US2492003A

US2492003A - Sanitary workman's garment

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Publication number: US2492003A
Application number: US738544A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas L Peckinpaugh
Original assignee: TRANSIT FREESE Inc
Current assignee: TRANSIT FREESE Inc
Priority date: 1947-04-01
Filing date: 1947-04-01
Publication date: 1949-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 1966-12-20

Description

Dec. 20, 1949 r. L. mcKmPAuGH SANITARY WORIEMANS GARMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 1, 1947 THOMAS L. PECKINPHUGH.

flT TORNEYS.

Dec. 20, 1949 "r. L. PECKINPAUGH SANITARY WORKMAN' S GARMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 1, 1947 INVENTOR. BY M WM.

ATTORNEYS.

' Patented Dec. 20, 1949 SANITARY WORKMANS GARMENT Thomas L. Peckinpaugh, Downey, Calif., assignor to Transit Freese, 1110., Reno, Nev., a corporation of Nevada Application April 1, 1947, Serial No. 738,544

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a novel garment for workmen and particularly a garment adapted for wear by workmen who handle commodities destined for consumption by humans. With further particularity my invention relates to a garment which may be worn by food-handlers, such as meat-handlers, and which embraces a combined apron, cape and. hood with, desirably, mits integral with sleeve members of the cape.

The employees of concerns engaged in distributing meat and other edible commodities handle a large number of meat cuts, and sacks or packages of food, particularly in loading and unloading vehicles and making deliveries to retail businesses. In carrying bulky meat cuts or sacks it is customary for handlers to support the meat or sack on their shoulder, holding it in place with their arms and hands and often permitting the meat to come into contact with their heads. This contact of a cold, greasy object with a portion of the handlers body or clothes is not only uncomfortable but also unsanitary since it increases the opportunity ior the foodstuff to become contaminated.

It is an object of this invention to provide a Work garment which will prevent contact between a workmans body or clothes and an object carried by him on his shoulder.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garment for use in handling meats and other perishable commodities which protects the handlers body and which provides for sanitary handling of such articles.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a workmans combined apron, cape and hood which may be applied and removed with ease and which will remain in proper position when worn.

A further object of this invention is to provide a workmans combined apron, cape and hood which, when worn, provides good ventilation for the body of the wearer.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an inexpensive workmans protective garment which is simply constructed and which may be easily cleaned.

Other objects will be apparent from the following description of the invention and the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a pictorial representation of my 2 workmans garment as worn and used by a meathandler;

Figure 2 is a iront elev'ational View of the workmans garment comprising this invention;

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the workmans garment; and

Figure 4 is a plan View of the individual pieces from which the workmans garment is formed.

Referring to the drawing, the workmans garment consists of an apron I which is preferably of about knee length and is provided with a neck opening 2. A rear yoke 3 formed of a double thickness of material and provided with a neck opening '4 is attached to the apron I. A pair of sleeves 5--5 having closed ends or mits G6 are attached to the apron I and the rear yoke 3. A hood I is attached to the rear yoke 3 at the neck opening 4 and to a portion of the apron I at'the neck opening 2.

The apron I is of a generally rectangular shape and has curved edges 8 -8 adjacent the arms of the wearer. The edges 99 adjacent the neck opening 2 form the shoulder lines and slope slightly. Darts I0 may be employed to provide fullness in the apron I and a better fit about the chest of the wearer. The rear yoke 3 is formed from a single piece of material consisting of sections 3a-3b each of which have a neck opening 4 formed therein. The sections 3a and 3b are folded along the dotted line II to provide the double thickness of material described. The edges I2-'I2 are placed under the edges 99 of the apron whilethe edges I3-I3 are placed over these edges and the rear yoke 3 is then stitched to the apron along these meeting edges. The rear yoke 3 extends from a point slightly below the shoulder blades of the wearer upwardly and over the shoulders of the wearer. The rear yoke 3 may be provided with darts I5 to impart fullness to the yoke and acomfortable fit about the shoulders of the wearer. A hood 1 formed of side sections IIir-IG and a center section I! is stitched to the rear yoke 3 along the edge of the neck opening 4 and for a short distance along the edge of the neck opening 2 in the apron I. A bias binding tape I8 may be employed to strengthen the point of attachment of the hood to the apron I and the rear yoke 3. The center section II of the hood I may be cross-stitched to impart body and strengththereto.

The sleeves 55 are formed from oblong pieces of material each of which is provided with a shoulder section I 9. The section 19 of each sleeve is positioned over the rear yoke 3 and the top of the apron l with the edge 20 coinciding with the lowermost edge H of the rear yoke 3 and the edge 2| extending over the shoulder of the garment adjacent the neck openings therein. The edges 2| of the sleeve shoulder sections iii are stitched to the rear yoke 3 and the top or the apron I while the edges 20 are stitched to the rear yoke adjacent the lowermost edge thereof. The edges 22 of the sleeve shoulder section 19 are stitched to the front of the apron I after a panel 23 has been laid over the apron immediately below the neck opening 2 therein. The sleeve shoulder sections [9 on the front of the garment cooperate with the panel 23 to form a front yoke which imparts added strength to the construction of the garment. The sleeve shoulder section l9 and the double thickness of the rear yoke 3 provide a triple layer of material over the shoulder portion of this garment which serves as a protective pad for the workmans shoulder. The bottom of each sleeve 55 is cut in the curved pattern shown in Fig. 4 which includes a center curved edge 24 and two adjacent curved edges 2525. In forming the sleeve 5 the curved edges 25--25 are folded over the central curved edge 24 to coincide therewith and are then stitched together thereby closing the end of the sleeve. The' straight edges Zli26 adjacent the curved edges 25-45 are then stitched together and, in cooperation with the closed sleeve end thus provide a mit' into which the hand of the wearer may be inserted. The remaining edges of each sleeve are formed with elongated depending tabs 2! and 28 which are not stitched but are left open. In this manner a garment is provided which is entirely open at the lowermost edges thereof, with the exception of the mits formed in the ends of the sleeves, and which may, therefore, be donned merely by slipping the garment over the head, shoulders and arms of the wearer. The depending

