PROTECTIVE PATCH PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST THE TRANSFER OF BODILY SECRETIONS
First Claim
1. A protective patch for providing protection against the visible transfer of bodily secretion, for incorporating inside an article of clothing in a determined zone thereof and including at least an absorbent layer and a waterproof outer layer that is to come into contact with the article, the patch comprising a fabric having two faces formed by interlaced yarns and connected to each other, wherein:
- the outside face of the fabric acts at least in part as a waterproof outer layer and comprises yarns made of synthetic material;
the fabric includes yarns made of an absorbent material, being suitable for storing moisture and being hardly or not at all visible on the outside face; and
the inside face of the fabric, i.e., its face that is to be closer to the wearer of the article, comprises yarns suitable for absorbing and/or transferring moisture towards the storage yarns.
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Abstract
The protective patch providing protection against visible transfer of bodily secretion is for incorporating on the inside of an article of clothing in a determined zone thereof. It comprises a fabric having two faces formed by interlaced yarns and connected to each other. The outside face of the fabric acts at least in part as an impermeable outer layer for coming into contact with the article, and comprises yarns made of a synthetic material. The fabric has “storage” yarns made of an absorbent material suitable for storing moisture and being visible little or not at all in the outside face. The inside face of the fabric, i.e. its face that is to come closer to the wearer of the article, comprises yarns suitable for absorbing and/or transferring moisture towards the storage yarns.
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1. A protective patch for providing protection against the visible transfer of bodily secretion, for incorporating inside an article of clothing in a determined zone thereof and including at least an absorbent layer and a waterproof outer layer that is to come into contact with the article, the patch comprising a fabric having two faces formed by interlaced yarns and connected to each other, wherein:
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the outside face of the fabric acts at least in part as a waterproof outer layer and comprises yarns made of synthetic material; the fabric includes yarns made of an absorbent material, being suitable for storing moisture and being hardly or not at all visible on the outside face; and the inside face of the fabric, i.e., its face that is to be closer to the wearer of the article, comprises yarns suitable for absorbing and/or transferring moisture towards the storage yarns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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