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US 7,921,471 B2Granted
Protective coat for emergency responders
AssigneeGlobe Holding Company LLC
InventorsMark Mordecai, Julie Snedeker
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Abstract
A coat for use by emergency responders, such as firefighters, is described. Certain aspects of the coat include a barrier resistant liner for protection against chemical and biological agents, a compression zone that can improve safety when working in hazardous areas, and a flame resistant shell including zippered sleeves that can facilitate the donning of protective gloves.
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A resistant barrier coat for protecting against chemical and/or biological hazards, the coat comprising:
- a flame and abrasion resistant outer shell, the outer shell including a torso portion, two sleeve portions and a collar portion;
- a resistant inner barrier liner including a torso portion, two sleeve portions, an integral hood, and a collar portion mounted on an inside surface of the resistant barrier liner;
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- a means for removably connecting the collar portion of the resistant inner barrier liner to the collar portion of the outer shell whereby the integral hood is stored in a space between the outer shell and the resistant inner barrier liner and concealed by the connecting means within the space between the outer shell and the resistant inner barrier liner when the outer shell and resistant inner barrier liner are connected and is accessible for deployment as a hood and retrievable from the space between the outer shell and the inner resistant barrier liner when the means for removably connecting is unconnected.
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A resistant barrier liner for use as part of an emergency responder's coat, the liner comprising:
- a breathable resistant inner barrier layer including a collar portion mounted on an inside surface of the resistant barrier layer;
- an integrated hood formed from the resistant inner barrier layer;
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- a means for removably connecting the collar portion of the resistant inner barrier layer to a collar portion of an outer shell of the coat whereby the integral hood is stored in a space between the outer shell and the resistant inner barrier layer and concealed by the connecting means within the space between the outer shell and the resistant inner barrier layer when the outer shell and resistant inner barrier layer are connected and is accessible for deployment as a hood and retrievable from the space between the outer shell and the inner resistant barrier layer when the means for removably connecting is unconnected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.