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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher P. Henderson, Durham, GB;
James Fewtrell, North Rigton, GB;
Elfed I. Williams, Wales, GB;
Nicholas J. Gloag, Darlington, GB;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41B 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A41B 9/00 ;
Abstract
A disposable protective garment,has bands,of elastomeric material at the wrists and/or ankles and/or around the hood,Each band,is joined to the garment by a welded or adhesively-bonded seam and extends from the garment to encircle closely the adjacent part of the body of the wearer. Each band,is joined in a stretched condition to the garment,and is then allowed to relax, thereby forming gathers,in the garment