Collar with stowage pouch
AssigneeHoneywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
InventorLisa Cubas Ray
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Abstract
A protective apparel having a collar is disclosed. The collar defines a stowage pouch. The protective apparel comprises a foldable chinstrap having a first end and a second end. The first ends of the foldable chinstrap is disposed within the stowage pouch and the second end is attached to an interior surface of the collar in a folded configuration. The foldable chinstrap transitions from the folded configuration to an unfolded configuration when the second end of the foldable chinstrap is separated from the interior surface of the collar and extended to attach to an exterior surface of the collar.
Claims20
A garment used by firefighters, the garment comprising:
- a collar comprising two spaced-apart sections, wherein the collar defines a stowage pouch extending from a first section to a second section of the collar;
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- a foldable chinstrap having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to an exterior surface of the collar and disposed within the stowage pouch and the second end is folded over the first section of the collar and attached to an interior surface of the first section of the two spaced-apart sections of the collar in a folded configuration, and the foldable chinstrap transitions from the folded configuration to an unfolded configuration when the second end of the foldable chinstrap is separated from the interior surface of the first section and attached to an exterior surface of a second section of the two spaced-apart sections, wherein the foldable chinstrap comprises an elastic portion configured to retract the foldable chinstrap into the stowage pouch when the second end of the foldable chinstrap is separated from the exterior surface of the second section of the two spaced-apart sections of the collar.
A jacket having a collar, wherein the collar has two spaced-apart sections and defines a stowage pouch extending from a first section to a second section of the collar, wherein,
- the stowage pouch is configured to receive a first end of a foldable chinstrap,
- wherein a second section of the two spaced-apart sections has a hook-and-pile attachment on an exterior surface of the second section, and the second section is configured to allow a second end of the foldable chinstrap to attach to the second section, wherein the second end of the foldable chinstrap is folded over the first section of the collar and configured to be attached to an interior surface of the first section of the collar in a folded configuration, wherein the foldable chinstrap comprises an elastic portion configured to retract the foldable chinstrap into the stowage pouch when the second end of the foldable chinstrap is separated from the exterior surface of the second section of the two spaced-apart sections of the collar, wherein the first end of the foldable chinstrap is attached to an exterior surface of the collar.
A protective apparel comprising:
- a collar comprising two spaced-apart sections, wherein the collar defines a stowage pouch extending from a first section to a second section of the collar, wherein a portion of a foldable chinstrap is disposed within the stowage pouch,
- wherein a first end of the foldable chinstrap is attached to an exterior surface of the collar within the stowage pouch and a second end of the foldable chinstrap is folded over the first section of the collar and removably attached to an interior surface of the collar in a folded configuration, and wherein the second end of the foldable chinstrap is configured to be removed from the interior surface of the collar and extended to attach to the exterior surface of the collar, wherein the foldable chinstrap comprises an elastic portion configured to retract the foldable chinstrap into the stowage pouch when the second end of the foldable chinstrap is separated from the exterior surface of a second section of the two spaced-apart sections of the collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.