Protective hood

A method for packaging a protective hood in a vacuum bag, comprising:

• providing the protective hood, the protective hood including a flexible shell configured to be stored in a folded state and to be put, in an unfolded state, through an open base of the flexible shell, on a head of a user, a visor attached, in a removable or non-removable manner, to the flexible shell and configured to allow the user to see through the protective hood when the protective hood is put on the head of the user, an articulated device attached to the open base and configured to be positioned around a neck of the user when the flexible shell is put on the head of the user, the articulated device comprising at least two rigid parts connected by a joint allowing these two rigid parts to transition from a folded position inhibiting the head of the user from entering the protective hood in an unfolded position allowing the head of the user to enter the protective hood, and a handle attached to the flexible shell, this handle being positioned on a top of the flexible shell in such a way as to be accessible to the user when the flexible shell is in the folded state;
• folding the protective hood so as to leave the handle visible and accessible in the folded state;
• positioning the folded protective hood in the vacuum bag;
• and
• closing the vacuum bag to form a shape of a disk or any other shape.

A protective hood, comprising:

• a flexible shell configured to be stored in a folded state and to be put, in an unfolded state, through an open base of the flexible shell, on a head of a user;
• an articulated device attached to the open base and configured to be positioned around a neck of the user when the flexible shell is put on the head of the user, the articulated device including at least two rigid parts connected by a joint allowing these two rigid parts to transition from a folded position inhibiting the head of the user from entering the protective hood to an unfolded position allowing the head of the user to enter the protective hood;
• and
• a handle attached to a top of the flexible shell, the handle configured to be accessible to the user when the flexible shell is in the folded state.