Patent ID: 6266828
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A safety apparatus for protecting the head, neck and face of a firefighter, said apparatus comprising:a) a facemask having a sight window for providing visibility to the firefighter and in contact with the firefighter's face around the facemask's perimeter, said facemask being secured directly to the firefighter's head and covering at least a portion of the firefighter's face;b) a hood made of a flexible fire resistant material for covering the firefighter's head and neck, said hood having a continuous face opening; andc) an attachment mechanism providing for removable attachment of said hood to said facemask in the area of said face opening, such that when said hood is attached to said facemask, said hood partially overlaps an exterior surface of said facemask along a perimeter of said face opening and together said hood and said facemask cover the firefighter's head, neck and face.