Patent ID: 6694021
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H04M,H04R

Abstract:
An article for covering a handset of a telephone, comprising:a flexible sanitary guard covering for a telephone handset, said covering having a front sheet and a back sheet composed of flexible nonwoven fabric material bonded together to form a pocket covering for receiving said telephone handset, (a) wherein said front sheet and said back sheet are bonded together on a left side, a top, and a right side by impact bonding to form said pocket covering; (b) wherein said pocket covering has an insertion point wider than a narrower telephone handset holding zone width; (c) wherein said pocket covering has a slit on at least one of said sides, said slit extending from said insertion point to said narrower telephone handset holding zone width; (d) further comprising printed indicia means on at least said front sheet for indicating the nature of the intended use and instructions for the method of use of said article; (e) wherein said pocket covering includes printed indicia on at least said front sheet indicating the nature of the intended use as a telephone handset sanitary guard and instructions for the method of use of said article; and (f) wherein said flexible nonwoven fabric material comprises flexible white heavyweight thermally bonded nonwoven fabric material having a fabric weight of less than about 30 pounds/ream.