Abstract: In order to protect a waterproof garment from the ingress of water via water bridges formed in the area of its closure 15, the inner surfaces of an outer flap 29 and an intermediate flap 41 and the two surfaces of connecting inner face laminates 61b, 63b extending between an outer flap seam 31 and one side of the closure 15 or an intermediate flap seam 43 and the other side of the closure 15 are each formed by a monofil knit and furthermore waterproof seam-sealing tapes 79a, 71b, 73a, 73b are applied to the angles between each garment part 11a, 11b and the connecting inner face laminates 61b, 63b on the one hand and between the flap 29 or the intermediate flap 41 and the connecting inner face laminates 61b, 63b.

Abstract: A stretchable water penetration resistant moisture-vapor permeable undergarment that protects the body from accidental contact with blood and other body fluids. The underwear provides protection to medical personnel working in non-standard environments such as emergency rooms, accident and natural disaster sites, rescure operations and the like.

Abstract: A layered insulating fabric (11) for use as a lining for protective garments (34) of the type commonly worn by fire fighters comprises an intermediate layer (14) of pleated material sandwiched between face (12) and inner (13) layers of material. The inner, pleated, and face layers are secured together by lines of stitching (16), which maintain the intermediate layer in position and in its pleated configuration. The pleats of the intermediate layer maintain the inner and face layers in spaced relationship and define therebetween an array of air pockets (19) that function as thermal insulation. The pleats also function to wick moisture away from the face layer and toward the inner layer to help keep a wearer dry.

Abstract: A new material useful for making clothing apparel and apparel accessories having a good hand and substantial feel which comprises an outer layer of a non-woven spun bonded olefin to which is sewn or bonded a fabric liner layer of natural or synthetic fibers or blends thereof which optionally may be fleeced.

Abstract: An athletic garment with an outer shell which is lightweight, waterproof, and porous having a "piston and cylinder" cuff arrangement to insure unrestricted movement of the arms of the wearer. A resilient insert which serves as a return mechanism is sewn between the shell and a tubing wristlet. A non-resilient gusset serves as a cylinder cuff stop mechanism. The insert and gusset cooperate to furnish the wearer with an extra five to six inches of cuff extension without having the sleeve ride-up the arm of the wearer.

Abstract: A set of protective pants which includes a waist band for attachment around a waist of a wearer, a pair of leg portions affixed to the waist, each having a crotch edge extending from a front of said waist band to a rear thereof. The crotch edges are unconnected to each other so as to provide maximum freedom of movement.

Abstract: A map construction for use by a tourist at a new site or location such as an amusement park or a college campus. The illustrated construction is in the form of a shirt having a front panel with an outwardly facing surface. The surface is provided with a map of the area in question. The map is oriented (i) with the bottom of the map uppermost and the top of the map lowermost, and (ii) with the map low enough, to facilitate ready reading and use of the map by the person wearing the shirt and without having to remove the shirt. The user wearing the shirt simply looks down and sees the map of the desired area in an orientation where it can be read by the wearer. In one form, a map may be provided on the outer surface of the rear panel of the shirt for use by a companion of the person wearing the shirt. The map on the rear panel is oriented with the top of the map uppermost.

Abstract: A wet suit pant that provides an easy method for being pulled on or taken off. The pant legs have a zipper from the ankle opening to the thigh or crotch area which opens from the ankle. When the zippers are open, the tight fitting pant can be easily pulled up to the waist as if they were shorts and then the legs zipped for a tight, warm fit. The pant has a top belt which wraps around the waist and is secured to support back muscles and kidneys. The back of the belt area has guards to protect the back from injury. The zipper feature allows use of knee pads, shin guards and other devices under the pant legs next to the body.

Abstract: A foul weather apparel to be worn by a person in which a tubular enclosure is maintained in a substantially cylindrical shape by flexible hoops at the upper and lower extremities of the enclosure and a circular panel at the top of the tubular enclosure rests on the person's shoulders to support the tubular enclosure and circular hoops. A hood is affixed to the circular panel for covering the person's head and a zipper closed radial slit in the circular panel provides convenient installation and removal of the apparel.

Abstract: A combined turnout pant and boot provide an effectively continuous moisture barrier. Each pant leg includes a moisture barrier liner and may include a first cuff. To fasten the boot to the liner, a second cuff, which may be attached to the top of the boot, is pulled up to the bottom of the moisture barrier liner and first and second corrugated connections are sealed together. The corrugated connections may be at one end of the second cuff and at the bottom of the first cuff; at the other end of the second cuff, with the second cuff being an extension of the liner and the first cuff, and at the top of the boot, or at both ends of the second cuff and at the first cuff and at the top of the boot. Excess material on the second cuff permits the second cuff to fold down, tending to fall over the boot with the liner extending down over the boot with it, thereby providing a substantially complete moisture barrier betwene the pant and the boots.

