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US 10,863,783 B2Granted
Protective apparel with angled stretch panel
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJeanne Marie Gatto, Christina Mae Chingren Seward
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Abstract
A disposable protective apparel garment having an angled elastomeric panel present on the back side of the garment is described. The garment, such as protective coveralls, includes an elastomeric panel in a V-shaped configuration that extends from the lower back upwardly toward the underarms and along the sleeves. Such an elastomeric panel allows the wearer a greater degree of movement when wearing such a garment.
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A disposable protective garment for a wearer, the disposable protective garment comprising:
- a body comprising a body portion formed from a barrier fabric having a holdout efficiency of at least 40% for particles having a diameter greater than 0.1 micron, the body portion comprising a front side, a back side comprising a central back seam and a lower back portion, and an upper portion, and a neck opening;
- a right leg and a left leg, both legs extending from the body portion, a crotch formed at a point where each of the right leg and the left leg meet the front side and the back side of the body portion;
- a closure extending from the neck opening on the front side of the body portion toward the crotch;
- a right sleeve and a left sleeve, both the right sleeve and the left sleeve extending from the body portion, both sleeves comprising an underside, both sleeves being attached to and extending from the upper portion, a left underarm formed where the underside of the left sleeve is joined to the upper portion, and a right underarm formed where the underside of the right sleeve is joined to the upper portion;
- and a V-shaped elastomeric strip comprising an apex and a first extension and a second extension, the V-shaped elastomeric strip positioned on the back side of the body portion, the apex being positioned no lower than the lower back portion and substantially in alignment with the central back seam, the first extension of the V-shaped elastomeric strip extending from the apex toward the left underarm and the second extension of the V-shaped elastomeric strip extending from the apex toward the right underarm, wherein the V-shaped elastomeric strip permits the wearer to reach and bend;
- wherein the first and second extensions of the V-shaped elastomeric strip have been attached to the body portion of the garment while being held in a stretched configuration and then allowed to retract after attachment;
- and wherein the barrier fabric forming at least the entire front side of the body portion is non-elastomeric.
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A disposable protective garment for a wearer, the disposable protective garment comprising:
- a body comprising a body portion having a left body panel and a right body panel, both the left body panel and right body panel having a front side, a back side, and an upper portion, where a central back seam joins the back side of the left body panel to the back side of the right body panel, and where the left body panel and the right body panel define a lower back portion and a neck opening;
- a right leg extending from the right body panel and a left leg extending from the left body panel, a crotch formed at a point where the right leg, the left leg and the body portion meet on both the front side and the back side of the left body panel and the right body panel;
- a right sleeve and a left sleeve, the right sleeve extending from the right body panel and the left sleeve extending from the left body panel, both sleeves comprising an underside, both sleeves being attached to and extending from the upper portion, a left underarm formed where the underside of the left sleeve is joined to the upper portion of the left body panel, and a right underarm formed where the underside of the right sleeve is joined to the upper portion of the right body panel;
- and a V-shaped elastomeric strip comprising an apex and a first extension and a second extension, the V-shaped elastomeric strip positioned on the back side of the right body panel and the back side of the left body panel, the apex being positioned no lower than the lower back portion and substantially in alignment with the central back seam, the first extension of the V-shaped elastomeric strip extending from the apex toward the left underarm and the second extension of the V-shaped elastomeric strip extending from the apex toward the right underarm;
- wherein a single closure extends from the neck opening on a front side of the garment toward the crotch, so as to join the left body panel to the right body panel;
- and wherein at least the entire front side of the left body panel and the right body panel is formed from a non-elastomeric barrier fabric.
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A disposable protective garment for a wearer, the disposable protective garment comprising:
- a body comprising a body portion formed from a barrier fabric having a liquid hydrohead resistance of from 15 millibars up to 200 millibars, the body portion comprising a front side, a back side comprising a central back seam and a lower back portion, and an upper portion, and a neck opening;
- a right leg and a left leg, both legs extending from the body portion, a crotch formed at a point where each of the right leg and the left leg meet the front side and the back side of the body portion;
- a closure extending from the neck opening on the front side of the body portion toward the crotch;
- a right sleeve and a left sleeve, both the right sleeve and the left sleeve extending from the body portion, both sleeves comprising an underside, a left underarm formed where the underside of the left sleeve is joined to the upper portion, and a right underarm formed where the underside of the right sleeve is joined to the upper portion;
- and a V-shaped elastomeric strip comprising an apex and a first extension and a second extension, the V-shaped elastomeric strip positioned on the back side of the body portion, the apex being positioned no lower than the lower back portion and substantially in alignment with the central back seam, the first extension of the V-shaped elastomeric strip extending from the apex toward the left underarm and the second extension of the V-shaped elastomeric strip extending from the apex toward the right underarm;
- wherein the first and second extensions of the V-shaped elastomeric strip have been attached to the body portion of the garment while being held in a stretched configuration and then allowed to retract after attachment;
- and wherein the barrier fabric forming at least the entire front side of the body portion is non-elastomeric.
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