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Hook and dee for firefighter protective coats

US11198025B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2018
Grant dateDec 14, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA44B13/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is provided a firefighter protective coat including an outer shell and a plurality of hook-and-dee pairs. The outer shell has left and right front panels and a closable front opening. The left and right front panels have a border area extending along the front opening and includes a closure flap foldable over the border area. Each hook-and-dee pair includes a hook and a dee. The hook includes a hooking piece extending across a width of the border area and an asymmetric base fastened to coat panel. The asymmetric base includes upper and lower wings projecting strictly on top and bottom sides of the hooking piece. The dee is affixed to another coat panel and is in alignment with the corresponding hook. The dee includes a ring engageable with the hooking piece and a longitudinal base fastened to the corresponding coat panel and extending parallelly to the front opening.

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