Abstract: A self-contained clothing system comprising a foundation garment, typefied by a shirt-jacket and a pant, and several removable components, typefied by a hood, a sleeved yoke, and two chaps, which, all together and in conjunction with normal undergarments, serve to protect the wearer from the elements in changing weather conditions. This versatility of function is achieved through a design which incorporates removable components, pockets to carry said removable components, adjustable ventilation openings, and the use of appropriate fabrics.

Abstract: A pants type garment is provided with a leg portion made from a substantially unitary stretchable piece of material which is symmetric about a center fold.Prior to being formed into the leg portion, said unitary piece of material defines a pattern containing a first V-shaped recessed cut and a second V-shaped recessed cut about the midpoint of the pattern where the crotch portion is to be located.The crotch is at the center fold of the pattern piece between the two V-shaped recessed cuts.The substantially rectangular upper portion is attached to the leg portion by a seam which runs along the first and second sides of the V-shaped recessed cuts.

Abstract: A convertible, outerwear garment comprising a sleeveless vest with a jacket having sleeves attached to the interior of the vest at a pouch or pocket formed along a lower edge of the jacket. Panels at the sides of the jacket may be joined to the side of the pouch to complete the jacket structure. The jacket may be inserted into a pouch pocket when the vest is worn without the jacket. The jacket may be deployed from the pouch and the jacket sleeves inserted through the side openings in the vest, the jacket mode to provide added protection to the wearer. In this mode, the lower side panels of the jacket are secured at the side of the pouch. Another pocket may be provided in the rear of the vest to receive a rain cape or poncho which may be deployed by the user for additional wet weather protection.

Abstract: A water sport suit for barefoot water skiing is made of waterproof material and has a back portion including a seat portion of a nylon fabric having an interior coating of polyurethane. A heat and stress resistant patch of nylon 1 neoprene or nylon 2 neoprene is adhesively secured by a flexible waterproof neoprene cement to the seat portion of the suit over the entire area of the patch and is stitched to the seat portion at its perimeter.

Abstract: Trousers suitable for use by firefighters in firefighting comprise a pair of leg sections and a torso section. The top edge of the torso section extends substantially above the firefifhter's waist about the entire circumference of the firefighter's body. The top edge does not extend to the firefighter's sternum. The top portion of the torso section may be selectively folded outwardly and downwardly to provide more comfort to the firefighter during the "cool-down" period.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, protective coveralls are provided which are easy to put on and take off. The coveralls include a one-piece main suit with arm and leg portions connected to a torso portion having shoulder areas and a neck opening. The main suit includes a slit-like opening extending downwardly from the neck opening adjacent the uppermost area of one shoulder diagonally across the front of the torso portion to the opposite upper leg. A zipper is provided for closing the slit-like opening and an elongate flap is attached to the main suit along and adjacent to the zipper at one side of the opening to cover the zipper. Complementary hook and loop fastening tapes having a width at least 2 cm wide are used for securing the flap to the suit covering the zipper. The coveralls also have an unattached extension of the elongate flap which overlaps further over the opposite side of the opening with the unattached extension being unattached from the main suit along a predominant portion of its length.

Abstract: A clothing, such as swimwear and cycling wear, for reducing fluid resistance, air resistance and water resistance, by covering at least one portion adjacent to neck opening, side cuts and back cut of the clothing by means of a patch of a smooth-surfaced, airtight and water-proof sheet made of flexible resin sheet.

Abstract: A system of operating room garments including two-component scrub pants with an elastic waist band and elastic bands in the mid-thigh area to define a containment zone between the two and knit cuffs at the ankle area, to be worn under a tabard for maximum protection against bacterial transmission as required and, over both, a surgical gown is worn with barrier panel sleeves and in the chest area extending from the neck to the mid-thigh area. The barrier panel composed of a bacteriostatically-treated polyester/cotton fabric sandwiched between a pair of water repellent, microporous urethane-coated fabrics or high-density woven fabrics, the composite being stitched together. The system provides the choice of garment selection depending upon the surgical procedure involved.

Abstract: A multicomponent, waterproof, breathable wader comprising right and left panels, each panel having a shape of a legging with an upper and lower region, the upper regions of the right and left panel joined together at a seam running from front to back, means for supporting the seamed panels on a person, said means attached to the upper regions of each panel; the front and back regions of each panel joined to form pant legs, and socks attached to the lower region of each pant leg by a seam.The means for supporting the seamed panels on a person include belts or suspenders.

