Claims
- 1. The combination of a sleeveless shirt and a detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve for use in the meat packing industry, comprising:
- a) a sleeveless shirt having
- i) a crew neck,
- ii) a single front panel and a single back panel, each substantially rectangular when flat and of a thin, light weight, low friction, wear-resistant, mesh material having significant give or stretch, and stitched together to form side seams of the shirt that extend from a tail end toward an upper end and that terminate before the upper end of the shirt to provide side openings at the upper end of the shirt for a wearer's arms to extend therethrough, the front panel forming a partial boundary of the neck,
- iii) a single yoke panel extending the width of the front and back panels, located essentially behind the neck and forming the remaining boundary of the neck and in part forming the side openings, said yoke panel being of a woven relatively heavy weight material and relatively non-stretchable compared to the front and back panels, and
- iv) two elongated tabs of elasticized webbing, each fastened at one end to the yoke, one on each side of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the side opening, substantially perpendicular to an edge of the yoke that in part forms the respective side opening and for a distance less than the distance from the neck to the side opening; and each having two fasteners that are each one part of a two-part system, the two fasteners being aligned and spaced along the length of the tab; and
- b) an elongated protective tubular sleeve separable from the shirt, knit from a high strength cut-resistant yarn comprised of a core having a stainless steel strand 0.002 to 0.004 inches in diameter and a core of high strength stretched polyethylene of approximately 650 denier, a first wrap about the core of approximately 400 denier high strength aramid fiber, a second wrap of approximately 375 denier high strength stretched polyethylene fiber and a third wrap of approximately 440 denier polyester, said sleeve having
- i) an elasticized cuff portion at one end,
- ii) a non-elasticized other end with a placket and an elasticized tab secured at one end to the sleeve to extend across the placket and having a fastener at a free end to attach the free end to the sleeve to tighten the non-elasticized end,
- iii) four fasteners, each being the other part of the two-part system, secured to the sleeve at a location substantially diametrically opposite from the placket, arranged in two rows of two fasteners each, the rows being spaced peripherally about the sleeve and the fasteners of each row being spaced longitudinally of the sleeve.
- 2. The combination of a sleeveless shirt and a detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve for use in the meat packing industry, comprising:
- a) a sleeveless shirt having
- i) a crew neck,
- ii) a single front panel and a single back panel, each substantially rectangular when flat and of a thin, light weight, low friction, wear-resistant mesh material having significant give or stretch, and stitched together to form side seams of the shirt that extend from a tail end toward an upper end and that terminate before the upper end of the shirt to provide side openings at the upper end of the shirt for a wearer's arms to extend therethrough, the front panel forming a partial boundary of the neck,
- iii) a single yoke panel extending the width of the front and back panels, located essentially behind the neck and forming the remaining boundary of the neck and in part forming the side openings, said yoke panel being of a woven relatively heavyweight material and relatively non-stretchable compared to the front and back panels, and
- iv) two elongated tabs of elasticized webbing, each fastened at one end to the yoke, one on each side of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the side opening, substantially perpendicular to an edge of the yoke that in part forms the respective side opening and for a distance less than the distance from the neck to the side opening; and each having two fasteners that are each one part of a two-part system, the two fasteners being aligned and spaced along the length of the carrying tab; and
- b) an elongated protective tubular sleeve separable from the shirt, having
- i) a cuff portion at one end,
- ii) an opposite end, and
- iii) four fasteners, each being the other part of the two-part system, secured to the sleeve adjacent said opposite end, arranged in two rows of two fasteners each, the rows being spaced peripherally about the sleeve and the fasteners of each row being spaced longitudinally of the sleeve.
- 3. The combination of a sleeveless shirt and a detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve for use in the meat packing industry, comprising:
- a) a sleeveless shirt having
- i) a neck,
- ii) a front panel and a back panel, each of a thin, light weight, low friction, wear-resistant, mesh material having significant give or stretch, and joined together to form side seams of the shirt that extend from a tail end toward an upper end and that terminate before the upper end of the shirt to provide side openings at the upper end of the shirt for a wearer's arms to extend therethrough, the front panel forming a partial boundary of the neck,
- iii) a yoke panel extending the width of the front and back panels, in part forming the side openings, said yoke panel being of a woven relatively heavyweight material and relatively non-stretchable compared to the front and back panels, and
- iv) two elongated tabs of elasticized webbing, each fastened at one end to the yoke, one on each side of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the side opening, for a distance less than the distance from the neck to the side opening; and each having two fasteners that are each one part of a two-part system, the two fasteners being aligned and spaced along the length of the carrying tab; and
- b) an elongated protective tubular sleeve separable from the shirt, having
- i) a cuff portion at one end,
- ii) an opposite end, and
- iii) four fasteners, each being the other part of the two-part system, secured to the sleeve adjacent said opposite end, arranged in two rows of two fasteners each, the rows being spaced peripherally about the sleeve and the fasteners of each row being spaced longitudinally of the sleeve.
