, the shirtfront 14, the shirt back 16, the shirt interior 18, the sleeve interior 20 and the sleeve seam 22. The garment protector 30 includes the padding 32, the pull-tab 34, and the indents 36. In addition, the garment protector has interior lobes 44 and exterior lobes 46 and the reservoir 48. [0016] Turning to FIG. 3, it can be seen that the garment protector 30 further includes the sheath 38, and the backing 40. The cross-section of the garment protector as depicted in FIG. 4 reveals the high capacity absorbent 42 as sandwiched in between the padding 32, and the sheath 38. [0017] In use, the garment protector of the present invention provides an unexpectedly increased level of absorbency than previous devices of this kind, and it can be used more easily than some prior art protectors since it can be oriented to fit precisely on the particular garment at the point where it is needed. The multi-layered pad comprising the garment protector is fabricated in what may be generally viewed as a "cruciform" shape, which means that it is roughly "cross" shaped. This cruciform shape intuitively imparts what may be termed longitudinal axis's to the pad which run along the lengths established by opposing exterior lobes resulting in two such axis's that cross substantially near the center of the pad. In FIG. 2, these are shown as an "X" axis and a "Y" axis. [0018] The pad is comprised of multi-layered components which will be described in more detail below, however, the present embodiment of the pad is pliable and easily folds along either of the longitudinal axis's described above. Thus when the user is ready to install the pad on a garment, it is possible to align the cruciform shape such that one axis will be oriented in line with the sleeve seam. With reference to FIG. 1, it can be appreciated that if it is the "X" axis of the pad that is aligned with placement on the sleeve seam, the opposing "Y" axis will be oriented in perpendicular fashion and will be in rough parallel alignment with the longitudinal axis of the sleeve, at least to the extent of the portion of the "Y" axis or lobe that extends into the sleeve interior. The other end of the "Y" axis or lobe will, as a result of the folding that occurs along the "X" axis generally, will be oriented to a second angle that is roughly ninety degrees relative to the portion of the "Y" axis that extends into the sleeve interior. This second "Y" axis lobe depends downwardly in the shirt, the whole pad conforming generally to the interior of the sleeve and shirt. Continue reading about Garment protector... 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