US 12,250,979 B2
Flame-retardant protective bib for smoking users
Alphonso Brown, Doral, FL (US)
Filed by Alphonso Brown, Doral, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/307,045.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/335,070, filed on Apr. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0337760 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A41D 13/04 (2006.01); A41D 31/08 (2019.01)
CPC A41D 13/04 (2013.01) [A41D 31/08 (2019.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fire-retardant protective bib for a clothing article, the fire-retardant protective bib comprising:
a generally planar front side and a generally planar rear side for covering a front torso area and a portion of an abdomen of a user;
a strap connected proximal to a top edge of said rear side, wherein said strap is configured to loop around a user's shoulders to hold said fire-retardant protective bib close to the user's torso;
wherein said front side having an upwardly oriented front pocket proximal to a bottom edge of said front side;
wherein said rear side having an upwardly oriented rear pocket proximal to a bottom edge of said rear side;
wherein said fire-retardant protective bib having a flame-retardant material;
wherein said upwardly oriented front pocket formed into a pouch positioned in front of the torso area of the user for collectin ashes and debris falling from a mouth area of a user on said front side of said fire-retardant protective bib;
wherein said collected ashes are from a source consisting of a cigarette, a cigar, and a cannabis cigarette;
wherein said front side and said rear side have a pair of common side edges;
wherein a rear surface of said rear side touches a front surface of a clothing article worn by the user and said front pocket is configured to project away from the torso of the user; and
wherein said rear surface having a textile adhesive hook and loop fastener proximal to said top edge for adhering to the clothing article of the user.