Apron of One Piece Design
A apron having a one-piece thin sheet body made from a flexible and foldable material and properly cut to provide an open type neckline portion disposed in a middle part near the top side thereof for attaching to the user's neck, two back belts respectively formed of a left part and a right part thereof for tying the apron to the user's waist, and two neck belts respectively formed of a top left part and a top right part thereof for tying the apron to the user's neck, and thus the apron can be better secured to the user's body to well protect the user's clothes from “wear and tear”.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to aprons, more particularly to one of a one-piece design, which when worn secures to the user's body better, is more comfortable, and more effectively protects the user's clothes from “wear and tear”
2. Description of the Related Art
The conventional apron is an outer covering that covers primarily the front of the body to protect the user's clothes from “wear and tear”, as illustrated in
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- 1. The human head is much larger than the neck. In order for the apron to be conveniently put on by the user, the open type neckline portion 31 must be made relatively larger, so that the neckline portion 31 may be passed through by the user's head, and be conveniently hanged from the user's neck 22. When the apron is worn on the user's body as in such case, a large area D of the user's body around the neck 22 is exposed and not well protected by the apron 111 (see the lattice line marked area in
FIGS. 2 and 3 ). - 2. Because the open type neckline portion 31 has a large size, the apron may shift around relative to the user's body on its own when the user turns the body or changes posture, causing exposures for the user's chest area to the environment.
- 3.Because the design of the two openings 30 of the thin sheet body 3 relatively increases the exposure area and waste material, the fabrication of aprons of this design is not in line with being environmental friendly.
- 4. The open type neckline portion 31 is not expandable, so it will not fit a person having a head that is larger than what the neckline portion can have passed thorough, or likewise with one wearing a hood, which the head with hood on is larger than what the neckline portion can have passed through.
- 5. When a person wears the apron at a beauty salon, the large area D of the user's body around the neck 22 that is exposed to the environment and may be soiled by falling hair during haircut, water or cleaning agent shampoo during hair wash.
- 6. When a person wears the apron at a dental clinic to receive a dental treatment, the large area D of the user's body around the neck 22 that is exposed to the environment may be soiled by dental-related pollutants.
- 1. The human head is much larger than the neck. In order for the apron to be conveniently put on by the user, the open type neckline portion 31 must be made relatively larger, so that the neckline portion 31 may be passed through by the user's head, and be conveniently hanged from the user's neck 22. When the apron is worn on the user's body as in such case, a large area D of the user's body around the neck 22 is exposed and not well protected by the apron 111 (see the lattice line marked area in
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a apron for being worn on a user to cover the front of the user's body, which is comprised of a thin sheet body in a one-piece design properly cut to provide an open type neckline portion for attaching to the user's neck, two back belts for tying the apron to the user's waist, and two neck belts for tying the apron to the user's neck.
By means of the neck belts and the waist belts, the apron can fit different users and can be better secured to the waist and neck of the user, and therefore the apron can better cover the front of the user's body to effectively protect the user's clothes from “wear and tear”.
Further, the apron is a disposable one-piece design for providing hygiene protection, having the advantages of being easy and inexpensive to fabricate and convenient to use.
Further, the thin sheet body provides a longitudinal perforation formed of a series of small longitudinally spaced cuts that can be torn off easily, enabling the open type neckline portion to be easily attached to the neck of a person having a larger head or wearing a hood.
Further, the apron provides hygiene protection. Further, the fabrication of the apron minimizes the amount of waste material and is in line with being the principles of environmental friendly.
Further, the apron is practical for daily life use, such as housekeeping, painting, gardening or washing; for service industry application such as beauty salons; for industrial and other uses; as well as for dental related applications.
Referring to
The thin sheet body 1 further is comprised of a longitudinal perforation C formed of a series of small longitudinally spaced cuts 17 and extending from the top middle of the open type neckline portion 11 to the top side of the thin sheet body 1. This longitudinal perforation C can be torn off easily (see
Further, in the aforesaid various embodiments of the present invention, the thin sheet body 1 can be made from plastics (for example, polyethylene), paper, cloth or nonwoven fabric.
Further, the length of the apron is sufficient for covering the front of the user's body including the area under the user's waist so that the apron can be used as an apron.
In conclusion, the invention provides a apron which has the advantages and features as follows:
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- 1.By means of the neck belts 18;101;102;104;105;194;195;197;198 and the waist belts 10, the apron can fit different users and can be better secured to the waist 21 and neck 22 of the user 2, and therefore the apron can better cover the front of the user's body to well protect the user's clothes from “wear and tear”.
