US20060143777A1

US20060143777A1 - Lined medical scrubs

Info

Publication number: US20060143777A1
Application number: US11/010,656
Authority: US
Inventors: Tsen Dennis; Helen Konoma
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-12-13
Filing date: 2004-12-13
Publication date: 2006-07-06

Abstract

As medical care professionals, we have found that numerous approaches have been taken to reduce the cost of both goods and services related to providing care. However, not enough approach has been geared to protecting and providing healthcare workers with better and more secure uniforms. This motivated us to modify the current medical unisex scrub shirts and pants to have an inner lining which provides warmth, durability, and decreases the transparency of the garments.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

We, Tsen Dennis and Helen Konoma are claiming the benefit of the Provisional Application filed on Mar. 3, 2004. The filing receipt # is *OC000000012604297*. As indicated in the Provisional Application, the title of the invention modification is Lined Scrubs and what is claimed is described as follows:

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION MODIFICATION

As medical care professionals, we found that numerous approaches have been taken to reduce the cost of both goods and services related to providing care, however, not enough approaches have been geared to protecting healthcare workers from cold. We have seen many healthcare workers with cold ailments and many of them suffer from colds related to overexposure. This motivated us to modify the current hospital Unisex scrub shirt and pants to have a liner for durability and for added layer to help keep our healthcare workers warm enough during the freezing temperatures.

DESCRIBTION OF CLAIM

Methods of making lined hospital scrub shirt with a V-shaped neck opening or a round shaped neck opening comprises of sections of cotton blend materials comprising of either a peach-skin solid material, stretch terry fabric, butter suede solids, cotton velour solids, polyester cotton blend or a flannel material for inner lining joined together in accordance with the present invention include the step of providing two identical arm sections of a garment cut from the first section of material. One of the lined arm sections is then folded to form a first sleeve and a portion of a neck opening and the other lined arm section is then folded to overlap the first lined arm section and thus form a second sleeve and complete the neck opening. A rectangular lower portion comprising of two parallel lateral edges is connected by a top edge and a bottom edge, in which the upper portion and the lower portion are joined by a straight circumferential seam, and both the sleeve sections of the lined upper portion and the lateral edges of the lined lower portion are joined by a straight vertical seam.
Methods of making lined hospital scrub pants comprises of sections of cotton blend materials comprising of either a peach-skin solid material, stretch terry fabric, butter suede solids, cotton velour solids, polyester cotton blend or a flannel material for inner lining joined together in accordance with the present invention include the step of providing two lined identical vertical V-shaped legs cut from the first section of material. The pants can have flared cuffed legs, straight cuffed legs or round cuffed legs in which the identical lined leg cuff is joined together by a circumferential seam. The waist line of the pants can be elastic or with drawstring cord for adjustability. The lined vertical V-shaped legs comprising of two parallel edges are joined together (top edge and bottom edge). The lined edges of the vertical legs are joined together by a straight vertical seam.

- The garment system defined in claim 1, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the sleeves up to the elbows of an arm or upper arms are joined by at least one straight horizontal seam
- The garment system defined in claim 1, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the sleeves are folded to overlap and the neck can have opening of a V-shaped or Round shaped
- The garment system defined in claim 1, additionally comprising an inner layer is in form of a scrub shirt
- The garment system defined in claim 2, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the upper arm sleeves comprises of a quadrilateral section with an arcuate portion cut there from
- The garment system defined in claim 5, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the inner lining of the sleeve section comprises of a first edge which forms a part of the vertical straight seam; a second edge of the lining which is substantially perpendicular to the first edge; a third edge of the lining which is arcuate and extends in substantially the same direction as the first edge, a fourth edge of the lining which is substantially straight and lies along part of a transversal joining and the third edge and an extension of the first edge; and a final edge of the lining connecting with the first edge and comprising a substantially straight section parallel to an extension of the first edge and an arcuate section of the lining connecting the straight section and the first edge.
- The garment system defined in claim 6, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the inner lining sleeve section is folded about an axis connecting the third lining edge and the arcuate section of the final edge
- A method of constructing a layer of lined garment comprised of sections of materials joined together, the method comprising steps of:
  - Providing two substantially identical arm sections of a garment cut from a first section of material; the inner lining of the material will comprise of either a peach-skin solid material, a stretch terry fabric, butter suede solid material, a cotton velour solid material, a polyester cotton blend, or a flannel material
  - Folding a first arm section to form a first sleeve and a portion of a neck opening; using an inner layer of the peach-skin solid material or any of the materials listed above for lining
  - Folding a second arm section to overlap the first arm section to form a second sleeve section and to complete the neck opening; using an inner layer of the peach-skin solid material or any of the materials listed above for lining
  - Providing a substantially rectangular lower portion cut from a second section of material and comprising two substantially parallel lateral edges connected by a top edge and a bottom edge; using inner layer comprising of the peach-skin solid material, stretch terry, butter suede solids, cotton velour solids, polyester cotton blend, or a flannel material for lining
  - Joining the lower portion and the sleeve sections with a substantially straight circumferential seam and; using inner layer comprising of the peach-skin solid material, or any of the materials listed above
  - Joining both the arm sections and the lateral edges of the lower portion by a substantially straight vertical seam; using inner layer comprising of the peach-skin solid material, or any of the materials listed above for lining.
- The method system defined in claim 8, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the steps of joining comprise sewing a seam
- The method system defined in claim 8, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the garment is an inner lining scrub shirt
- The method system defined in claim 10, additionally comprising an inner layer wherein the garment is inner lining scrub shirt having short sleeves and a V-shaped neck or Round shaped neck opening

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view of the outer scrub shirt top illustrating a lined scrub top shirt in section 1
FIG. 2 is an inner view of the lined scrub shirt illustrated by section 1
FIG. 3 is a view of the outer scrub pant
FIG. 4 is an inner view of the lined right leg illustrated by section 1
FIG. 5 is a flap view showing inner lining of the pants

Claims

1. What is claimed is Lined Medical Scrubs that have an inner lining composed of one of several types of materials such as a peach-skin solid material, a stretch terry fabric, butter suede solids, cotton velour solids, a polyester cotton blend, or a flannel material. The lining keeps the wearer warmer, increases the durability of the garments, keeps spills from penetrating to the skin, and decreases the transparency of the garments. The Scrubs come in different shapes, sizes, styles, and color.