Patent ID: 6247179
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A41D,A62B

Abstract:
A protective garment suitable for use by a firefighter, said protective garment comprising:an outer shell configured to cover and protect a predetermined portion of a wearer's body;an inner lining located inside of said outer shell; andsaid inner lining comprising a predetermined textile material constructed from warp yarns and fill yarns having thermally-resistant characteristics and woven together into a fabric to form a warp side of greater lubricity adapted to be worn adjacent said wearer's body during use and a fill side of lesser lubricity, said warp yarns being multifilament yarns and said fill yarns being spun yarns, said warp side of said textile material consisting essentially of said warp yarns and said fill yarns, wherein the surface area of said warp side contributed by said multifilament warp yarns is greater than the surface area of said warp side contributed by said spun fill yarns and wherein the surface area of said fill side contributed by said spun fill yarns is greater than the surface area of said fill side contributed by said multifilament warp yarns.