FIREFIGHTER'S TURNOUT COAT WITH SEAMLESS COLLAR

• US 20110088151A1
• Filed: 04/17/2007
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Board of Regents of Oklahoma State University, Fire-Dex, LLC
• Original Assignee: Board of Regents of Oklahoma State University
• Inventors: Branson, Donna, Cabot, James J., Karban, John M., Peksoz, Semra, Boland, Stacy L., Quevedo, Vincent Gil Vargas, Hock, Tricia L.
• Application Number:
  US11/736,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20110088151A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/458
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0002 Details of protective garments not provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/1281
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 17/003 Fire-resistant or fire-fighters' clothes

Abstract

A firefighter'"'"'s turnout coat comprising a coat body having a collar extending therefrom wherein the coat body and the collar each comprise an outer shell, a thermal liner, and a moisture barrier positioned between the outer shell and the thermal liner. The collar of the coat is an integral extension of the coat body such that there is no stitched collar seam connecting the collar to the coat body.

Claims

1. In a firefighter'"'"'s turnout coat comprising a coat body having a collar extending therefrom which will stand upright during use and said coat body and said collar each comprising an outer shell, a thermal liner, and a moisture barrier between said outer shell and said thermal liner, the improvement comprising said collar being an integral extension of said coat body such that there is no stitched collar seam connecting said collar to said coat body.

2. The firefighter'"'"'s turnout coat of claim 1 wherein the improvement further comprises said outer shell comprising a body portion and a collar portion which is an integral extension of said body portion of said outer shall such that there is no stitched collar seam connecting said collar portion of said outer shell to said body portion of said outer shell.

3. The firefighter'"'"'s turnout coat of claim 2 wherein the improvement further comprises said moisture barrier comprising a body portion and a collar portion which is an integral extension of said body portion of said moisture barrier such that there is no stitched collar seam connecting said collar portion of said moisture barrier to said body portion of said moisture barrier.

4. The firefighter'"'"'s turnout coat of claim 3 wherein the improvement further comprises said thermal liner comprising a body portion and a collar portion which is an integral extension of said body portion of said thermal liner such that there is no stitched collar seam connecting said collar portion of said thermal liner to said body portion of said thermal liner.