Ventilated protective garment adapted for reaching overhead

A one-piece protective garment of the type affording barrier and thermal protective against hot and/or corrosive liquids having a generally continuous outer shell of woven aramid fabric covered by a liquid impervious layer and an inner multilayer thermally insulating liner inside of the outer shell, the inner liner being fabricated from at least one layer of low density nonwoven fabric fastened to a woven fabric, the outer shell and inner liner having corresponding torso, sleeve and leg portions, wherein there is provided:

• an elongate leg inseam opening in the torso portion of the liner fabric extending from the position of the wearer's crotch downwardly into and along the inside of each leg;
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• a stretchable, air permeable fabric attached to the liner fabric and covering and defining the size and shape of the leg inseam opening;
• an underarm inseam opening under and partially around each arm of the liner extending upwardly from the position of the wearer's armpit along a front and a back seam formed between the sleeve and the torso portion of the inner liner;
• a stretchable, air permeable fabric attached to the liner fabric and covering and defining the size and shape of the underarm inseam openings;
• the inner liner providing ventilation and greater freedom of movement to the wearer in reaching overhead without substantially decreasing the protection provided by the garment.