Abstract: Pants for use when performing work in which sitting and kneeling take place frequently, as in roofing work, the pants having effective special construction in the seat and knee areas.

Abstract: A protective garment for emergency personnel includes a body in the form of a surgical gown, an over-the-shoulder tab for extending behind the wearer's neck and holding the protective garment in place, attached latex gloves, and an attached face mask. The attached face mask includes goggles and a neck- and mouth-protector in the form of an extended surgical mask.

Abstract: In order to maximize protection against bacteria, this medical garment includes a double front. The medical garment includes a sleeve portion having first and second main sleeves extending continuously from the neck opening to an outer edge thereof. A first body portion of the garment has a first front panel extending continuously from the neck portion downwardly to a first bottom edge thereof, and a rear panel extending from the neck opening to the first bottom. A second body portion is secured to the rear panel and has a second front panel overlying the first front panel to provide the aforementioned double-layered front form the garment. The second front panel runs continuously from the neck opening to a second bottom edge thereof which is not attached to the first front panel such that an open passageway is formed between the first and second front panels to provide an added protective air space layer.

Abstract: A sleeveless shirt and a detachable cut-resistant full length protective sleeve. The sleeveless shirt has a neck, a front panel, a back panel, a yoke panel and two elongated tabs secured to the yoke panel, one on each shoulder of the wearer. The tabs each have fasteners which are one part of a two part fastening system. The detachable cut-resistant sleeve has a tightening system, a placket and the second part of the fastening system. The fastening system is utilized to connect the detachable sleeve to the sleeveless shirt. The combination is utilized to protect the wearer's arm from injury while the wearer is engaged in activities in the meat packing industry.

Abstract: A coverall is provided for protecting its wearer against jets of steam. The coverall comprises an outer shell of a woven fabric of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) continuous filament yarns weighing at least about 230 g/m.sup.2, laminated on its outer surface to a layer of aluminum. An adjacent insulating inner liner is also provided having, fastened together, an outer and an inner woven fabric between which are multiple fibrous layers and at least one separate film layer.

Abstract: An improved one-piece protective coveralls of the type affording a barrier and thermal protection against hot and/or corrosive liquids. The coveralls include a generally continuous outer shell of woven aramid fabric covered by a liquid impervious layer and a corresponding inner multilayer thermally insulating liner inside of the outer shell. The inner liner is fabricated from at least one layer of low density nonwoven fabric fastened to a woven fabric. The improved coveralls include an elongate underarm opening under each arm of the liner extending downwardly from the position of the wearer's armpit into and along the underside of the sleeve and downwardly into and along the side of the torso portion. An elongated leg inseam opening is provided on the underside of the torso portion of said liner fabric and which extends from position of the wearer's crotch downwardly into and along the inside of each leg.

Abstract: A hospital-type gown and method of making same are provided wherein such gown has a main body and sleeves each terminating in a cuff at the terminal outer end thereof, a fabric shield is provided disposed inside each cuff which serves as a barrier for any fluids which pass through the cuff.

Abstract: A surgical garment having a sleeve reinforcement that reduces the fluid strike through. The sleeve reinforcement is wider than the sleeve panel. The sleeve seam is sewn without the sleeve reinforcement. The edges of the sleeve reinforcement are then glued in an overlapping manner over the sleeve seam.

Abstract: A hospital-type gown, such as a surgical gown, and method of making same are provided wherein such gown has a main body comprised of a front panel with a pair of side panels on opposite sides of the front panel and a pair of sleeves fastened to the panels and each terminating in a cuff at the terminal outer end with the front panel and each of the sleeves comprising a plurality of plies and the plurality of plies serving as an improved barrier against liquids passing therethrough yet being breathable.

Abstract: A slide garment for use in athletic activities and particularly for use by baseball players in which an apron or a separate material flap is secured to the jersey or shirt of the uniform in an area such that the upper edge of the apron will extend above the belt line or waistband of the pants of the uniform when the jersey is tucked within the pants and wherein the apron extends downwardly over the belt or waistband of the uniform and includes fastening elements for securing the lower portion of the apron to the upper portion of the pants to thereby prevent dirt and debris from entering between the pants and the jersey. In one embodiment, a simulated belt or waistband may be provided across the front surface of the apron.

