Patent Publication Number: US-2023148694-A1

Title: Insulated scrubs, lab jacket and coat

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/279/753, filed Nov. 16, 2021, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/325,668 filed Mar. 31, 2022, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/279/753, the disclosures of each being incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
     Not Applicable. 
     BACKGROUND THE INVENTION 
     The typical uniform or clothing worn by medical professionals and staff while working in hospitals, operating rooms, surgical theaters, doctors&#39; offices and examining rooms are scrubs, lab jackets and lab coats. The same type of clothing is worn by dental professionals and staff in dental offices, surgical rooms and examining rooms. Scrubs are usually made of cotton and include a short-sleeve top which is put on by pulling it over the wearer&#39;s head and pants having a tie strip around the waist which the wearer steps into and ties the tie strip at the waist to keep the pants on. Lab jackets and coats are typically made of cotton and long-sleeved, having buttons or snaps for closing in the front. 
     Most of the time, the interior temperature of hospitals, operating rooms, surgical theaters, doctors&#39; and dental offices, examining rooms and labs is maintained at a relatively cool or cold temperature. As a result of the cool or cold temperature, people wearing scrubs, lab jackets and coats are often cold and need to wear additional clothing, such as undershirts, long-sleeve shirts, long underwear or extra pants, to keep warm. In addition, given the lightweight nature of typical scrubs, women often find it necessary to wear an additional pants layer during the time in which they are menstruating to avoid accidents. 
     To address the foregoing comfort issues found with typical medical and dental scrubs and lab wear, the present invention provides insulated lab wear and insulated scrubs in which both the jacket, coat, shirt or pants are insulated by being provided with interior linings of terrycloth, fleece or other insulating material to keep the wearers warm and the scrubs protected from leakage of bodily fluids. In addition, the lab wear and scrubs of the present invention are provided with pockets for carrying instruments, writing utensils, identification cards and mobile phones. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates generally to insulated lab wear and scrubs which are provided with interior linings of terrycloth, fleece or other insulating fabrics which mimic the shape of the exterior lab wear and scrubs so that the interior linings can be attached to the lab wear and scrubs by either being sewn into the exterior jacket, coat, scrub shirts and pants or being removably fastened to the exterior jackets, coats, scrub shirts and pants. Providing insulated lab wear and scrubs to those in the medical and dental professions increase the comfort level to those persons who find the interior temperatures of hospitals, labs, medical professional offices and dental offices too cold to perform the work they have been assigned to or asked to do. Insulated lab wear and scrubs are intended to replace the need to purchase additional articles of clothing to provide makeshift insulation. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a sketch of a front view of a sketch of the typical scrubs outfit having a shirt and pants. 
         FIG.  2    is a sketch of a front view of the typical shirt portion of the scrubs outfit of  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  3 A  is a sketch of a front view of the typical pants portion of the scrubs outfit of  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  3 B  is a sketch of a rear view of the typical pants portion of the scrubs outfit of  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  4    is a picture of a front view of an insulated scrubs shirt with interior insulation made of terrycloth. 
         FIG.  5    is a picture of a front view of the interior of an insulated scrubs shirt with interior insulation made of terrycloth. 
         FIG.  6    is a picture of a front view of a pair of insulated scrubs pants with interior insulation made of terrycloth. 
         FIG.  7    is a picture of a front view of the interior of a pair of insulated scrubs pants with interior insulation made of terrycloth. 
         FIG.  8    is a picture of a front view of an insulated scrubs shirt with interior insulation made of fleece. 
         FIG.  9    is a picture of a front view of the interior of an insulated scrubs shirt with interior insulation made of fleece. 
         FIG.  10    is a picture of a front view of a pair of insulated scrubs pants showing the interior insulation made of fleece on one leg. 
         FIG.  11    is a picture of a front view of the interior of a pair of insulated scrubs pants with interior insulation made of fleece. 
         FIG.  12 A  is a sketch of the side view of the snap used to attach the scrubs to the interior insulations made of terrycloth or fleece. 
         FIG.  12 B  is a sketch of the front view of the mating side of the female portion of the snap. 
         FIG.  13    is a sketch of the front view of the interior of an insulated scrubs shirt illustrating the placement of the snaps. 
         FIG.  14    is a sketch of the front view of the interior of a pair of insulated scrubs pants illustrating the placement of the snaps. 
