Jackets with pockets and removable sleeves for use in the hospital setting

Abstract

The present invention is related to a textile article developed to be used as a way to warm up healthcare professionals, said article being in the form of a jacket with pockets and removable sleeves. This jacket has the particularity of being functional not only in terms of warming up the user, but also for allowing to store small personal and/or professional objects and, simultaneously, fulfilling the requirements of asepsis and sterilization imposed to the healthcare professionals. Therefore, the present invention belongs to the area of protective clothing for professional use, particularly to be used by healthcare professionals, preferentially in a hospital setting.

1 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves for use in hospital settings, characterized by comprising 2 layers of a functional textile material and at least 5 pockets being said pockets two superior front pockets ( 1 , 2 ), two inferior front pockets ( 3 , 4 ) and a back pocket ( 14 ), wherein said jacket also comprises:
 a system for closing and opening ( 7 ) said jacket and its respective pockets ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 14 ) with water-resistant zippers ( 1   b , 2   b , 3   b , 4   b , 14   b ) and having a “garage” ( 1   a , 2   a , 3   a , 4   a ,  14   a ) for hiding and protecting the sliding head of such zippers,   sealed sewing threads, and   an elastic system ( 10 , 11 , 12 ), to better adapt the jacket to the users body, and   the functional textile material surface of the external layer of the jacket has antimicrobial and semi-permeable properties, and   the functional textile material surface of the internal layer of the jacket has antimicrobial and anti-static properties.   
     
     
         2 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 1  characterized by:
 the superior front pocket ( 1 ) has a hidden pocket comprising an exterior layer that is transparent ( 1   c ); 
 the superior front pocket ( 2 ) has an internal orifice allowing the passage of cables coming from an inferior pocket ( 4 ) to said superior pocket ( 2 ); 
 the inferior front pocket ( 4 ) has a compartment capable of holding a smartphone and/or a power-bank, and has an internal orifice allowing the passage of cables to the superior pocket ( 2 ). 
 
     
     
         3 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 1  characterized by further comprising a pocket located on one or both sleeves ( 5 ) of the jacket, having a lapel ( 5   b ) that acts as a lid of a closure system and has dimensions for allowing to store writing material such as a pen or pencil or similar. 
     
     
         4 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 1  characterized by the functional textile material of both external and internal layers comprises nanoparticles of an inorganic material immobilized in a polymeric matrix and in which said nanoparticles comprise antimicrobial agents that are anchored, selectively to the fibres of the textile material being used, directly or through and a coupling agent with specific functional groups to promote the bonding. 
     
     
         5 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 4  characterized by the functional textile material of the external layer comprises hyper-branched, hydrophobic polymers with ramified structures, orientated in an orderly manner in the textile and crystallised on specifically adjusted comb-polymers. 
     
     
         6 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 4 , characterized by the functional textile material of the internal layer comprises fabrics with carbon fibre in an amount of 1 to 2% wt., preferably in an amount of 1.25 to 1.75% wt. 
     
     
         7 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 6  characterized by the functional textile material of the internal layer comprises fabrics having an engraved hexagonal pattern. 
     
     
         8 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 1  characterized by having the sewing threads, which bond the different parts of the jacket, coated with a sealing material that is composed of reflecting strips glued at high temperatures (≥180° C.) in order to fuse them with the sewing thread material. 
     
     
         9 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 1  characterized by the pocket ( 14 ) located at the back part of the jacket extended from the scapulae to the lumbosacral spine area, for providing capacity to store the removable sleeves ( 14   c ,  14   d ) of the jacket. 
     
     
         10 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 9  characterized by the pocket ( 14 ) has a mechanism of fixation ( 13 ) of the sleeves to the pocket, through straps, hook-and-loop, spring snap buttons or other holding mechanisms and in the inferior area of such pocket comprehending a hidden compartment used for containing the extremities of the sleeves. 
     
     
         11 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 1  characterized by the elastic system ( 10 ,  11 ,  12 ) being placed on the inferior area of the jacket all around the anterior, posterior and lateral faces and/or in the wrists areas of the sleeves of the jacket. 
     
     
         12 . A jacket with pockets and removable sleeves according to  claim 1  characterized by comprising a collar ( 9 ) that does not reach more than the lower third of the neck.