Lycramed stretchable hospital scrub top

Abstract

An improved hospital garment is herein disclosed. The garment is set forth in the context of a scrub top having a main body designed to extend from the shoulders to the hips of the wearer, short sleeves, two pockets located along the bottom of the main body, a V-shaped neckline, and a plurality of snap-type closures located at the front center of the garment to hold it closed. The hospital scrub top includes an improved fabric that weaves together two yarn types with at least one of the types being an elastomeric or hyper-elastic yarn such as LYCRA®, and the other being a synthetic or blend of natural and synthetic fibers such as cotton and polyester. This unique blend of polyester/cotton and elastomeric yarns creates a woven fabric having increased shape retention, versatility, and useful life (i.e. resistance to snagging, fiber fatigue, shrinkage, pinholing) as compared to those of conventional scrubs, and the wrinkle-free nature of the fabric permits the hospital scrub to be readily laundered without the need for ironing.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A hospital garment, comprising: 
 a main body extending from the shoulders to the hips of a wearer; two short sleeves;    two pockets located along the bottom of said main body;    a V-shaped neckline;    a plurality of snap-type closures located at the front center of said scrub top to hold it closed.    
     
     
         2 . The hospital garment according to  claim 1 , formed from a woven fabric comprising: 
 a first yarn strand comprising polyester/cotton fiber having a fiber content of approximately 35% natural cotton material;    a second yarn strand comprising LYCRA®;    and said first and said second yarn strands being woven together in an overall resulting fabric blend comprising 99% of said first yarn strand, and 1% of said second yarn strand, and then sewn into the form of a hospital scrub top.    
     
     
         3 . The hospital garment according to  claim 2 , further comprising a hospital scrub top formed from said woven fabric wherein said first yarn strand contains a blend of approximately 35% combed cotton and approximately 65% polyester.  
     
     
         4 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said first yarn strand is size 32/single.  
     
     
         5 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 3  wherein said second yarn strand is size 40 denier.  
     
     
         6 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 3  wherein said first yarn strand and said second yarn strand are woven together in a 1:1 ratio.  
     
     
         7 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 2  wherein the blend of woven polyester/cotton and elastomeric yarn of said woven fabric gives said scrub top increased shape retention, versatility, and useful life.  
     
     
         8 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 7  wherein said scrub top has no pleats or darts.  
     
     
         9 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 7  wherein said scrub top has a V-shaped neckline.  
     
     
         10 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 7  wherein said scrub top opens from a V-shaped neckline by a plurality of snap-type closures for rapid donning and removal.  
     
     
         11 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric comprising: 
 a first yarn strand comprising polyester/cotton fiber having a fiber content of approximately 35% natural cotton material;    a second yarn strand comprising LYCRA®;    and said first and said second yarn strands being woven together in an overall resulting fabric blend comprising 99% of said first yarn strand, and 1% of said second yarn strand, and then sewn into the form of a hospital scrub top.    
     
     
         12 . The hospital scrub top according to  claim 11 , wherein said first yarn strand contains a blend of approximately 35% combed cotton and approximately 65% polyester.  
     
     
         13 . The hospital scrub top according to  claim 12 , wherein said first yarn strand is size 32/single.  
     
     
         14 . The hospital scrub top according to  claim 11 , wherein said second yarn strand is size 40 denier.  
     
     
         15 . The hospital scrub top according to  claim 14 , wherein said first yarn strand is size 32/single, said second yarn strand is size 40 denier, and said first yarn strand and said second yarn strand are woven together in a 1:1 ratio.  
     
     
         16 . The hospital scrub top according to  claim 15  wherein the blend of woven polyester/cotton and elastomeric yarn of said woven fabric gives said scrub top increased shape retention, versatility, and useful life.  
     
     
         17 . The hospital scrub top according to  claim 11  wherein said scrub top has no pleats or darts.  
     
     
         18 . The hospital scrub top according to  claim 11  wherein said scrub top opens from a V-shaped neckline by a plurality of snap-type closures for rapid donning and removal.  
     
     
         19 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven comprising: 
 a first yarn strand comprising synthetic fiber;    a second yarn strand comprising LYCRA®;    and said first and said second yarn strands being woven together in an overall resulting fabric blend comprising 99% of said first yarn strand, and 1% of said second yarn strand, and then sewn into the form of a hospital scrub top.    
     
     
         20 . A hospital scrub top formed from a woven fabric as set forth in  claim 19  wherein said synthetic fiber comprises polyester.