Protective garments
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsBen Shaske, Beth Cholst
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Abstract
Protective garments are provided. A protective garment includes a protective garment fabric. The fabric is formed from a plurality of layers. At least one layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a plurality of fibers adapted to entangle with a moving blade of a tool upon contact between the moving blade and the fabric. At least one layer of the fabric includes metal fibers. The garment includes a garment sensing device including a sensor configured to detect when one or more metal fibers are cut, and a signal generator configured to send a signal to the tool to disable movement of the moving blade.
Claims14
A protective garment for protection from a moving blade of a tool, the garment comprising:
- a protective garment fabric, wherein the fabric is formed from a plurality of layers, wherein one or more of the plurality of layers is formed from a plurality of high-strength fibers adapted to entangle with the moving blade upon contact between the moving blade and the fabric, the high-strength fibers not being formed from metal;
- wherein at least one layer of the plurality of layers comprises metal fibers;
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- a garment sensing device comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect when one or more metal fibers are cut, and
- a signal generator configured to send a signal to the tool to disable movement of the moving blade.
A protective garment and tool system comprising:
- a protective garment comprising a protective garment fabric, wherein the fabric is formed from a plurality of layers, wherein one or more of the plurality of layers is formed from a plurality of high-strength fibers adapted to entangle with the moving blade upon contact between the moving blade and the fabric, the high-strength fibers not being formed from metal;
- wherein at least one layer of the plurality of layers comprises metal fibers;
- a garment sensing device coupled to the garment comprising a sensor configured to detect when one or more metal fibers are cut, and a signal generator configured to send a signal to the tool to shut off the moving blade;
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- a tool comprising a blade and an actuator configured to drive movement of the blade, the tool further comprising a signal receiver configured to receive the signal from the signal generator of the protective garment and a controller configured to disable movement of the blade when the signal is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.