         FIG.  15 A  is a sketch of a cross-sectional view of the seams of the interior insulation shirt or pants and lined up with the exterior scrubs shirt or pants illustrating how the snaps are lined up for attachment. 
         FIG.  15 B  is a sketch of a cross-sectional view of the snap assembled through the seams of the interior insulation shirt or pants and the exterior scrubs shirt or pants illustrating how the insulation shirt and pants are attached to the exterior scrubs shirt and pants. 
         FIG.  16    is a sketch of the front view of a typical lab coat having pockets on the exterior and buttons which securely close the coat. The interior insulation of fleece or terrycloth is shown in phantom by dashed lines. 
         FIG.  17    is a sketch of the front view of a typical lab jacket having pockets on the exterior and buttons to securely close the jacket. The interior insulation of fleece or terrycloth is shown in phantom by dashed lines. 
         FIG.  18    is a picture of a front view of an insulated lab coat which is partially open to display the interior insulation made of fleece or terrycloth. 
         FIG.  19    is a picture of a front view of an insulated lab jacket which is partially open to display the interior insulation made of fleece or terrycloth. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Sketches of the insulated scrubs uniform or outfit of the present invention that may be worn by medical and dental professionals and other hospital workers are shown in  FIGS.  1  through  3 B .  FIG.  1    shows the exterior of the full outfit, namely the scrubs shirt  50  and the scrubs pants  100 .  FIG.  2    shows the insulated scrubs shirt  50  with pockets  55  which may be insulated with terrycloth, fleece or other insulating materials  56 . The interior of the shirt  50  may be lined with terrycloth, fleece or other insulating materials which are visible at the collar  60  and sleeve edges  65 .  FIG.  3 A  shows the front of the insulated scrubs pants  100  which also has pockets  105  on the side of each leg which may be insulated with terrycloth, fleece or other materials  106 .  FIG.  3 B  shows that rear view of the insulated scrubs pants  100  which has a rear pocket  110  which may be insulated with terrycloth, fleece or other insulating materials  111 . The interior of the scrubs pants  100  contains a lining of terrycloth, fleece or other insulating material which may be attached at the waist  120  of the pants which is either made of elastic material or simple cotton with a draw string to fasten the patents on the wearer. 
     The interior of the shirt  50  may be lined with terrycloth, fleece or other insulating materials which are visible at the collar  60  and sleeve edges  65 .  FIG.  3 A  shows the front of the insulated scrubs pants  100  which also has pockets  105  on the side of each leg which may be insulated with terrycloth, fleece or other insulating materials  106 .  FIG.  3 B  shows that rear view of the insulated scrubs pants  100  which has a rear pocket  110  which may be insulated with terrycloth, fleece or other insulating materials  111 . The interior of the scrubs pants  100  contains a lining of terrycloth, fleece or other insulating material which may be attached at the waist  120  of the pants which is either made of elastic material or simple cotton with a draw string to fasten the patents on the wearer. 
       FIG.  4    is a picture of the front view of the shirt of the scrubs outfit of the present invention showing the scrubs shirt  250  insulated with terrycloth visible at the neck  260 , the back of the shirt  270  and the edges of the sleeves  265 .  FIG.  5    is a front view of the interior  280  of the scrubs shirt  250  of  FIG.  4   , showing the terrycloth lining  290  sewn into the seams  285  and front neck portion  275  of the interior of the scrubs shirt  250 . 
       FIG.  6    is a picture of the front view of the pants  300  of the scrubs outfit of the present invention showing the scrubs pants  300  insulated with terrycloth (not visible).  FIG.  7    is a front view of the interior  330  of the scrubs pants  300  of  FIG.  6   , showing the terrycloth lining  340  sewn into the waist  350 , side seams  360  and ankle seams  370  of the interior of the scrubs pants  300  of  FIG.  6   . 
       FIG.  8    is a picture of the front view of the shirt of the scrubs outfit of the present invention showing the scrubs shirt  450  insulated with fleece visible at the interior of the back of the shirt  470  and the interior portion  480  of the bottom of the shirt  450 .  FIG.  9    is a front view of the interior  480  of the scrubs shirt  450  of  FIG.  8   , showing the fleece lining  495  sewn into the seams  485  and neck portion  475  of the interior of the scrubs shirt  450  of  FIG.  8   . 