Abstract: A set of rain chaps which includes a belt for attachment around a waist of a wearer, a pair of leg portions affixed to the belt, having a lower substantially rectangular portion with an elongated inside edge of one leg portion extending from an ankle region to an upper thigh region of a wearer. The elongated inside edge overlaps a substantial portion of another of the leg portions, and an arcuate edge joins an upper region of the inside edge to approximately midway of the belt for each of the leg portions. A pair of straps are affixable to the belt at a back of the wearer and attached to corresponding ones of the upper region of each of the leg portions so that each of the upper regions of the leg portions is pulled upwardly and rearwardly so as to prevent rotation of said leg portions proximate the bottom. Strap means are provided for attaching the leg portions around a leg of a wearer.

Abstract: In a surgical gown belted by tie-strings, one of the tie-strings has one end secured to the gown and the other end releasably attached to a transfer card, and means is provided for adhesively but releasably securing the transfer card to the front of the gown.

Abstract: A one-piece garment is disclosed. The garment has two panels with a neck opening between the panels. The second panel has a central panel, side panels and transverse panels. The central panel covers the wearer's back and shoulders, the side panels cover the wearer's sides from under the junctions of the wearer's arms and shoulders, and the transverse panels extend substantially across the wearer's chest. The first panel may lie over or under the transverse panels. Means for closing the transverse panels is provided so that the transverse panels may be secured in position across the wearer's chest. In a preferred embodiment, the closure means allows the transverse panels to be closed in two ways: first, with one transverse panel overlying the other; second, in a draw string manner with the outer ends of the transverse panels extending toward each other. The panels of the garment are proportioned to ensure adequate coverage of the wearer.

Abstract: A garment protector which may be folded to form a pocket includes a sheet of flexible material which has transverse and oblique folding zones along which the sheet can be folded to form the pocket, and fastening means for maintaining the sheet in its folded condition when it is folded along the folding zones. The sheet includes an upper portion which can be fastened to the neck of an individual, and other portions of the sheet which are defined by the sides and lower end of the sheet, and by the transverse and oblique folding zones. The sheet thus includes a pocket rear wall, a pocket front wall which is foldable over the pocket rear wall, two corner flaps which are foldable upwardly and inwardly over one of the pocket walls, and a lip flap which is foldable over the pocket front wall to form a lip of the pocket.

Abstract: An apron-type garment for the u se of parents of infants in which many of the necessities for child care are kept close at hand. Specialized pockets conveniently located on a front panel of the garment provide for the storage of milk bottles, bibs, diapers, baby powder, and the like. Made of a thick, quilted fabric, the garment not only is gentle against the child's skin but also absorbs moisture and thereby protects the wearer's clothes against their being soiled while the wearer is attending to the needs of the child. The body of the garment includes, in addition to the front panel, two rear panels each of which is about one-half as long as the front panel. Contiguous portions of the front and rear panels form a pair of flared sections covering the wearer's shoulders and extending laterally therefrom.

Abstract: An article for removing static electricity includes a clean room garment to be worn by a person, the garment including a grid of electrical thread throughout for removing and collecting static electricity from the person; a metal snap at a front waist section of the garment; and an electrical coupling thread in electrical contact from cuff to cuff and electrically connected to the snap for collecting static electricity from the grid and for supplying the collected static electricity to the snap for electrical discharge thereat.

Abstract: A disposable protective garment to be worn primarily by a medical and/or nursing attendant while treating burn victims. Primarily the garment includes a front portion which covers the front body portion of the attendant. An abbreviated back portion covers the shoulder portions of the attendant sufficiently to hold the garment in place. Ties may be provided on a waist portion of the garment to hold the garment securely on that portion of the body. Sleeve portions of the garment are provided with weakened areas to provide means for adjusting the length of the sleeves to different personnel. In one modification a back body portion may have perforations to provide ventilation. In another modification a part of the back portion may be separable to provide such ventilation. Another modification may be sleeveless.

Abstract: A disposable protective gown and process for making the gown. The gown is composed of a body portion which extends over the shoulders of the wearer and which has a pair of sleeves which extend outwardly from opposite sides. Each sleeve is attached to the body portion over an angle of attachment greater than 180.degree. and less than 300.degree.. A thumb loop is formed at the end of each of the sleeves and is shaped to engage the saddle of the thumb of a wearer. In forming the gown, after the body portion has been cut and the sleeves formed, the sleeves are attached to the body portion by heat sealing half the sleeve, then rotating the sleeve so that a second portion of the sleeve is attached to the gown, with the total angle of attachment not exceeding 300.degree.. In order to prevent inadvertent sealing of both sides of a sleeve together, each sleeve includes a circumferential notch which extends for a length up to that comprising the portion of a the sleeve that is not attached to the body of the gown.

