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US 8,464,367 B1Granted
Protective apparel for firefighters and emergency responders
AssigneesGlobe Holding Company LLC, North Carolina State University
InventorsMark Mordecai, Anthoney Shawn Deaton, Daniel Biron
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Abstract
A protective apparel system for responders such as firefighters, civil defense, and defense workers is disclosed. Different aspects include a boot with a flange for forming a vapor/liquid tight seal with trousers, trousers that include a resistant barrier cuff for interfacing with a boot, and a resistant barrier liner that includes a gusset providing for expansion of the liner.
Claims13
A protective apparel system comprising:
- trousers including a torso portion and two leg portions, the trousers comprising a resistant barrier layer;
- a pair of boots, each boot including an upper and a flange circumscribing the upper, the flange integral to, or attached to, the outer surface of the upper and of higher rigidity than the upper, the flange including a shoulder, wherein the upper extends upwardly from the flange;
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- an adjustable cuff formed on the leg portions of the resistant barrier layer, the adjustable cuff constructed and arranged to seal against the shoulder of the flange whereby hazardous substances are substantially prevented from breaching the apparel system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.