Patent ID: 6585711
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A dribble pad for protecting the lower area around the mouth of a baby suckling a nipple, said nipple having an area surrounding it from which the nipple projects, said pad lying in a flat plane and being a half-toroid in shape, with an opening taking the form of a notch in an upper margin of said half-toroid pad, said nipple extendable into said notch having a shape complimentary to the area immediately surrounding the nipple and said pad being positioned immediately below the nipple when the baby is suckling, said dribble pad comprising:(a) an outwardly facing layer of liquid permeable material; (b) an absorbent layer juxtaposed beneath the facing layer; (c) a liquid impermeable layer juxtaposed beneath the absorbent layer and lying against the area immediately adjacent said nipple, and (d) an adhesive portion applied to the exterior of the liquid impermeable layer, adapted gently to adhere to an area around said nipple, each of the facing layer and the liquid impermeable layer having portions extending beyond the periphery of the absorbent layer, the extended portions of the facing layer and the liquid impermeable layer being joined together to encase the absorbent layer.