Disposable garment for use in emergency situations

• US 5,414,867 A
• Filed: 08/18/1993
• Issued: 05/16/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TBC California Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TCB California Incorporated
• Inventors: Burgess, Scott, Bowling, Patricia J., Brecher, Robert F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chapman, Jeanette E.
• Application Number:
  US08/109,027
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/59, 2/12, 2/84, 2/69, 2/69.5, 2/105, 2/106, 2/104, 2/114, 2/202, 2/206, 2/207, 2/912, 2/913, 2/914, 2/915, 2/916 , 2/917, 2/918, 2/919, 2/275, 24/442, 24/306, 128/857, 128/863, 128/202.19, 128/206.19, 128/DIG. 15
• US Class Current: 2/51
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1209 Surgeons' gowns or dresses
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2200/10 Belts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/912 Garment having a hook-loop type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/915 having plural body encircling layers, e.g. coat

Abstract

The invention relates to a disposable protective garment for protecting personnel when caring for potentially infectious victims in an emergency situation. The garment is adapted to be readily donned by the user and is provided with strategically located fastener means to provide for quick and substantial closure of the garment about the user. Specially connected gloves and detachable masks are also provided for use with the protective garment.

Claims

1. A protective garment designed to protect a user when treating potentially infectious patients in emergency situations, said garment comprising a body including a front portion having sleeves and a first side flap portion and a second side flap portion defining an open back of the garment, first pressure fastener means on said first side flap portion, second pressure fastener means on said second side flap portion located to contact and connect with said first pressure fastener means when the side flap portions are overlapped and pressed together to hold said garment around the user, tab means having one end permanently secured to one of said flap portions and a free end initially detachably secured to the front portion of the body in an open position such that a user can don the garment from the back, attachment means on said body such that the user can with one hand, in one motion, quickly detach said free end of said tab means from said body, pull said tab means behind and around the head and secure said free end to said attachment means so that the garment will remain closed during use, a belt attachment means on said body;

and a belt permanently secured at waist level to the same side flap portion to which said tab means is permanently secured, said belt having a free end also initially detachably secured with said tab means to the front portion of said body such that the user can detach the free end of said belt from said body and bring it around the head and secure the free end to said belt attachment means so as to create a closure around the waist of the wearer.

2. The garment of claim 1 in which the said first pressure fastener means include a pressure fastener at both waist level and collar level of said first side flap portion and that said second pressure fastener means includes a corresponding pressure fastener at both waist level and collar level of said second side flap portion.

3. The garment of claim 1 in which the said first pressure fastener means include a pressure fastener at both waist level and collar level of said first side flap portion and that said second pressure fastener means includes a corresponding pressure fastener at both waist level and collar level of said second side flap portion.

4. The garment of claim 3 in which the free end of said belt is initially detachably secured by pressure fastener means to the free end of said tab means.

5. The garment of claim 4 in which the pressure fastener means connecting the belt to the tab means is weaker than the attachment means connecting the tab means to said body.

6. An emergency protective garment designed to protect emergency personnel when treating potentially infectious patients in emergency situations, said garment comprising a body including a front portion having sleeves and a first side flap portion having an inside and outside and a second side flap portion having an inside and an outside, the flap portions defining an open back of the garment, first pressure fastener means on the inside of said first side flap portion, second pressure fastener means on the outside of said second side flap portion located to contact and connect with said first pressure fastener means when the side flap portions are overlapped and pressed together to hold said garment around a user, tab means having one end permanently secured to said first flap portion and a free end initially detachably secured to the front portion of the body in an open position such that a user can don the garment from the back, attachment means on the front portion of said body such that the user can with one hand, in one motion, quickly detach said free end from said front portion, pull said tab means behind and around the head and secure said free end to said attachment means so that the garment will remain closed during use;

and a belt permanently secured at waist level to the same side flap portion to which the tab means is permanently secured, said belt having a free end initially detachably secured to said tab means when said tab means is detachably secured, such that the user can detach the free ends of said tab means and said belt and bring both around the head and secure the free ends to the front portion of the garment so as to create a closure both around the collar and the waist of the user.

7. The garment of claim 6 in which the said first pressure fastener means include a pressure fastener, at waist level and at collar level and that said second pressure fastener means includes a corresponding pressure fastener means at waist level and at collar level of the garment.

8. The garment of claim 6 in which the said first pressure fastener means include a pressure fastener, at waist level and at collar level and that said second pressure fastener means includes a corresponding pressure fastener means at waist level and at collar level of the garment.

