Surgical collar and liner therefor

• US 5,010,877 A
• Filed: 11/24/1989
• Issued: 04/30/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1989
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Sue Druskoczi
• Original Assignee: Sue Druskoczi
• Inventors: Druskoczi, Sue
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Horowitz, Karen G.
• Application Number:
  US07/440,716
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 128/87 R, 128/87 B, 128/163, 128/DIG. 23, 128/76 R, 128/857, 2/129, 2/143, 2/243 B, 2/272, 2/DIG. 7
• US Class Current: 602/18
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/055 Cervical collars
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/23 Cervical collars
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/912 Garment having a hook-loop type fastener

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to a liner and a surgical collar wherein the liner is formed of a blank of soft, pliable absorbent material shaped to conform to the interior surface of the surgical collar and having opposed reversible folded pockets formed along the opposed ends of the blank for receiving the edges of the surgical collar and a reversible foldable edge flange for overlying the upper peripheral portion of the surgical collar so as to render the collar more comfortable to the wearer. The liner may be formed as a unitary member, or in several parts, depending upon the specific construction of the surgical collar.

Claims

1. A surgical collar and liner therefor, said collar and further including aperture means formed in said blank adapted to receive a portion of said collar having an upper longitudinal edge forming a chin rest, and opposed ends, and

said liner comprising a flat blank of soft pliable absorbent material capable of being washed, adapted to cover the interior surface of said collar,

said blank having opposed longitudinal extending marginal portions and opposed end portions,

said opposed end portions of said blank being reversely folded to form an end pocket thereat between said opposed marginal portions,

said end pockets being adapted to receive the opposed ends of said collar,

said longitudinally extending marginal portions extending beyond the upper longitudinal edge and lower longitudinal circumscribing edge of said collar,

said marginal portions being adapted to e outwardly and reversely folded over the longitudinal edge of said collar whereby said liner covers the interior surface of said collar and is releaseably secured to said collar solely by said marginal portions, said end pockets, and said aperture means.

2. The surgical collar and liner as defined in claim 1, wherein said marginal portions including notched out portions intermediate the ends thereof,

said notched out portions being positioned to accommodate said chin rest and permitting said marginal portion to be reversely folded about the respective longitudinal edges of said collar.

3. A surgical collar and liner therefor as defined in claim 2 wherein said lower marginal portions having a notched portion disposed opposite said first mentioned notched portion allowing said lower marginal portion to be reversely folded about the lower peripheral edge of said collar in the operable position thereof.

4. A surgical collar and liner therefor,

said surgical collar comprising a body portion adapted to circumscribe the neck of the wearer,

said body having opposed end portions, and upper and lower longitudinally ending edge portions,

said upper edge portion forming a chin rest at the front end of said collar and further including aperture means formed in said blank adapted to receive said fastening strap,

and a fastening strap for securing the ends of the collar about a wearer'"'"'s neck,

a liner for covering the interior surface of said collar, said liner comprising a flat blank of soft pliable material sized to circumscribe and cover the inner surface of said collar,

said blank having opposed end portions, and

longitudinally extending marginal portions extending between said end portions of said blank,

said end portions being reversely folded to define an end pocket for receiving an end portion of said collar,

and said marginal portions being notched to allow said marginal portions to be reversely folded about the longitudinal edges of said collar in the operative position thereof whereby said liner covers the interior surface of said collar and is releaseably secured to said collar solely by said marginal portions, said end pockets and said aperture means.

5. A surgical collar and liner therefor as defined in claim 4 wherein said aperture means comprises a slit formed therein adjacent one end thereof whereby said fastening strap is adapted to be threaded through said slit for securing said collar and liner in the operative position.

6. A surgical collar and liner therefor as defined in claim 5 and including opposed notched portion disposed in said upper and lower marginal portions, said notched portion being positioned opposite the front end of said collar to facilitate the reverse folding of said marginal portions about the edges of said collar.

7. A liner for use with a surgical collar comprising a flat blank of soft pliable absorbent washable material,

said blank having opposed end portions,

said opposed end portions being outwardly and reversely folded to form an end pocket thereat,

said end pockets being adapted to receive the opposed ends of a surgical collar,

said blank having opposed longitudinally extending marginal portions adapted to be reversely folded along the longitudinal edges therof.

said longitudinally extending marginal portions extending beyond the longitudinal edges of a surgical collar, and

said longitudinally extending marginal portions being foldable outwardly and reversably about the longitudinal circumferential edges of the collar,

at least one of said end pockets having a slit formed therein adapted for providing a pass through for the collar securing means.