Abstract: A protective web for use in the manufacture of garments to reinforce parts of the garments corresponding to parts of the human body most likely to be exposed to scratching or fleshing of the skin or muscles. This web is characterized in that it comprises a piece of fabric that may be a woven, knitted or non-woven textile or yet be made of synthetic material. A plurality of small rigid platelets capable of resisting wear and abrasion are secured over this piece of fabric. The small platelets are so uniformly distributed and spaced over the piece of fabric as to allow the web to yield under all movements of the body of the garment wearer. According to a preferred embodiment, the rigid platelets are made of polymeric thermoplastic or thermosetting material and are secured to the fabric by gluing, compression molding or yet by welding in the case where the fabric used is made of synthetic material.

Abstract: A folded protective garment is enclosed in a wrapping maintaining sterility. The folded garment has its entry opening at one edge of the package formed by the folded garment. The entry opening is surrounded by a collar obtained by turning the edge portion of the garment inside out so that the outside of the collar is formed by the inside of the garment. For the remainder, the garment is folded such that the outside of the collar has uncovered surfaces which can be gripped by unprotected hands when the garment is folded out and put on, the garment also having front and back portions which are alike and joined together at the edges.

Abstract: A disposable bib having a collection pocket, which is maintained in an opened position. The bib includes a base sheet of fluid impervious material and a top sheet of non-woven hydrophobic material. A pocket formed of the same material is formed by securing a section to the rear surface of the base sheet along at least the side edges with the section being secured to the base sheet along a location extending from the side edges of the sheet to a line at least three eighths of an inch inwardly thereof.

Abstract: A two part hospital uniform for children having a gown with selectively severable shoulder portions, an easy fit neck and pockets which gown may be used alone or in conjunction with unisex trousers.

Abstract: An improved protective device for the thigh and knee of a participant in martial art activities or the like. The device includes a main body portion formed of a resilient, conformable foam such as a closed cell polyvinyl chloride foam or the like with a pliable coating of polyvinyl chloride or the like. The main body portion has an enlarged main section, an upwardly extending tapering section, a downwardly extending larger lower section and a downwardly extending smaller lower section. The downwardly extending larger lower section and the downwardly extending smaller lower section are separated by a recess with the recess being located closer to one edge than the other. Straps secure the main body portion to the thigh and knee of a wearer.

Abstract: A protective apron that covers the chest, belly and crutch area of the body of used by a butcher to protect against knife wounds. A hinge assembly on the apron that allows the butcher to bend forward without substantial restriction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protective garment which comprises a base sheet member having a neck opening formed in a selected neckband section thereof. A layer of elastomeric material is bonded and laminated to at least a portion of the neckband section to provide an elastic strap which spans across the neck opening.

Abstract: An emergency medical services (EMS) system for delivering primary care and emergency treatment by EMS personnel is provided by personnel vest jackets constructed and organized for carrying EMS equipment and supplies in wearable and accessible arrangement. The vest is formed with a plurality of outside pockets on the front left and right sides of the vest with first and second large outside pockets across the front bottom left and right sides for carrying bulkier EMS equipment and materials at lower center of gravity. Intermediate size pockets are arranged across the center left and right sides of the vest for carrying intermediate and smaller size EMS supplies. Small upper pockets at least some of elongate configuration are formed on at least one side of the front top of the vest for accommodating objects of elongate configuration. Loop holders are also provided on at least one side of the top front of the vest for holding airways.

Abstract: A surgical vest designed for use after mastectomy or mammoplasty and also for casual- and sleep-wear, which promotes postoperative healing and provides support for the breasts or prostheses by covering at least the thorax of a wearer with a soft thoracic sheath. The thoracic sheath bears one or two support straps on its outer surface; one end of the strap is attached in the area of the sternum of the wearer, and the other end of the strap is affixed in the area beneath the arm. As a result, the support straps pass beneath and support the breasts or prostheses without contacting or binding the underlying skin in any way. In addition, the thoracic sheath provides an absorbent dressing for the postoperative site and can serve to hold additional absorbent materials in place, either between its layers or adjacent the skin, eliminating the need for painful adhesive dressings in the area of the wound.

Abstract: A static control garment having torso and limb covering portions with first electrically conductive means in the garment positioned at a limb covering portion adapted to attach to a conductive strap, that encircles a limb of the body, second electrically conductive means in the garment positioned at a torso covering portion adapted to attach to electrical grounding means, and third electrically conductive means interconnecting the first and second electrically conductive means.