9. The garment of claim 6 in which the means initially detachably securing said free end of said belt to said tab means is weaker than the attachment means securing said tab means to the front portion of said body.

10. The garment of claim 6 where latex gloves are sewn into the sleeves of the garment by means of seven to nine over lock stitches per inch.

11. A disposable protective garment for protecting personnel when caring for potentially infectious people in an emergency situation comprising a garment body having an open back, said garment including a front portion having an exterior and first and second oppositely located side flap portions adapted to be closed around the body of a user, said second side flap portion including an outside upper portion said garment body having sleeves and a collar portion and adapted to be entered from behind by inserting the arms of the user into the sleeves;

a shoulder tab of sufficient length to extend around the neck of the user and to reach the mid section of said front portion of said garment, said shoulder tab having one end permanently secured to the upper end of the first of said side flap portions of said garment body adjacent the neck portion and the other end having a first pressure fastener element on one side thereof and a second pressure fastener on the other side thereof, a first vertically extending pressure fastener on the exterior of the front portion of said garment for attaching the second pressure fastener of the shoulder tab thereto;

a second vertically extending pressure fastener attached to the inside upper portion of the first of said side flap portions of said garment adjacent the shoulder tab;

a first horizontally extending pressure fastener attached to the outside upper portion of the second side flap portion of said garment in a position to be connectable with said second vertically extending pressure fasteners to assist in closing said garment body around the user;

a third vertically extending pressure fastener attached to the inside of said first of said side flap portions of said garment body at the waist level portion thereof;

a second horizontally extending pressure fastener attached to the exterior of said second side flap portion of said garment adjacent the waist level thereof in a position to be connectable with said third vertically extending pressure fastener to assist in closing said garment body around the user;

a belt having one end permanently secured to the first of said side flap portions of said garment body at waist level thereof;

a free end for encircling around a user and belt pressure fastener means on the outside of the front portion of said garment body for attaching the free end of said belt thereto to further assist in closing said garment body around the user;

face shield pressure fastener means connected on the outside of said front portion of said garment body below the collar portion thereof;

a face shield having pressure fastener means connectable with said face shield fastener means connected to said front portion of said garment body;

particle shield pressure fastener means on the inside of said front portion of said garment body below the collar portion thereof;

a particle shield disconnectably connected to said particle shield pressure fastener and a glove connected to the end of each of said sleeves.

12. The disposable protective garment of claim 11 further characterized in that the gloves are latex gloves sewn onto the sleeves of the garment.

13. The disposable protective garment of claim 12 further characterized in that the gloves are sewn onto the sleeves by means of over lock stitches.

14. The disposable protective garment of claim 13 further characterized in that there are seven to nine over lock stitches per inch used to connect the gloves to the sleeves.

15. An emergency protective garment designed to protect emergency personnel when treating potentially infectious patients in emergency situations, said garment comprising a body including a front portion having sleeves and a first side flap portion and a second side flap portion defining an open back of the garment;

first pressure fastener means on the inside of said first side flap portion, second pressure fastener means on the outside of said second side flap portion located to contact and connect with said first pressure fastener means when the side flap portions are overlapped and pressed together to hold said garment around a user;

tab means having one end permanently secured to said first flap portion and a free end initially detachably secured to the front portion of the body in an open position such that a user can don the garment from the back;

attachment means on the front portion of said body such that the user can with one hand, in one motion, quickly detach said free end from said front portion, pull said tab means behind and around the head and secure said free end to said attachment means so that the garment will remain closed during use;

belt having one end permanently secured to the first of said side flap portions of said garment body at waist level thereof and a free end for encircling around a user;

belt pressure fastener means on the outside of the front portion of said garment body for attaching the free end of said belt thereto to further assist in closing said garment body around the user;

face shield pressure fastener means connected on the outside of said front portion of said garment body below the collar portion thereof;

a face shield having pressure fastener means connectable with said face shield fastener means connected to said front portion of said garment body;

particle shield pressure fastener means on the inside of said front portion of said garment body below the collar portion thereof;

a particle shield disconnectably connected to said particle shield pressure fastener and a glove connected to the end of each of said sleeves.

16. The disposable protective garment of claim 15 further characterized in that the gloves are latex gloves sewn onto the sleeves of the garment.

17. The disposable protective garment of claim 16 further characterized in that the gloves are sewn onto the sleeves by means of over lock stitches.