Patent ID: 7168097
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: A41D,A62B

Abstract:
1. A protective garment for a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker, wherein the protective garment has an outer shell, an inner liner providing thermal insulation, and a moisture barrier between the outer shell and the inner liner, wherein the outer shell has two expansive surfaces comprised of a surface of high visibility and a surface of low visibility, the outer shell being reversible so that, when the protective garment is worn, one said surface becomes an outer surface of the outer shell and the other surface becomes an inner surface of the outer shell, wherein the outer shell has portions that are reflective, fluorescent, or both on the surface of high visibility but not on the surface of low visibility, wherein the inner liner and the moisture barrier are attachable detachably to the outer shell so as to be wearable within whichever of the expansive surfaces becomes the inner surface of the outer shell, and wherein the outer shell complies with all applicable standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1971 standard for “Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting.”