Protective covers with water and air impenetrable seams (US5981019)

Application Number	Filed	Patent	Pub. Date	Title
US1995000490155	1995-06-14		1997-12-23	Protective covers with water and air impenetrable seams
US1995000396300	1995-02-28		1996-10-29	Protective covers with virus impenetrable seams


	Parent Case:			RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/490,155 filed Jun. 14, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,700,544 allowed, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/396,300 filed Feb. 28, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,507, which issued Oct. 29, 1996.
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	First Claim: Show all 11 claims			The invention claimed is: 1. A protective cover comprising laminate material including at least one layer of breathable and liquid resistant sheet material and at least one layer of fibrous material to which the sheet material is affixed, and including a first segment of laminate material and a second segment of laminate material; at least one seam joining the first and second segments of the laminate material together, the laminate material oriented to adjoin a layer of fibrous material from the first segment to the layer of fibrous material from the second segment; wherein the seam comprises a continuous layer of adhesive applied between the first and second segments of the laminate material, the adhesive fully penetrating through each layer of fibrous material to the affixed layer of the sheet material; wherein the cover passes the whole glove leak test at a pressure of 14 psi; and wherein the cover does not show a water mark after being subjected to the wicking dye test in which the time of submersion is 24 hours.
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Foreign References:

Publication	Date	IPC Code	Assignee	Title
EP0345730A2	1989-12	A41D 19/04	GORE W L & ASS GMBH	Waterproof and water vapour-permeable insert for articles of clothing
EP0410292A2	1991-01	A41D 19/00	GORE & ASS	Insert for lining articles of clothing
EP0410291A2	1991-01	A41D 19/00	GORE & ASS	Insert for articles of clothing
DD0252795A1	1981-12	A41D 19/00	WERK FERNSEHELEKTRONIK VEB	VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON EINSEITIG OFFENEN, MEHRLAGIGEN UND LAENGSGEFALTETEN KUNSTSTOFFOLIENHOHLKOERPERN
DE2737756	1979-03	A41D 31/00	GORE & ASS	Laminate mit mindestens einer mikroporoesen PTFE-Membrane und aus diesen Laminaten hergestellte Endprodukte
JP04146201	1992-05
NL8714816	1988-04
GB1465343	1977-02	B65D 30/04	TS LAB PRZEMYSLU LNIARSKIEGO	MANUFACTURE OF SEAMS IN FABRICS
WO8803068	1988-05	B22C 7/02	NORDSON CORP	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADHESIVE TRANSFER
WO9000180	1990-01	C08G 18/66	GORE & ASS	FLEXIBLE BREATHABLE POLYURETHANE COATINGS AND FILMS, AND THE PREPOLYMER FROM WHICH THEY ARE MADE
WO9112132	1991-08	A41D 19/00	GORE & ASS	ELASTOMERIC COMPOSITE FABRIC

Other References:

Military Spec (MIL-G-44419, date Oct. 9, 1990 "Gloves, Men's and Women's , Intermediate Cold/Wet" ASTM Designation: ES22-92--"Emergency Standard Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Viral Penetration as a Test System".

Literature: National Fire Protection Association, "NFPA 1973 Gloves For Structural Fire Fighting 1993 Edition" ANSI/NFPA 1973, Aug. 20,1993.

Literature: National Fire Protection Association, "NFPA 1993 Support Function Protective Garments for Harzardous Chemical Operations 1990 Edition" ANSI/NFPA 1993, Aug. 17, 1990.

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