Protective Garment and Related Methods
AssigneeRadians, Inc.
InventorDebbie Smith
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Abstract
A garment is provided that includes an outer tubular garment portion and an inner tubular garment portion that are each fabricated from the same, continuous piece of protective material. By being formed from continuous portion of material, a user is provided with protection from ingress of fluids around an appendage when such fluid might be otherwise introduced through breaks in the material that rely entirely on a circumferential seam to secure separate pieces of material together. The inner tubular portion is not removable or severable from the outer tubular garment portion but is extendible to allow a user flexibility of use (e.g., stretching) without sacrificing performance. A method of creating a circumferentially continuous fluid impervious seal is also provided.
Claims20
A garment fabricated from a continuous protective material comprising:
- an outer tubular garment portion comprising an outer cuff portion formed from a fold in the protective material;
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- an inner tubular garment portion fabricated from the protective material of the outer tubular portion such that no circumferential breaks are present in the protective material, the inner tubular portion terminating in an inner cuff having an opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.