tabs

21 and 28 afford stability to the sleeves 55 which are merely drapedover the arms and tend to retain the sleeves in their proper position.

In use, as is apparent from the foregoing, the workman merely slips the hood I over his head; allows the rear yoke 3 to drop over his back and the sleeves 5.'"5 to drape over his arms. The workman then slips his hands into the mits 6-4; at the ends of the sleeves." The apron l protects the front of the workmans clothing when lifting or lowering an object such as, for, example, a refrigerated meat cut. When the workman shifts the burden to his shoulder the entire upper portion of his body is encased in the garment and any contact between his body and the object car'- ried is prevented. The garment may be formed of any durable washable fabric and may be wa terproofed if desired. As the garments may be cleaned and sterilized, the use thereof will reduce the possibilities of perishable commodities becoming contaminated by coming into contact with either the handlers body or clothing. The garment will also afiord protection to the workman from the object handled'and eliminate the discomfort of handling cold, wet, dusty or greasy objects. The provision of a garment which is, in eiTect, merely draped over the body of the wearer permits air to pass freely under the garment and throughout the openings in the garment, thus affording excellent ventilation and adapting the garment for use under a wide variety of temperature and humidity conditions. While the garment has been described as being essentially use ful for meat handlers it will be obvious that many 5 other uses for such a garment exist. Under any conditions where it is desirable to protect the workman from an object being carried by him or to prevent contact between the carried object and the workmans body the garment will function satisfactorily. For example, it is contemplated that the garment will be found very useful for workers in grain mills or flour mills where dusty commodities are frequently handled in sacks. The garment will not only shield the workers body and normal clothes from dust and irritation caused thereby but will protect the sacked commodities from being contaminated by perspiration or possible disease organisms from the body or clothes of the Worker. Similar problems in the sugar industry may be overcome by the use of my garment. It has also been observed that in threshing crew members suffer much discomfort from chaff and dust from the threshing machine and the baling machines customarily used in association therewith. Many people have distinct allergies or other manifestations of skin irritation caused by handling grain and its by-products during threshing. Such physical maladies and also simple physical discomfort caused by working under the usual hot summer conditions during the harvesting season may be greatly alleviated if not fully eliminated by the use of the garment. In fact, the garment may be used in any industry or industrial operation 5 where it is desired to protect the worker from'irritants while working with or carrying an ob ject, or to protect an object while being carried, from dirt or contamination caused by contact with the body or clothes of a person, or to pro; ect both person and object while at the same time avoiding the usual discomfort caused by the confining and unventilated garments of the prior art. I claim: V l. A protective garment for workmen compris 1mg a rear yoke, an apron secured to said rear yoke, said rear yoke and apron being provided with a neck opening, a hood secured to said rear yoke and apron at said neck opening-and sleeve portions including oblong pieces of material se- 5 cured to said rear yoke and apron," said oblong pieces being formed to extend over only the uppermost and side surfaces of the arms of the workman, whereby thehead, shoulders, and up permost and side portions of the arms of the t workman are protected by said garment.

'2. A protective garment for workmen comprising a rear y'oke, an apron secured to said rear yoke, said rear yoke and apron being provided with a neck opening, a hood secured to said rear 60 yoke and apron at said neck opening, sleeve 'portions including oblong pieces of material secured to said rear yoke and apron; said oblong pieces being formed to extend over only the uppermost and side surfaces of the arms'of' the workman, and mit portions formed in the end of each of said oblong piecees remote from said point of securement, whereby the head, shodldersQhands, and uppermost and side portions of the arms of the workman are protected by said garment. 3. A protective garment for workmen comprising a rear yoke formed of a double layer of fabric" and adapted to extend from the lower edge of the shoulder blades over the top of the shoulders of the workman, an apron secured to said rear yoke 75 at the shoulder edge thereof,- said rear yokeand apron being provided with a neck opening, a hood secured to said rear yoke and apron at said neck opening, and sleeve portions including rectangular fabric members secured to said rear yoke and apron adjacent said neck opening, said rectangular fabric members being formed to extend over only the uppermost and side surfaces of the arms of the workman, whereby the head, shoulders, and uppermost and side portions of the arms of the workman are protected by said garment.

4. A protective garment for workmen as set forth in claim 3 having mit portions formed integrally in the ends of each rectangular fabric member remote from the point of securement thereof, and longitudinally extending depending tab portions formed integrally in the depending portions of said rectangular fabric members extending over the side surfaces of the arm of the workman.

THOMAS L. PECKINPAUGH.

6 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 7,759 Silva June 19, 1877 1,167,058 Finberg Jan. 4, 1916 1,203,337 Hoiflin Oct. 31, 1916 1,266,115 Fuhr May 14, 1918 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 160,385 Great Britain Mar. 24, 1921