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US 2011/0030114 A1Published application
Arc flash protection system
AssigneeChicago Protective Apparel, Inc.
InventorsJohn Merikoski, Scott B. Sherman
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Abstract
The invention provides up to Category 4 protection against arc radiation, the invented system comprising a protective hood defining a view-panel which confers Category 2 arc flash protection and a region of the hood adapted to encapsulate a Category 2 arc flash protection hard hat or helmet such that the act of encapsulation confers the Category 4 level of protection.
Claims16
A Category 4 arc flash protection system comprising:
- a) a hood encircling a view-panel which confers Category Level 2 arc flash protection;
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- b) a region of the hood adapted to encapsulate a hard hat which itself confers Category Level 2 protection such that the encapsulation forms the Category 4 level of protection.
A method for varying arc flash protection to a wearer, the method comprising:
- a. providing a first level of protection capable of conferring up to Category 2 arc flash protection;
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- b. providing a second level of protection capable of conferring up to Category 2 arc flash protection, whereby the second level of protection physically encapsulates the first level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.