Fire protective coat with closure flap having integral flap throat protective band with opposed adjustable wings

A firefighter's protective coat formed of fire protective material, said coat having a frontal opening with closure means for securing said frontal opening in a closed position, a closure flap secured adjacent said frontal opening and having detachable connectable means entirely therealong for securement over said opening when said opening is closed, said coat having a collar about a neck opening thereof, said collar having opposed free end portions on a respective side of a central neck opening, and a throat protective band of fire protective material formed integrally in a top section of said closure flap to provide a continuous shield of said central neck opening;

• said protective band having a central section extending above said flap and aligned with said central neck opening when closed, and opposed wing sections extending from opposed side edges of said closure flap to form an integral T-shaped top end section, said wing sections at said side edges of said closure flap being at least as wide as said collar and having a predetermined length to permit expansion of said neck opening of said collar while maintaining shielding of said central neck opening;
• variable attachment means interconnecting each said wing sections to an associated one of said opposed free end portions of said collar to provide for said expansion of said collar so that said protective band and said collar encircles a firefighter's neck of different size even when wearing a breathing apparatus, said attachment means independently adjusting the size and configuration of said neck opening from either side of said top end of said opening.