Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
  • A41B3/00—Collars
  • A41B3/18—Protectors for collars
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
  • A41D27/00—Details of garments or of their making
  • A41D27/12—Shields or protectors
  • A41D27/16—Collar-shields

Definitions

• Embodiments of the current invention are related to clothing and specifically to a shirt collar protection apparatus and method addressing maintenance of collar cleanliness and prevention of collar staining.
• Spears describes a disposable auxiliary collar element made of disposable material, such as heavy gauge fibrous material adapted to be positioned on the integral collar of a garment to present a normal appearance when the garment is worn. Depending upon the degree of soiling, it may be reused or discarded at the end of a wearing.
• the device is held in position by adhesive. In another embodiment it is maintained in position by a member extending below the garment collar.
• Maggs in US Patent Application 20080229472, whose disclosure is incorporated herein by reference, describes a collar protector comprising patch mount that is attached to the back portion of a shirt collar.
• a collar shield removeably attaches to the patch mount and covers a back portion of a wearer's neck preventing staining and discoloration of the shirt's collar. As the collar shield becomes stained, it is replaced with a new one keeping the shirt from being soiled.
• a hook and loop attachment system is used to removeably attach the collar shield to the patch mount.
• the collar shield is made of a fabric that matches the shirt.
• Lomas in US Patent Application 20060021108, by Lomas, whose disclosure is incorporated herein by reference, describes a thin breathable material affixed to a collared shirt.
• the breathable material is affixed with an affixing mechanism.
• the material is disposable and reusable.
• the affixing mechanism is adhered on one side of the collar.
• Shannon describes a collar protector comprising a first elongate portion which is shaped to match an inside band of a collar and a second elongate portion which is generally shaped to matc an outside surface of a collar.
• the collar protector may comprise a plurality of foldable tabs to detachably secure the collar protector to a collar.
• the second elongate portion may be coated with a reagent which promotes blood clotting.
• a shirt collar protection apparatus for protecting a shirt collar of a wearer, the shirt collar having an upper edge
• the apparatus comprising: a collar protector having a shape adapted to protect the shirt collar at a surface touching the wearer's neck and at the upper edge; wherein the collar protector is formable of one piece of material.
• the collar protector has a grasping lip which is attachable directly to the shirt collar.
• the collar protector is adherable to the shirt collar by means of a sticky surface on the collar protector.
• the collar protector is made of a material chosen from the list including: polyethylene (PE); cotton; and polyester.
• the collar protector is substantially transparent.
• the collar protector has a color matching that of the shirt collar.
• the collar protector is imprintable with a visible logo.
• a method of using a shirt collar protection apparatus for protecting a shirt collar of a wearer, the shirt collar having an upper edge comprising the steps of: shaping a first collar protector from one piece to protect the shirt collar at the wearer's neck and at the upper edge of the shirt collar; attaching the first collar protector to the shirt collar using a grasping lip of the shirt collar; and replacing the first collar protector with another color protector when the first color protector is soiled.
• the collar protector is adhered to the shirt collar by means of a sticky surface on the collar protector.
• the collar protector is made of a material chosen from the list including: polyethylene (PE); cotton; and polyester.
• the collar protector is substantially transparent.
• the collar protector has a color matching that of the shirt collar.
• the collar protector is imprintable with a visible logo.
• FIGS 1, 2A, and 2B are pictorial representations of a typical shirt collar and of a collar protector, in accordance with embodiments of the current invention
• FIG 3 is a pictorial representation of fee collar of FIGS 2A and 2B and of another collar protector, in accordance with embodiments of the current invention
• FIG 4 is a pictorial representation of the collar protector of FIGS 2 A and 2B and collar protector 20 of FIG 3;
• FIGS 5A and 5B are pictorial representations of the shirt collar and collar protector, in accordance with embodiments of the current invention.
• Embodiments of the current invention are related to clothing and specifically to a shirt collar protection apparatus and method addressing maintenance of collar cleanliness and prevention of collar staining.
• FIGS I, 2 A, and 2B are pictorial representations of a typical shirt collar 10 having a surface 11 normally in contact with the wearer's neck and of a collar protector 15, in accordance with embodiments of the current invention.
• collar protector 15 is substantially transparent and is formed of one piece of material.
• collar protector 15 has a color/design matching that of shirt collar 10. Collar protector does not allow perspiration and oils to pass through to the shirt collar at surface 11 , while additionally protecting an upper edge 16 of shirt collar 10 from additional staining.
• collar protector 15 is inexpensive—such as, but not limited to: polyethylene (PE); cotton; and polyester— and collar protector 15 can be discarded after being worn for a few hours, for example.
• the shape of collar protector 15 allows it to be conveniently adhered and/or attached directly to shirt collar 10, as shown in the figures.
• collar protector 15 may be attached to shirt collar by means of the integral shape of the collar protector itself, which affords a grasping lip 17 to attach the of collar protector to upper edge 16 of the shirt collar.
• collar protector 15 may attach to shirt collar 10 by means of the semi-rigid form of the collar protector 15, as shown in the figures, which has a bias against shirt collar 10, thereby holding the collar protector 15 in place when the collar protector is attached to the shirt collar.
• FIG 3 is a pictorial
• Collar protector 20 is formed from a wider piece of the same or similar material used in collar protector 15 of the previous figures. The functionality and features of collar protector 20 are similar to those of collar protector 15.
• FIG 4 is a pictorial
• collar protector 20 is initiaiiy formed from an elongated rectangular piece of material and that it may be combined and/or formed to conform in shape with that of collar protector 15.
• collar protector 20 may be placed directly onto and conforming in shape with collar 10, as shown in FIGS 5 A and 5B. Collar protector 20 is shown in FIG 5B in a soiled condition, before it is typically removed.
• the shirt may be worn with its collar closed or open.
• the material of the collar protectors allows for a comfortable fit and feeling, allowing protection the shirt collar not only at the position of the shirt collar normally contacted heavily by the user's neck, but also on the upper edge of the shirt collar, as described hereinabove.
• Embodiments of the current invention address the problems identified hereinabove by configuring the shirt collar from substantially transparent material, preferably made from polyethylene (PE), the shirt collar covering the entire shirt collar, having matched sizes to fit a wide array of collared shirts.
• substantially transparent material preferably made from polyethylene (PE)
• PE polyethylene
• Embodiments of the current invention additionally include a material which is inexpensive, allowing it to be conveniently disposed after each use.
• the material of the shirt collar is hypoallergic.
• a logo may be printed on a visible part of the collar protector, thereby having the collar protector serve additionally as a

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