Method for monitoring a protective garment

Details Method for monitoring a protective garment Method for monitoring a protective garment

1991-08-05

1992-10-20

Swann, III, Glen R.

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

Specific condition

128897, 128898, 128917, 128918, 340605, 606 34, G08B 2100

Patent

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051573792

ABSTRACT:
A protective garment, such as a surgeon's glove, is monitored for the occurrence of a breach in that garment. The monitoring is performed using an improved version of the system disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,036,309 and 5,109,215. The system is further improved by making the protective garment of one piece with one layer of electrically conductive material and one layer of electrically insulating material, and connecting one of the electrical contacts to the electrically conductive layer. Several forms of the protective garment are disclosed, including a dual layer garment and a triple layer garment. The triple layer garment has two forms, one of which includes an insulating layer sandwiched between two electrically conductive layers, and the other form of which has an electrically conductive layer sandwiched between two insulating layers. The apparatus also includes elements that are used to activate an alarm circuit prior to any breach in the garment reaching a condition in which a portion of the workpiece will contact the worker.

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