- 2. The apron is a disposable one-piece design for providing hygiene protection, having the advantages of being easy and inexpensive to fabricate and convenient to use.
- 3. The thin sheet body 1 provides a longitudinal perforation C formed of a series of small longitudinally spaced cuts 17 that can be torn off easily, enabling the open type neckline portion 11 to be easily attached to the neck of a person having a larger sized head or wearing a hood.
- 4. The apron provides hygiene protection; the fabrication of the apron minimizes the amount of waste material and is in line with being environmental friendly.
- 5. The apron is practical for daily life use, such as house-keeping, painting, gardening or washing; for service industry applications such as beauty salons; for industrial and other uses; as well as for dental related applications.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A apron for being worn on a user to cover the front of the user's body, comprising a thin sheet body selected from a flexible and foldable material group of plastics, paper, cloth and nonwoven fabric; said thin sheet body defining opposing top and bottom sides and opposing left and right sides; said thin sheet body comprising an open type neckline portion disposed in a middle part near the top side thereof for hanging from the user's neck, two back belts respectively formed of a left part and a right part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's waist, and two neck belts respectively formed of a top left part and a top right part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's neck.
2. The apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin sheet body comprises two longitudinal slits symmetrically disposed near the left and right sides thereof, two transverse slits respectively extended from respective top ends of said longitudinal slits to the left and right sides of said thin sheet body at right angles and defining with said longitudinal slits said two waist belts for tying the apron to the user's waist, two transverse perforations respectively formed of a series of small transversely spaced cuts and respectively extending in a perpendicular manner relative to said longitudinal slits so that said two neck belts are respectively formed of said top left part and said top right part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's neck.
3. The apron as claimed in claim 2, wherein said two longitudinal slits are respectively extended to the top side of said thin sheet body; said two transverse perforations are respectively perpendicularly extended to said longitudinal slits.
4. The apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin sheet body further comprises a longitudinal perforation formed of a series of small longitudinally spaced cuts and extending from a top middle of said open type neckline portion to the top side of said thin sheet body; said longitudinal perforation being torn off to expand said open type neckline portion.
5. The apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin sheet body further comprises a substantially S-shaped slit disposed in a top middle part thereof so that two neck belts are formed of a part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's neck.
6. The apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin sheet body further comprises a substantially S-shaped perforation formed of a series of small spaced cuts and disposed in a top middle part thereof; said S-shaped perforation having a bottom end thereof connected to a top right corner of said open type neckline portion; said S-shaped perforation being torn off so that said two neck belts are formed of a part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's neck.
7. The apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin sheet body further comprises two longitudinal slits symmetrically disposed near the left and right sides thereof and respectively extended to the top side thereof so that said two waist belts are formed of an upper left part and an upper right part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's waist, a short longitudinal slit vertically downwardly extended from a middle part of a bottom side of said open type neckline portion, and two arched slits bilaterally and symmetrically extending around said open type neckline portion and respectively connected to said short longitudinal slit so that said two neck belts are formed of a part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's neck.
8. The apron as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin sheet body further comprises two longitudinal slits symmetrically disposed near the left and right sides thereof and respectively extended to the top side thereof so that said two waist belts are formed of an upper left part and an upper right part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's waist, and two arched perforations respectively formed of a series of small transversely spaced cuts and bilaterally and symmetrically extending around said open type neckline portion; said arched perforations being torn off so that said two neck belts are formed of a part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's neck.
9. A apron for being worn on a user to cover the front of the user's body, comprising a thin sheet body selected from a flexible and foldable material group of plastics, paper, cloth and nonwoven fabric; said thin sheet body defining opposing top and bottom sides and opposing left and right sides; said thin sheet body comprising an open type neckline portion disposed in a middle part near the top side thereof for attaching to the user's neck; two longitudinal slits symmetrically disposed near the left and right sides thereof; and two transverse slits respectively connected to said longitudinal slits so that two waist belts and two neck belts are respectively formed of an upper left part, an upper right part, a top left part and a top right part of said thin sheet body for tying the apron to the user's weight and neck.
10. The apron as claimed in claim 9, wherein said transverse slits respectively extend to the left side and right side of said thin sheet body; said longitudinal slits are respectively perpendicularly extended to said transverse slits.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 24, 2012
Publication Date: Mar 28, 2013
Inventors: Yung Chu CHENG (Taipei), Yu Liang Cheng (New Taipei City), Kai Hung Cheng (Taoyuan City)
Application Number: 13/593,925