Patent · US Expired

Textile material for inner lining of firefighter protective garment

US5499663A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 18, 1994
Grant dateMar 19, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD10B2501/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The textile material is a woven or knit fabric made of multifilament aramid yarns or yarns made of cellulose fire retardant material. When used in conjunction with a firefighter protective garment, the lining increases wearer comfort, reduces metabolic energy requirements, decreases metabolic heat build-up, and the weight of a fire-protective garment including this textile material.

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