Patent ID: 6611960
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A neck collar comprising:a first strip of fabric material and a second strip of fabric material, each strip having a top edge portion; a first stitching for affixing said top edge portion of said first strip of fabric material to said top edge portion of said second strip of fabric material such that one strip is lying flat against the other strip to form a joined unit, wherein said joined unit includes two side edge portions when said joined unit is opened flat with a stitched portion disposed extending longitudinally between said two side edge portions; and a second stitching for affixing said two side edge portions of said joined unit together to form a tubular unit such that said stitched portion extends along an outer face of said tubular unit, wherein said neck collar is formed by turning at least a portion of said tubular unit over said stitched portion, wherein one of the strips of fabric material forming an inner layer of the neck collar extends over the stitched portion such that a longitudinal line formed between the first and second strips of fabric material is disposed, along an outer layer of the neck collar, a defined distance from a top peripheral edge of the neck collar.