Patent ID: 11882894
Assignee: UP IN SMOKE WELDING APPAREL INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A protective garment for use in welding, the garment comprising:
a) an interior surface and an exterior surface;
b) a garment body having a first side comprising a dominant side configured to correspond to the user's dominant hand and a second side configured to correspond to the user's non-dominant hand, a front panel, a back panel, and a neckline;
c) a first sleeve attached to the first side and a second sleeve attached to the second side, wherein the exterior surface of the first sleeve and the second sleeve comprise flame- and spatter-resistant material;
d) a hood with a first side corresponding to the first side of the garment body and a second side corresponding to the second side of the garment body, an opening having an open perimeter and a neckline perimeter,
wherein the hood is attached to the neckline of the garment body at the neckline perimeter of the hood,
wherein the interior surface of the hood comprises a breathable fabric,
wherein the first side of the hood and the second side of the hood are separated by a center dividing line extending from a front of the hood at the open perimeter to a back of the hood at the neckline perimeter, wherein the center dividing line separates the neckline perimeter into a first side corresponding with the first side of the hood and a second side corresponding with the second side of the hood, and
e) wherein the first side of the hood is about half of the exterior surface of the hood which continuously extends from the center dividing line to the first side of the neckline perimeter and is made of breathable fabric and the second side of the hood is about half of the exterior surface of the hood which continuously extends from the center dividing line to the second side of the neckline perimeter and is made of flame- and spatter-resistant material; wherein the exterior surface of a shoulder and a first upper front portion and a first upper back portion of the garment body that are contiguous with the first sleeve are made of flame- and spatter-resistant material, and
wherein the first side of the neckline perimeter of the hood connects to the neckline at the shoulder, the first upper front portion, and the first upper back portion of the garment body;
f) wherein the exterior surface of a second upper back portion of the garment body that is contiguous with the second sleeve is made of breathable fabric and the exterior surface of a second upper front portion of the garment body that is contiguous with the second sleeve is made of flame- and spatter-resistant material, and
wherein the second side of the neckline perimeter of the hood connects to the neckline at the second upper back portion and the second upper front portion of the garment body;
g) wherein at least a portion of the exterior surface of the front panel and the back panel of the garment body are made of breathable fabric; and wherein the hood is sized to fit underneath a welding faceshield or helmet wherein, if the flame- and spatter-resistant material is a breathable fabric, it is a different breathable fabric from the breathable fabric.