Chainless Bib

Abstract

A chainless dental bib is herein disclosed that may include a non-permeable sheet, a neck strap with an adjustable length, and at least one end of the strap permanently attached to the sheet. One end of the neck strap may be permanently attached to the non-permeable sheet while the other end of the neck strap may be free-floating. A plurality of perforated, detachable portions may be included on the free-floating end of the neck strap allowing a user to manually detach any number of detachable portions and determine the neck strap length. The free-floating end may then be bonded to the non-permeable sheet.

1 . A dental bib comprising:
 a non-permeable sheet including at least one absorbent layer and at least one non-permeable layer;   a neck strap with a length and a first end permanently attached to the sheet and a free-floating second end; and   an adjustment device with a plurality of adhesive-lined detachable portions configured to allow adjustability to the length of the neck strap by severance of at least one of the detachable portions.   
     
     
         2 . The dental bib of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an elastic material forming the neck strap; and   an embossment on the non-permeable sheet including one of a waffle embossment pattern and a diamond embossment pattern.   
     
     
         3 . The dental bib of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a heat weld, a glue, and a mechanical tack configured to bond the permanently-attached first end of the neck strap with the non-permeable sheet. 
     
     
         4 . The dental bib of  claim 1 , further comprising a receiving area on the sheet configured to attach to at least one of the adhesive-lined detachable portions. 
     
     
         5 . The dental bib of  claim 1 , further comprising an inelastic material forming the neck strap. 
     
     
         6 . A dental bib for use by a child comprising:
 a non-permeable sheet including at least one absorbent layer and at least one non-permeable layer;   a neck strap having a length and at least one free-floating end with a plurality of detachable portions; and   a perforation along each detachable portion configured to allow manual detachment of at least one of the detachable portions.   
     
     
         7 . The dental bib of  claim 6 , further comprising at least one of a heat weld, a glue, and a mechanical tack configured to bond the permanently-attached first end of the neck strap with the non-permeable sheet. 
     
     
         8 . The dental bib of  claim 6 , further comprising an adhesive on each one of the plurality of detachable portions configured to bond with the non-permeable sheet. 
     
     
         9 . The dental bib of  claim 8 , further comprising a permanent bond between the non-permeable sheet and the detachable portion when the adhesive and non-permeable sheet are bonded together. 
     
     
         10 . The dental bib of  claim 8 , further comprising a detachable bond between the non-permeable sheet and the detachable portion when the adhesive and non-permeable sheet are bonded together. 
     
     
         11 . A method of assembling a dental bib comprising the steps of providing a non-permeable sheet;
 permanently attaching a first end of a neck strap to the non-permeable sheet, the neck strap having second, free-floating end with a plurality of detachable portions;   perforating a seam along each detachable portion allowing manual detachment of at least one of the detachable portions.   
     
     
         12 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising the steps of:
 detaching at least one of the detachable portions along the seam thus determining a length of the neck strap; and   bonding at least one of the detachable portions of the neck strap to the non-permeable sheet.   
     
     
         13 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 passing the second, free-floating end of the neck strap around a person's neck; and   bonding at least one of the detachable portions of the neck strap to the non-permeable sheet.   
     
     
         14 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising forming a permanent bond between the non-permeable sheet and at least one of the detachable portions when bonding the non-permeable sheet with the detachable portion. 
     
     
         15 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising forming a non-permanent bond between the non-permeable sheet and at least one of the detachable portions when bonding the non-permeable sheet with the detachable portion. 
     
     
         16 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising permanently attaching the first end of the neck strap with the non-permeable sheet using at least one of a heat weld, a glue, hook and loop attachment, and a mechanical tack. 
     
     
         17 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising embossing the non-permeable sheet with a pattern including at least one of a waffle and a diamond pattern. 
     
     
         18 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising including an elastic material in the neck strap allowing elastic movement of the neck strap. 
     
     
         19 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising including a non-elastic material in the neck strap preventing elastic movement of the neck strap. 
     
     
         20 . The method of assembling the dental bib of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 removing a protecting cover on at least one of the detachable portions of the second free-floating end of the neck strap; and   joining an exposed adhesive on the second free-floating end of the neck strap to the non-permeable sheet.