US4920575A
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Protective garment material and construction
Assignee: Kappler Safety Group
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Filing: 1989-01-18
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Granted: 1990-05-01
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Expires: 2009-01-18
Abstract
Abstract A protective garment made of material which includes a high barrier, multi-layer film incorporating EVOH laminated to a spun bonded polyester substrate. The film is a five layer construction with a layer of EVOH in the middle, bracketed by water resistant bonding resin layers and outer layers of polyethylene or polyester. The substrate is formed with low temperature binders and is calendered on both sides, the outer side being calendered much more extensively than the inner side. The material is joined together at pattern edges by thermal bonding under pressure or by a strip of the film thermal bonded to material segments.
Inventors
- 👤 James E. Bartasis
- 👤 Richard L. McIntire
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:54
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/48; B29C65/50; B29C65/5007; B29C65/5021; A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/24; A41D27/245; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; B29C65/02; B29C65/10; B29C65/4805; B29C65/481; B29C65/4815; B29C65/5042; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/114; B29C66/1142; B29C66/13; B29C66/137; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/7234; B29C66/72343; B29C66/133; B29K; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/04; B29K2023/08; B29K2023/083; B29K2023/086; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/0068; B29K2995/0069; B29L; B29L2009/00; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/48; B29L2031/4842; B29L2031/485; B29L2031/4857; B29L2031/768; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A protective garment for hazardous chemical environments, comprising: (a) two or more adjacent segments of material having adjacent edges; (b) each of said material segments including a multi-layer film made of polymeric substance and having an intermediate EVOH layer, a polymer layer on each side of said EVOH layer, and a water resistant resin tie means between said polymer layers and said EVOH layer; (c) each of said material segments also including a substrate; (d) said film and said substrate being laminated together; (e) said garment further comprising a strip of said multi-layer film; (f) said adjacent segments being joined at said edges by placing said strip of film above said edges and bonding said strip of film to said adjacent segments to create a substantially moisture-impervious seam between said segments; (g) said garment being effective to protect a worker in a hazardous chemical environment while retaining its chemical resistance properties in the presence of moisture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A protective garment for hazardous chemical environments, comprising: (a) two or more adjacent segments of material having adjacent edges; (b) each of said material segments including a multi-layer film made of polymeric substance and having an intermediate EVOH layer, a polymer layer on each side of said EVOH layer, and a water resistant resin tie means between said polymer layers and said EVOH layer; (c) each of said material segments also including a substrate; (d) said film and said substrate being laminated together; (e) said garment further comprising a strip of said multi-layer film; (f) said adjacent segments being joined at said edges by placing said strip of film above said edges and bonding said strip of film to said adjacent segments to create a substantially moisture-impervious seam between said segments; (g) said garment being effective to protect a worker in a hazardous chemical environment while retaining its chemical resistance properties in the presence of moisture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The protective garment of claim 1 further characterized by and including: (a) an adhesive layer between said film and said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective garment of claim 1 further characterized in that: (a) said substrate has at least one calendered surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The protective garment of claim 1 further characterized in that (a) a thermal bond is formed between at least two of said adjacent segments and a strip of film over said adjacent edges.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
172 words
A protective garment for hazardous chemical environments, comprising: (a) at least two garment segments fabricated of laminated material and having adjacent edges; (b) said material of each segment including a film made of synthetic, organic substance which acts as a hazardous chemical barrier, and a substrate; (c) said film including at least three separate layers of synthetic, organic substance with an intermediate one of said layers being formed of EVOH and the other layers being made of different synthetic materials; and (d) water resistant tie means between said EVOH layer and said other layers; (e) said garment further comprising a strip of said film made of synthetic, organic substance; (f) said garment segments being joined at said adjacent edges by placing said strip of film above said edges and bonding said strip of film to said adjacent segments to create a substantially moisture-impervious seam between said segments; (g) said garment being effective to protect a worker in a hazardous chemical environment while retaining its chemical resistance properties in the presence of moisture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
172 words
A protective garment for hazardous chemical environments, comprising: (a) at least two garment segments fabricated of laminated material and having adjacent edges; (b) said material of each segment including a film made of synthetic, organic substance which acts as a hazardous chemical barrier, and a substrate; (c) said film including at least three separate layers of synthetic, organic substance with an intermediate one of said layers being formed of EVOH and the other layers being made of different synthetic materials; and (d) water resistant tie means between said EVOH layer and said other layers; (e) said garment further comprising a strip of said film made of synthetic, organic substance; (f) said garment segments being joined at said adjacent edges by placing said strip of film above said edges and bonding said strip of film to said adjacent segments to create a substantially moisture-impervious seam between said segments; (g) said garment being effective to protect a worker in a hazardous chemical environment while retaining its chemical resistance properties in the presence of moisture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The protective garment of claim 5 further characterized by, and including: (a) means forming a thermal bond with said adjacent edges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The protective garment of claim 5 further characterized in that: (a) said film includes five separate layers of synthetic, organic substance, including a center layer formed of EVOH, two bracketing intermediate layers of a water resistant resin, and two outer layers; (b) said outer layers being polyolefins.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
The protective garment of claim 5 further characterized in that: (a) said strip of film further comprises said substrate; (b) said film composition being substantially the same as the film in said material (c) said strip being pressed against said segments with corresponding films facing each other and a heat seal being formed between them.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective garment of claim 5 further characterized in that: (a) said substrate is a non-woven material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The protective garment of claim 9 further characterized in that: (a) said non-woven substrate has at least one calendered face.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The protective garment of claim 5 further characterized in that: (a) said material includes an adhesive layer between said film and said substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
102 words
A protective garment for hazardous chemical environments, comprising: (a) at least two garment segments fabricated of laminated material having adjacent edges; (b) said material of each segment including a film made of polymeric substance which acts as a hazardous chemical barrier, and a substrate; and (c) means forming a thermal bond with said adjacent edges; (d) said thermal bond means utilizing a strip including said film made of polymeric substance which acts as a hazardous chemical barrier, and said substrate; (e) said strip being pressed against said segments with corresponding films facing each other and a heat seal being formed between them.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
102 words
A protective garment for hazardous chemical environments, comprising: (a) at least two garment segments fabricated of laminated material having adjacent edges; (b) said material of each segment including a film made of polymeric substance which acts as a hazardous chemical barrier, and a substrate; and (c) means forming a thermal bond with said adjacent edges; (d) said thermal bond means utilizing a strip including said film made of polymeric substance which acts as a hazardous chemical barrier, and said substrate; (e) said strip being pressed against said segments with corresponding films facing each other and a heat seal being formed between them.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The protective garment of claim 12 further characterized in that: (a) said strip film is the same composition as said segment material film.
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