Disposable garment

• US 4,408,357 A
• Filed: 02/01/1982
• Issued: 10/11/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Boundary Healthcare Products Corp.
• Original Assignee: The Kendall Company (Colgate-Palmolive Company)
• Inventors: Toth, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Troutman, Doris L.
• Application Number:
  US06/344,428
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 2/DIG. 7, 2/114, 2/93, 2/94
• US Class Current: 2/114
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1209 Surgeons' gowns or dresses

Abstract

A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a front panel, a pair of back panels extending from opposed sides of the front panel, and a pair of sleeves. The sleeves are constructed of a water repellent material having nonentangled fibers, and the back panels are constructed of a porous material having entangled fibers or a nonwoven material comprising a blend of nonentangled wood pulp and polyester fibers.

Claims

1. A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a front panel, a pair of back panels extending from opposed sides of the front panel, and a pair of sleeves, said sleeves being constructed of a water repellent material having nonentangled fibers, and said back panels being constructed of a porous material having entangled fibers.

2. The garment of claim 1 wherein said sleeves comprise a spun bonded polyethylene.

3. The garment of claim 1 wherein said front panel comprises a material having nonentangled fibers.

4. The garment of claim 3 wherein the front panel comprises a spun bonded polyethylene.

5. The garment of claim 1 wherein the back panels comprise a material having hydroentangled fibers.

6. The garment of claim 5 wherein the back panels comprise polyester fibers.

7. The garment of claim 5 wherein the back panels comprise a blend of rayon and polyester fibers.

8. The garment of claim 5 wherein the back panels comprise a blend of wood pulp and polyester fibers.

9. The garment of claim 5 wherein the back panels comprise a blend of wood pulp and rayon fibers.

10. The garment of claim 5 wherein the back panels comprise a blend of wood pulp, polyester, and rayon fibers.

11. The garment of claim 1 wherein the front panel is constructed of a material having entangled fibers.

12. The garment of claim 11 wherein the front panel comprises a material having hydroentangled fibers.

13. The garment of claim 12 wherein the front panel comprises polyester fibers.

14. The garment of claim 12 wherein the front panel comprises a blend of rayon and polyester fibers.

15. The garment of claim 12 wherein the front panel comprises a blend of wood pulp and polyester fibers.

16. The garment of claim 12 wherein the front panel comprises a blend of wood pulp and rayon fibers.

17. The garment of claim 12 wherein the front panel comprises a blend of wood pulp, polyester, and rayon fibers.

18. A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a front panel, a pair of back panels extending from opposed sides of the front panel, and a pair of sleeves, said sleeves being constructed from a water repellent material having nonentangled fibers, and said back panels being constructed from a nonwoven material comprising a blend of nonentangled wood pulp and polyester fibers.

19. The garment of claim 18 wherein the sleeves comprise a spun bonded polyethylene.

20. The garment of claim 18 wherein the front panel comprises a material having nonentangled fibers.

21. The garment of claim 20 wherein the front panel comprises a spun bonded polyethylene.

22. The garment of claim 20 wherein the front panel comprises a blend of wood pulp and polyester fibers.