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US 6,671,884 B1Granted
Method for defining areas of a protective garment subjected to stretching forces when worn by wearer
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsHenry L. Griesbach, III, Linda Harris
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Abstract
A method is provided for defining areas of a protective garment, such as a surgical gown, that are subjected to tensile stretching forces when worn by a wearer. Once identified, such areas may be substituted with elastomeric patches so that restrictive forces experienced by wearers of the garment are relieved.
Claims14
A method for making a protective production garment having at least one patch of elastomeric material formed therein, said method comprising:
- with a working model of the garment, providing an elastomeric material in areas believed to be subjected to tensile stretching forces when worn by a wearer;
- defining a pattern of marks on the elastomeric material;
- subjecting the garment to conditions to induce the tensile stretching forces;
- detecting and measuring the change in relative positions of the marks resulting from stretching of the elastomeric material;
- mapping the areas of the garment subjected to tensile stretching forces based on the degree of stretching indicated by the marks;
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- providing patches of elastomeric material in production garments in at least one of the mapped areas subjected to tensile stretching forces.
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A method for defining areas of a garment that are subjected to tensile stretching forces when worn by a wearer, said method comprising:
- providing a working model of the garment having an elastomeric material in areas believed to be subjected to tensile stretching forces when worn by a wearer;
- defining a pattern of marks on the elastomeric material;
- subjecting the garment to conditions to induce the tensile stretching forces;
- detecting and measuring the change in relative positions of the marks resulting from stretching of the elastomeric material;
- and
- mapping the areas of the garment subjected to tensile stretching forces based on the degree of stretching indicated by the marks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.