Abstract: A disposable surgical gown having areas manufactured from materials having a high degree of air permeability is disclosed. Other portions of the disposable surgical gown are manufactured from material which are liquid repellent or liquid impermeable.

Abstract: A rear-closure surgical gown having a one-piece-belt system is disclosed in which either sterile or nonsterile gowning assistance can be used. One end of the belt is releasably attached to the front of the gown. The other end of the belt is releasably attached to a transfer device. The transfer device is releasably attached to the front portion of the gown. The belt is looped through a tunnel disposed on the gown by a belt hanger so as to insure sterility of the belt. The middle section of the belt is releasably attached to the back margin of the gown. These features enable positive closure of the gown, and enable both vertical and circumferential adjustment of the belt with respect to the wearer.

Abstract: An extensible water impervious laminated material having an improved hydrostatic head at higher extension is described. A preferred embodiment comprises an inner creped hydrophobic microfine fiber structure sandwiched between and bonded to two reinforcing layers of nonwoven fibers, said microfine fiber structure comprising at least one ply of microfine fibers having a fiber diameter of up to 10 microns. This material is especially useful as an operating room gown.

Abstract: A surgical gown is disclosed in which the main body of the gown is fan folded around transversely extending fold lines. The sleeves of the gown are inserted between the lowermost fold or bottom fold in the gown and the next adjacent fold. The donning of the gown forces the lowermost fold away from the remainder of the gown eliminating any problem of blocking of the gown.

Abstract: A surgical gown comprises a body covering portion and sleeves, the body covering portion having a front portion and side portions. The front portion has a central operative region having a water impermeable material layer covering the central operative region. Each of the sleeves has a zone comprising a layer of a base sleeve material and a layer of a water-repellant, air-porous nonwoven fabric web. The web provides enhanced water repellency to the sleeve zones compared to that provided by the base sleeve material alone.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved gun case which includes a bullet resistant material, integrally formed as part of the gun case or as an insert within the gun case, so that the gun case may be converted into a lightweight shield or a personal body protector garment.

Abstract: A garment is fabricated from a flexible, bullet-resistent material and includes an upper section, a lower section, and a weight transfer region. The upper section shields the wearer's torso while the lower section shields the wearer's hip and thigh areas. The weight transfer region is positioned adjacent to the wearer's upper hip area. The weight transfer region of the garment is secured to the wearer's hip area to transfer a substantial amount of the weight of the upper section of the garment to the wearer's hips.

Abstract: A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a pair of sleeves, a front, a pair of side margins defining an open back for the gown, and a tunnel having a pair of opposed closed sides, and a pair of opposed ends being open. The garment has a first belt having one end secured to the gown and the other end being free, and a second belt having one end secured to the gown. The garment has a transfer card having one end received in the tunnel through one of said open ends, and the other end of the first belt is releasably attached to the card adjacent the other end of the card.

Abstract: A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a pair of sleeves, a front, and a pair of side margins defining an open back for the gown. The garment has a first belt having one end secured to the gown and the other end being free. The garment has a second belt having one end secured to the gown. The garment also has a transfer card having a lower side edge, and a pair of generally aligned slits extending from the side edge and defining a tongue. The other end of the first belt is releasably attached to the card, with the card tongue being received behind the second belt to hold the card in place on the gown.

Abstract: This invention relates to protective apparel for the human body, and in one embodiment comprises an x-ray protective apron having a main body portion and securing flaps to be wrapped around the body to secure the apron in place. The securing flaps are located approximately in the region of the small of the back when in the securing position and are characterized by being variable as to degree of tightness and by being oriented with their outermost ends in a downward direction when in the secured position, thereby effecting fastening of the apron to the body and varying weight distribution of the apron as between the wearer's shoulders and lower back.

Abstract: An apron fabricated from a radiation attenuating material including a body section having first and second sides, a top and outer and inner surfaces. The apron also includes first and second shoulder straps which are connected to the top of the body section and horizontal stiffeners which extend through the straps and into the body section. The first and second sides of the apron body section include first and second vertically aligned rows of coupling elements which permit the first and second tie straps to be coupled to the apron body section at an adjustable vertical position. This vertical adjustment feature permits the tie straps to encircle the apron body section at a level adjacent to the upper hip area of the wearer to thereby secure the apron to the wearer's body. This coupling technique permits the weight of the apron to be supported by the wearer's hips rather than by the wearer's shoulders.

