Window dressing having integral anchor
View Patent ↗A window dressing with an integral anchor includes a fabric layer having juxtaposed insertion site viewing and anchor member portions. The fabric layer has an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side. The insertion site viewing portion is defined by an opening in the fabric layer. A transparent film layer having an adhesive skin-adhering side and an opposite non-adhesive side is adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side and closes the opening in the fabric layer. The anchor member portion includes a reinforcing structure disposed on the fabric layer. The reinforcing structure has an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side. The non-adhesive side is adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side. A first removable securement device may be removably connected to the anchor member portion opposite the insertion site viewing portion, and a second removable securement device may be removably connected to the first removable securement device.
1. A window dressing comprising:
a fabric layer having juxtaposed insertion site viewing and anchor member portions;
said fabric layer having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side;
said insertion site viewing portion being defined by an opening in said fabric layer; and
a transparent film layer having an adhesive skin-adhering side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said film layer being adhered to said fabric layer adhesive side and closing said opening in the fabric layer;
said anchor member portion including a reinforcing structure disposed on said fabric layer and having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said reinforcing structure non-adhesive side being adhered to said fabric layer adhesive side.
2. The window dressing of claim 1 , wherein said reinforcing structure includes a central body and a plurality of spaced ribs extending outwardly from the central body.
3. The window dressing of claim 2 , wherein said reinforcing structure includes an opening in the central body.
4. The window dressing of claim 2 , wherein said reinforcing structure includes a generally circular portion at a terminal end of at least one of said ribs.
5. The window dressing of claim 2 , wherein said reinforcing structure is generally symmetric about one of its axes.
6. The window dressing of claim 2 , wherein the central body of said reinforcing structure is generally D-shaped.
7. The window dressing of claim 1 , including an opening in said anchor member portion of said fabric layer, the opening being generally surrounded by said reinforcing structure.
8. The window dressing of claim 7 , wherein said opening in said anchor member portion is smaller in area than said opening in said insertion site viewing portion.
9. The window dressing of claim 1 , including a pad member generally circumscribing said viewing portion opening and being adhered to said film layer adhesive side.
10. The window dressing of claim 2 , including a pair of side perforation lines, each side perforation line extending inwardly from an edge of said fabric layer and being generally perpendicular to said fabric layer edge.
11. The window dressing of claim 10 , including a landmark notch along the fabric layer edge at an end of each side perforation line.
12. The window dressing of claim 1 , including a pair of removal perforation lines extending inwardly from an edge of said fabric layer and meeting at a point within said edge.
13. The window dressing of claim 12 , including a landmark notch along the fabric layer edge at an end of each removal perforation line.
14. The window dressing of claim 1 , including a center cut line extending inwardly from an edge of said fabric layer to said reinforcing structure.
15. The window dressing of claim 1 , wherein said dressing is symmetrical about a longitudinal axis.
16. The window dressing of claim 1 , further including a first removable securement device comprising:
a fabric layer having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side;
a reinforcing structure having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said non-adhesive side being adhered to said fabric layer adhesive side; and
a transparent film layer having an adhesive skin-adhering side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said film layer non-adhesive side being adhered to said fabric layer adhesive side;
wherein said first removable securement device is removably connected to said anchor member portion opposite said insertion site viewing portion by a plurality of frangible lands.
17. The window dressing of claim 16 , further including a second removable securement device comprising:
a fabric layer having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side;
a reinforcing structure having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said non-adhesive side being adhered to said fabric layer adhesive side; and
a transparent film layer having an adhesive skin-adhering side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said film layer non-adhesive side being adhered to said fabric layer adhesive side;
wherein said second removable securement device is removably connected to said first removable securement device by a plurality of frangible lands.
18. The window dressing of claim 17 , wherein said reinforcing structure of said first and second removable securement devices each include a central body and a pair of opposed arms extending from the central body.
19. The window dressing of claim 18 , wherein each of said arms includes a bifurcated end.
20. The window dressing of claim 17 , wherein said dressing is foldable along a line separating said insertion site viewing portion and said anchor member portion and along a line separating said anchor member portion and said first removable securement device, allowing said dressing to be generally folded in thirds.