Patent · US Expired

Protective garment

US5127105A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
5References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1991
Grant dateJul 7, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41H1/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A garment having an outer cover (1) to receive an insert (2), the outer cover (1) having a window (7) formed therein, and either the insert (2) having a label (9) that is visible through the window when the insert is inserted, thereby to indicate that the insert has been inserted and preferably to identify its protective properties, and/or the outer cover (1) having a label (11) on its inner surface opposite the window (7) so as to be visible therethrough when the insert is not inserted, thereby to indicate that the insert has not been inserted. Where the insert (2) may be inserted either way round in a correct or incorrect orientation, a label (9, 10) may be provided on either or both sides of the insert so as to indicate that the insert is correctly or incorrectly inserted in the cover when visible in the window (7).

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