Gloves and related heat-resistant accessory holder and strap for gloves and related systems
OwnerJordan Langinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides embodiments of a wearable retainer that are provided for holding a fire resistant glove in place on a wrist of a user. Some implementations of the retainer include a flame retardant main loop formed from flame retardant material configured to be worn about a wrist of a user, as well as a flame retardant strap coupled to the flame retardant loop. The flame retardant strap includes a coupling to be attached to a portion of a fire resistant glove. Also described are various aspects of an accountability system for emergency workers, such as firefighters.
Claims18
A wearable retainer for holding a fire resistant glove in place on a wrist of a user, comprising:
- a flame retardant main loop formed from flame retardant material configured to be worn about a wrist of a user, wherein the main loop is flexible and includes elastic material;
- wherein the elastic material includes neoprene material and further wherein the neoprene material is surrounded with meta-aramid fibers;
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- a flame retardant strap coupled to the flame retardant loop, the flame retardant strap including a coupling to be attached to a portion of a fire resistant glove.
A wearable retainer for holding a fire resistant glove in place on a wrist of a user, comprising:
- a flame retardant main loop formed from flame retardant material configured to be worn about a wrist of a user;
- a flame retardant strap coupled to the flame retardant loop, the flame retardant strap including a coupling to be attached to a portion of a fire resistant glove;
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- a length of hook and loop fastener in the form of a strap attached to the main loop, wherein when the gloves are in use, the hook and loop fastener is configured to be wrapped around the main loop, and further wherein when the gloves are not in use the strap including the hook and loop fastener is configured to be wrapped around the gloves to secure the gloves together.
A system for tracking firefighters at a work location, comprising
- at least one retainer to hold a fire resistant glove in place on a wrist of a user, including flame retardant main loop formed from flame retardant material configured to be worn about a wrist of a user, a flame retardant strap coupled to the flame retardant loop, the flame retardant strap including a coupling to be attached to a portion of a fire resistant glove, and an electronic identification tag;
- a central monitor including scanning and tracking circuitry configured and arranged to read information contained on the electronic identification tag of each wearable retainer and machine readable instructions on a non-transient medium to control the circuitry in the central monitor, the machine readable instructions including (i) instructions to read data obtained from the electronic identification tag of each user, (ii) instructions to account for which firefighters have scanned into the system, and (iii) instructions to account for how long each firefighter has been scanned into the system, and to execute a further action in response to a predetermined time has elapsed for at least one firefighter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.