Abstract: A one-piece wet suit comprises a continuous body portion having a neck opening, arm openings and leg openings, the suit being formed from panels of a first, insulative material and panels of a second material having higher elasticity than the first material. The second material extends around at least part of the neck opening to allow the suit to be pulled on or taken off over the body of a wearer via the neck opening.

Abstract: An insulated all weather garment in male and female configuration is disclosed which includes an internal waterproof layer having sealed stitching protecting the upper legs and lower torso of a wearer from moisture penetrating from the outdoor atmosphere.

Abstract: A set of rain chaps which includes a belt for attachment around a waist of a wearer, a pair of leg portions affixed to the belt, having a lower substantially rectangular portion with an elongated inside edge of one leg portion extending from an ankle region to an upper thigh region of a wearer. The elongated inside edge overlaps a substantial portion of another of the leg portions, and an arcuate edge joins an upper region of the inside edge to approximately midway of the belt for each of the leg portions. A pair of straps are affixable to the belt at a back of the wearer and attached to corresponding ones of the upper region of each of the leg portions so that each of the upper regions of the leg portions is pulled upwardly and rearwardly so as to prevent rotation of said leg portions proximate the bottom. Strap means are provided for attaching the leg portions around a leg of a wearer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wader for use in fishing and other activities having a body portion covering the lower body (including the legs, feet, hips, and waist of the wearer), and a chest portion normally folded inside the body portion but extendable upward about the chest, but not the shoulders of the wearer. The chest portion is preferably held about the chest by a drawstring, such as an elastic drawstring, and is advantageously biased into the lowered position inside the body portion by mans of a seam joining the two portions.

Abstract: A diving wet suit comprises an inner shell having a body formed of a non-stretch material that is a flexible plastic sheet reinforced with a fabric and including a complete waterproof stretch material for a neck and both wrists and shoes for both feet and a waterproof fastener extending from the back to both arms of the body and an outer shell formed of a resin coated cloth and including pads in leg and hip portions and an opening extending from the back to both arms. The inner and outer shells are provided with holes for mounting valves in the breasts and shoulders so as to fixedly hold them between the valves. Included also are one area fastener provided in the vicinity of the waterproof fastener attached to the inner shell from the back to both arms and the other area fastener provided on the outer shell to join the inner and outer shells together.

Abstract: A firefighter's garment as disclosed herein may be a coat or trousers or a vest. The garment has an outer layer, an intermediate layer, and an inner layer. A spacer element or elements are positioned between two of the layers of the garment. The spacer element or elements in the firefighter's garment establish and maintain an air space or air spaces between the layers of the garment, even when localized pressure or weight is applied to portions of the garment. Thus, the firefighter's garment has excellent heat insulation qualities without being heavy and/or bulky. Thus, a firefighter wearing the garment is continually protected and is subject to minimum stress and is able to work more effectively than a firefighter wearing a firefighter's conventional garment.

Abstract: A protective garment is shown for protecting the wear against noxious chemicals in liquid aerosol and vapor form. The protective garment is made up of two separate plies, the first ply comprising a fire retardant fabric having bonded to it a microporous material arranged such that the microporous material can allow passage of moisture vapor but prevent passage of droplets in liquid; and a second inner ply including a vapor absorbent material.

Abstract: A protective suit has a zipper defining a pass-through opening with one end of the zipper being led over an indirect path about a region of the body which is not easily accessible by the wearer of the suit. The protective suit is improved so that for the purpose of easier opening, especially in emergency situations, the pass-through opening in the region of the indirect path can be opened by the suit wearer by a one-handed pull movement performed from a location within convenient reach and in any desirable direction suitable to the body. For this purpose, the zipper is provided with a slide on which a flexible pulling means acts which is guided along the indirect path.

Abstract: A protective garment is described that is particularly suitable for application such as spray painting and the like. The garment includes a top with a "Z" closure front opening and a separate bottom. The front of both the top and bottom is made from a nonwoven having a smooth calendered outer surface and an uncalendered inner body facing surface, and the back of both the top and bottom is made from a breathable material. The result is a very high degree of comfort and protection from contamination, as well as reduced pilling and release of fibers from the garment.

Abstract: An undergarment for incontinent persons typically constructed of front and rear panels. The front panel and the outer layer of the rear panel are preferably smooth nylon tricot and the inside surface of the rear nylon tricot panel has a breathable water-proofing material applied thereto. The preferred waterproofing material is a microporous polytetrafluouroethylene such as Gore-Tex.RTM.. In addition, the rear panel has an inside fabric layer of absorbent material such as cotton.

