Patent ID: 6345392
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: A41B

Abstract:
A disposable garment-protecting cover for protectively covering a user's upper torso when holding a baby thereagainst, said disposable garment-protecting cover having a sheet construction with front and back surfaces and comprising:a lower region with a pair of opposing lower region side edges; an upper region bifurcated into a pair of upper sections which are releasably securable to each other; a middle region between the upper and lower regions, the middle region having a central aperture and a pair of shoulder sections on opposite sides of the central aperture, each shoulder section having an outer side edge remotely positioned from the central aperture, and the bifurcation of the pair of upper sections allowing passage through the upper region to the central aperture; and at least two vertical creases on the lower region forming at least three vertical sections thereof, the vertical creases angling the vertical sections toward the back surface of the lower region to form a substantially concave configuration thereof, whereby, upon donning the disposable garment-protecting cover with the user's neck positioned through the aperture, the lower region positioned against the user's chest, the upper region positioned against the user's upper back, the pair of shoulder sections positioned over the user's shoulders, and the bifurcated pair of upper sections releasably secured to each other, the substantially concave configuration of the back surface of the lower region substantially contours around the user's chest.