Patent ID: 7448089

Claim:
A bib for protecting the clothes and skin of a baby, the bib comprising: a body section having a body protection panel and shoulder straps, wherein the body section has a front side and a back side and is configured to cover the baby's torso, including portions of the baby's chest and abdomen, wherein the shoulder straps are configured to extend from the body protection panel, over a baby's shoulders and substantially around the baby's neck, forming a neck opening, wherein the neck opening is configured to receive the baby's neck and is defined by an inner perimeter of the body section; and a neck strap distinct from the body section, wherein a portion of the neck strap is coupled along a portion of the inner perimeter of the body section defining the neck opening and a portion of the neck strap wraps around the back of a baby's neck and over the baby's shoulder, securing the shoulder straps and providing a scrunch-neck collar, wherein the neck strap is configured to cover the baby's entire neckline and supply additional absorbent material up towards the baby's chin and over the neck, wherein the additional material is scrunched-up beneath the baby's chin and form-fits inside the baby's neckline, and wherein the end of the portion of the length of the neck strap that wraps around the baby's neck fastens to the body section with a fastening mechanism.