Item of clothing, especially disposable clothing for use once only

US6049915A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• PAUL HARTMANN AG · DE

Inventor

• Krzysztof D. Malowaniec · Heidenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 1997
• Grant date: Apr 18, 2000
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A41B2400/52
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an item of clothing, especially disposable clothing for use once only, with at least one essentially inelastic layer (12) of a soft, flexible and plastic material and a layer (11) of elastic material which extends over at least a partial region of the inelastic layer (12) and is secured thereto to form an elastic component (10). In order to be able to make the elastic component in such an item of clothing easily, there is a plurality of incisions (14) in the inelastic layer (12) in the region of the elastic layer (11) which do not penetrate the elastic layer. The elastic layer may thus also contain absorbent materials.