US4753182A
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Seam for protective garment
Assignee: DISPOSABLES Inc A CORP OF NY
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Filing: 1987-06-05
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Granted: 1988-06-28
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Expires: 2007-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A seam assembly for joining adjacent web panels, comprising a bound seam on a first side of the adjacently positioned web panels, and a liquid penetration-resistant tape longitudinally and sealingly extending along the seam line formed by the bound seam on a second side of the adjacently positioned panels. Also disclosed is a protective garment article utilizing a seam assembly of such type, and an appertaining method of forming such seam assembly. The seam assembly of the invention is highly useful in forming hazardous material suits, of a type employed to clean up liquid and solid chemical spills, and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 William A. Blackburn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:31
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A seam assembly for joining adjacent web panels, comprising: (a) a bound seam on a first side of the adjacently joined web panels, comprising adjacent panel margins outwardly lappingly aligned with one another and secured to one another with a first sewn binding, and a closure web strip longitudinally extending along and medially folded over the aligned panel margins, with its respective sides covering the stitching of said first sewn binding, and secured to the aligned panel margins with a second sewn binding; and (b) a liquid penetration-resistant tape extending longitudinally and sealingly along the seam line formed by said bound seam on a second side of the adjacent web panels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A seam assembly for joining adjacent web panels, comprising: (a) a bound seam on a first side of the adjacently joined web panels, comprising adjacent panel margins outwardly lappingly aligned with one another and secured to one another with a first sewn binding, and a closure web strip longitudinally extending along and medially folded over the aligned panel margins, with its respective sides covering the stitching of said first sewn binding, and secured to the aligned panel margins with a second sewn binding; and (b) a liquid penetration-resistant tape extending longitudinally and sealingly along the seam line formed by said bound seam on a second side of the adjacent web panels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A seam assembly according to claim 1, wherein said web panels are formed of a material comprising a polyolefin layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A seam assembly according to claim 1, wherein said web panels are formed of a polymeric laminate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A seam assembly according to claim 3, wherein said laminate comprises a sheet of spunbonded, nonwoven polyethylene, laminated with a multilayer film comprising successive layers of polyethylene; ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer; vinylidene chloride/vinyl chloride copolymer; and ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A seam assembly according to claim 4, wherein said spunbonded, nonwoven polyethylene sheet is laminated in face-to-face relationship to the ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer layer of said multilayer film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A seam assembly according to claim 4, wherein said panels are arranged in said assembly with the polyethylene layer of the multilayer film being on the first side of the adjacently positioned web panels, and with said spunbonded, nonwoven polyethylene sheet on the second side of the adjacently positioned web panels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A seam assembly according to claim 1, wherein said liquid permeation-resistant tape is formed of a multilayer film comprising successive layers of polyethylene; ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer; vinylidene chloride/vinyl chloride copolymer; and ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A seam assembly according to claim 7, wherein said ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer layer of said tape is in face-to-face bonded relationship with said second side of said adjacently positioned web panels.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A protective garment article comprising a seam assembly according to claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A protective garment article according to claim 9, constructed and arranged to provide substantially full body protection to a human wearer thereof.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of forming a seam assembly joining adjacent web panels, comprising: (a) positioning said panels in adjacent relationship to one another so that their main panel portions are substantially coplanar with one another in the vicinity of their junction; (b) outwardly lappingly aligning adjacent panel margins of said adjacent panels with one another; (c) securing said outwardly lappingly aligned panel margins to one another with a first sewn binding; (d) positioning a closure web strip to longitudinally extend along and medially fold over the aligned panel margins, so that its respective sides cover the stitching of said first sewn binding; (e) securing said closure web strip to the aligned panel margins with a second sewn binding; and (f) affixing a liquid penetration-resistant tape to longitudinally and sealingly extend along the seam line formed by said bound seam on a second side of the adjacently positioned web panels.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of forming a seam assembly joining adjacent web panels, comprising: (a) positioning said panels in adjacent relationship to one another so that their main panel portions are substantially coplanar with one another in the vicinity of their junction; (b) outwardly lappingly aligning adjacent panel margins of said adjacent panels with one another; (c) securing said outwardly lappingly aligned panel margins to one another with a first sewn binding; (d) positioning a closure web strip to longitudinally extend along and medially fold over the aligned panel margins, so that its respective sides cover the stitching of said first sewn binding; (e) securing said closure web strip to the aligned panel margins with a second sewn binding; and (f) affixing a liquid penetration-resistant tape to longitudinally and sealingly extend along the seam line formed by said bound seam on a second side of the adjacently positioned web panels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
67 words
A process according to claim 11, comprising forming said liquid penetration-resistant tape by the steps comprising; (i) providing a polymeric film of ribbon-like form; (ii) applying to one side of said polymeric film a layer of a curable pressure-sensitive adhesive forming composition; (iii) curing said applied composition to form a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive on said film, and yield the adhesive-coated film as said liquid penetration-resistant tape.
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