Patent ID: 8726416

Claim:
A lab coat consisting of: a body, a collar and left and right lapels; the body having a left front panel and a right front panel, the left front panel and the right front panel each having a terminal edge, the body having a garment opening between the left terminal edge and the right terminal edge; each of the left and right lapels having an inner side edge and outside edges forming a periphery, the inner side edge of the left and right lapel are attached to the body, the outside edges of the left lapel are completely stitched to the left front panel body of the lab coat and the outside edges of the right lapel are completely stitched to the right front panel body of the lab coat; the collar includes an inside edge and an outside edge, the inside edge of the collar is attached to the body of the lab coat, and the outside edge of the collar is stitched to the body of the lab coat; wherein the collar and lapels are integral and cut form a single piece of cloth; and wherein the left and right lapels include a material having a color and/or design which is different from a color and/or design of the body of the lab coat.