Disposable protective gowns
DCFirst Claim
1. A disposable protective gown comprising:
- a body portion having an upper part formed to extend over the shoulders of the user of the gown, said upper part having a centrally located somewhat semicircular head aperture for passage of the wearer'"'"'s head, a perimeter of said semicircular head aperture having a rise at the front of said gown in order to cover the junction between the front of the neck and chest of the wearer;
a pair of sleeves extending outwardly from opposite sides of said upper part, each of said sleeves comprising a somewhat generally conical member that is attached to the gown body portion by a heat weld seam extending around 360 degrees of a circumference of a sleeve opening in said upper part of said of said body portion, each of said sleeves including a single continuous heat weld seam which extends along the entire length of the sleeves, intersects with and projects somewhat beyond said 360 degree to form a generally L-shaped seam;
means for maintaining the orientation of each sleeve located at an opposite end thereof; and
means for securing the body portion of the wearer, said securing means being a pair of belts attached to opposite sides of said body portion.
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Abstract
A disposable protective gown having a body portion with an upper part formed to extend over the shoulders of the wearer of the gown. The upper part includes a centrally located aperture for passage of the wearer'"'"'s head. A pair of sleeves extend outwardly from opposite sides of the upper part and each comprise a generally conical member that is attached at one end along 360 degrees of its circumference to the upper part. The orientation of each sleeve is provided by an integral thumb loop at the hand end of the sleeve. A heat seal weld joins the sleeve and body portion at a welded interface which extends along 330 degrees of the circumference of the base of the sleeves. Another heat seal extends along the length of each of the sleeves until it intersects and extends a little beyond the 360 degree weld to form as somewhat "L-shaped" seal for added strength.
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1. A disposable protective gown comprising:
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a body portion having an upper part formed to extend over the shoulders of the user of the gown, said upper part having a centrally located somewhat semicircular head aperture for passage of the wearer'"'"'s head, a perimeter of said semicircular head aperture having a rise at the front of said gown in order to cover the junction between the front of the neck and chest of the wearer; a pair of sleeves extending outwardly from opposite sides of said upper part, each of said sleeves comprising a somewhat generally conical member that is attached to the gown body portion by a heat weld seam extending around 360 degrees of a circumference of a sleeve opening in said upper part of said of said body portion, each of said sleeves including a single continuous heat weld seam which extends along the entire length of the sleeves, intersects with and projects somewhat beyond said 360 degree to form a generally L-shaped seam; means for maintaining the orientation of each sleeve located at an opposite end thereof; and means for securing the body portion of the wearer, said securing means being a pair of belts attached to opposite sides of said body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A disposable protective gown comprising:
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a body portion having an upper part formed to extend over the shoulders of the wearer of the gown, said upper part having a centrally located aperture for passage of the wearer'"'"'s head, said upper part of said body portion further including at least one cut line adjacent the head aperture for facilitating removal of the gown by tearing it away from the wearer, a rise in the perimeter of said aperture for covering the junction between the front of the neck and chest of the wearer; a pair of sleeves extending outwardly from opposite sides of said upper part, each of said sleeves comprising a generally conical member formed with a single longitudinally heat welded seal extending along the length of said sleeve, one end of each of said sleeves being secured to said body portion along a heat weld seam around 360 degrees of its circumference; means for maintaining the orientation of each sleeve located at an opposite end thereof, said orientation means comprising an integrally formed loop that engages the base of the thumb adjacent the forefinger of the wearer; and means for securing the body portion on the wearer, said securing means being two belts respectively attached to opposite sides of said body portion; wherein each of said sleeves includes said single heat welded seal extending across the length of the sleeves, to and beyond said 360 degree heat weld seam, said first heat seal and said 360 degree seam forming a generally L-shaped seam.
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