Abstract: A rain clothes includes a rain jacket having a pair of gloves built in two jacket sleeves ready for wearing service, and a rain trousers having a pair of leg hoses each having a lining of elastic hose portion and a skirt fastened to a wearer's shoe or foot for completely shielding a wearer's boot and foot.

Abstract: A firefighter's coat has a body section and a collar section, each of these sections has an outer layer and an inner layer and an intermediate moisture barrier layer. The intermediate moisture barrier layer is waterproof to prevent moisture flow therethrough, and the intermediate moisture barrier layer is also attached to at least one of the other layers to provide stability among the layers.

Abstract: A seam for a wetsuit, involving overlock stitching (23) of the edges (21,22) to be joined and the subsequent introduction of the material (25) having suitable elasticity/recovery properties, such as a polymer, into the well or groove (24) of the seam. Examples of suitable materials are polyurethane, natural rubber latex, silicone and Hypalon. The method of forming the seam involves overlock stitching of the seam for a portion of the wetsuit, positioning the portion on a jig and injecting the material into the well or groove of the seam, and allowing the material to dry or cure before removing the wetsuit portion from the jig.

Abstract: A system of operating room garments including two-component scrub pants with an elastic waist band and elastic bands in the mid-thigh area to define a containment zone between the two and knit cuffs at the ankle area, to be worn under a tabard for maximum protection against bacterial transmission is required and, over both, a surgical gown is worn with barrier panel sleeves and in the chest area extending from the neck to the mid-thigh area. The barrier panel composed of a bacteriostatically-treated polyester/cotton fabric sandwiched between a pair of light-weight, water repellent tightly woven, fine denier, breathable polyester fabrics, the composite being stitched together. The system provides the choice of garment selection depending upon the surgical procedure involved.

Abstract: Conductive and evaporative cooling are provided in a natural or artificial leather motorcycle garment by including mesh vents at locations which require little protection, such as adjacent the underarms extending from chest to back, inside the elbows, and at the neck. Scoops which open in response to a predetermined air flow velocity and constrict in response to higher velocities are also provided. The scoops are positioned at the top of the shoulders, at the outside of the knees, and at the lower outer thighs so that a positive flow of air is established throughout the garment at speeds over 5 miles an hour for removal of heat from the body at a comfortable rate. The back is allowed to billow slightly to provide a air flow conduit across the back and prevent contact heating from solar radiant effects. A fire proof gabardine panel is provided in the crotch area and on the inside of the knees where evaporative cooling is required yet maximum protection is needed.

Abstract: A protective garment of layered material in which an inner layer is spun bonded olefin and an outer layer is of a bondable film. Seams are constructed by overlapping regions of material with an outside and inside surface adjacent, and by bonding via the continuous application of ultrasonic heating and spaced application of pressure.

Abstract: A foul weather garment permitting body perspiration to be vented to prevent accumulation of condensation including an outer garment shell, an inner garment liner and means for suspending the linear in the shell forming an air space therebetween so that perspiration vapors can condense within the air space and drain to the outside of the garment.

Abstract: A comfortable and waterproof rain suit is colored a safety blaze orange. The suit further includes a transparent hunting tag holder formed integrally with the suit jacket. The holder may be of a two piece or single piece construction. In both constructions, the tag holder includes a transparent panel that cooperates with the jacket to form a pocket for accepting the tag and a transparent flap for covering the pocket, thereby rendering the tag visible through the panel and flap.

Abstract: A disposable bonnet raincoat and method is disclosed which includes a tubular length of plastic material (10) which is folded upon itself to define interior flaps (20) and (24) and exterior flaps (18) and (16). At a fold line (30) of the interior flaps (20) and (24) there is an elongated slot (C) through which the head of the wearer protrudes to define a bonnet (A) for protecting the head of the wearer. The remainder of the tubular plastic sheeting provides a protective apron (B) around the body of the wearer in which he may sit or stand for protection against the weather.

Abstract: A dry diving suit has a protective piece which extends completely around each leg, the underlying material of the leg and the protective piece being united longitudinally only at the inseam. A two-layer leg is thus provided with but one longitudinal seam. Each leg is glued at its lower edge to a latex sock. The protective piece is seamed circumferentially to the leg above the glue line of the sock. The inseam extends vertically down only to the circumferential seam of the protective piece.

