Patents Assigned to Cairns & Brother, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4633527
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multilayered protective trouser assembly comprised of a station trouser including mounting members and trouser overpants including fastening members for affixing same to the mounting members of the station trouser to provide effective firefighting trouser gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother, Inc.
    Inventor: Carolyn C. Ehring
  • Patent number: 4631753
    Abstract: There is disclosed a novel sleeve attachment for a multilayered protective coat and comprised of a detachable wristlet assembly including a tubular wristlet and a flexible sleeve member circumferentially secured to the tubular wristlet. The flexible sleeve member is provided with a fastening means circumferentially secured thereto for cooperation with a fastening means circumferentially secured to an inner thermal layer sleeve of the multilayered protective coat for establishing a removable, circumferential attachment between the flexible sleeve member and the inner thermal layer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother, Inc.
    Inventor: Carolyn C. Ehring
  • Patent number: 4561121
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multilayered protective trouser comprised of: a trouser inner liner including a fly opening and a storm flap folded upon itself to form two layers having fastening means secured thereto; and a trouser outer shell including a fly opening and an outer shell tab having fastening means secured thereto. The storm flap extends across both of the fly openings, while the outer shell tab is removably positioned between the two layers of the storm flap to provide removable attachments between the storm flap and the outer shell tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Carolyn C. Ehring, Edward W. Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 4543670
    Abstract: There is disclosed a novel sleeve attachment of a multilayered protective coat comprised of an outer shell and an inner thermal liner, the sleeve attachment including a detachable, innersleeve wristlet assembly comprised of a wristlet and a flexible innersleeve circumferentially secured to the wristlet. The flexible innersleeve is configured to form a plurality of telescoping annular layers, and has secured thereto a fastening means for cooperation with a fastening means circumferentially secured to the sleeve of the outer shell for establishing a removable, circumferential attachment between the flexible innersleeve and the sleeve of the outer shell. The novel attachment provides continuous thermal protection within the coaxial combination of outer shell sleeve, the inner thermal liner sleeve, the flexible innersleeve and the wristlet, notwithstanding relative axial movement between the wristlet and such sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventor: Carolyn C. Ehring
  • Patent number: 4507806
    Abstract: A protective garment of firefighters having a damage resistant outer protective shell, an inner liner having a collar and a moisture barrier either as a separate layer or incorporated in the outer protective shell wherein the outer protective shell is secured to the inner liner proximate to the inner liner collar by a fastening means such that the observance of the collar is indicative of the presence of the inner liner and the collar construction serves to provide protection for the fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher E. Coombs