US6728969B2
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Insect barrier garment
Assignee: Milliken and Co
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Filing: 2002-06-20
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Granted: 2004-05-04
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Expires: 2022-06-20
Abstract
Abstract Lower body, upper body, and hood garments formed of a textile that inhibit the ability of insects or small animals to bite or sting the wearer. The textile of the garments have a base fabric and a cover fabric separated by a spacer layer. The base fabric is open to facilitate breathability. The cover fabric is sufficiently closed to inhibit insects, spiders, or other small animals from passing through the cover fabric, and sufficiently open so as not to inhibit the breathability of the textile. The spacer layer separates the base fabric from the cover fabric with sufficient distance to inhibit insects, spiders, or other small animals from probing through the textile to reach the wearer.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard Zeiler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:58
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K55/00; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A barrier garment for a wearer, said garment having at least a portion comprising a textile including: a base fabric having a high air permeability and an inner surface disposed toward the wearer, a cover fabric having air permeability with sufficient tightness to be a barrier to insects and an outer surface disposed away from the wearer, and a spacer layer disposed between the base fabric and the cover fabric, wherein said spacer layer comprises nonwoven batting.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A barrier garment for a wearer, said garment having at least a portion comprising a textile including: a base fabric having a high air permeability and an inner surface disposed toward the wearer, a cover fabric having air permeability with sufficient tightness to be a barrier to insects and an outer surface disposed away from the wearer, and a spacer layer disposed between the base fabric and the cover fabric, wherein said spacer layer comprises nonwoven batting.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , further including a camouflage pattern disposed on at least the outside surface of the cover fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said garment includes a configuration to cover the lower body of the wearer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The barrier garment according to claim 3 , wherein said garment includes leg sections with said textile being disposed in said leg sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The barrier garment according to claim 3 , wherein said garment includes a pelvic region with said textile being disposed in said pelvic region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said garment includes a configuration to cover the upper body of the wearer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The barrier garment according to claim 6 , wherein said garment includes arm sections with said textile being disposed in said arm sections.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The barrier garment according to claim 6 , wherein said garment includes an upper torso region with said textile being disposed in said upper torso region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said garment includes a configuration to cover the head of the wearer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The barrier garment according to claim 9 , wherein said garment includes a veil region to cover the face of the wearer, and wherein said veil region includes only the cover fabric of said textile.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The barrier garment according to claim 9 , wherein said garment includes a veil region to cover the face of the wearer, and wherein said garment includes the textile having a more open construction in the veil region.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The barrier garment according to claim 9 , wherein said garment includes a veil region in the area of the face of the wearer, and wherein said veil region is open.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said garment includes a configuration to cover a hand of the wearer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The barrier garment according to claim 13 , wherein the configuration of the garment covering the hand of the wearer is a glove.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The barrier garment according to claim 13 , wherein the configuration of the garment covering the hand of the wearer is a mitten.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The barrier garment according to claim 13 , wherein said garment includes openings which allow the fingers and thumb of the wearer to extend through the garment.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The barrier garment according to claim 13 , wherein the garment includes a second material for the portion of the garment covering the fingers of the wearer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The barrier garment according to claim 13 , wherein the garment includes a second material for the portion of the garment covering the palm of the wearer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said base fabric is an open mesh fabric.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said base fabric is a net construction fabric.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said base fabric is a solid construction fabric.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said base fabric is a fabric selected from the group consisting of: woven, knitted, and nonwoven.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said cover fabric is a solid construction fabric.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said cover fabric has open interstices with a maximum passable width of up to about 0.188 inches.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
The barrier garment according to claim 24 , wherein said base fabric has open interstices with a minimum passable width of about 0.188 inches.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said cover fabric has open interstices with a maximum passable width of up to about 0.063 inches.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
The barrier garment according to claim 26 , wherein said base fabric has open interstices with a minimum passable width of up to about 0.063 inches.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said spacer layer connects said base layer and said cover layer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said base fabric, said cover fabric and said spacer layer are sewn together.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
22 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said base fabric, said cover fabric and said spacer layer are bonded together.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein said base fabric, said cover fabric and said spacer layer are welded together.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
33 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the inside surface of said base fabric and the outside surface of the cover fabric is greater than about one millimeter.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
33 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the inside surface of said base fabric and the outside surface of the cover fabric is at least about two millimeters.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
36 words
The barrier garment according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the inside surface of said base fabric and the outside surface of the cover fabric is between about three millimeters and about seven millimeters.
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