       FIG.  10    is a picture of the front view of the pants  500  of the scrubs outfit of the present invention showing the scrubs pants  500  insulated with fleece lined pants  520 .  FIG.  11    is a front view of the interior  530  of the scrubs pants  500  of  FIG.  10   , showing the interior of the fleece lined pants  520  inserted into the scrubs pants  500  and fleece lined pants  520  sewn into the waist  550 , side seams  560  and ankle seams  570  of the interior of the scrubs pants  500  of  FIG.  10   . 
     Instead of sewing the terrycloth, fleece or other insulating material into the scrubs shirt and pants, snaps may be used to attach the interior lining and exterior shirt and pants along the seams of each.  FIG.  12 A  shows the unassembled snap device  600  which may be used to attach the interior insulation lining to the scrubs shirt and pants. The snap  600  may be made of metal or plastic and consists of two parts, a male stud  610  and a female receiving cap  620 . The elongated portion  615  of stud  610  has a portion that is recessed for joining stud  610  to receiving cap  620 . As showing in  FIG.  12 B , the female receiving cap  620  has an extended opening  625  for mating with the elongated portion  615  of stud  610 . 
       FIG.  13    is a sketch of the insulated scrubs shirt of the present invention turned inside out  700 . Snaps  600  are shown along the side seams  710 , top seams  720  and bottom seams and are used to attach the exterior scrubs shirt to the interior insulation shirt at the seams.  FIG.  14    is a sketch of the insulated scrubs pants of the present invention turned inside out  750 . Snaps  600  are shown along side seams  760 , inseams  770  and the waist seam  780  and are used to attach the exterior scrubs pants to the interior insulation pants at the seams. 
       FIG.  15 A  shows a cross-section of the insulated scrubs shirt of  FIG.  13    and the insulated scrubs pants of  FIG.  14   , showing the seams  810  of the exterior scrubs shirt and pants aligned with the seams  800  of the interior insulation layer of the shirt and pants. For purpose of attaching the interior and exterior layers together, unassembled snap  600  is aligned with seams  800  and  810  with the stud portion  610  on one side of seams  800  and  810  and the female cap  620  on the other side.  FIG.  15 B  shows the snap  600  fully assembled through seams  800  and  810 . Multiple snaps may be used along the seams of the insulated scrubs shirt and pants to attach the exterior scrubs shirt and pants with the interior terrycloth or fleece shirt and pants. 
     Sketches of the front view of the insulated lab coat and lab jacket are shown in  FIGS.  16  and  17   . Pictures of the front view of the insulated lab coat and lab jacket are shown in  FIGS.  18  and  19   . The lab coat  1000  of  FIG.  16    is usually made of cotton and extends partway down the legs of the wearer. The insulating material  1010 , made of terrycloth, fleece or other insulating material, extends throughout the interior of the lab coat and through the sleeves of the lab coat as shown in phantom. The insulating material can be sewn into the interior of lab coat  1000  as shown with the scrubs shirt in  FIG.  9    or attached to the interior of the lab coat  1000  along the side seams by using unassembled snap device  600  shown in  FIGS.  12 A and  12 B , shown assembled in  FIGS.  15 A and  15 B . The snaps can be assembled intermittently along the seams of the lab coat  1000  to hold the insulating material  1010  in place.  FIG.  18    is a picture of lab coat  1000  with the insulating material sewn in. 
     The insulated lab jacket  1100  of  FIG.  17    is usually made of cotton and extends below the waist of the wearer. The insulating material  1110 , made of terrycloth, fleece or other insulating material, extends throughout the interior of the lab jacket and through the sleeves of the lab jacket as shown in phantom. The insulating material  1110  can be sewn into the interior of lab jacket  1100  as shown with the scrubs shirt in  FIG.  9    or attached to the interior of the lab jacket  1100  along the side seams by using unassembled snap device  600  shown in  FIGS.  12 A and  12 B , shown assembled in  FIGS.  15 A and  15 B . The snaps can be assembled intermittently along the seams of the lab jacket  1100  to hold the insulating material  1110  in place.  FIG.  19    is a picture of lab jacket  1100  with the insulating material  1110  sewn in. 
     The previous descriptions are of the preferred embodiments for implementing the invention and the scope of the invention should not be limited by this description.