Combination of protective garments

Details Combination of protective garments Combination of protective garments

1999-08-09

2000-09-12

Calvert, John J.

Apparel

Guard or protector

Body cover

2 59, 2 81, A62B 1700

Patent

active

06115850&

ABSTRACT:
A combination of protective garments for a firefighter, a rescue worker, or a chemical or biological worker, comprises an inner garment having two sleeves, one at each side, a pair of inner gloves, a pair of outer gloves, and an outer garment having two sleeves, one at each side. At each side, the sleeve of the outer garment is adapted to cover the sleeve of the inner garment, the inner glove is securable, as by taping, at its wrist-covering portion to a wrist-covering portion at one end of the inner garment sleeve, and the outer glove is adapted to fit over the inner glove. At each side, the sleeve has a slit extending from the wrist-covering portion of the outer garment sleeve toward the opposite end of the outer garment sleeve. At each side, the outer garment has a releasable fastener, which is adapted to fasten the opposite edges to of the slit to each other so that the outer garment sleeve is adapted comparatively snugly to embrace the wrist-covering portions of the outer and inner gloves of the inner garment sleeve, and which is releasable to enable the opposite edges of the slit to separate so as to enable the outer and inner gloves and the inner garment sleeve, when worn, to enter the opposite end of the outer garment sleeve and to pass freely through the outer garment sleeve the outer garment sleeve. At each side, the outer garment a gusset, which extends along the slit and joins the opposite edges of the slit to each other, and which is adapted to fit within the outer garment sleeve when the outer edges of the slit are fastened to each other. The gusset enables the outer garment sleeve comparatively loosely to embrace some areas of the wrist-covering portions of the outer and inner gloves and of the inner garment sleeve when the opposite edges of the slit are separated. Preferably, the inner garment includes a barrier against chemical agents, biological agents, or both, and each of the inner gloves includes a similar barrier. Preferably, moreover, the outer garment is flame resistant and includes a thermal barrier and a moisture barrier and each of the outer gloves is flame resistant and includes a thermal barrier and a moisture barrier.

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