Abstract: A pair of identical leggings, in one piece, is disclosed and is adapted to cover the front and sides of a cyclist's legs as well as the feet to protect the cyclist from rain, while providing adequate ventilation. The side edges of the leggings are provided with elastic strip material to ensure that the leggings remain on contact with the legs, even when the knees are flexed. Attachment means are provided at the waist and upper rear portion of each leg. Retaining means are provided all along the perimeter of the foot portion of the leggings.

Abstract: The disclosure is of a raincoat, hood and leggings which are particularly constructed and related for separate or combined dispensing from a coin-operated machine or over the counter.

Abstract: A fluid tight sliding clasp open ended or separable continuous fastener has two parts each comprising a row of fastening elements secured to a strip of impervious flexible material and a slider operable to close at least one end of the fastener, the elements of the two rows creating a seal against fluid pressure acting transversely of the fastener. Each part has adjacent the end to be closed additional sealing means on that face of the respective strip which, in use, forms the inside face, the additional sealing means of each part being preshaped so that when said one end of the fastener is closed they lie in edge to edge contact and are under compression whereby a fluid tight seal is obtained therebetween for resisting, in use, fluid pressure acting longitudinally of the fastener at said one end of the fastener. The fastener is particularly designed for protective suits.

Abstract: A wet suit material comprising a synthetic rubber sponge sheet, and a stretch fabric and a polyurethane film which are both bonded to and sandwich the synthetic rubber sponge sheet. The wet suit material of this invention may further comprise a stretch fabric between the synthetic rubber sponge sheet and the polyurethane film. A wet suit made of the wet suit material of the kind described above is excellent in water repellency, stretchability, heat retaining properties, workability, style and so on. A colorful wet suit can also be provided according to this invention.

Abstract: An insulating material suitable for use in a diver's garment or garment-like apparatus. The insulating material comprises a multiplicity of layers of a flexible, stretchable material. These layers include a central core consisting of a gas permeable, preferably multicomponent, layer of a material that is substantially non-compressible when at least partially evacuated and subject to hydrostatic pressure when immersed in water. Two further and gas impermeable layers are provided, each of these further two layers being of a stretchable material with the central core being disposed intermediate to said layers. When formed into a diver's garment, the peripheral edges of the insulating material are sealed, and sealable closure means are provided in at least one of the gas impermeable layers to communicate with the central core.

Abstract: In a protective garment for insulating a worker from a hazardous environment, a suit manufactured from weldable or bondable material having a double overlapping zipper construction and welded or bonded seams having a binding stitched to the outside of the seams whereby the needle holes from such stitching do not extend to the interior of the garment.

Abstract: A rescue suit having belt loops positioned on the external surface of the suit, in close proximity to the line of the armpits, which engage a belt that holds a D ring for engaging a life line at the body of the suit. The rescue suit also has integral boots completely or partially coated with a tough, tear and puncture resistant plastic, a strip of highly reflective tape attached horizontally on the back of the suit near the shoulder line and a cinch strap located to circumscribe each leg near the upper thigh close to the crotch area.Reflective strips of tape may also be attached and circumscribe the suit at the wrists. A mask may be engaged to the inner surface of the hood. The mask is adapted to fully cover the face except for an eye-nose opening and may have sufficient length to extend under the zipper.

Abstract: An anti-exposure inflatable structure for reducing loss of heat from the body of a wearer, having spaced inflatable cavities with water vapor openings between cavities and an outer covering of a breathable, water-proof material loosely covering the outer surface of the structure, the structure having sealing means at its marginal edges to prevent water from entering between the body of a wearer and the structure.

Abstract: A protective suit--for diving, gas protection and rescue work--has a body of flexible elastically yieldable material and a head gear in form of a flexible elastically yieldable hood having an inner and an outer wall which defines therebetween a clearance for a layer of thermally insulating air or gas.

Abstract: A waterproof article for use in, for example, protective clothing. The article prevents liquid water from penetrating through to undergarments while at the same time permitting moisture vapor such as perspiration to pass out through the article. The article is thus both breathable and waterproof. The article is layered: a microporous hydrophobic outer layer which permits the passage of moisture vapor but resists penetration by liquid water at pressures up to about 345 Kn/m.sup.2 ; a hyrophilic inner layer permitting the transfer of moisture vapor but preventing surface tension lowering agents such as those contained in perspiration and/or body oils from reaching the hydrophobic layer.

Abstract: An insulated all weather garment in male and female configuration is disclosed which includes an internal waterproof layer having sealed .[.stitching.]. .Iadd.seams, .Iaddend.protecting the upper legs and lower torso of a wearer from moisture penetrating from the outdoor atmosphere.