Abstract: A back opening gown is disclosed in which the wearer can achieve a sterile back without assistance. The gown comprises a body portion having a front and a back with the back having a first and second panel and wherein the first panel has a flap running lengthwise of the gown. Prior to closure, the flap is folded back over the first panel and preferably releasably secured thereto. After any initial securing of the gown has been completed, e.g., snapped at the neck, an assistant secures the free end of a first belt tie attached to the flap to the rearward end of a belt disposed in a protective belt cover or housing. The wearer then pulls on the forward end of said belt, thereby releasing the flap and covering the non-sterile portions of the back of the gown and pulling the first belt tie and the rearward end of the belt under the belt cover or housing. The forward end of the belt is then secured to a second belt tie on the front portion of the gown. In the manner described, a sterile back is achieved.

Abstract: A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a pair of sleeves, a front, a pair of side margins defining an open back for the gown, and a pocket having a pair of opposed closed sides, with one end of the pocket being closed, and the other end of the pocket being open. The garment has a first belt having one end secured to the gown and the other end being free, and a second belt having one end secured to the gown. The garment has a transfer card having one end received in the pocket through the open other pocket end, and the other end of the first belt is releasably attached to the card adjacent the other end of the card.

Abstract: A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a pair of sleeves, a front, and a pair of side margins defining an open back for the gown. The garment has a first belt having one end secured to the gown and the other end being free. The garment has a second belt having one end secured to the gown and the other end being free. The garment also has a transfer card having a slit, and the other end of the first belt is releasably attached to the card, with the card slit being received on the second belt to hold the card in place on the gown.

Abstract: A disposable garment comprising, a gown having a pair of sleeves, a front, and a pair of side margins defining an open back for the gown. The garment has a first belt having one end secured to the gown and the other end being free. The garment has a second belt having one end secured to the gown at spaced locations defining a loop between said locations. The garment also has a transfer card having a slit, and the other end of the first belt is releasably attached to the card, with the card slit being received on the second belt loop to hold the card in place on the gown.

Abstract: A utility vest for worker's tools and supplies includes a canvas utility apron detachably secured by a heavy-duty zipper around the bottom of a sleeveless nylon vest. The utility apron has leather pouches detachably secured to it by zippers at desired locations. The leather pouches are of various shapes and sizes to hold various tools and supplies depending on the occupation of the user. The zippers for securing the various pouches to the apron are of identical construction so that any given pouch may be secured at any desired location around the apron. A buckle on the apron beneath the heavy-duty zipper eliminates excessive strain on the main vest zipper caused by the weight of the tools and supplies. The utility vest is designed to allow a worker to wear a short coat over the top of the vest in colder weather while still permitting easy access to the tools and supplies on the utility apron.

Abstract: Garments for the protection of a football player's ribs and jaws are disclosed utilizing lightweight overlapping flexible jointed flap members attached together by cloth padding to cover the player's rib cage or other parts of the body.

Abstract: A disposable surgical gown is disclosed having a body portion and two side panels. Interior tie strings secure the gown to the wearer's body and the back is closed through mating fastening means on each side panel. The side panels are brought together to engage the fastening means through pull tabs overlaying the fastening means on the overlapping side panel. The pull tabs are removable from the side panel after use, thereby eliminating any contact with the gown itself in putting the gown on for retention of sterility of the gown.

Abstract: A protective garment comprising an upper portion adapted to cover the chest and back of a wearer, and a lower portion comprising first and second extensions adapted to cover a wearer's legs, the upper portion and leg extensions being adapted to be fastened about the wearer quickly and easily over the regular clothes of the wearer.

Abstract: A heat insulative protector or the like, comprising at least a layer of a synthetic fabric of an organic fiber of copolyamide, wherein the fibers are woven or formed into a fabric. Articles such as hot pads, protective coverings, aprons, garments, or the like, are fabricated of, in addition to a closely interwoven fabric layer, another superpositioned layer of like fibers punched into a low density, high bulk flannel with a synthetic rubber, fire resistant coating. Such combination provides, for example, an apron for commercial and/or industrial use with a high protective quality to the wearer thereof.

Abstract: A back opening surgical gown with a belting system with improved gown attachment structure which reduces chance of damaging the sterile barrier provided by the gown and improves donning technique.

Abstract: A single-use, nonwoven surgical gown having a bib at the chest area configured to provide a sterile hand support pocket in the aseptic zone and an additional barrier layer in the critical chest area to guard against microbial transmission. The bib may also be configured to provide a belt tunnel within which a wraparound belt may be attached and stored and which will allow for vertical adjustment of the belt while providing the surgical gown with a clear and unencumbered front. The bib is attached to the inside of the gown front with access to the hand support pocket and bib tunnel through appropriately located slits in the gown front.