PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

• US 3,625,206 A
• Filed: 11/03/1969
• Issued: 12/07/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John Charnley
• Original Assignee: John Charnley
• Inventors: Charnley, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaudet, Richard A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dunne, G. F.
• Application Number:
  US04/873,247
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 128/139,142.5,142.7,146.5,146.7,142.2 2/2,DIG.7,9,3,48
• US Class Current: 128/846
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1184 with protection for the eyes, e.g. using shield or visor
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1218 with head or face protection

Abstract

Protective clothing for protecting an environment from contamination by a wearer comprising: an air-impermeable sleeved gown formed with an integral hood having a front opening therein in combination with a face mask in the front opening enabling a wearer to see out of the hood, connections for a suction line to the face mask for drawing air from the region of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s face and cooling the wearer by causing an upward current of air over the body surface and extracting dust particles and bacteria emanating from the wearer'"'"''"'"'s body.

Claims

1. Protective clothing for protecting an environment from contamination by a wearer comprising:

an air-impermeable sleeved gown and integral hood having a front opening, a face mask in the front opening of the hood, a section line associated with the face mask for drawing air from the face region of the wearer and cooling the wearer by causing an upward current of air over his body sUrface and extracting dust particles and bacteria emanating from his body, a respective tab attached to the inside of each gown sleeve and a further tab attached to the inside of the gown body.

2. Protective clothing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the further tab is attached to the gown body approximately halfway along the length of the gown body.

3. Protective clothing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tabs are brightly colored for distinguishment from the material of the gown.

4. Protective clothing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the face mask comprises an arcuate supporting strip adapted to extend over the vertex of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s head and being of a malleable metal adapted to be shaped to the contour of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s head for supporting the gown with respect to the wearer.

5. Protective clothing as claimed in claim 4 wherein the supporting strip is provided with a foam plastics padding on the inside surface thereof.