Patent ID: 8011028
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: A41D,A62B

Abstract:
1. A firefighter's coat usable in extreme environments, comprising: an outer shell having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a bottom hem with sides and a rear tail; a liner having an outer surface facing the inner surface of the shell providing a barrier against the environment, said liner outer surface having a bottom edge, the liner bottom edge having a full circumferential length to extend around a wearer and a discrete portion extending along the liner bottom edge having a first length less than the full circumferential length at the rear tail of the outer shell; and a pocket defined along the bottom of the outer shell tail and having spaced sides, said pocket to receive only the first length of said liner bottom edge so that a space is defined, along the bottom edge spaced from the pocket, between the bottom hem of the outer shell and liner bottom edge through which air can flow vertically to and/or from between the outer shell and liner to facilitate drying of the coat, the pocket secured by a bottom fastener at a bottom edge of the pocket and at least one fastener on each of the spaced sides of the pocket spaced from the bottom fastener that remain fastened at all times.