DISPOSABLE COVERS

• US 20180109662A1
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Published: 04/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Scott Scheer
• Original Assignee: Scott Scheer
• Inventors: SCHEER, Scott
• Application Number:
  US15/567,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20180109662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/002 Protective covers
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/86 characterised by the casing, e.g. sealed casings or casings reducible in size
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2009/048 using a sealing boot, e.g. the casing having separate elastic body surrounding the operating member and hermetically closing the opening for it
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 23/06 Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/04 Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/17 Hygienic or sanitary devices on telephone equipment for mouthpieces or earpieces H04R1/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/12 Sanitary or hygienic devices for mouthpieces or earpieces, e.g. for protecting against infection

Abstract

Disposable covers configured to at least partially enclose an object that includes a frequently touched surface are disclosed. The disposable cover may include a body having an inner surface that defines an interior space that is configured to receive the object such that the inner surface faces the object, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and a multi-layer portion that includes an inner layer that is liquid impermeable, an outer layer opposite the inner layer, and an absorbent intermediate layer between the inner layer and the outer layer, the cover further defining an opening that provides access from an exterior of the disposable cover to the interior space.

Claims

1. A disposable cover configured to at least partially enclose an object that includes a frequently touched surface, the cover comprising:

a body including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the inner surface defining an interior space that is configured to receive the object such that the inner surface faces the object, the body further including a transparent portion, the transparent portion configured such that markings on the object are visible through the body when the object is at least partially enclosed within the interior space, the transparent portion further configured to be liquid impermeable,

wherein the cover defines an opening that provides access from an exterior of the cover to the interior space.

2. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a multi-layer portion, the multi-layer portion including an inner layer that is liquid impermeable, an outer layer that is liquid permeable and that at least partially defines the outer surface, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer and that includes an absorbent material.

3. The disposable cover of claim 2, wherein the outer layer defines a plurality of holes that provide passage from the outer surface to the intermediate layer.

4. The disposable cover of claim 2, wherein the cover defines an outer perimeter, the body extends to and terminates at the outer perimeter, and the multi-layer portion is positioned at the outer perimeter such that the multi-layer portion at least partially defines the outer perimeter.

5. The disposable cover of claim 2, wherein the cover defines an outer perimeter, the body extends to and terminates at the outer perimeter, and the transparent portion is positioned at the outer perimeter such that the transparent portion at least partially defines the outer perimeter.

6. The disposable cover of claim 2, wherein the inner layer is a first inner layer, the outer layer is a first outer layer, and the intermediate layer is a first intermediate layer, the multi-layer portion includes a first set of layers and a second set of layers, the first set of layers includes the first outer layer, a second inner layer, and the first intermediate layer positioned between the first outer layer and the second inner layer, the second set of layers including the first inner layer, a second outer layer positioned between the second inner layer and the first inner layer, and a second intermediate layer positioned between the second outer layer and the first inner layer.

7. The disposable cover of claim 6, wherein the second inner layer is liquid impermeable, the outer layer is liquid permeable, and the second intermediate layer includes an absorbent material.

8. The disposable cover of claim 6, wherein the first set of layers is configured to be removed by hand, without the use of tools, and without damaging the second set of layers.

9. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the body is devoid of any additional openings that provide access from the exterior of the cover to the interior space.

10. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the body includes at least one antimicrobial property.

12. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the body is flexible such that a size of the interior space is adjustable to receive objects of different sizes.

13. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the disposable cover is configured to at least partially enclose a side rail of a hospital bed, a footboard of a hospital bed, a headboard of a hospital bed, or a fold down tray table.

22. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the body is puncture resistant.

23. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the body includes elastic material that defines the opening and permits a change in size of the opening.

24. The disposable cover of claim 1, further comprising a draw string attached to the body such that a force applied to the draw string changes the size of the opening.

25. The disposable cover of claim 1, wherein the body includes printing.

11. (canceled)

14-21. -21. (canceled)

26. A disposable cover configured to at least partially enclose an object that includes a frequently touched surface, the cover comprising:

a body including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the inner surface defining an interior space that is configured to receive the object such that the inner surface faces the object, the body further including a multi-layer portion including an inner layer that is liquid impermeable and an outer layer that is liquid permeable and that at least partially defines the outer surface, the outer layer defining a plurality of holes that provide passage through the outer layer from the outer surface toward the inner layer;

wherein the cover defines an opening that provides access from an exterior of the cover to the interior space.

27. The disposable cover of claim 26, wherein the multi-layer portion includes an intermediate layer that is disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer and that includes an absorbent material.

28. The disposable cover of claim 26, wherein each of the plurality of holes extend through the outer surface to the intermediate layer.

33. The disposable cover of claim 26, wherein the interior space is configured to receive a fold down tray table.

29-32. -32. (canceled)