US2009100578A1PendingUtilityA1

Protective Clothing

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 2, 2005Filed: Feb 10, 2006Published: Apr 23, 2009
Est. expiryMar 2, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Nicholas Richard Coates
A41D 13/0543A41D 27/28A63B 2071/125A63B 71/1225A41D 13/05A63B 2071/1258A63B 71/12
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Abstract

Protective clothing ( 12 ) comprising a protective layer ( 14 ) for providing protection from blows, and spacer members ( 16 ) for spacing the protective layer ( 14 ) from that part of a person's body being protected by the protective layer ( 14 ); and the protective clothing ( 12 ) being such that: (i) the spacer members ( 16 ) are made of a resilient material for providing comfort during use of the protective clothing; (ii) the spacer members ( 16 ) are 10-25 mm in depth for promoting optimum air flow between the protective clothing and the part of the person's body to be protected; (iii) the spacer members ( 16 ) are of a shape which minimises their resistance to the air flow through the spacing; (iv) the protective layer ( 14 ) is made of a rigid or semi-rigid material; (v) the protective layer ( 14 ) is curved for conforming to that part of the persons body to be protected; and (vi) the protective layer ( 14 ) has an inner surface ( 18 ) which is formed to minimise resistance to the air flow through the spacing.

Claims

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1 . Protective clothing comprising a protective layer for providing protection from blows, and spacer members for spacing the protective layer from that part of a person's body being protected by the protective layer: and the protective clothing being such that:
 (i) the spacer members are made of a resilient material for providing comfort during use of the protective clothing;   (ii) the spacer members are 10-25 mm in depth for promoting optimum air flow between the protective clothing and the part of the person's body to be protected;   (iii) the spacer members are of a shape which minimises their resistance to the air flow through the spacing;   (iv) the protective layer is made of a rigid or semi-rigid material;   (v) the protective layer is curved for conforming to that part of the person's body to be protected; and   (vi) the protective layer has an inner surface which is formed to minimise resistance to the air flow through the spacing.   
   
   
       2 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the protective layer has apertures which enable air to pass through the protective layer and provide air for the air flow through the spacing. 
   
   
       3 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the spacer members are in the form of pads. 
   
   
       4 . Protective clothing according to  claim 3  in which the pads extend in a line along opposed edges of the protective layer, and in which the apertures are centrally positioned between the two lines of pads. 
   
   
       5 . Protective clothing according to  claim 3  in which the pads are circular in plan. 
   
   
       6 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the spacer members are in the form of strips. 
   
   
       7 . Protective clothing according to  claim 6  in which the strips comprise a longitudinally extending strip which is centrally positioned on the protective layer, and a plurality of transversely extending strips. 
   
   
       8 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the spacer members form air ducts, and in which the air ducts receive the air flow through the spacing. 
   
   
       9 . Protective clothing according to any one of the preceding claims in which the spacer members have an area in contact with the skin or underclothing of the person which is less than 25% of the area of the protective layer. 
   
   
       10 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the spacer members are made of a closed cell polymer foam. 
   
   
       11 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the protective layer is made of a rigid material. 
   
   
       12 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the protective layer is made of a semi-rigid material. 
   
   
       13 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  in which the protective layer is made from cross-linked polyethylene foam. 
   
   
       14 . Protective clothing according to  claim 1  further including at least one battery powered fan.

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