Modular turnout gear
AssigneeGlobe Holding Company LLC
InventorsKevin Murray, Mark Mordecai
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Abstract
A modular garment includes a sleeved jacket and a vest that may be worn by a first responder. The sleeved jacket is constructed for use in some emergency circumstances, including technical rescue operations. Portions of the jacket, including at least portions of the sleeves, may be constructed to satisfy more stringent garment standards, such as garment standards for structural firefighting. A vest may be worn over the sleeved jacket to produce a combined jacket suitable for use as turnout gear in structural firefighting.
Claims20
A firefighting jacket, comprising:
- a torso portion that provides a Thermal Protective Performance score of less than 35;
- and
- two sleeves attached to the torso portion, wherein each sleeve provides a Thermal Protective Performance score of at least 35.
A protective vest, comprising:
- a torso portion that defines a first arm opening and a second arm opening;
- a first short sleeve and a second short sleeve, the first short sleeve extending from an area of the torso portion defining the first arm opening and the second short sleeve extending from an area of the torso portion defining the second arm opening;
- an outer shell that provides an outer surface of the torso portion and at least part of each of the first short sleeve and the second short sleeve;
- and
- a thermal barrier extending about the torso portion and down at least a part of each sleeve, the thermal barrier disposed interior to the outer shell.
A modular firefighting garment comprising:
- a jacket that includes a torso portion and two sleeves attached to the torso portion, wherein:
- each of the torso portion and the two sleeves include (1) a flame-resistant outer layer and (2) a moisture barrier that lies interior to the outer layer, and
- the two sleeves further include a thermal barrier that provides a thermal protective performance score of at least 35, which is greater than a thermal protective performance score of the torso portion of the jacket;
- a vest that is separate from the jacket and that is constructed and arranged to be worn over the jacket, the vest comprising a torso portion, the torso portion including:
- a flame resistant outer layer, and
- a thermal barrier such that provides a thermal protective performance score of at least 35,
- wherein the thermal barrier of the jacket and the thermal barrier of the vest, when the jacket and vest are worn together, form a combined thermal protection layer having a thermal protective score of at least 35.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.