- 4. A sleeveless shirt constructed to support a detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve, for use in the meat packing industry, comprising:
- a) a crew neck,
- b) a single front panel and a single back panel, each substantially rectangular when flat and of a thin, light weight, low friction, wear-resistant, warp knit or tricot mesh material having significant give or stretch, and stitched together to form side seams of the shirt that extend from a tail end toward an upper end and that terminate before the upper end of the shirt to provide side openings at the upper end of the shirt for a wearer's arms to extend therethrough, the front panel forming a partial boundary of the neck,
- c) a single yoke panel extending the width of the front and back panels, located essentially behind the neck and forming the remaining boundary of the neck and in part forming the side openings, said yoke panel being of a woven relatively heavyweight material and relatively non-stretchable compared to the front and back panels, and
- d) two elongated tabs of elasticized webbing, each fastened at one end to the yoke, one on each side of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the opening, substantially perpendicular to an edge of the yoke that in part forms the respective side opening and for a distance less than the distance from the neck to the side opening; and each having a fastener that is one part of a two-part system.
- 5. A sleeveless shirt constructed to support a detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve, for use in the meat packing industry, comprising:
- a) a neck,
- b) a front panel and a back panel, each of a thin, light weight, low friction, wear-resistant, mesh material having significant give or stretch, and joined together to form side seams of the shirt that extend from a tail end toward an upper end and that terminate before the upper end of the shirt to provide side openings at the upper end of the shirt for a wearer's arms to extend therethrough, the front panel forming a partial boundary of the neck,
- c) a yoke panel extending the width of the front and back panels, in part forming the side openings, said yoke panel being of a woven relatively heavyweight material, such as cotton, and relatively non-stretchable compared to the front and back panels, and
- d) two elongated tabs of elasticized webbing, each fastened at one end to the yoke, one on each side of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the side opening, for a distance less than the distance from the neck to the side opening; and each having a fastener that is one part of a two-part system.
- 6. The combination of a sleeveless shirt and a detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve for use in protecting a wearer's arms while using sharp instruments comprising:
- a) a sleeveless shirt including:
- i) a front and a back of a thin, lightweight material having significant give or stretch;
- ii) a yoke of a woven, relatively heavyweight and relatively non-stretchable material compared to the front and the back material;
- iii) a tab secured at one end to the yoke of the shirt;
- iv) one part of a two-part fastener system on the tab; and
- b) an elongated detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve, and the second part of the two-part fastener.
- 7. A sleeveless shirt according to claim 6 further including another tab secured to the other end of the yoke of the shirt, and one part of a two-part fastener system on the tab.
- 8. A sleeveless shirt according to claim 6 wherein the tab comprises an elasticized webbing secured at one end of the yoke of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the side opening for a distance of less than the distance from the neck to the side opening.
- 9. A sleeveless shirt according to claim 7 wherein the tab comprises an elasticized webbing secured at one end of the yoke of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the side opening for a distance of less than the distance from the neck to the side opening.
- 10. A sleeveless shirt which can be worn in conjunction with one or more attachable protective sleeves for use in the meat-packing industry comprising:
- a) a front and a back of a lightweight material having significant give or stretch;
- b) a yoke of a woven, relatively heavyweight and relatively non-stretchable material compared to the front and back material;
- c) a tab of elasticized webbing secured at one end to the yoke of the shirt; and
- d) a fastener that is one part of a two-part system on the tab.
- 11. A sleeveless shirt constructed to support a detachable cut-resistant protective sleeve for use in the meat-packing industry comprising:
- a) a neck;
- b) a front and a back of a thin, lightweight, low-friction, wear-resistant material having significant give or stretch, the front forming a partial boundary of the neck;
- c) a yoke extending the width of the front and back wherein the front material, the back material and the yoke are constructed to form a side opening for a wearer's arms to extend therethrough and the yoke being of a woven, relatively heavyweight and relatively non-stretchable material compared to the front and the back material; and
- d) a tab of elasticized webbing secured at one end to the yoke of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the side opening, for a distance of less than the distance from the neck to the side opening; and the tab having a fastener that is one part of a two-part system.
- 12. A sleeveless shirt according to claim 11 further including a second tab of elasticized webbing secured at one end to the yoke of the shirt and extending out from the shirt at the top of the other side opening for a distance of less than the distance from the neck to the side opening; and the tab having a fastener that is one part of a two-part system.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/537,059 filed on 6/12/90 abandoned .
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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263951 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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The Whizard.RTM. cut-resistant Armgvard II Medium and Heavy Duty, 1989, Form 789. |
Continuations (1)
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