US2015143615A1PendingUtilityA1

Liquid Collector Mountable to an Object for Collecting Liquid from the Object

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 23, 2012Filed: Apr 23, 2013Published: May 28, 2015
Est. expiryApr 23, 2032(~5.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Daniel Lepage
B65D 1/02A41D 20/00A42C 5/02
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Abstract

A sweat collector for wearing on a user's head to collect sweat from the user's head and prevent the collected sweat from running into the user's eyes. The sweat collector is at least partly made of nonabsorbent material. The sweat collector comprises a sweat-collecting recess between its inner and outer sides for collecting sweat. The sweat-collecting recess may be configured to retain the collected sweat by surface tension and adhesion. Other types of sweat collectors for collecting sweat from other body parts (e.g., a forearm) are considered. Other types of liquid collectors for collecting liquid other than sweat are considered (e.g., water on a user's head or other body part originating from a bath, pool or other external source; bottled liquid; etc.).

Claims

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1 . A sweat collector for wearing on a head of a user, the sweat collector being at least partly made of nonabsorbent material, the sweat collector comprising:
 an inner side for contacting the head of the user, the inner side engaging a forehead of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user;   an outer side opposite the inner side for facing away from the head of the user; and   a sweat-collecting recess between the inner side and the outer side for collecting sweat from the head of the user to prevent the collected sweat from flowing into eyes of the user, the sweat-collecting recess being configured to retain the collected sweat by surface tension and adhesion.   
     
     
         2 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat collector surrounds the head of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The sweat collector of  claim 2 , wherein the sweat collector is a headband wearable around the head of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The sweat collector of  claim 3 , wherein the headband is a continuous endless elastic headband stretchable around the head of the user to be retained on the head of the user. 
     
     
         5 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein at least a majority of the sweat collector is made of the nonabsorbent material. 
     
     
         6 . The sweat collector of  claim 5 , wherein the sweat collector is entirely made of the nonabsorbent material. 
     
     
         7 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the nonabsorbent material is antimicrobial material. 
     
     
         8 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the nonabsorbent material is translucent material. 
     
     
         9 . The sweat collector of  claim 8 , wherein the translucent material has a light transmittance factor (LTF) of at least 50%. 
     
     
         10 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the nonabsorbent material is elastomeric material. 
     
     
         11 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material is silicone rubber. 
     
     
         12 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess extends along at least a majority of a front portion of the sweat collector which contacts the forehead of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user. 
     
     
         13 . The sweat collector of  claim 12 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess extends along an entirety of the front portion of the sweat collector. 
     
     
         14 . The sweat collector of  claim 12 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess extends along at least parts of left and right portions of the sweat collector which contact temples of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user. 
     
     
         15 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess is dimensioned such that, when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user, the sweat-collecting recess has a transversal extent in a transversal direction of the head of the user that is greater than a span of the eyes of the user in the transversal direction of the head of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess is dimensioned to extend across the forehead of the user. 
     
     
         17 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess has open longitudinal ends for evacuating the collected sweat away from the eyes of the user. 
     
     
         18 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess extends along at least a majority of a length of the sweat collector. 
     
     
         19 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess extends along an entirety of the length of the sweat collector. 
     
     
         20 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein a capacity of the sweat-collecting recess is at least 0.5 ml. 
     
     
         21 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the capacity of the sweat-collecting recess is at least 1 ml. 
     
     
         22 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the capacity of the sweat-collecting recess is at least 1.5 ml. 
     
     
         23 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein a volume of sweat retainable in the sweat-collecting recess is at least 0.3 ml. 
     
     
         24 . The sweat collector of  claim 23 , wherein the volume of sweat retainable in the sweat-collecting recess is at least 0.7 ml. 
     
     
         25 . The sweat collector of  claim 24 , wherein the volume of sweat retainable in the sweat-collecting recess is at least 1 ml. 
     
     
         26 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess is capable of retaining the collected sweat against gravity. 
     
     
         27 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess comprises an inner surface and an outer surface spaced apart and facing one another to define a width of the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         28 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein a width of the sweat-collecting recess is less than 2.6 mm. 
     
     
         29 . The sweat collector of  claim 28 , wherein the width of the sweat-collecting recess is no more than 2.2 mm. 
     
     
         30 . The sweat collector of  claim 28 , wherein the width of the sweat-collecting recess is no more than 2.0 mm. 
     
     
         31 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the outer side comprises a sweat drip guide for guiding a flow direction of sweat outside of the sweat-collecting recess such that the sweat outside of the sweat-collecting recess falls away from the eyes of the user. 
     
     
         32 . The sweat collector of  claim 31 , wherein the sweat drip guide comprises a guiding projection projecting outwardly away from a face of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user. 
     
     
         33 . The sweat collector of  claim 32 , wherein the guiding projection comprises an elongated lip extending along the sweat collector to follow the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         34 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the inner side comprises a sealing projection projecting towards the user for being in sealing engagement with the forehead of the user. 
     
     
         35 . The sweat collector of  claim 34 , wherein the sealing projection comprises an elongated lip extending along the sweat collector to follow the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         36 . The sweat collector of  claim 34 , wherein the sealing projection is located at an upper edge of the inner side. 
     
     
         37 . The sweat collector of  claim 34 , wherein the sealing projection is a first sealing projection, the inner side comprising a second sealing projection projecting towards the user for being in sealing engagement with the forehead of the user, the second sealing projection being spaced apart vertically from the first sealing projection. 
     
