Craig W Peterkin

US Patent:

20030093850, May 22, 2003

Filed:

Nov 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/991812

Inventors:

Craig Peterkin - Pikesville MD, US

International Classification:

A41D027/16

US Classification:

002/060000

Abstract:

An article is provided that is attachable to the interior surface of a garment collar to protect against perspiration, sweat, makeup, and the like, from the wearer's neck. The article has an absorbent material layer and an adhesive for removably attaching the article to the collar interior surface and reattaching for a subsequent use. A protective covering is attached to the adhesive to cover and preserve the adhesive when the article is not attached to the collar. The article can have an impermeable layer supporting the absorbent layer, and can have tapered ends to correspond with the taper of typical collars in the button area. The article can be sized to cover substantially all the collar interior surface or the upper portion only.