Protective combat clothing

Abstract

Protective combat clothing (PCC) may include a shirt and trousers, wherein the shirt and the trousers are at least partially made of woven fabric made of a composition of the materials comprising flame-resistant fiber, flame-resistant meta-aramid fiber, heat-resistant fiber, polyimide and anti-static fiber.

1 . A protective pad for a knee or an elbow comprising:
 an impact distribution layer;   a puncture resistant layer; and   a cushioning layer,   wherein the protective pad is configured to dynamically change from a generally flat orientation, along the elongated axis of the leg or arm, when placed over a straightened knee or elbow, to a bent orientation, when the knee or elbow bend, in compliance with the bending of that limb.   
     
     
         2 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the impact distribution layer comprises two partially overlapping parts. 
     
     
         3 . The protective pad of  claim 2 , wherein the two partially overlapping parts are linked such that an edge of one of the overlapping parts that is located over the other part of the partially overlapping parts is not secured to that other part, allowing bending of the protective pad. 
     
     
         4 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the cushioning layer comprises two opposite indentations which define an axis extending between the two indentations about which the pad may bend. 
     
     
         5 . The protective pad of  claim 4 , wherein the cushioning layer comprises a groove along the axis extending between the two indentations for enhancing the axis. 
     
     
         6 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the impact distribution layer comprises two opposite indentations which define an axis extending between the two indentations about which the pad may bend. 
     
     
         7 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the puncture resistant layer comprises two opposite indentations which define an axis extending between the two indentations about which the pad may bend. 
     
     
         8 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the cushioning layer comprises ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or polyethylene foam. 
     
     
         9 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the impact distribution layer comprises a laminate of polypropylene and aramide. 
     
     
         10 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the puncture resistant layer comprises aramide. 
     
     
         11 . The protective pad of  claim 1 , wherein the impact distribution layer is less flexible than the puncture resistant layer and the cushioning layer.