     
         38 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the inner side comprises a generally convex portion that is convex along a longitudinal axis of the sweat collector to contact the head of the user. 
     
     
         39 . The sweat collector of  claim 38 , wherein the generally convex portion of the inner side is a generally convex glabellar portion for contacting a glabella of the user. 
     
     
         40 . The sweat collector of  claim 38 , wherein the generally convex portion of the inner side is a generally convex temple portion for contacting a temple of the user. 
     
     
         41 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the inner side comprises a plurality of generally convex portions that are convex along a longitudinal axis of the sweat collector to contact the head of the user. 
     
     
         42 . The sweat collector of  claim 41 , wherein a first one of the generally convex portions of the inner side is a generally convex glabellar portion for contacting a glabella of the user and a second one of the generally convex portions of the inner side is a generally convex temple portion for contacting a temple of the user. 
     
     
         43 . The sweat collector of  claim 42 , wherein the temple is a left temple of the user, the generally convex temple portion is a generally convex left temple portion, and a third one of the generally convex portions of the inner side is a generally convex right temple portion for contacting a right temple of the user. 
     
     
         44 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess comprises a plurality of partitions dividing a void formed by the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         45 . The sweat collector of  claim 44 , wherein the partitions form baffles to regulate flow of the collected sweat in the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         46 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , comprising a hair-engaging sweat catcher projecting towards the user for engaging hair of the head of the user to draw sweat from the hair into the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         47 . The sweat collector of  claim 46 , wherein the hair-engaging sweat catcher extends along a back portion of the sweat-collector which contacts a back region of the head of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user. 
     
     
         48 . The sweat collector of  claim 46 , wherein the hair-engaging sweat catcher extends along left and right side portions of the sweat-collector which contact left and right sides of the head of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user. 
     
     
         49 . The sweat collector of  claim 1 , wherein the sweat collector is wearable on the head of the user in association with protective headgear. 
     
     
         50 . The sweat collector of  claim 49 , wherein the protective headgear comprises a helmet. 
     
     
         51 . The sweat collector of  claim 49 , wherein the sweat collector is integrated with the protective headgear. 
     
     
         52 . A sweat collector for wearing on a head of a user, the sweat collector being at least partly made of nonabsorbent material, the sweat collector comprising:
 an inner side for contacting the head of the user, the inner side engaging a forehead of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user;   an outer side opposite the inner side for facing away from the head of the user; and   a sweat-collecting recess between the inner side and the outer side for collecting sweat from the head of the user to prevent the collected sweat from flowing into eyes of the user, a width of the sweat-collecting recess being less than 2.6 mm.   
     
     
         53 . A sweat collector for wearing on a head of a user, the sweat collector being at least partly made of nonabsorbent material, the sweat collector comprising:
 an inner side for contacting the head of the user, the inner side engaging a forehead of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user, the inner side comprising a generally convex portion that is convex along a longitudinal axis of the sweat collector to be in sealing engagement with the head of the user;   an outer side opposite the inner side for facing away from the head of the user; and   a sweat-collecting recess between the inner side and the outer side for collecting sweat from the head of the user to prevent the collected sweat from flowing into eyes of the user.   
     
     
         54 . A sweat collector for wearing on a head of a user, the sweat collector being at least partly made of nonabsorbent material, the sweat collector comprising:
 an inner side for contacting the head of the user, the inner side engaging a forehead of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user;   an outer side opposite the inner side for facing away from the head of the user; and   a sweat-collecting recess between the inner side and the outer side for collecting sweat from the head of the user to prevent the collected sweat from flowing into eyes of the user;   the outer side comprising a sweat drip guide for guiding a flow direction of sweat outside of the sweat-collecting recess such that the sweat outside of the sweat-collecting recess falls away from the eyes of the user.   
     
     
         55 . A sweat collector for wearing on a head of a user, the sweat collector being at least partly made of nonabsorbent material, the sweat collector comprising:
 an inner side for contacting the head of the user, the inner side engaging a forehead of the user when the sweat collector is worn on the head of the user, the inner side comprising a sealing projection projecting towards the user for being in sealing engagement with the forehead of the user;   an outer side opposite the inner side for facing away from the head of the user; and   a sweat-collecting recess between the inner side and the outer side for collecting sweat from the head of the user to prevent the collected sweat from flowing into eyes of the user.   
     
     
         56 - 58 . (canceled) 
     
     
         59 . A liquid collector for mounting to an object, the liquid collector being at least partly made of nonabsorbent material, the liquid collector comprising:
 an inner side for contacting the object;   an outer side opposite the inner side for facing away from the object; and   a liquid-collecting recess between the inner side and the outer side for collecting liquid from the object to prevent the collected liquid from running down an external surface of the object, the liquid-collecting recess being configured to retain the collected liquid by surface tension and adhesion.   
     
     
         60 . The sweat collector of  claim 28 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess comprises an inner surface and an outer surface spaced apart and facing one another to define the width of the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         61 . The sweat collector of  claim 52 , wherein the sweat-collecting recess comprises an inner surface and an outer surface spaced apart and facing one another to define the width of the sweat-collecting recess. 
     
     
         62 . The liquid collector of  claim 59 , wherein the object is a container. 
     
     
         63 . The liquid collector of  claim 62 , wherein the container is a bottle.

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